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Well, at some point they will be at the orchid sociey meetng with a sign reading: Free to a good home.

As my test plant is doing nicely I decided to deflask one more plant. Then, I saw another promising plant I just could not throw away, then another, and another and so on, until at eight I decided enough is enough. I will ask Theresa to get rid of the excess plants before I have a house full of...

The cold night temperatures are making me close the greenhouse and bring the orchids and olives indoors to spend the winter in tents under the LED grow lights. Fungus gnats are a problem we face when we bring plants indoors so I thought I'd share this method of gnat control: Mix one part 3%...

Just bring the picture of the tree and ask: can you match this color? :)

We will not ask what color frames you have in mind this year.

We have a Sentry 2 call blocking system that handles all of the scammers calls, unless the number is on our white list it does not get through. Yesterday, I set the unit to answer in German, so the scammers better Deutsch sprechen. ;)

The parent plant was pollinated a little over a year ago and now I have a seedling. I would estimate that the plant will be mature in about a year, so figure two years from pollination to new plant flowering. You probably have had a lot of plants for two years. Patience is a virtue so go for it...

Cat, You can use a microwave, a clear plastic tote and a few baby food jars,the media can be found in Ebay for six dollars. I am sure you could handle it and add a whole new dimension to your growing business.

Today I decided to deflask one of the phalaenopsis seedlings to see if they are ready to live outside of the flasks. The seedling was planted in sphagnum moss moistened with a dilute nutrient solution; it will be initially grown in a domed container then gradually be acclimated to life outside...

Like that old Andy William's classic: We're Almost There.

It was kind of a gloomy day for drone flying but the winds were tolerable. Gloomy or not, I think the photos from the drone are interesting so I thought I would post another one in case someone else is interested. Vermont is on the other side of them thar hills to the right.

Really Mary, would I do something like that to you? :eek:

Perhaps you would like a cutting so you could start one for your backyard, it would look great with your chickencoop. :lol:

Mary, Anything for you Mary, enjoy. Jack

Some varieties are fragrant, I have one that is supposed to be fragrant but getting it to bloom is a nightmare. https://www.orchidsbyhausermann.com/fragrant-orchids.html

We have had the same waste removal company for a number of years. There is another waste removal company that services our area, they just come on a different day. Out of curiosity, I called the other company because I thought we were paying too much for trash removal. The other company...

That plant is also a Phalaenopsis and what you see are seed pods. I cross-pollinated that miniature plant with the monster that refuses to quit flowering, the offspring may be interesting. Too bad the plants are not fragrant, that would make them fantastic.

A woman told me a long time ago that Phalaenopsis flowers last so long you get sick of looking at them. At the time I did not believe her but I do now. This plant bloomed in early spring, and here six months later it is still blooming. The flowers are so heavy I have to tie the plant to 2" x...

I have been into genealogy for a few years and recently had my DNA tested at Ancestry.com. Using the results I have located several members of my extended family that I had no idea existed. One young woman, a second cousin, and I are exchanging email and photos on an almost daily basis. In...

Thank you @sumi I am glad you liked the photo, the tiny white dot on the water is a man in a kayak who has the entire lake to himself, he must be another retiree. One of the local TV stations liked the photo also.