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Well the plants are acclimating to the new enviroment. The Tolumnias dropped all the blooms except for one, (Enviroment shock I guess) but in a one week time frame it grew a new growth like gangbusters and a couple of the spikes are branching! My house is sooo stinking dry that I have been watering every other day and misting with worm tea every day. ![]()
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Hehehe...Dare I say maybe the kitty needs to chew on the plants more often? LOL
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I'm laughing so hard just picturing the BONK, BONK, BONK down the stairs! Oh my God- I'm glad the plant is o.k.- Kitty too!
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| 4/29/2008
My Tolumnias are growing like weeds! Anyone else? Also, one of the spikes did branch out, but I had a freak dip in the humidity. (dropped to upper 20s?!!!) Now the branches seemed to have stalled. I hope they didn't dry up or blast on me. I still water as usual (about every 4-5 days) and mist everyday.
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I think mine (three) are doing well. I'm getting new branches off the main spikes and lots of new flowers My main question is where have these little plants been hiding I just love them!!!
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I have kept my three in their original pots. All three are doing well. I, too, have branching on two out of the three. The third is trying. Has anyone noticed that when the flower blooms, it's one color and as it matures, it turns another color? These guys are great!
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Ellen, the colors change on all of mine, even the patterns/designs on them change! Not that you can get bored looking at these beauties, they just know how to keep your attention! |
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| 5/31/2008
I have to scratch my head on this one. They were doing great and still are....Sort of. The center of the basket wasn't drying properly and staying wetter in the middle, not drying as evenly as it should. Well I had to re evaluate the situation cause the roots wasn't liking the conditions. I removed the spagh that was around the plant(s) and placed medium bark around it instead. I have to water everyday to keep up with the maintenence. (Being in a basket, it's like having a mounted orchid.) So far it likes this a lot better. Sadly, I broke a growth that was on it when I repotted, but I have another growth already coming in on it. The plant(s) seems very happy.
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I think the bark move was a good one! I know that they like to dry out between waterings, and sphag probably is too moisture-retentive. Mine (from Jerry) is doing well. When I got it, a lot of the spikes and buds were dried out, so I cut back to healthy buds. Now it's blooming it's little head off! I'm really glad that Jerry sent me this little guy! Mine is in Schultz's mix in a pot. Good luck with yours! It sounds like it's on it's way to being magnificent!!
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Jenny, those are very long flower spikes and the bloom looks different than the pictures I've seen. I hope they are not as hard to grow as some have experienced. I like them a lot and would like some more later.
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These aren't very hard to take care of Plenty of light and when you water, make sure that it gets a good soaking, but dry out really good before the next watering.
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Three cheers for you Jenny! Your Tolumnia is growing very nicely! It sounds like you've really taken their cultural needs to heart and are working to supply them. In my orchid crystal ball I see a good orchid future for you!
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| 6/1/2008
Here's what she looks like with the new growth and in her new bark enviroment
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| 6/19/2008
She's still growing and the little growth is getting bigger. The last spike finally gave out on me.
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In the wild, no one would chop it out... I would leave it for now. If it's doing well, I wouldn't mess with anything!
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| 8/23/2008
Still growing like crazy. I have treated this the same as usual and never did cut the dead roots out. I just left it. LOL. I now have two new growths and new roots everywhere. the roots are even starting to grow up onto the older growths. Don't think it will cause any problems, but if it does might have to separate the smaller growths (growths are growing sideways???) . I really don't want to do this so I'm playing the waiting game.
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Jenny, My new growths are growing sideways,too. I wouldn't think of separating the new growths. It doesn't seem to hurt the chids and my biggest Tolumnia, Irene Gleason, I just got from Parkside-- came mounted with seven or eight fans.
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I was just thinking that if the side growths kept growing like this that it might drive itself into the medium or something. I know,,, crazy thinking, but a thought. I'm always going for monster plants now.
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The growth will turn up it time to search for light. The sideways is just to get out of the shadow of the original fans.
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I decided to mount this one. It's dehydrated, but growing. I'm stumped.
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