Greenhouse Chat April 2016

Ron McHatton
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
Orchid related questions, answered by AOS experts.

Summary

Note the specific times below if you wish to watch or listen to those topics.

5:40 Watering and Potting indoors

8:29 Watering for indoor growing

12:03 Potting Media for indoor potting

14:50 Potting Additives for Indoor growing

16:28 Growing Habenaria and Dracula in South Florida

18:23 Repotting after Blooming

24:05 Secret to Blooming Oncidiums

25:52 Which orchids can withstand 90 degree summers and 40 degree winters

27:28 Which Orchids can grow in a Northern window

28:37 Reddish leaves- Magnesium

31:10 creating different temperature zones in a 10 x 16 greenhouse

33:34 Fungal infections and removing sheaths

35:46 cinnamon as a fungicide and wound dressing

36:57 Phalaenopsis- After Blooming

38:42 Huntleya meleagris- do aerial roots need to be in media

41:42 Phalaenopsis- thick and rubbery leaves

43:56 Phalaenopsis- leaf-splitting

47:01 Problems with Prosthechea Green Hornet

48:49 Identifying fungal vs. bacterial issues

52:22 Are hybrids more tolerant of tap water

54:34 Light green leaves on Oncidesa/Oncidium Sweet Sugar

55:45 Bird ate Phalaenopsis leaves

56:58 Best Orchids to grow in the house

57:48 When to repot

1:00:10 Do Paphs and Phrags need a temp drop to bloom and grow

1:02:39 Semi-hydro setups

1:08:34 Do you need to protect Orchids from too much rainwater

1:11:31 Ice cube Orchids

1:13:47 Do box store Phalaenopsis have a specific bloom time

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