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I think the food point is the "quality" of the dishes- not the dishes themselves (i.e. meat/seafood and vegies).
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What would it cost to stay in a very nice hotel in Havanna for a week? What would the daily meals cost? What kinds of activities are available to tourists in Havanna? How much are the flights from Nassau? How much do Cuban cigars cost in Havanna? Enquiring minds want to know!
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check out Lonely Planet "thorn tree" you will probably get good answers there. www.lonelyplanet.com they have a whole section on Cuba there.
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What would it cost to stay in a very nice hotel in Havanna for a week?
In my experience it wasn’t all that cheap for a nice hotel in Havana, probably more than you’d expect to pay in much of the US and certainly more than a week’s package in the resorts. I seem to recall $150 or more a night, but it was a few years ago. What would the daily meals cost?
Meals much more reasonable, especially if you take nice meals in the private restaurants/houses. Something around $10 a meal. What kinds of activities are available to tourists in Havanna?
Walking around enjoying the city, architecture, art. Lots of live music in the bars and clubs. Be sure and get out and walk in the evenings. Also consider a bus tour to some other nearby towns, or perhaps the western province. We saw some interesting places up that way. Soroa is not too far away and quite beautiful, with some spectacular views after a horseride up the hill/mountain, and a remarkable botanical orchid garden. How much are the flights from Nassau? How much do Cuban cigars cost in Havanna?
Cigars significantly cheaper than anywhere else, but beware that everyone and his brother, uncle, and aunt work in the cigar factory and can get you "factory discounts". Buy that stuff and you’re likely to get middling stuff. We met someone who gave us a few thin homemade "farmer cigars" that were great. Anyway, if you find stuff (say in the factory) that’s 1/4 the price of stuff in any other duty-free, then consider whether it’s really worth it to you to try and save more. Also, the duty free at the airport apparently has prices about as good as those at the factories, so condier whether it’s worth hauling them around for your trip (though you’ll be in one place the whole time so don’t sweat that too much, I guess). — Ken Tough
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What would it cost to stay in a very nice hotel in Havanna for a week? What would the daily meals cost? What kinds of activities are available to tourists in Havanna? How much are the flights from Nassau? How much do Cuban cigars cost in Havanna? Enquiring minds want to know!
There are scores of Cuban travel sites. Here’s one for starters: www.cubalinda.com — Best Greg
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What would it cost to stay in a very nice hotel in Havanna for a week? What would the daily meals cost? What kinds of activities are available to tourists in Havanna? How much are the flights from Nassau? How much do Cuban cigars cost in Havanna? Enquiring minds want to know!
Don’t know about Hotel prices in Havanna. But I know some prices of cigars…I just returned last week…I bought them in the shop in the Partagas Cigar factory in Havanna (walk round the capitol and you will see it) Here are some prices : Romeo and Juliet No2 Cedars (box of 25) : $87,50 Monte Cristo No4 (box of 25) : $72,50 Cohiba Siglo 1 (box of 25) : $106,50 Monte Cristo No2 Torpedo (box of 10) :$50,00 Cohiba Esplendido (box of 25) : $225,00 Really cheap if you know that the same thing in Belgium would have cost me about $1000-$1200, maybe even more Remeber to ask for a invoice or else you can’t get them out of the country if you buy more than 50 cigars… Hope you have a great time there. — DaWoE
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What would it cost to stay in a very nice hotel in Havanna for a week? What would the daily meals cost? What kinds of activities are available to tourists in Havanna? How much are the flights from Nassau? How much do Cuban cigars cost in Havanna? Enquiring minds want to know! Seems like flight on Cubano was about $300 from Nassau. Free shots of rum.
Try a Canadian travel agency (NashTravel) and you can get package deals for Havana or where u want. JPW
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What would it cost to stay in a very nice hotel in Havanna for a week? What would the daily meals cost? What kinds of activities are available to tourists in Havanna? How much are the flights from Nassau? How much do Cuban cigars cost in Havanna? Enquiring minds want to know! Seems like flight on Cubano was about $300 from Nassau. Free shots of rum. Try a Canadian travel agency (NashTravel) and you can get package deals for Havana or where u want. JPW
At this time of year, you can get a 7 day package, all inclusive for upwards from $600 Cdn, less than that in US funds. Prices go up in December. email me for links. benner at personainternet dot com Rudy
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What would it cost to stay in a very nice hotel in Havanna for a week?
Depends on the definition of very nice, but at least around $100/night. What would the daily meals cost?
Eating at private restaurants, around $10/$15 p.p. or so What kinds of activities are available to tourists in Havanna?
Lots of live music clubs, walking around especially around the Malecon and the paseo in the evening, some galleries/museums, the requisite cigar factory, looking at architecture etc. — Ken Tough
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Has anyone attended the Missouri Bot. Garden Orchid Show previously, and if so, can you tell me if its worth the 5 hour trek from KC? I’m *very* new to orchids and I’m trying to learn — and see — as much as I can, so I hate to miss the opportunity,….but lets be honest…thats Superbowl Weekend!. My questions are: 1) Should I expect a good "show" this early in the "season", or would March be better? 2) In the past, have there been a good selection of plants to few (and purchase)? 3) Is there anything else to see in/around the garden at this time of the year? Thanks!
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Yes, it’s worth it. We go every year and are never dissapointed. They have some incredible plants and do a very nice job of displaying them. The gift shop will have plants for sale during the entire run of the show. The Climatron will be open which is very interesting. St. Louis Science Center, with an OmniMax, is in Forest Park not too far from the MBG. Also in Forest Park are the St. Louis History Museum and the St. Louis Museum of Art (which will be showing a John Singer Sargeant exhibition after about mid February). It’s about 15 easy minutes from the MBG to Forest Park. And St. Louis is a neat town with a ton of good restaurants of every nationality and the Gateway Arch that is an engineering marvel. Go, you’ll have fun.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Has anyone attended the Missouri Bot. Garden Orchid Show previously, and if so, can you tell me if its worth the 5 hour trek from KC? I’m *very* new to orchids and I’m trying to learn — and see — as much as I can, so I hate to miss the opportunity,….but lets be honest…thats Superbowl Weekend!. My questions are: 1) Should I expect a good "show" this early in the "season", or would March be better? 2) In the past, have there been a good selection of plants to few (and purchase)? 3) Is there anything else to see in/around the garden at this time of the year? Thanks!
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I also have a night blooming Cereus! I got it from the nurse of my father in law. I have had it about 8 months and I have gotten one beautiful flower out of it. I don’t know what I’m doing – I’m not fertilizing the heck out of it or anything! I live in Houston, TX so maybe it likes the humidity? I did repot it – maybe that helped? I was about to have a second bloom when my new Greyhound ate part of it for lunch! It’s coming back very strong though – the bloom is absolute gorgeous -weird, but very pretty! good luck.
