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I wanted to post up my orchid tank and my new ecuador arrivals as of late
! I will post individual plant photos after I take them... Geez, these orchids are becoming more addicting than the frogs...


Yeah.. I dont have any frogs yet so all my energy is spent on plants. I'm discovering a new(ish) love in my life that I hope lasts for the rest of my life. I build my vivarium because I've wanted to keep dart frogs since I was a kid. Now I want another viv just for propagating plants!I wanted to post up my orchid tank and my new ecuador arrivals as of late! I will post individual plant photos after I take them... Geez, these orchids are becoming more addicting than the frogs...
Mike, I know there are some trades in our future!Yeah.. I dont have any frogs yet so all my energy is spent on plants. I'm discovering a new(ish) love in my life that I hope lasts for the rest of my life. I build my vivarium because I've wanted to keep dart frogs since I was a kid. Now I want another viv just for propagating plants!
When I can divide some of the orchids I have I would love to make a trade with you!
Absolutely! My orchids are all just babes at this point, but I'll be moving to Denver in a few months as my girlfriend is in the process of buying a house up there, so I will be closer and happy to do some tradin'!Mike, I know there are some trades in our future!
Ed, what kind of light are using?
I've been eyeing some miniature orchids, barbosella, masdevallia, pleurothalis to name a few, I searched at Andy's Orchids but have been a little hesitant to pull the trigger. It seems many of the orchids I found prefer partly shaded conditions. I'm not entirely sure how that plays out in a viv. I just built three vivs that have 5 inches of open space at the top and two 2 inch case fans specifically for growing orchids. At the moment I'n focusing on new world orchids. If you, or anyone else, could offer any advice or tips I would really appreciate it.
Yes, M. herradurae is a great plant, although not the flashiest of the Masdevallia. I have a 150+ growth plant in my office of it that is always in bloom, however I don't think it would do very well over 78 degrees.herradurae is actually a pretty hardy plant for a masdi, and seems able to deal with a large range of conditions. In fact, I grow on in my living room
Again, I totally agree (for most species). Even others, such as Cattleyas (usually too large) and bulbophyllums, as long as the humidity is HIGH, then I just mount them directly to cork or branches, and add NO moss. If you can find Cattleya araguaensis, it is one of the smaller of the genus and it LOVES high humidity and bright conditions.Ive killed more than a few putting them where they didnt want to be. And lets not forget DRAINAGE DRAINAGE DRAINAGE. Its really easy to rot roots in a viv if theres no way for water to drain away, or airflow to reach them. Because we use so much sphag to mount them, its important at least most of the moss is exposed to the air
My C. araguaensis is growing like a weed. After it blooms for me off its new growths, i'd be more than willing to make a division for yaIve been on the lookout for that Cattleya.