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End of Summer Orchid and Houseplant Update: Laelia tenebrosa dark form is an absolute STUNNER!
Quick lil update on my orchids and balcony garden. Cattleya (Laelia) tenebrosa dark form in spectacular display with more flowers on the way. Balcony Garden is winding down but still pumping out produce.
Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria/Probiotics I Use:
Tribus
impellobio.com/products/tribus-original?variant=37510072074428
Inocucor
firstrays.com/product/inocucor-garden-solution-1-liter/
Biostimulant:
Kelpmax/Kelpak
firstrays.com/product/kelpmax/
#Cattleya #Cattleyawalkeriana #Orchids #Houseplants #orquideas
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Living Soil Balcony Garden is Thriving: dwarf tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers loading up with fruits
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Growing a mix of tomatoes, peppers and some herbs organically. Year 4 of this soil. Also a check on my Plumeria obtusa, loving my modified '5-1-1' living soil mix. #urbangardening #hotpeppers #tomatoes #plumeria
Growing Cold Hardy Citrus from Seed
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Growing Ichang, Swingle, Dunstan and US 852 from seed. Super quality seed from @toughcitrus 852 did not cope well with the intense conditions and only one survived. These will grow outside and then spend the winter in an unheated greenhouse. I plan to let nature select the toughest ones to continue to grow out. Thanks to the citrus pioneers who are pushing the citrus line north! #citrus #contai...
My Automated Balcony Garden is Poised for Liftoff
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I spend my time in late spring getting my outdoor gardens ready. Follow along to see the continued evolution of my automated balcony garden. This is "living soil" that I have reused for multiple years now. gallon gravity fed b dripper system. Homemade soil that is roughly 40% pumice, pearlite and vermiculite, 40% peat and 20% compost. Amended with @kisorganics nutrient pack. I do some foliar sp...
Lots of Spring Bloomers: Cattleya walkeriana, Cattleya mossiae // Why I'm not Stressed About Thrips
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Check out some spring blooms featuring Cattleya Million Kiss, Lemboglossum rossii, Cattleya walkeriana 4n and Cattleya mossiae semi-alba pincelada. I also talk a little bit about dealing with thrips and why I don't worry too much about them because my plants are strong and spinosad is easy and effective to apply. Trying to sell my polyploid Cattleya tigrinas so if you live in the US and are int...
If You Aren't Repotting Your Cattleya When This Happens... You're Doing it Wrong.
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Set yourself up for success and repot at the right time not on an arbitrary schedule or impulse. Up potting Cattleya luddemaniana! Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria/Probiotics I Use: Tribus impellobio.com/products/tribus-original?variant=37510072074428 Continuum impellobio.com/products/continuum?variant=43975475986649 Biostimulant: Kelpmax/Kelpak firstrays.com/product/kelpmax/ Lumina impello...
Repotting Dwarf Plumeria/Frangipani (Plumeria obtusa): Setting Myself Up for Success
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Time to repot my Plumeria obtusa! I repot into a modified soil-less mix and then inoculate the mix with bio-stimulants and microbial inoculants to reduce transplant shock and take care of the plant. Humic/Fulvic Acid: bioag.com/ful-humix Kelp: firstrays.com/product/kelpak/ Best Fish Hydrolysate: www.pacificgro.com/oceanic-hydrolysate Broad Spectrum Microbial Inoculant: soilscapesolutions.com/pr...
Midwinter Orchid Update: Cattleya walkeriana, Cattleya mossiae and Slc Million Kiss in bud!
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Finally some things happening in the garden after a bit of a lull. I have Lemboglossum rossii in bloom and a number of other plants in bud and sheath. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria/Probiotics I Use: Tribus impellobio.com/products/tribus-original?variant=37510072074428 Continuum impellobio.com/products/continuum?variant=43975475986649 Biostimulants I Use: Kelpmax/Kelpak firstrays.com/prod...
Powerhouse Foliar Spray: Orchid Leaf Cleaner, Biofungicide, Foliar Health Booster
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How I make and use a beneficial foliar spray for my houseplants and orchids. This foliar spray is an EM-1 / KNF inspired foliar spray plant wash that I have found very beneficial in my indoor garden. It's antagonistic to most fungal and bacterial diseases and the wetting agent also suppresses insects and fungal disease as well. Good to clean off mineral deposits on leaves and keep your plant sp...