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I have a 16 year old Night Blooming Cereus. It has never bloomed! Last spring my husband got a Dalmatian puppy. Within 5 minutes it had destroyed most of my plant. It is starting to grow back slowly. I don’t know much about the care of this kind of plant. Does anyone have one? Can you tell me the best way to care for mine? Any help appreciated. I have seen them bloom and they are beautiful. — Linda http://www.toolcity.net/~xstitch/home%20page.html
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I also have a night blooming cereus. It blooms right after rain, and with the rainy weather in the south this year, it has bloomed all summer.
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I also have a night blooming Cereus! I got it from the nurse of my father in law. I have had it about 8 months and I have gotten one beautiful
Do you leave it outdoors? We received a young plant from my father-in-law about 2 years ago. So far, no flowers. We live in Zone 6 and the plant remains indoors until the warmer weather. It looks like we missed this year’s bloom again. (This plant is UGLY!) Chris
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writes: I have a 16 year old Night Blooming Cereus. It has never bloomed! Last spring my husband got a Dalmatian puppy. Within 5 minutes it had destroyed most of my plant. It is starting to grow back slowly. I don’t know much about the care of this kind of plant. Does anyone have one? Can you tell me the best way to care for mine? Any help appreciated. I have seen them bloom and they are beautiful. — Linda http://www.toolcity.net/~xstitch/home%20page.html
I have a night blooming cereus also and I am in the same boat as you are. I have only had mine for 5 years and it has never bloomed. I am in zone 5 and it has done wonderfully outdoors all summer long. It has a lot of new growth but (alas) no blossoms. It is my first experience with an orchid and I know virtually nothing about them. Sorry.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The name "Night Blooming Cereus" has been applied to a wide variety of Cactaceae but the one most commonly grown under that name is Epiphyllum oxypetalum. It is a rather rapid and rank growing plant with large flattened leaf-like stems arising from stout, more cylindrical, main stems. It tends to quickly out grow the flower pot and is a rather heavy feeder. It blooms late at night during the summer and autumn months. Contrary to popular opinion, the day blooming "Epiphyllum" hybrids are not jungle plants but are actually complex hybrids between Heliocereus, Nopalxochia and Disocactus species native to the subtropical forests of Mexico and Central America. Most of the hybrids don’t even have any Epiphyllum in their parentage. They are better referred to as "Orchid Cactus" hybrids. Okay, Toad, I stand (actually sit) corrected about the jungle part. I should have consulted my books as you did before I opened my (computer?) mouth. Anyway, they don’t like to have their butts frozen. I’ll stick to the rest of the my care tips for regular epis with which I’ve had excellent success. John
I’ve so often seen Epiphyllums & Selenicereus called collectively "epis" (for "epiphytic" rather than for epiphullum) that I just call all mine epis too, inclkusive of the "rikrak" cactus & the cereus that aren’t Epiphyllum (& don’t bloom for me as thrillingly as the Epiphyllum, but I don’t mind, as I love just the leaves too). The night-bloomer I’m worried about because its oldest leaf is yellowing unexpectedly is not likely a hybrid though I’ve no way of knowing — it was a start from a woman who inherited her grandmother’s plants, so if it’s a hybrid, likely one that goes back to the 1960s when there weren’t so many. But I don’t know a hell of a lot about them. I’ve kept them since I was a kid, but they’ve always been forgiving if treated like any old succulent, I really only in the last two years or so tried somewhat to pay attention to their very specific needs — & not too focused on them even lately since the houseplants don’t hold my attention as well as the outdoors stuff. After "accidentally" having an amazing heavy-blooming season, with far more blooms than ever before, I wanted to duplicate that experience if I could — though the book-advice to remove leaves that have bloomed heavily since the same leaves won’t bloom a second time is difficult to follow since so many of the leaves are so beautiful in & of themselves. I protect mine from cold because the books say too. But my interest in these comes from my great-grandmother’s interest long ago, she called hers June Cactuses & all us kids got starts from her, so I’ve always been around them. And her care of them (though having good results) only slightly resembled the recommended care — which I assume is because of their forgiving nature not because the current experts got it wrong. But John’s comment on them doing better in the cold than popular opinion asserts — that rang true because my great-grandmother kept hers on an unheated porch, protected from wind but not from cold, & as she heated with a little furnace in the living room, there wasn’t even much residual heat from the house that got onto the porch — it was COLD out there in winter. She had decades-old specimens that never saw the inside of her house. Still, the almost universal assertion that they can’t take the cold makes me leery of keeping mine outside as she always did, even though I saw the good results for her. Not that they experienced vast coldness, here in Puget Sound territory it’s rarely frightfully cold but down in the twenties easily enough & the teens now & then. I appreciated both John & Cereoid’s suggestions on care, though I’m still wondering if I’d be doing this one plant a favor to remove that big yellowing leaf, or if I can keep holding out hope that it might regain its color in spring. On John’s assertion that it should have a sunnier spot during winter I’m leaving it in the morning-sun window now, but too soon to tell if that makes it stop losing its green. -paghat — Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.angelfire.com/grrl/paghat/gardenhome.html#top
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In Hawaii, they call the naturalized weedy Hylocereus undatus an "Epiphyllum" too but that does not make it one. The use of the term "Epiphyllum" in popular horticultural parlance and in the strict botanical sense is two different things. BTW, I do agree with John’s cultural advice.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The name "Night Blooming Cereus" has been applied to a wide variety of Cactaceae but the one most commonly grown under that name is Epiphyllum oxypetalum. It is a rather rapid and rank growing plant with large flattened leaf-like stems arising from stout, more cylindrical, main stems. It tends to quickly out grow the flower pot and is a rather heavy feeder. It blooms late at night during the summer and autumn months. Contrary to popular opinion, the day blooming "Epiphyllum" hybrids are not jungle plants but are actually complex hybrids between Heliocereus, Nopalxochia and Disocactus species native to the subtropical forests of Mexico and Central America. Most of the hybrids don’t even have any Epiphyllum in their parentage. They are better referred to as "Orchid Cactus" hybrids. Okay, Toad, I stand (actually sit) corrected about the jungle part. I should have consulted my books as you did before I opened my (computer?) mouth. Anyway, they don’t like to have their butts frozen. I’ll stick to the rest of the my care tips for regular epis with which I’ve had excellent success. John I’ve so often seen Epiphyllums & Selenicereus called collectively "epis" (for "epiphytic" rather than for epiphullum) that I just call all mine epis too, inclkusive of the "rikrak" cactus & the cereus that aren’t Epiphyllum (& don’t bloom for me as thrillingly as the Epiphyllum, but I don’t mind, as I love just the leaves too). The night-bloomer I’m worried about because its oldest leaf is yellowing unexpectedly is not likely a hybrid though I’ve no way of knowing — it was a start from a woman who inherited her grandmother’s plants, so if it’s a hybrid, likely one that goes back to the 1960s when there weren’t so many. But I don’t know a hell of a lot about them. I’ve kept them since