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Suzanne SuskoGrowing Orchids in Palm Coast
My first orchid – circa 1976 Dtps. Taiwan ‘Red Cat’
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This Evening’s Topics
• What do I grow?• How are my orchids grown? • Summer/Hurricane Growing• Winter Growing• To Pot or Not to Pot?• Different Media I Use• Food and Water• Pest Threats• Tips and Tricks• Check your garden for this Orchid
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The weird and wonderful
Cstm. Razzle-Dazzle
Thrixspernmum merguense
Bulbo. moniliforme
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A few of my favorites
Blc. George King ‘Serendipity’ AM/AOS
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A few of my favorites
Dracula lotax Bulbo. Wilbur Chang
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A few of my favorites
Bulbo. saltatorum var. ciliatum
Neofinetia falcata ‘Amami Island’
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Summer Growing Area
THE KIDS LIVE IN THE SCREENED POOL LANAI
RESCREENED WITH COMMERCIAL GRADE
SCREENING
PROVIDES 25% SHADING
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Summer Growing Area
• EVERYONE IS MOBILE
• METAL RACKS PURCHASED AT
HOME DEPOT ON CASTERS
• RACKS MOVED UNDER LANAI
DURING HEAVY RAIN
• FLOOR FAN ADDED FOR AIR FLOW
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Summer Growing Area
• SHELVES ARE HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE
TO ACCOMMODATE TALLER PLANTS
• LOTS OF SPACE FOR HANGING
CONTAINERS, SUCH AS, NEOFINETIA
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Prep for Hurricanes
• POOL AREA CLEARED
• MOBILE RACKS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
• WIND SCREEN RATED FOR 140 mph.
• SCREEN BRAND NAME: STORM FORCE
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Winter Growing Area
THE PORTABLE GREENHOUSE
ITS IN A BAG!
BRAND NAME: FLOWER HOUSE
(before)
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Winter Growing Area• 200+ ORCHIDS ROLLED INTO THE GREENHOUSE
• SMALL LASCO SPACE HEATER SET TO 70 DEGREES
• FAN ADDED ON WARM DAYS
(after)
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Winter Growing Area
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY MONITORED FROM MY KITCHEN
SENSOR IN THE GREENHOUSE
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Winter Growing Area
ADDITIONAL
EQUIPMENT/SENSORS FOR HIGH
AND LOW TEMPERATURE
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To Pot or Not To Pot?
VARIETY OF POTTING METHODS:CLAY POTSWOOD FLATSCLEAR AND GREEN PLASTIC POTSBASKETS CYPRESS KNEESCHICKEN WIRE
• NEW PLANTS WAIT A YEAR
• WHEN OUT OF CONTROL
• MEDIA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED
CYPRESS KNEE
Bc. Maikai ‘Mayumi’ on CYPRESS KNEE
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To Pot or Not to Pot?
Coconut palm and sphagnum
Flat basket with sphagnum
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To Pot or Not to Pot?
WIRE BASKET, CHICKEN WIRE, SPHAGNUM
STANHOPEA BLOOM FROM THE BOTTOM
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To Pot or Not to Pot?
RE-POT ONLY WHEN ITS GROWING
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Trick to Potting with Flats or Baskets
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Trick to Potting with Flats or Baskets
PLASTIC CRAFT MESH
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Trick to Potting with Flats or Baskets
ADD WIRE
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Trick to Potting with Flats or Baskets
ADD SPAGHNUM OR BARK MIXPLACE PLANT AND TIGHTEN WIRE TO SECURE
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BIG ROOTS USE THISDifferent Media I Use
PHALS AND SKINNY ROOTS USE THIS MIX
Arcadia Premiere (fine)
(available from OrchidSupply.com)
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Different Media I Use
AAA New Zealand Sphagnum Moss
Premier Extra Long AAAAA Sphagnum Moss
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The Spring Foods
Mag Amp K SLOW RELEASE
FROM JAPAN (on EBAY)
Nitrogen 6
Phosphorus 40
Potassium 6
Magnesium 15
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The Spring Foods
SLOW RELEASE ORGANIC
Nitrogen 5.5
Phosphorus 6
Potassium 3
Minor elements:
Iron
Copper
Molybdenum
Sulfur
(Available online from Dallas Bonsai)
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• FERTILIZE 1/2 STRENGTH EVERY WATERING WITH PETER’S EXCEL CAL-MAG SPECIAL (15-5-15)
• SWITCH TO FERTI-LOME BLOOMING & ROOTING IN THE FALL (9-59-8)
• ONCE A SEASON WATER WITH EPSOM SALTS (Magnesium Sulfate) (1 TBL. PER GAL.)
IN ADDITION TO SLOW RELEASE:
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The WaterVANDAs TAKING THEIR MORNING BATH
• USE RAIN WATER WHEN POSSIBLE
• CITY WATER RUNS THRU A WHOLE HOUSE WATER SOFTENER AND A
FILTER (filter available from AMAZON)
ZERO WATER –Five stage filter –2 gal.
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The Water
HAND WATER PHALS USING PUMP SPRAYER
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Managing the Pests
TALSTAR (general purpose) – from Amazon
AVID (kills spider mites) – from Amazon
ORTHENEX (great to control thrips)
MALATHION (general purpose)
ORTHO BUG-GETA (slugs and tiny bush snails)
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TIPS and TRICKS
• BANROT AFTER REPOTTING DOES WONDERS
• USE SILICA GEL PACKS (DESICCANT) TO PREVENT FERTILIZER FROM
HARDENING — (available online from AMAZON)
• BACK CUT CATTLEYAs A YEAR BEFORE REPOTTING — OLD EYEs WILL
GROW
• ALWAYS CUT DISEASED LEAVES—DUST EDGES WITH CINNAMON
• USE MILK TO CLEAN CRUD OFF LEAVES
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TIPS and TRICKS
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Zeuxine (ZOYX-een-ee) Lawn Orchid
Check your yard for this
Orchid
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