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Here is a link that might be useful: More plant pictures in a set.
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- Posted by robitaillenancy1 zone 5 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 11, 10 at 10:01
| You can buy a cheap artist paint brush at the dollar store. Use this to groom the plant, sweeping off all traces of soil and debris from leaves and stems. Then, maybe strange to your ears, wash the plant in warm water, blow out any water trapped in the center and allow to dry out of the sun. This allows air and energy from light to enter the leaf's surface that may be blocked by soil and debris. They look good to me. I think after a little grooming they will be very nice plants. If they have just bloomed their heads off recently, they may be resting and may start blooming again soon. You could try a tablespoon epsom salts in 1 gallon water and water your plants. This will give nitrogen to the plants and maybe correct any nutrient depletion. Use 20-20-20 or similar numbers fertilizer to see if plants perk up. Nancy |
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- Posted by katsrevenge42 7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 11, 10 at 15:37
| Yeah... dirty leaves aren't good. I'll give them a gentle wash this evening. Good idea about a paint brush. I've washed them before, but it has been a while. They bloomed very heavy all winter. (I have some of those pictures in the link) I did feed them once every two weeks while flowering. Generally I stagger blooms more... but snow up to the windows.. eck. I'll try the Epsom salts as soon as I find some. And they'll get some orchid fert tonight too. (no urea and 20-20-20). Thanks! I'm fond of my plants and don't like to see them sad. |
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- Posted by fred_hill 6 (fredchill@comcast.net) on Fri, Jun 11, 10 at 19:36
| Hi, I keep my plants on a constant feed system. They are wicked and unless I am away from them for a long period of time they never go dry. Right now I have them disbudded because I have a show coming up in November and want to exhibit some. BTW where did you say the pics of the AV's in full bloom were? I clicked on the link but only saw plants that were green except for one AV blosson. Fred in NJ |
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- Posted by katsrevenge42 7 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 11, 10 at 21:23
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- Posted by robitaillenancy1 zone 5 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 12, 10 at 2:49
| Very pretty. Do you sometimes get a tinge of purple/lavender in the chimera? Nancy |
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- Posted by katsrevenge42 7 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 12, 10 at 15:45
| Sometimes when it first buds there is some purple on the edges of the flowers. |
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