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05-23-2008, 12:46 AM
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| Greetings! Hello Orchid Geeks! I am glad to have found this informative forum. Last year I aquired the orchid addiction....now have about 50. Mostly Catts and Laelias...so far, so good, all seem to be doing well with new growth on this year. My question is I have them under a cover structure with 2 inch slats about 2 inches apart..with mid day shade from an oak. But they do get sun in the morning and the afternoon....should i also cover with a 50% shade cloth? I have noticed a 2in brown mark on a laelea anceps that gets a good amount of afternoon sun this time of year. I am about 2 miles from the beach...with pretty temperate weather here in santa barbara. thanks, karen      |
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05-23-2008, 02:50 AM
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| Hi KarenK!  Glad to have you with us! I'm sure not the person to ask this question of, since where I live, we had a frost the other night! We're still trying to find spring most days! I just wanted to say hi! There are a lot of folks from CA, so I'm sure you'll hear soon! 
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05-23-2008, 10:33 AM
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| Hi Karenk and !!!If you can post a pic of the plant. It sounds as if it might just be a case of sunburn, but a pic would be great to verify. We love pics anyway!!! 
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05-23-2008, 10:41 AM
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| Welcome aboard!!! As said above, it probably is sunburn but post a pic still to let us see. We all love pics here 
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05-23-2008, 01:53 PM
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| Hello and welcome to the forum. You sure live in a nice place to grow orchids, and to buy them from a so many local nurseries. |
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05-23-2008, 04:46 PM
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 Hi & welcome to the forum, Karen! You live near many orchid nurseries. I'm sure that doesn't help your addiction.  It sounds like a little sunburn on your Laelia. However, still post a pic of it so we take a better look.
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05-26-2008, 10:38 AM
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| Thank you all for the replies...I will attempt to post some pics later today. This Laelia Anceps is one of the more light exposed plants I have. The problem is, it is a mounted orchid and the roots have moved off the cork slab onto the lattice I have it hanging on. I wonder if it would be a problem to pry it off so I can move it to a more shady place. I hate to disturb...it has 4 spikes coming! I dont want it to burn anymore....i think I will be building some sort of shade today... |
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05-28-2008, 04:24 AM
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| Hi Karen, welcome to the forum. I am new here also and have about 95 orchids at present time. I seem to like them all. Hope you find all your need here with us....Milt |
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