Moving Beyond Granite (now that it's outdated)
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Beyond Beginners - What is next beyond basics?
Comments (14)So....here is how I have digested all this info: (BTW, when I went three yrs without repotting, it was because I did not know any better and I have NO IDEA how I got so lucky with such hardy and healthy plants. They were all 7 bucks from Costco!!! All have been repotted since and most have lived on and bloomed.) Yes - light and root rot seem to be my issues. So, I am tracking the light and moving plants around. Was not ready for harsh autumn sun low in the sky. Watering...am "listening" to my orchids more now. The Yellow Boy that was in root rot crisis...had a nice little trim of his roots and potted him shallow in clean medium. Happy plant! Blooms are busting out all over now and the one scary, curly leaf is just ready to fall off. My sad Vanda that was under-watered for so long....drum roll please....has 2 new leaves AND 2 new spikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gee, amazing what some water can do :o) I love the idea of creating a monthly calendar and index cards for each plant to keep track...that is right up my alley and I think it will be important in assimilating information and making sure each has what it needs. I do not plan on mounting any of my orchids at this time. I have cats, so mounted orchids are just cats toys waiting to have their roots ripped off! I love having my vanda as a hanging orchid and will likely stik with Phals and Cids from here forward. Fertilizer and lights (artificial) still have me a bit stumped, but I know there is tons of info available here for me to search. I love the simple and basic stuff best and am happy to have the tip on peroxide. I have mostly clay pots but have plastic liners...considering removing the plastic as an aid to prevent root rot. Thanks for that tip. Water quality: well, I use the same water as the guy down the road who has prize winning orchids, so I am guessing it is OK, but I have learned to heat it in the microwave for a few seconds first and my plants really seem to like that. I will likely join the Cape Fear Orchid Society, but thanks for the tip on AOS...think I will look in to that too. I have reviewed the recommended books and added a couple to my christmas list. Light light light...that is where I am going to direct my focus next. THANK YOU...ALL of you! :o)...See MoreMoving beyond Peak
Comments (13)I agree that Natalie Antoinette seems very pale. Don't know if that will continue, but at least the blooms were not splotchy. Bud count is low here, though. The hospital bed is a local urgent care garden that I tend, partly volunteer, and for which I donate many plants. You can't grow anything too striking or people will steal it. It's as bad as New York City, where people have to grow things in cages. The color on Frank Teele I found alluring when I first saw it, and I have kept it for that reason. Thanks to all for their comments....See MorePLease help..computer is beyond speeding up now i think
Comments (34)PolarPrincess - If you have a USB port, buy an external hard drive that connects to the USB port and copy ALL of your data (pictures and other personal files) to it. Then your data is safe and you can clean up the rest of the system. If not, burn them to CD for safety. THEN: 1 - Empty the Trash 2 - Search for files on the entire system, using this search pattern" *.bak (those are temporary files that can be deleted) 3 - Delete all of those files. 4 - Empty the trash again. 5 - Search for all *.tmp files and delete them 6 - Empty the trash again. 7 - Run the Windows XP "check disk" utility as described here: http://www.updatexp.com/windows-xp-chkdsk.html It may take quite a while ... 8 - Then try running the defragmentation program....See MoreThoughts on "Moving Beyond granite (now..)"
Comments (31)What's next may (hopefully) be something that doesn't require stone carved out of poorly-regulated Third World countries, shipped in containers on diesel-fueled cargo ships most of the way around the world, to be installed in ordinary American kitchens and baths. That goes for marble and soapstone, too. (Though marble is still commercially mined here in the US; soapstone only to a minimal degree, most is from Brasil and Asia). Yet we have plenty of rocks in this country, many might even be slam-damn gorgeous, too. There is one mine in Western Mass that is producing a beautiful (one kitchen posted here on the forum has it) schist. If I was planning on granite, I would definitely be looking at regionally, if not locally quarried stone. If customers don't ask about and purchase local stones, few will be stocked or offered. The idea of shipping decorative rocks tens of thousands of miles makes me cringe. I am not swayed by the argument that it's a green "natural material". From the nature it may be, but the carbon cost of extracting it and then getting it here make it unacceptable, to me. It's right there with non-sustianably harvested tropical hardwoods for floors or cabs. Just can't see it. L....See Moreangela12345
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