Orchid Check in: Buds, Blooms and Nubbins - Slc. Million Kiss - Lemboglossum rossii - Cattleya buds
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Sorry my phone camera doesn't seem to be able to focus well on the Slc. Million Kiss....Quick look at some of my orchids in bud or bloom. Cattleya walkeriana, Cattleya loddigesii and Cattleya percivaliana in bud. Slc. Million Kiss in bloom as well as Lemboglossum rossii. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria/Probiotics I Use: Tribus impellobio.com/products/tribus-original?variant=37510072074428 ...
Orchid and Balcony Garden Update: How I Use Biostimulants to Keep My Plants in Thrive Mode
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Are you looking to give your plants an extra boost? here I will go into my biostimulants regime. Also checking in on my orchids and balcony garden. My Cattleya walkeriana, Cattleya percivaliana and Cattleya violacea are in spike/sheath. My blumat powered balcony vegetable garden is still chugging along in the cold and I hope I can harvest the rest of tomatoes and peppers before it frosts! Plant...
Orchid collection and balcony garden check in: Cattleya mossiae in bloom
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Orchid collection and balcony garden check in: Cattleya mossiae in bloom
Incredible Sansevieria Bloom!
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Incredible Sansevieria Bloom!
Never Overwater Again! Modified 5-1-1 Container Mix With Biochar for Citrus Trees
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Never Overwater Again! Modified 5-1-1 Container Mix With Biochar for Citrus Trees
More Spring Blooms: Cattleya schilleriana
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More Spring Blooms: Cattleya schilleriana
Spring Blooms, Sheaths, Buds and Flowers: Cattleya percivaliana coerulea in bloom
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Spring Blooms, Sheaths, Buds and Flowers: Cattleya percivaliana coerulea in bloom
Saving A Rootless Cattleya schilleriana
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Saving A Rootless Cattleya schilleriana
How I Fertilize My Dwarf Plumeria in Spring: Plumeria obtusa Care
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How I Fertilize My Dwarf Plumeria in Spring: Plumeria obtusa Care
How I Pot Up My Cattleya walkeriana Seedlings
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How I Pot Up My Cattleya walkeriana Seedlings
Easy DIY Orchid Drain Trays for Convenient Watering Indoors
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Easy DIY Orchid Drain Trays for Convenient Watering Indoors
Orchid and Houseplant Update: Rambling About New Orchid Setup and Setbacks and Mistakes
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Orchid and Houseplant Update: Rambling About New Orchid Setup and Setbacks and Mistakes
Balcony Garden EP 2: Tips on Blumat Watering System, First Peppers Harvested
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Balcony Garden EP 2: Tips on Blumat Watering System, First Peppers Harvested
Balcony Pepper and Tomato Season 2 EP 1: Transplants are Settled In
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Balcony Pepper and Tomato Season 2 EP 1: Transplants are Settled In
You're Making Neem Oil Foliar Spray Wrong! How to Properly Emulsify Neem for Maximum Effect
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You're Making Neem Oil Foliar Spray Wrong! How to Properly Emulsify Neem for Maximum Effect
Potting Up Tomato Seedlings - Enhanced Craig LeHoullier Method
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Potting Up Tomato Seedlings - Enhanced Craig LeHoullier Method
A few tips on avoiding scams and bad orchids on ebay OR How to avoid being a chump on ebay
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A few tips on avoiding scams and bad orchids on ebay OR How to avoid being a chump on ebay
Amazing Paphiopedilum Hybrid - Paphiopedilum bellatulum x Paphiopedilum Johanna Burkhart
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Amazing Paphiopedilum Hybrid - Paphiopedilum bellatulum x Paphiopedilum Johanna Burkhart
How I Grow and Bloom Plumeria in the PNW - Dwarf Frangipani - Plumeria obtusa
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How I Grow and Bloom Plumeria in the PNW - Dwarf Frangipani - Plumeria obtusa
Cattleya forbesii - Easy to Grow Bifoliate Cattleya - Semi-hydro
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Cattleya forbesii - Easy to Grow Bifoliate Cattleya - Semi-hydro
Cattleya walkeriana (4n) in bloom + Some Care Tips
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Cattleya walkeriana (4n) in bloom Some Care Tips