Howard your care and devotion is evident no wonder you have such beautiful plants. I wish I could smell them in the video I think scented orchids are so under valued I always smell them if I can find them on sale because I enjoy finding out how they differ.
Thank you very much, Howard! So interesting and useful video! I'm really happy to find your channel on TH-cam because I'm interested in scented orchids also. My collection is not so impressive as yours (some orchids from the Oncidium alliance, a Lycaste aromatica, Zygopetalums, and some scented Phalaenopsises). I want to widen this list, so your experience is priceless for me.
Thank you so much Howard! I am loving your videos and watching them all having started with prosthechea radiata, as I have just acquired one from Burnham Nurseries. I love scented orchids too and am learning so much from you.
Very interesting. I will be more interested in the set-up and maintenance of the greenhouse and particularly to the mounted style ones. The climate of New Zealand is probably in the similarity to yours as mostly in the temperate zone. I am much focus on those able to adapt to the local environment in the cooler or cold. To this first episode, I found the mounting with a tree fern log with a hollow centre. I would wonder how you keep it in a much more humid condition because the material is not so well to keep the moist.
It is clear that you have many year's experience in mounting your orchids, with great care, and displaying them well. But I am also astonished at how successful your greenhouse is, bearing in mind where you live, and how you manage to grow a range of specimens from various countries around the world in a place one might not have expected to be so successful. I thoroughly enjoy your talks, and have decided to start from the beginning and work my way through them all! Congratulations on your wonderful collection!
Thanks Dave, Really, I should stick to intermediate and cooler growing orchids that are best suited to my conditions but I can't help trying new species. The big problem in winter being so far from the equator is that the days are very short and the light levels are low. Quite a few of my orchids just hate the winter.
Hi Dita. Some orchids are a lot more tolerant than others but really, there are no quick answers. You need to get all three roughly right. The best approach is to figure out what conditions you can provide and then choose orchids that are best suited to them. The majority of orchids like bright but filtered light. Most need a minimum humidity of about 60% most of the time and most like to dry out between waterings except those that do not have pseudo bulbs and these mustn't get too dry as they have no reserves. One big difference is what temperature they like so it is important to find out if they are warm growing - like Phalaenopsis (moth orchids) or cool growing such as Cymbidiums and many Dendrobiums. I hope this helps a bit.
Have you ever heard or know anything about Pteroceras Longicalcarcum? I just received this orchid and it’s very very hard to find much out about it, even pictures but from what I’ve seen, I’m very excited about it. However, I would love to know from someone who personally grows it. Please and thankyou, it would help me a lot. I love this video and the glauca is a wonderful orchid. I can’t believe this is your first video. Because it’s very very helpful and genuine. Best regards -L
Hi Laura, No I haven't grown this one. The internet says warm growing. From the images on Google it looks like it would do well and look good on a cork mount. When you searched for information did you spell it correctly? Its longicalcareum not longicalcarcum.
Howard, I am considering the best way to shade my porch grow room this Spring/Summer. It is my first 'hot' season since I started collecting. I was impressed with your tailor made screen and wondered what it is made of and whether you made it yourself or if they can be made to order? Many thanks, Helen
Hi Helen. I made it myself. The 'aluminium shade netting' comes from Simply Control in Scotland. It is very durable and long lasting. It comes in different sizes sold by the metre. Mine is the 50% shade version. You could just pin it in position but I threaded a large darning needle with nylon twine and just formed a large open ended hem along the top and bottom so that a wooden rod or bamboo pole could be inserted. It is suspended so that there is an air gap between the netting and the glass. This helps to maximise the cooling effect. It is really worth the investment.