I was a kid, but they’ve always been forgiving if treated like any old succulent, I really only in the last two years or so tried somewhat to pay attention to their very specific needs — & not too focused on them even lately since the houseplants don’t hold my attention as well as the outdoors stuff. After "accidentally" having an amazing heavy-blooming season, with far more blooms than ever before, I wanted to duplicate that experience if I could — though the book-advice to remove leaves that have bloomed heavily since the same leaves won’t bloom a second time is difficult to follow since so many of the leaves are so beautiful in & of themselves. I protect mine from cold because the books say too. But my interest in these comes from my great-grandmother’s interest long ago, she called hers June Cactuses & all us kids got starts from her, so I’ve always been around them. And her care of them (though having good results) only slightly resembled the recommended care — which I assume is because of their forgiving nature not because the current experts got it wrong. But John’s comment on them doing better in the cold than popular opinion asserts — that rang true because my great-grandmother kept hers on an unheated porch, protected from wind but not from cold, & as she heated with a little furnace in the living room, there wasn’t even much residual heat from the house that got onto the porch — it was COLD out there in winter. She had decades-old specimens that never saw the inside of her house. Still, the almost universal assertion that they can’t take the cold makes me leery of keeping mine outside as she always did, even though I saw the good results for her. Not that they experienced vast coldness, here in Puget Sound territory it’s rarely frightfully cold but down in the twenties easily enough & the teens now & then. I appreciated both John & Cereoid’s suggestions on care, though I’m still wondering if I’d be doing this one plant a favor to remove that big yellowing leaf, or if I can keep holding out hope that it might regain its color in spring. On John’s assertion that it should have a sunnier spot during winter I’m leaving it in the morning-sun window now, but too soon to tell if that makes it stop losing its green. -paghat — Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.angelfire.com/grrl/paghat/gardenhome.html#top
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The name "Night Blooming Cereus" has been applied to a wide variety of Cactaceae but the one most commonly grown under that name is Epiphyllum oxypetalum. It is a rather rapid and rank growing plant with large flattened leaf-like stems arising from stout, more cylindrical, main stems. It tends to quickly out grow the flower pot and is a rather heavy feeder. It blooms late at night during the summer and autumn months. Contrary to popular opinion, the day blooming "Epiphyllum" hybrids are not jungle plants but are actually complex hybrids between Heliocereus, Nopalxochia and Disocactus species native to the subtropical forests of Mexico and Central America. Most of the hybrids don’t even have any Epiphyllum in their parentage. They are better referred to as "Orchid Cactus" hybrids.
Okay, Toad, I stand (actually sit) corrected about the jungle part. I should have consulted my books as you did before I opened my (computer?) mouth. Anyway, they don’t like to have their butts frozen. I’ll stick to the rest of the my care tips for regular epis with which I’ve had excellent success. John
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The name "Night Blooming Cereus" has been applied to a wide variety of Cactaceae but the one most commonly grown under that name is Epiphyllum oxypetalum. It is a rather rapid and rank growing plant with large flattened leaf-like stems arising from stout, more cylindrical, main stems. It tends to quickly out grow the flower pot and is a rather heavy feeder. It blooms late at night during the summer and autumn months. Contrary to popular opinion, the day blooming "Epiphyllum" hybrids are not jungle plants but are actually complex hybrids between Heliocereus, Nopalxochia and Disocactus species native to the subtropical forests of Mexico and Central America. Most of the hybrids don’t even have any Epiphyllum in their parentage. They are better referred to as "Orchid Cactus" hybrids. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve an epi which right now, in the midst of its winter sleep, is losing the green of its oldest central leaf (headed toward a dirty yellow), & changing its physical texture to a bit wrinkly instead of smooth. Its an old plant but not large, only that one leaf is a foot tall, plus many stubbier leaves eight to ten inches. Nothing in its environment has changed that I’m aware of, & several other epis, most of them much larger, have never been even a tiny problem. But it sure looks like that one old leaf from a long-ago cutting is dying. The younger leaves don’t appear to be effected — so far. It MIGHT not have been getting enough sun because there were bigger epis surrounding it. They all sit in a subdued-sunlike location but perhaps being the small one it needed more sun than it was getting. Today I moved it to a window sill where it gets morning light only, though it’s chilly in the window this time of year. If sunlight can’t be what it needs I’ll put it back in the subdued-light location with the others, I’m dubious the sill is a good spot though I felt i had to try something. It was transplanted into a prettier next-size-up pot over a year ago. It’s already rootbound again, I know because today I turned it upside down to slide it momentarily out of the pot to see if there was something wrong with the roots that could be killing that leaf. Might not have been the smartest thing to unpot it for that moment, didn’t quite know what I was looking for anyway. I could detect nothing wrong with the roots by mere glance, & slipped it back into its pot not too horribly disturbed I hoped. MAYBE the soil was too dry but in past years that hasn’t mattered in winter. Oh, one thing else that is sort of weird but probably nothing important, when I popped it out of the pot for a second & it was upside down in my hand, I got a couple stickers off it in my fingers which was rather startling. I could ALMOST swear it never had cactus stickers on it before, but it now has very un-epi-like really sharp cactus stickers growing a little ways up from the crown & at some of the bloom-site dents the name of which I just forgot. Anyone have enough knowledge of epis that you can tell me if I should kiss that leaf goodby & just remove it now, or wait to see if it turns back to green in spring, or should I consider it the first sign of something that needs greater attending to, or what?? That old leaf never bloomed, only younger ones bloomed, but it has been my favorite leaf on the plant anyway, because it was so tough & thick & scary. I will be sorry if it has to be removed, but relieved if that’s for sure the worst it needs. -paghat Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.angelfire.com/grrl/paghat/gardenhome.html#top I’ve raised numerous epis over the past twenty-five years but never a Night Blooming Ceresus. However, 
my experience with regular epis has made me aware of the following: 1. Epis do not like to be transplanted into step-up pots. Whenever I’ve replanted in larger pots, I get a lot of vegetative grow with a lot of stickers on it with few or no blossoms. They perform much better and seem happier (bloom) when they are so root bound that one has to use a knife to take them out of their pot. I’ve had them thrive in pots with soil? so hard that there was not give to it. BTW, they seem to prefer clay pots. 2. Full inside sun in the winter and bright outside shade in the summer make them happy, if blooming is any indication. (Mine start blooming inside in April and continue outside through July.) 3. Water is important. Unlike regular cacti they thrive under moist conditions because they are a jungle plant. Don’t let the soil become completely dry. If you do, the leaves will become dry and shriveled with brown indented edges. I’ve never found wet feet to be a problem. 4. I fertilize every couple of months at full strength with a high phosphorus fertilizer such as Green Light Super Bloom (12-55-6). 5. Contrary to what gurus in various books tell you, epis don’t react negatively to cool conditions. Mine were far better bloomers outside in zone 3 than they are in zone 6. John
