optimara mini FINALLY bloomed!
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Mini Nobile Finally Blooms!!!
Comments (12)LOL Nope!! Mine is Dendrobium Pocket Love x Dendrobium Sikka Pink Balsy. I think its more compact because not a single one of the growths (and there are a lot) are over 3 inches. It remains to be seen just how mature it is, everything I bought from this vendor was pretty immature, but with so many growths on mine, its hard to imagine it getting much bigger....See MoreHelp w/ an ID? (Optimara's Little Lapis?)
Comments (4)I've pretty much given up on the name thing, so that's ok :-) But thank you for the compliments on my photography! I am a goldsmith and I've had to learn small scale photography to get shots of my jewelry creations, so really I just took the skills I use for that and applied the same techniques to taking this picture of my little plant. The most important thing is my light box setup. I paid $10 for mine on ebaY, but you can also get the same sort of effect using a small translucent rubbermaid storage-type bin thingy if you set it up right. You want to have something that sorta "filters" the lights you use (since you can't use a flash on small items, you have to light it up good--but they have to be not shining directly on the stuff you wanna snap) I don't use any fancy/expensive lights or backgrounds with my light box.. Just a clip-on-cheapo-task-lamp light and whatever piece of fabric or paper I feel like tossing in for the background. cheap! With my jewelry, I've had to work for a few years at finally being able to get good shots, so it's hard to explain in words. But I got all my info and tips online, so that means anyone can! Here's a link to a googling of 'jewelry photography' with a zillion good tips & tricks--many of which I got my knowledge from. (And yeah I know we're not talking about photographing jewelry here, but like I said, this same stuff is what I applied in taking the shot of my plant above) Hope that helps you get started! And thanks again--I am really proud my photography has finally gotten good enough to get complimented!!...See MoreMini's haven't bloomed since I got them in April
Comments (7)Linda - if you are not knowledgeable, then who is? All this AV growing is not a rocket science for crying out loud. I ordered from Bluebird - very very nice outfit, good quality plants. They make their own mix - and for the bottom watering it is very very good. Maureen - The basic necessities (did I spell it right?) - light, fertilizer and water. You can fertilize every time you water - 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon per gallon. Water - tap water is OK especially if you let it sit for a day so it will be room temperature and the chlorine will evaporate. If for whatever reason your water is too hard, too alkaline etc - happens if it is well water - you can buy bottled water in a grocery - a gallon size is cheaper. You do not want to let them dry and don't want them to sit in water. Get your finger in the soil - and if it feels dry - water. The only thing I imagine can be a problem - it is light. Let's say - they prefer 600 foot candles 12 hours a day. Which is equivalent to 8 inches from the fluorescent lights on the timer for 12 hours. May be the place where they sit - is OK - but but they get this good light for 7 hours only, or they actually get 100 foot candles for most of the day - and 800 when sun hits them direct for 2 hours. What I am saying - it is hard to control natural light - and they usually bloom less often in natural light. If you really want them to bllom all the time - get a shoplight, put them on wicks and trays and keep repottinng them every 4 months. We love to send everybody to rachelsreflections.com - it is a fun site and tons of info how to do it at a state of the art level. But - looks like in your setup you will have them growing and blooming in any case - just not that often. Good Luck irina...See MoreFinally have time to post some more blooms...
Comments (5)My favs are Clouds of Glory and Welcome Home. They are all a sight for sore eyes here in zone 3 - no buds yet. Which ones are your favorites? Carol...See MoreUser
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