Saturday Orchid chat and cores: A viewer's question answered
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- Опубліковано 5 кві 2024
- Hi All, Today we are having an orchid chat and chores. We are discussing a new product that I received through my orchid society, The Orchid Society of Western Australia. We are also going to answer a question asked by my viewer @thewealthofnations4827 .
Growing Details:
Perth Western Australia
Climate: Mediterranean
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Home grower
Ducted Heat and Air Con
Humidifier
Growing Media:
Pumice
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Grow Lights
Full spectrum white light LED grow lights in either 10w strips or 80w bars
Water:
Under the sink R/O 5 stage filtration.
Thank you for the look see ❤ and thank you for the shout out ❤ thank you for being such an amazing friend ❤ Bluebird ❤
My pleasure 😇
Oh dang... sorry Hapi ❤ love you little fur baby ❤
Hapi says Bark bark bark. Meaning hi Nina and King and Baloo
Hi Julie, thank you so much for sharing your story. I'm also an American and first discovered WA's native orchids when I visited the Stirling Ranges in Spring. A man named Bully introduced me to many wild and wonderful species on a wildflower tour. I look forward to seeing you repot your native orchid. Take courage!
@thewealthofnations4827. I've taken that same tour with Bully and his lovely partner. She was wonderful and very knowledgeable. Not that Bully wasn't, but she pulled me aside a few times to show me special carnivorous plant species. She was Noongar and really had great pride in showing and telling me about the plants. She even shared some of the First Nations peoples names for the plants. Absolutely fabulous time.
Are you still in the Perth area? Not many Americans over West.
@@JuliesOrchids i'm here still. I love it here. I actually make the native orchids as an art form. I use various materials to bring them to life. I'm having an exhibition in Mundaring soon.
Most of the component of hard water is calcium carbonate, which is not bioavailable. In an acid environment (below pH 6.5), some of that calcium will become calcium chloride, which is bioavailable but it is a finite reaction and no matter how acidic you make the water you cannot convert more than 5% to CaCl2. So acidified hard water will provide your plants some calcium.
And in much the same way as CaCO3 leaves residue on your shower, it will also accumulate in your media and on the roots when it dries. And it is that accumulation on the roots that causes them to die, not because it is toxic but because it makes the velamen impermeable to water and they desiccate because they cannot take up water.
Thanks for the fascinating tidbits Michael