Have you ever considered supplementing with unnatural lights just for like part of the green house in the winter?? I thought I’d never like that but having the advantages of setting a timer and having so many attractive grow lights these days and of any color variety or warmth of your choosing is really impossible for me to say no to these days. Especially for seedlings or problem plants in recovery. Or just ones that are very finicky in certain seasons. I love the way you grow your orchids and I don’t think you need to change anything. But I’ve heard you mention the winter sulking before, even in reference to some of your favorites(from what I remember) I think the best thing for us growersin this hobby is when we are able to make our plants the most happy. And I find that supplemental light bars or low profile panels. Even the tape lights (in a nice kelvin temperature of course because no one likes that awful purple toned grow light.) Or whatever you prefer.. I find that it really has helped me out a lot.. and even enhances the growth of a lot of my orchids, as well as the color of many of their leaves. Probably simply because I can regulate the light much more than trying to regulate things around the sun, haha. Just something to think about. -L
I did rig up an LED light last winter as an experiment. It didn't seem to make any difference. The area over which it had any real effect was so small. I would need a huge array of lights to make a difference. Also, without having more heat the warm growing species still wouldn't be any happier in winter.
@@HowardRice yeah that makes sense. If it’s a heat issue then you’re definitely right and yeah I got these really inexpensive lights that are in a pack of 8-12 of them because you do need quite a bit and I paid less than $50 which is amazing and I find them to be very bright but they also need to be about 12-18 inches from the plants so it’s nice to have so many lightweight ones to work with but they def don’t put out much heat at all.
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Starting to watch from scratch. I do believe that you need a TV show!! I am so impressed with your videos!
I am repeating again from the 1 episode. This is my favorite show ❤
A new subscriber here. great growing space and collection Howard. I also focus on nicely scented orchids. Happy growing
quite inspiring
Thanks for sharing your interesting video.... very helpful for me 👍👍
Yes!!!! Show us more about the shed and the garden around it. It would be nice with some wooden steps in the front too.
Thank you for sharing your orchids. 1st time watching and I love it and subscribed to it. Love your species and your green house.
Thanks. Much appreciated.
Interested in having my own orchid collection. This series of orchids will really play a great role in my journey.. Thank u Howard.
Thank you for sharing your orchids with us. Truly enjoy watching your videos.
Thanks Jea
I just discovered your channel. Really enjoyed your collection
Thanks so much.
Really nice video! I'm looking forward to your future videos and beautiful orchid collection :))
Many thanks Leonie. You are the very first person to leave a comment. It is much appreciated.
Howard your care and devotion is evident no wonder you have such beautiful plants. I wish I could smell them in the video I think scented orchids are so under valued I always smell them if I can find them on sale because I enjoy finding out how they differ.
Thankyou
Thank you very much, Howard! So interesting and useful video! I'm really happy to find your channel on TH-cam because I'm interested in scented orchids also. My collection is not so impressive as yours (some orchids from the Oncidium alliance, a Lycaste aromatica, Zygopetalums, and some scented Phalaenopsises). I want to widen this list, so your experience is priceless for me.
Thankyou for your knd comments. I hope I'll be able to help you add more great plants to your collection.
Thank you so much Howard! I am loving your videos and watching them all having started with prosthechea radiata, as I have just acquired one from Burnham Nurseries. I love scented orchids too and am learning so much from you.
Very interesting. I will be more interested in the set-up and maintenance of the greenhouse and particularly to the mounted style ones. The climate of New Zealand is probably in the similarity to yours as mostly in the temperate zone. I am much focus on those able to adapt to the local environment in the cooler or cold. To this first episode, I found the mounting with a tree fern log with a hollow centre. I would wonder how you keep it in a much more humid condition because the material is not so well to keep the moist.
It is clear that you have many year's experience in mounting your orchids, with great care, and displaying them well. But I am also astonished at how successful your greenhouse is, bearing in mind where you live, and how you manage to grow a range of specimens from various countries around the world in a place one might not have expected to be so successful. I thoroughly enjoy your talks, and have decided to start from the beginning and work my way through them all! Congratulations on your wonderful collection!
Thanks Dave, Really, I should stick to intermediate and cooler growing orchids that are best suited to my conditions but I can't help trying new species. The big problem in winter being so far from the equator is that the days are very short and the light levels are low. Quite a few of my orchids just hate the winter.