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I’ve an epi which right now, in the midst of its winter sleep, is losing the green of its oldest central leaf (headed toward a dirty yellow), & changing its physical texture to a bit wrinkly instead of smooth. Its an old plant but not large, only that one leaf is a foot tall, plus many stubbier leaves eight to ten inches. Nothing in its environment has changed that I’m aware of, & several other epis, most of them much larger, have never been even a tiny problem. But it sure looks like that one old leaf from a long-ago cutting is dying. The younger leaves don’t appear to be effected — so far. It MIGHT not have been getting enough sun because there were bigger epis surrounding it. They all sit in a subdued-sunlike location but perhaps being the small one it needed more sun than it was getting. Today I moved it to a window sill where it gets morning light only, though it’s chilly in the window this time of year. If sunlight can’t be what it needs I’ll put it back in the subdued-light location with the others, I’m dubious the sill is a good spot though I felt i had to try something. It was transplanted into a prettier next-size-up pot over a year ago. It’s already rootbound again, I know because today I turned it upside down to slide it momentarily out of the pot to see if there was something wrong with the roots that could be killing that leaf. Might not have been the smartest thing to unpot it for that moment, didn’t quite know what I was looking for anyway. I could detect nothing wrong with the roots by mere glance, & slipped it back into its pot not too horribly disturbed I hoped. MAYBE the soil was too dry but in past years that hasn’t mattered in winter. Oh, one thing else that is sort of weird but probably nothing important, when I popped it out of the pot for a second & it was upside down in my hand, I got a couple stickers off it in my fingers which was rather startling. I could ALMOST swear it never had cactus stickers on it before, but it now has very un-epi-like really sharp cactus stickers growing a little ways up from the crown & at some of the bloom-site dents the name of which I just forgot. Anyone have enough knowledge of epis that you can tell me if I should kiss that leaf goodby & just remove it now, or wait to see if it turns back to green in spring, or should I consider it the first sign of something that needs greater attending to, or what?? That old leaf never bloomed, only younger ones bloomed, but it has been my favorite leaf on the plant anyway, because it was so tough & thick & scary. I will be sorry if it has to be removed, but relieved if that’s for sure the worst it needs. -paghat — Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.angelfire.com/grrl/paghat/gardenhome.html#top
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve an epi which right now, in the midst of its winter sleep, is losing the green of its oldest central leaf (headed toward a dirty yellow), & changing its physical texture to a bit wrinkly instead of smooth. Its an old plant but not large, only that one leaf is a foot tall, plus many stubbier leaves eight to ten inches. Nothing in its environment has changed that I’m aware of, & several other epis, most of them much larger, have never been even a tiny problem. But it sure looks like that one old leaf from a long-ago cutting is dying. The younger leaves don’t appear to be effected — so far. It MIGHT not have been getting enough sun because there were bigger epis surrounding it. They all sit in a subdued-sunlike location but perhaps being the small one it needed more sun than it was getting. Today I moved it to a window sill where it gets morning light only, though it’s chilly in the window this time of year. If sunlight can’t be what it needs I’ll put it back in the subdued-light location with the others, I’m dubious the sill is a good spot though I felt i had to try something. It was transplanted into a prettier next-size-up pot over a year ago. It’s already rootbound again, I know because today I turned it upside down to slide it momentarily out of the pot to see if there was something wrong with the roots that could be killing that leaf. Might not have been the smartest thing to unpot it for that moment, didn’t quite know what I was looking for anyway. I could detect nothing wrong with the roots by mere glance, & slipped it back into its pot not too horribly disturbed I hoped. MAYBE the soil was too dry but in past years that hasn’t mattered in winter. Oh, one thing else that is sort of weird but probably nothing important, when I popped it out of the pot for a second & it was upside down in my hand, I got a couple stickers off it in my fingers which was rather startling. I could ALMOST swear it never had cactus stickers on it before, but it now has very un-epi-like really sharp cactus stickers growing a little ways up from the crown & at some of the bloom-site dents the name of which I just forgot. Anyone have enough knowledge of epis that you can tell me if I should kiss that leaf goodby & just remove it now, or wait to see if it turns back to green in spring, or should I consider it the first sign of something that needs greater attending to, or what?? That old leaf never bloomed, only younger ones bloomed, but it has been my favorite leaf on the plant anyway, because it was so tough & thick & scary. I will be sorry if it has to be removed, but relieved if that’s for sure the worst it needs. -paghat Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.angelfire.com/grrl/paghat/gardenhome.html#top
I’ve raised numerous epis over the past twenty-five years but never a Night Blooming Ceresus. However, my experience with regular epis has made me aware of the following: 1. Epis do not like to be transplanted into step-up pots. Whenever I’ve replanted in larger pots, I get a lot of vegetative grow with a lot of stickers on it with few or no blossoms. They perform much better and seem happier (bloom) when they are so root bound that one has to use a knife to take them out of their pot. I’ve had them thrive in pots with soil? so hard that there was not give to it. BTW, they seem to prefer clay pots. 2. Full inside sun in the winter and bright outside shade in the summer make them happy, if blooming is any indication. (Mine start blooming inside in April and continue outside through July.) 3. Water is important. Unlike regular cacti they thrive under moist conditions because they are a jungle plant. Don’t let the soil become completely dry. If you do, the leaves will become dry and shriveled with brown indented edges. I’ve never found wet feet to be a problem. 4. I fertilize every couple of months at full strength with a high phosphorus fertilizer such as Green Light Super Bloom (12-55-6). 5. Contrary to what gurus in various books tell you, epis don’t react negatively to cool conditions. Mine were far better bloomers outside in zone 3 than they are in zone 6. John
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If by "leaves" you mean the flattened leaf-like stems, you probably have Epiphyllun oxypetalum. http://www.angelfire.com/ct3/epiphyllum/Slide_Shows/Oxypetalum_9596/0… Sounds like you have already mastered its care. It is an easy to grow plant that quickly grows too large.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This plant was given to me when very small so I don’t know much about it. I would say it is a sprawler. I have it in a pot and it has grown a lot and probably needs some support of some type about now. It has very broad flat leaves. It always reminds me of the cactus that has the round flat sections all joined together only it’s leaves are long and slender and flatter. The name "Night Blooming Cereus" is given to a wide variety of night blooming Cactaceae. Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Peniocereus greggii, Nyctocereus serpentinus, Hylocereus undatus, Cereus hildmannianus (Cereus peruvianus of the trade), Acanthocereus pentagonus, They range in form from candelabriform shrubs, sprawlers, vines and epiphytes. Which one is yours? I have a Night Blooming Cereus and I am wondering what light, sun and such would be best growing conditions for this plant?
