Sunday, April 26, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Tolumnia photos
well my camera isn't happy. I guess that's what happens to 4 year old digital cameras.... 4 years shouldn't be so old. lol
Here is my new Tolumnias Volcano Orchid via cell phone photo... at least you can see the monopodial growth, the flower not so much... I included a google image of a flower that is an almost perfect copy of what i have :-).
Here is my new Tolumnias Volcano Orchid via cell phone photo... at least you can see the monopodial growth, the flower not so much... I included a google image of a flower that is an almost perfect copy of what i have :-).
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tolumnias
This is a post for the green thumb blog.
My newest Orchid find: Tolumnias Volcano. One thing I learned right away was false advertising of this orchid online, specifically eBay. It is being called a miniature Oncidium. While this flower looks just like one, they are different in many ways. Oncidiums have psudobulbs, prefer morning and afternoon sun and a good watering with out drying out completely. Tolumnias are monopodial, like the Phalenopesis, and grow upwards with long dangling roots. They prefer lots of sunlight, direct sunlight too (which many orchids to not like). These orchids don't like to be drenched or over watered, daily misting or bi-weekly dunks in water are enough for them. Potting can be done but they'd rather lay out their roots, so you should not bury their roots in a pot, instead let them crawl out, or fix them to a piece of bark that they can climb.
Most of this I learned from the Orchid gardener I purchased from as well as some articles online. I am ecstatic to have this unique flower! When the nights are no longer 50 degrees I'll be putting this new Orchid in the sunroom window where it gets sun almost all day and stays warm and slightly humid. I'll try to get the orchid started on some bark this summer so that by fall, it will be fixed to the bark and I can hang it in the sunniest window for winter. Too bad the cats like this window the most and snacked on the orchids that were living there. I'll be following Maricel's idea of using my poor mans greenhouse for the orchids when I get more room.
My newest Orchid find: Tolumnias Volcano. One thing I learned right away was false advertising of this orchid online, specifically eBay. It is being called a miniature Oncidium. While this flower looks just like one, they are different in many ways. Oncidiums have psudobulbs, prefer morning and afternoon sun and a good watering with out drying out completely. Tolumnias are monopodial, like the Phalenopesis, and grow upwards with long dangling roots. They prefer lots of sunlight, direct sunlight too (which many orchids to not like). These orchids don't like to be drenched or over watered, daily misting or bi-weekly dunks in water are enough for them. Potting can be done but they'd rather lay out their roots, so you should not bury their roots in a pot, instead let them crawl out, or fix them to a piece of bark that they can climb.
Most of this I learned from the Orchid gardener I purchased from as well as some articles online. I am ecstatic to have this unique flower! When the nights are no longer 50 degrees I'll be putting this new Orchid in the sunroom window where it gets sun almost all day and stays warm and slightly humid. I'll try to get the orchid started on some bark this summer so that by fall, it will be fixed to the bark and I can hang it in the sunniest window for winter. Too bad the cats like this window the most and snacked on the orchids that were living there. I'll be following Maricel's idea of using my poor mans greenhouse for the orchids when I get more room.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Growth in the Garden!
Look at the beans! They're over 3 inches tall.... The Barley cat grass is on steroids.
Beets
Monday, March 23, 2009
Action in the greenhouse
The pole beans are already sprouting. They sprung out of the dirt, one of them was hanging half out of the peat pot! This time next week I might have a bean stalk. I need to go eat chinese food so I can get some chopsticks to use for these quickly growing beans.
Romaine lettuce has little sprouts.
Nothing else to report.
I started the vine cherry tomatoes my dad brought over yesterday. "Hey can you start these for me in your nifty greenhouse?" When they are big enough he's going to come take them and plant them in his yard.
I hope all is well while I'm in Boston for the next 3 days.....
Romaine lettuce has little sprouts.
Nothing else to report.
I started the vine cherry tomatoes my dad brought over yesterday. "Hey can you start these for me in your nifty greenhouse?" When they are big enough he's going to come take them and plant them in his yard.
I hope all is well while I'm in Boston for the next 3 days.....
Cattelya Orchid
The Cattelya Orchid has sprouted it's first growth!! I can't wait to see what the flowers look like :-)
The other Orchids are happy to be in new pots. The Phal is still green, the spike just hasn't had any growth since the fall. I split the Oncidium after I got it and now they're in their own new pots. Both have new growth coming in.
The other Orchids are happy to be in new pots. The Phal is still green, the spike just hasn't had any growth since the fall. I split the Oncidium after I got it and now they're in their own new pots. Both have new growth coming in.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Poor mans greenhouse
I started my greenhouse planting! I made it with PCV piping, cardboard, foil, and a hard foam cover for easy access to the plants. The plant light was the most expensive thing.
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