So many beautiful bloom! Thank you for sharing. What is most important to get them flowering: light, humidity or temperature?
Hi Dita. Some orchids are a lot more tolerant than others but really, there are no quick answers. You need to get all three roughly right. The best approach is to figure out what conditions you can provide and then choose orchids that are best suited to them. The majority of orchids like bright but filtered light. Most need a minimum humidity of about 60% most of the time and most like to dry out between waterings except those that do not have pseudo bulbs and these mustn't get too dry as they have no reserves. One big difference is what temperature they like so it is important to find out if they are warm growing - like Phalaenopsis (moth orchids) or cool growing such as Cymbidiums and many Dendrobiums. I hope this helps a bit.
You have a very nice collection! Could you please letl us know where you by your Orquids? Thank you.
Since the UK left the EU I get many of my orchids from Spicesotic Orchids, from sellers at orchid shows and from friends.
Have you ever heard or know anything about Pteroceras Longicalcarcum?
I just received this orchid and it’s very very hard to find much out about it, even pictures but from what I’ve seen, I’m very excited about it.
However, I would love to know from someone who personally grows it.
Please and thankyou, it would help me a lot.
I love this video and the glauca is a wonderful orchid.
I can’t believe this is your first video. Because it’s very very helpful and genuine.
Best regards
-L
Hi Laura, No I haven't grown this one. The internet says warm growing. From the images on Google it looks like it would do well and look good on a cork mount. When you searched for information did you spell it correctly? Its longicalcareum not longicalcarcum.
Howard, I am considering the best way to shade my porch grow room this Spring/Summer. It is my first 'hot' season since I started collecting. I was impressed with your tailor made screen and wondered what it is made of and whether you made it yourself or if they can be made to order? Many thanks, Helen
Hi Helen. I made it myself. The 'aluminium shade netting' comes from Simply Control in Scotland. It is very durable and long lasting. It comes in different sizes sold by the metre. Mine is the 50% shade version. You could just pin it in position but
I threaded a large darning needle with nylon twine and just formed a large open ended hem along the top and bottom so that a wooden rod or bamboo pole could be inserted. It is suspended so that there is an air gap between the netting and the glass. This helps to maximise the cooling effect. It is really worth the investment.
@@HowardRice thank you so much for that detail. It looks perfect. I'll do my best to emulate your design. 😊
Have you ever considered supplementing with unnatural lights just for like part of the green house in the winter?? I thought I’d never like that but having the advantages of setting a timer and having so many attractive grow lights these days and of any color variety or warmth of your choosing is really impossible for me to say no to these days. Especially for seedlings or problem plants in recovery. Or just ones that are very finicky in certain seasons.
I love the way you grow your orchids and I don’t think you need to change anything. But I’ve heard you mention the winter sulking before, even in reference to some of your favorites(from what I remember)
I think the best thing for us growersin this hobby is when we are able to make our plants the most happy.
And I find that supplemental light bars or low profile panels. Even the tape lights (in a nice kelvin temperature of course because no one likes that awful purple toned grow light.)
Or whatever you prefer..
I find that it really has helped me out a lot.. and even enhances the growth of a lot of my orchids, as well as the color of many of their leaves.
Probably simply because I can regulate the light much more than trying to regulate things around the sun, haha.
Just something to think about.
-L
I did rig up an LED light last winter as an experiment. It didn't seem to make any difference. The area over which it had any real effect was so small. I would need a huge array of lights to make a difference. Also, without having more heat the warm growing species still wouldn't be any happier in winter.
@@HowardRice yeah that makes sense. If it’s a heat issue then you’re definitely right and yeah I got these really inexpensive lights that are in a pack of 8-12 of them because you do need quite a bit and I paid less than $50 which is amazing and I find them to be very bright but they also need to be about 12-18 inches from the plants so it’s nice to have so many lightweight ones to work with but they def don’t put out much heat at all.
New subscriber here. Im curious about your compost on dendrochilum ☺
just my normal medium grade pine bark.