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The name "Night Blooming Cereus" is given to a wide variety of night blooming Cactaceae. Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Peniocereus greggii, Nyctocereus serpentinus, Hylocereus undatus, Cereus hildmannianus (Cereus peruvianus of the trade), Acanthocereus pentagonus, They range in form from candelabriform shrubs, sprawlers, vines and epiphytes. Which one is yours?
None of these look like the houseplant that I have been told (apparently incorrectly) is a night blooming cereus. The plant I am thinking of has thick, dark green, semi-glossy, pointed elongate oval leaves which are around 3-4" long. It produces a flower which is pale pink, quite large, about 3-4" in diameter (seems to be a bunch of smaller flowers arranged in a tight rosette), and extremely fragrant. The little flowers don’t exactly have petals; they’re sort of hard and plasticky looking, and IIRC hexagonal or pentagonal in shape. The fragrance is distinctive and so strong that it can be smelled throughout the house. My mother had this plant. I’ve been searching for it for a while. Suggestions for names? Krista — http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html mistresskrista at home.com
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Who are you? You’re not the one who asked the original question.
Yeah, I butted in. It turned out the plant in question was Epiphyllum oxypetalum after all. If your plant is leafy and night blooming, it is not in the Cactaceae. You might have a Hoya, a member of the Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae).
Nice work; I looked it up and you were right. Thanks. Krista — http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html mistresskrista at home.com
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Who are you? You’re not the one who asked the original question. It turned out the plant in question was Epiphyllum oxypetalum after all. If your plant is leafy and night blooming, it is not in the Cactaceae. You might have a Hoya, a member of the Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae).
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The name "Night Blooming Cereus" is given to a wide variety of night blooming Cactaceae. Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Peniocereus greggii, Nyctocereus serpentinus, Hylocereus undatus, Cereus hildmannianus (Cereus peruvianus of the trade), Acanthocereus pentagonus, They range in form from candelabriform shrubs, sprawlers, vines and epiphytes. Which one is yours? None of these look like the houseplant that I have been told (apparently incorrectly) is a night blooming cereus. The plant I am thinking of has thick, dark green, semi-glossy, pointed elongate oval leaves which are around 3-4" long. It produces a flower which is pale pink, quite large, about 3-4" in diameter (seems to be a bunch of smaller flowers arranged in a tight rosette), and extremely fragrant. The little flowers don’t exactly have petals; they’re sort of hard and plasticky looking, and IIRC hexagonal or pentagonal in shape. The fragrance is distinctive and so strong that it can be smelled throughout the house. My mother had this plant. I’ve been searching for it for a while. Suggestions for names? Krista — http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html mistresskrista at home.com
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This plant was given to me when very small so I don’t know much about it. I would say it is a sprawler. I have it in a pot and it has grown a lot and probably needs some support of some type about now. It has very broad flat leaves. It always reminds me of the cactus that has the round flat sections all joined together only it’s leaves are long and slender and flatter.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The name "Night Blooming Cereus" is given to a wide variety of night blooming Cactaceae. Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Peniocereus greggii, Nyctocereus serpentinus, Hylocereus undatus, Cereus hildmannianus (Cereus peruvianus of the trade), Acanthocereus pentagonus, They range in form from candelabriform shrubs, sprawlers, vines and epiphytes. Which one is yours? I have a Night Blooming Cereus and I am wondering what light, sun and such would be best growing conditions for this plant?
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I have a Night Blooming Cereus and I am wondering what light, sun and such would be best growing conditions for this plant?
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The name "Night Blooming Cereus" is given to a wide variety of night blooming Cactaceae. Epiphyllum oxypetalum, Peniocereus greggii, Nyctocereus serpentinus, Hylocereus undatus, Cereus hildmannianus (Cereus peruvianus of the trade), Acanthocereus pentagonus, They range in form from candelabriform shrubs, sprawlers, vines and epiphytes. Which one is yours?
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have a Night Blooming Cereus and I am wondering what light, sun and such would be best growing conditions for this plant?
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Going to visiting Cozmel next week on the Jubilee. What are some suggestions for some good beaches that have facilities(food, drink, restroom)? Is Play Sol worth going to?
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good beaches that have facilities(food, drink, restroom)? Is Play Sol worth going to?
Playa Sol has a nice beach and they have good facilities. Admission has increased, I believe it’s now $6.00 to enter, then the prices go up, if you want alcohol included, food, etc. Many ships use this facility for their "beach break", so be prepared for a possible crowd of people. Another option is Mr. Sancho’s (this is the prior location of Playa Sol). There is no charge to enter, they have live entertainment, the beach is nice, they have a dive shop, the facilities are good, and so is their food and drinks. http://www.mrsanchos.com/mr_sanchos/front.htm Becca <—–loves Cozumel… GGC2002— Carnival Sensation http://www.ggc2002.com/ MGC2001— Spirit http://members.nbci.com/Liv2cruise/spirit.htm MGC2002— Pride http://members.nbci.com/Liv2cruise/pride.htm
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Go to Chankanab park. I’ts a short cab ride from the pier and is really beautiful. The beach is lovely, with the best beach snorkeling on the island. It also has a botanical garden with an incredible orchid collection growing wild. Doogie
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Going to visiting Cozmel next week on the Jubilee. What are some suggestions for some good beaches that have facilities(food, drink, restroom)? Is Play Sol worth going to?
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Go to Chankanab park. I’ts a short cab ride from the pier and is really beautiful. The beach is lovely, with the best beach snorkeling on the island. It also has a botanical garden with an incredible orchid collection growing wild.
The park is a great place for snorkeling, but if you want a beach with sand and walking into the ocean, this would not be the best choice.
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Another option is Mr. Sancho’s (this is the prior location of Playa Sol).
