Is my sharry baby thirsty?
Malia Carl
7 years ago
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Sharry Baby is this normal or am I doing something wrong???
Comments (8)Howard... bear in mind that you are equating July with summer heat. That didn't happen in my area. barely reaching 70 June & the first 3 weeks in July. If someone is growing indoors and has the a/c on, it's the same issue; lack of heat and temp flux, although I am not convinced that is the only issue here. Even with proper light and heat I still have spikes holding. I agree that 2 23w cfls are not enough for an oncid SB, especially at 8" from the plant (much closer Larissa) however, I have my oncids including SB outside in all day sun and they are holding. Started in the Spring. Twinkle has been holding Since about May. Outdoors, acclimated to full sun. Been in the 80's since August with a few cooler days. Still no "pop". There was a recent thread about Twinkle's holding spikes. It was not a zone confined problem; z-9 to z-4 (outdoors) had the same issue. So I contacted OHG. This what I got as a response: "Be patient. Many varieties send out spikes (or sheaths) prematurely, well before blooming season. The Twinkles bloom usually between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so it is way too early to expect buds at this time. Keep the plants on the cool side at night to provide some temperature fluctuation, and give good light. And don't stress out about it - " Larissa, I have not been able to find a housing that "properly" fits a 42w or 85 w cfl. The bulbs stick out. You don't want a skinny fixture. It traps heat and fries the bulbs. What I did was I got the 10" silver disk work lights, and made them look cool by hanging them in a row. That was as deep as I could find. They still stick out but have some "directionality". I don't use the clamps, but rather got a plumber's bracket from HD, strung the cord through the U shaped clamp that I screwed into the celiling and let the fixture hang, kind of like the modern kitchen/dining room lights. When they are in a row, they look nice. I've also hung 1 in a small window. A Nieghbour thought it was "cool" and didn't realise it was a cheapie HD shop light I suppose you could krylon/rustoleum the outside if you wanted to add colour to the fixture. (wouldn't paint the inside) I haven't been able to find anything that has been able to accomodate the monsterous 42's or 85's. I am not really sure what the intended use is for an 85w cfl is. :-) and what people are screwing them into. Clara...See MoreSharry Baby Pseudobulbs
Comments (4)It has been in a 8-12 inch coconut husk basket with wood mixture for about a year and a half. I uploaded a picture, you can see it behind the clay pot. The bulbs it has do flower beautifully. I have seen other plants really loaded with flouring bulbs. Also, should I thin out the dried and shriveled bulbs? This post was edited by little_bee on Mon, Dec 17, 12 at 11:06...See More'The Classics' Part 4 Oncid. Sharry Baby
Comments (14)Sorry been away from the boards. Funny this came up. I met with an AOS judge last night and we were speaking about this very topic. We came to the conclusion that it depends on the clone. From my observations, It seems that the ones with the more striated (accordian pleated) leaves are harder to bloom than the ones with the smoother leaves. Diddo for fragrance and light/ growth. I also see a difference between "2 colour" and "sweet fragrance". Sweet fragrance (smooth leaf) blooms for me profusely and can fill a room up with fragrance from 1 florescence. 2 colour (striated leaves) does not. I have to almost burn 2 colour to have it bloom! It will hold buds for months too. Have 2 from 2 difference sources and there is a difference. The profuse bloomer is also a profuse grower. I am ready to divide it up and part with it. The plant has been good to me but is huge and the focus of my collection has shifted. Really true observation that Oncid SB does get people interested in orchids, just like phals. I think it's b/c people can recognise it as a "Hawaiin" orchid and it's fragrant Clara...See MoreSudden spots on Sharry baby
Comments (10)Lisa, Where DO you live? The way I read your outside growing conditions it is moss and lichens conditions.......☺. Your inside conditions sound pretty reasonable. I'm suspecting your SB picked this problem up and you did not notice it until you had spread it around by misting. If all the leaves and (at least some of the pseudobulbs) are showing the problem), I would suggest.....Take the plant out of the pot so it can dry completely...Remove all-yep, I said all the leaves right down to the top of the pseudobulbs, and remove all affected pseudobulbs that you need to right down to the rhyzomes (don't sever the rhizome unless absolutely necessary, or you find a natural breaking point and want to divide the plant). Spray the entire thing with a good fungicide (I no longer grow on a large scale, so am not up on what is available) Hopefully someone will help us out here, or check with your local agriculture university service, or a co-op store or good local ag. retail store. lay the plant out where it can dry quickly, and watch it closely. If the problem stops, wonderful......wait at least a week, maybe two.....no water......trim out any bad roots, and then repot in clean wet mix and don't water again for another week, then only water the roots. The plant will either put out new growth, or the disease will continue and you will loose the plant at some point along this process. This is radical treatment I know, but here hobby growers have a huge advantage over commercial growers. A commercial grower would have removed your plant to an incinerator immediately, and probably sprayed the area with fungicide. They can't afford an infection, nor the time for individual treatment. Hobby growers, on the other hand usually consider their plants more like pets, and can and will do what ever they can to save one. The process and experimentation is a great learning experience for anyone interested in keeping up with your progress, so be sure to let us know the outcome of what ever you decide to do. I wish you the best in this one. I've been there, done that, and you should see the collection of T-shirts I have hanging in my closet........ Bill...See Moresuzabanana (6b Boston/N. Shore)
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