Becca… I was at Playa Sol in March of 2000… when did they move??? Pam : ) Official Virtual Cruise Director http://allcruiseauction.atinfopop.com/ http://www.allcruiseauction.com/html/categories.htm
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Play Sol is well worth it. Nice beach, a shallow pool with a bar on the beach, a nice restaurant, and spotlessly clean and modern restrooms. They have different entrance fees – a basic entry, one that includes drinks, one that includes all the above plus lunch, etc. I found the basic charge to be fine. Beer and soda was only 1 or 2 bucks a bottle. Dave
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Hi Turkoej, I understand that a great beach in Cozumel is Chankanaab park, just take a taxi there. Have fun! Donna Tuesday Chat Host www.cruisemates.com
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Going to visiting Cozmel next week on the Jubilee. What are some suggestions for some good beaches that have facilities(food, drink, restroom)? Is Play Sol worth going to?
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good beaches that have facilities(food, drink, restroom)? Is Play Sol worth going to?
Playa Sol has a nice beach and they have good facilities. Admission has increased, I believe it’s now $6.00 to enter, then the prices go up, if you want alcohol included, food, etc. Many ships use this facility for their "beach break", so be prepared for a possible crowd of people. Another option is Mr. Sancho’s (this is the prior location of Playa Sol). There is no charge to enter, they have live entertainment, the beach is nice, they have a dive shop, the facilities are good, and so is their food and drinks. http://www.mrsanchos.com/mr_sanchos/front.htm Becca <—–loves Cozumel… GGC2002— Carnival Sensation http://www.ggc2002.com/ MGC2001— Spirit http://members.nbci.com/Liv2cruise/spirit.htm MGC2002— Pride http://members.nbci.com/Liv2cruise/pride.htm
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Go to Chankanab park. I’ts a short cab ride from the pier and is really beautiful. The beach is lovely, with the best beach snorkeling on the island. It also has a botanical garden with an incredible orchid collection growing wild. Doogie
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Going to visiting Cozmel next week on the Jubilee. What are some suggestions for some good beaches that have facilities(food, drink, restroom)? Is Play Sol worth going to?
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Go to Chankanab park. I’ts a short cab ride from the pier and is really beautiful. The beach is lovely, with the best beach snorkeling on the island. It also has a botanical garden with an incredible orchid collection growing wild.
The park is a great place for snorkeling, but if you want a beach with sand and walking into the ocean, this would not be the best choice.
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Another option is Mr. Sancho’s (this is the prior location of Playa Sol).
Becca… I was at Playa Sol in March of 2000… when did they move??? Pam : ) Official Virtual Cruise Director http://allcruiseauction.atinfopop.com/ http://www.allcruiseauction.com/html/categories.htm
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Play Sol is well worth it. Nice beach, a shallow pool with a bar on the beach, a nice restaurant, and spotlessly clean and modern restrooms. They have different entrance fees – a basic entry, one that includes drinks, one that includes all the above plus lunch, etc. I found the basic charge to be fine. Beer and soda was only 1 or 2 bucks a bottle. Dave
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Hi Turkoej, I understand that a great beach in Cozumel is Chankanaab park, just take a taxi there. Have fun! Donna Tuesday Chat Host www.cruisemates.com
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Hi, in summer I will start for a two weeks trip to Cuba, more exactly to Varadero. As I do not only like lying on the beach I intend to do some one-day trips. I planned to go to La Habana (of course) and to Vi
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Anyone have a list of nurseries that would be near Tampa? I am planning on traveling there in June, and would like to visit some. I will also be going south to Ft. Myers, so anything in between would be great too. thanks.
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Anyone have a list of nurseries that would be near Tampa? I am planning on traveling there in June, and would like to visit some. I will also be going south to Ft. Myers, so anything in between would be great too. thanks.
In St. Pete: Art Stone Orchids – Michael & Paula are friendly and helpful (727/345-6733); Allison’s Orchids; Florida Native Orchids – lots of really neat & unusual things, open daily noon til 5pm (727/527-2821) In Tampa: Louis Del Favero Orchids – large orchid range, species & hybrids (813/961-8277) In Sarasota/Bradenton: Tropiflora – tillandsias & orchids (check website for their Phone no.) Marie Selby Botanical Gardens – Garden Shop (a bit pricey) Camp Lot-A-Noise (check website for phone no.) These should be enough to get you into trouble! < grin Regards, Paul University of South Florida "Time wounds all heels." -Frank Case Bayboro Campus ("Tales of a Wayward Inn") St. Petersburg <Eventually I plan to procrastinate. Florida Agricultural Zone 10
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If you go the the AOS website: www.orchidweb.org , click on marketplace and select Florida. You will get all retailers in Florida,
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Take a taxi into town. It’s going to be hot and muggy, so plan a lot of rest time. Sneak into an air conditioned mall frequently. Try the Botanical Garden and Orchid Park. There is also a self-guided walking tour of part of the city starting from the Raffles Hotel.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, we have just one day in late July to ‘discover’ Singapore ;o) Our flight gets in at 7.05am and leaves at 10.30pm. Any suggestions for what to see in this very limited time? We are a family of 4, with a boy of 14 and a girl of 9. Thanks, Robin.
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Hi There, By all means take the kids to the zoo for Breakfast or Afternoon Tea with an Orang-utan. A delightful couple of hours and a wonderful zoo with many exotic animals. City Tour of course to explore the sights and sounds of Singapore as well as the different cultures who make their home in this island nation. Or Jurong Bird Park a huge walk-in aviary. Your options are many! Regards, Carole Bradford www.cbtvl.com
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, we have just one day in late July to ‘discover’ Singapore ;o) Our flight gets in at 7.05am and leaves at 10.30pm. Any suggestions for what to see in this very limited time? We are a family of 4, with a boy of 14 and a girl of 9. Thanks, Robin.
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Singapore is basically just a big city/financial center which is very clean and garden-like. I was there for a day and basically walked around the city. We realized too late that we could save a lot of money by buying 1-day trip tickets for using the buses and metrorail to get around. I’ve seen lists here of the top 20 things to see – I’m sure you’ll get it as well. I suggest taking a taxi into town, buy one of the trip tickets and explore. You can take the metro out of town to see the "country" and go to the zoo. There many good food courts to eat at at almost all of the metro stops. My impression of Singapore is that shopping and cell phones are the main attraction for the locals. Have fun.
there is a free tour run by the airport if you have a layover of at least 5 hours — don’t know if that is worth doing for you but it is something to inquire about. the only really good thing for tourists that I noted in a couple of weeks there was the food — which is magnificent — but it is a city — and doesn’t IMHO have a lot to offer a casual tourists — especially kids that age. [although they would probably like the night safari zoo — which probably isn’t at its peak during the available hours for this group. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, we have just one day in late July to ‘discover’ Singapore ;o) Our flight gets in at 7.05am and leaves at 10.30pm. Any suggestions for what to see in this very limited time? We are a family of 4, with a boy of 14 and a girl of 9. Thanks, Robin.
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Singapore is basically just a big city/financial center which is very clean and garden-like. I was there for a day and basically walked around the city. We realized too late that we could save a lot of money by buying 1-day trip tickets for using the buses and metrorail to get around. I’ve seen lists here of the top 20 things to see – I’m sure you’ll get it as well. I suggest taking a taxi into town, buy one of the trip tickets and explore. You can take the metro out of town to see the "country" and go to the zoo. There many good food courts to eat at at almost all of the metro stops. My impression of Singapore is that shopping and cell phones are the main attraction for the locals. Have fun.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, we have just one day in late July to ‘discover’ Singapore ;o) Our flight gets in at 7.05am and leaves at 10.30pm. Any suggestions for what to see in this very limited time? We are a family of 4, with a boy of 14 and a girl of 9. Thanks, Robin.
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Hi, we have just one day in late July to ‘discover’ Singapore ;o) Our flight gets in at 7.05am and leaves at 10.30pm. Any suggestions for what to see in this very limited time? We are a family of 4, with a boy of 14 and a girl of 9. Thanks, Robin.
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Hell Gene: There is a fairly large show next week in Burlington Ontario which is about 40 – 45 minutes east of Toronto. It is at the Royal B. Gardens in the RGB Centre on Sat. March 31st and Sun April 1st. Hope you can make it. Beth
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi , I notice that they have a lot of shows lately in California.I live way across the USA near Toronto.Just wondering if anything is coming up….Orchid wise ! Thanks Gene
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Not too near TORONTO, but maybe 4 hour drive May 5-6 Orchid Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania Show. Contact: Jean Metcalf, 2553 Main St., Lake City, PA 16423. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hell Gene: There is a fairly large show next week in Burlington Ontario which is about 40 – 45 minutes east of Toronto. It is at the Royal B. Gardens in the RGB Centre on Sat. March 31st and Sun April 1st. Hope you can make it. Beth Hi , I notice that they have a lot of shows lately in California.I live way across the USA near Toronto.Just wondering if anything is coming up….Orchid wise ! Thanks Gene
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RGB 20th Annual Orchid Show at Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton March 31, 12 to 5 April 1, 9 to 5 george
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Hi , I notice that they have a lot of shows lately in California.I live way across the USA near Toronto.Just wondering if anything is coming up….Orchid wise ! Thanks Gene
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Gene – AOS posts a calendar at http://orchidweb.org/events.html Not knowing your definition of "commute range," I picked a variety. I know people who will not drive 50 miles to a show and others for which 500 is just a nice days outing. Hope something works out. So there is a variety of upper midwest and Canada attached. Left NY and Pen. off although it might be as close. I also do not know to roads up your way. Sue E March 10-11 London Orchid Society Show. Contact: Bob Betts, 4 Lindbrook March 10-11 Greater Cleveland and the West Shore Orchid Societies Show, Southpark Mall, 500 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH. Contact: Karen V. Krenzel, 815 Frost Road #1801, Streetsboro, OH 44241; (330) 653-5142. March 17-18 Hoosier Orchid Society Show. Contact: Terri Camhi, 1829 Minturn Lane, Indianapolis, IN 46260. March 17-18 Ann Arbor Orchid Society Show. Contact: Alex Challis, 4704 Thornoaks, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. March 23-25 Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania Show, Pittsburgh Garden Place, 1059 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA. Contact: Michael Monios, 20 Joyce Ave., West Newton, PA 15089, (724) 872-4705. March 30-April 1 Illinois Orchid Society Spring Show, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1100 Lake Cook Rd., Glencoe, IL. Contact: Nancy Jean Schoo, 1451 Newcastle Lane, Bartlett, IL 60103-8936, (630) 837-3153. March 31-April 1 Greater Cincinnati Orchid Society Spring Show, Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH. Contact: Patricia June, 5794 Butler-Warren Rd., Mason, OH 45040; (513) 398-1332 March 31-April 1 The Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens Show, The Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road W, Burlington, Ontario. Contact: Alma Hasler, 2509 Benedet Dr., Mississauga, Ont. L5J 4H5, (905) 823-5285. April 7-8 Michigan Orchid Society Show, Laruel Park Place Mall, 37700 W. Six Mile Rd., Livonia, MI. Contact: Kevin Griffin, 27500 Franklin Rd. 216, Southfield, MI 48034; (248)350-8447 April 7-8 *Regina Orchid Society Show, Core Ritchie Community Centre, 445 14th Ave., Regina, Saskatchewan. Contact: Janette Richardson, 38 Straub Cres., Regina, Sask. S4T 6S6; (306) 543-0560 dale.; – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi , I notice that they have a lot of shows lately in California. I live way across the USA near Toronto.Just wondering if anything is coming up….Orchid wise ! Thanks Gene
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Ken, Ray and Vitaly, Yes. I applaud your efforts to keep those unruly orchids under control. I firmly believe we must show these orchids who is boss and not the other way around as I see so much in Florida and Missouri. Indoors… I prefer a machete for orchid trimming as opposed to an electric (or gas powered device)… I like to maintain a more natural one-to-one relationship with the indoor orchids. Gas/Electric trimmers seems so…. ah…. ah… primitive, brutish, way-too-techno a method to use. Mick PS John Allison (a heavy weight top vanda grower in Ft Lauderdale) once took pity on a disadvantaged youth who had a cocky streak in his personality. John hired the boy in his greenhouse as picker-upper/gofer boy out of pity. He didn’t really need a another helper, but wanted to do his part to help out in society. All of John’s beautiful vandas are hung uniformly high in his huge greenhouse with roots flowing down everywhere. John left the greenhouse on an errand and told the boy to rake up dead stuff on the greenhouse floors as his first "big" task in the greenhouse. The boy started right away on the task but quickly became entangled in the aerial roots and upset with the debris falling down the back of his shirt. So to make his job easier (and to impress John with his natural insight) the boy grabbed some hedge trimmers (electric) and went in and cut all the dangling roots off at exactly 42" above the ground. His precision was commendable… his effort was not. John was beyond words upon his return from his errand. Future customers to John’s greenhouse after that episode secretly had a good laugh behind John’s back for quite a long time. It still brings a smile to my face when I think about it. It was funny. The whole place reminded me of comedian Drew Carey turned upside down. The boy only worked for 1 day for John if I remember right…. but, it was one workday from Hell. Mick
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Mick, What would you suggest for indoor use? I thought one of those hand-held power trimmers will do a nice job. Too bad spikes are a bit long, but that shouldn’t be a problem after the first application. Vitaly I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up? — please remove the underscore to email me
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Mick, They really work wonders and the orchids get fertilized at the same time!!! If you like the natural approach (especially when handling those in the house) you really ought to try it! Some growers prefer Geese… But I find them way to messy! Marla – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up?
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Marla, Splat, splat, splat. Honk, honk. Whoa… that sounds like some super serious fertilizer from Ideeho way. Right now we count on our king size Florida mosquitoes for the "natural" stuff down here, but maybe them geeses is the wave of the future for fertilizing these rascal orchids. We’ll have to investigate it more. Mick
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I’d be happy to ship you three or four hundred, do you want them to your greenhouse address or c/o your inlaws? Is it ok if we mix some babies in the crate, they’re getting big already and have feathers more than fuzz….? With every order over 500 we’ll include a free umbrella for personal self-defense. Val
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Marla, Splat, splat, splat. Honk, honk. Whoa… that sounds like some super serious fertilizer from Ideeho way. Right now we count on our king size Florida mosquitoes for the "natural" stuff down here, but maybe them geeses is the wave of the future for fertilizing these rascal orchids. We’ll have to investigate it more. Mick
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Are they orchid trained? Marla – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’d be happy to ship you three or four hundred, do you want them to your greenhouse address or c/o your inlaws? Is it ok if we mix some babies in the crate, they’re getting big already and have feathers more than fuzz….? With every order over 500 we’ll include a free umbrella for personal self-defense. Val
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Whew, those Aussie lasses are some tough babes alright… they definitely got us Floridians beat with that kind of hardware. I thought we were tough guys with a 1/4 hp electric hedge/orchid trimmers. I guess I was wrong. More power to the Aussies! Mick
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here in Australia, where the orchids grow as big as houses, we find a chainsaw works the best Pam Mick, They really work wonders and the orchids get fertilized at the same time!!! If you like the natural approach (especially when handling those in the house) you really ought to try it! Some growers prefer Geese… But I find them way to messy! Marla I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up?
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Here in Australia, where the orchids grow as big as houses, we find a chainsaw works the best Pam – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Mick, They really work wonders and the orchids get fertilized at the same time!!! If you like the natural approach (especially when handling those in the house) you really ought to try it! Some growers prefer Geese… But I find them way to messy! Marla I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up?
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For a minute, I thought you might be referring to a picture recently posted here. __ Ken Woodward ___ ____Newton, MA___
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Whew, those Aussie lasses are some tough babes alright… they definitely got us Floridians beat with that kind of hardware. I thought we were tough guys with a 1/4 hp electric hedge/orchid trimmers. I guess I was wrong. More power to the Aussies! Mick Here in Australia, where the orchids grow as big as houses, we find a chainsaw works the best Pam Mick, They really work wonders and the orchids get fertilized at the same time!!! If you like the natural approach (especially when handling those in the house) you really ought to try it! Some growers prefer Geese… But I find them way to messy! Marla I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up?
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Yes. I applaud your efforts to keep those unruly orchids under control. I firmly believe we must show these orchids who is boss and not the other way around as I see so much in Florida and Missouri. Mick, dear: Are you implying in a general sort of way that Missouri orchid growers are push-overs?! Softies?! As to the question of mowing techniques, I just let my cats run free amongst the orchids. This seems to keep the ‘out of control’ growing situation pretty much in hand. There are times, however, that I think the ‘cure’ is worse than the disease, if you know what I mean 
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But I love mowing my lawn….it’s a great form of exersize & a good way to get some sun & air. I have over an acre that I enjoy green…..merrily,merrily,merrily,merrily…life is but a dream ! Dave — Links to my Visionary Art http://members.delphi.com/3ddave Now available on T-shirts at http://www.zero23.com/zerogal.htm
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My orchid "patch" is in the center of the front lawn… when I cut the grass I just run the mower over the orchid bed also to trim ‘em up nice & pretty. I used to just "tilt" the helicopter on edge to trim the orchids back (like a giant weed whacker out of the sky)… but mowing ‘em with a regular riding grass mower is much easier… and cheaper. Mick
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – But I love mowing my lawn….it’s a great form of exersize & a good way to get some sun & air. I have over an acre that I enjoy green…..merrily,merrily,merrily,merrily…life is but a dream ! Dave — Links to my Visionary Art http://members.delphi.com/3ddave Now available on T-shirts at http://www.zero23.com/zerogal.htm
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Mick…… mowing orchids?!! Somehow, that just sounds sickening and wrong! Do they like it? What kind of orchids are we talking about here? Marla – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My orchid "patch" is in the center of the front lawn… when I cut the grass I just run the mower over the orchid bed also to trim ‘em up nice & pretty. I used to just "tilt" the helicopter on edge to trim the orchids back (like a giant weed whacker out of the sky)… but mowing ‘em with a regular riding grass mower is much easier… and cheaper.
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Marla, I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up? Well, gotta’ run… time to sharpen up the blade on my orchid tractor cuttin’ mo’chine. Mick – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Mick…… mowing orchids?!! Somehow, that just sounds sickening and wrong! Do they like it? What kind of orchids are we talking about here? Marla
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Right you are, Ken! Although, I really need help on how to cut back on those nasty vandaceous plants that grow so high up. I tried holding the weed whacker up there, but my arms got really tired. — Ray Barkalow < First Rays Orchids Secure Online Ordering http://www.firstrays.com
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would never mow except maybe to keep the phals flat to the ground. Also, I’ve found that hedge clippers can work wonders on those dens that get out of hand. Orchid topiaries are a really exciting project, and be sure to get rid of all those nasty air roots. Above all, be sure to keep the tiller handy in case you need to get rid of those pesky native american terrestrials. __ Ken Woodward ___ ____Newton, MA___ Marla, I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up? Well, gotta’ run… time to sharpen up the blade on my orchid tractor cuttin’ mo’chine. Mick Mick…… mowing orchids?!! Somehow, that just sounds sickening and wrong! Do they like it? What kind of orchids are we talking about here? Marla
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Mick, What would you suggest for indoor use? I thought one of those hand-held power trimmers will do a nice job. Too bad spikes are a bit long, but that shouldn’t be a problem after the first application. Vitaly I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up?
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I would never mow except maybe to keep the phals flat to the ground. Also, I’ve found that hedge clippers can work wonders on those dens that get out of hand. Orchid topiaries are a really exciting project, and be sure to get rid of all those nasty air roots. Above all, be sure to keep the tiller handy in case you need to get rid of those pesky native american terrestrials. __ Ken Woodward ___ ____Newton, MA___
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Marla, I mow all the orchids together…. no botanical specimens/stuff gets any special treatment in my garden. But, I detect something wrong here by the tone of your note. How do you guys in Ideeho trim your orchids up? Well, gotta’ run… time to sharpen up the blade on my orchid tractor cuttin’ mo’chine. Mick Mick…… mowing orchids?!! Somehow, that just sounds sickening and wrong! Do they like it? What kind of orchids are we talking about here? Marla
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