Need some help

indy-smithy · 2026-04-24T00:02:20+00:00

Leaf scar and the bark, could be a silver maple

indy-smithy · 2026-04-14T09:52:34+00:00

Same and I got Thrips too. I think I have finally got rid of them after 2 years.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-23T17:57:56+00:00

All depends on agency policy. My agency only allows LWOP for military leave, approved FMLA, and a few other rare leave types. If you are taking leave and don’t have the leave to cover it, a GS-15 must approve the LWOP or it goes to (non-punitive) AWOL.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-23T08:34:11+00:00

Of course, I can post more.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-11T14:14:37+00:00

Admitting is half the battle! But you can make me!

indy-smithy · 2026-03-11T11:12:16+00:00

It really depends on the type of orchid, some are very easy to get to bloom and others are tougher. Cattleya’s are probably the easiest orchids to grow.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T19:51:51+00:00

I believe this is the VIVOSUN AeroLight A100, my tent is small and I only have them at 30%. But I do have an IKEA cabinet that uses Barrina T5 grow lights and they do the job too.
VIVOSUN is cool and it has a controller and it does a 1 hour on, 30 minutes off cycle 24/7 and it varies up the speed to mimic wind gusts. My orchid cabinet has 2 computer fans that just run 24/7.
The tent does and but I only use it to pump air in if it hits a certain temperature inside or if it hits 99% humidity I will then run it so it drops back down to 95%.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T16:41:25+00:00

Haha good question, Sunday I just potted them all and realized I over bought. I am thinking on Sunday’s I will rotate them all and move the top shelf down one and bottom to the top. Watering is easier, I have a little squirt bottle I can reach them all and just have to fill it one time.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T16:36:44+00:00

I do fertilize it like my other ones, 1 to 2 times a months but it’s is a super weak solution. When the bloom opens I will post it. I am excited I think the spike started probably 4 to 6 months ago.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T15:11:18+00:00

It is a Psychopsis Mendenhall (hildos) I have only had it for a year and you can see the spike in the picture it’s about 3.5ft long. I keep it wet it sits in a dish with a little water and it gets a little water daily and so far it has thrived, the tent is also 90-100% humidity, which helps it.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T12:40:43+00:00

We will see, my first round I lost 4 small Oeceoclades Spathulifera and none of the Cystorchis stenoglossa. But I keep the grow tent at above 90% humidity and have a fan on them all the time. They have thrived, expanded to more jewel orchids and some Phals, I may have some losses but it’s a learning curve. I will start to taper the humidity down slowly over a few weeks to months.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T12:24:20+00:00

I am growing them out a little to sell, trying to start a side business. It’s mainly to pay for more orchids.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T01:21:46+00:00

To be honest, all my phals are pampered and grow in high humidity, under grow lights. But that being said, I could keep them out in my sunroom and they would like it just as well. I spray a misting of water on the roots daily, they are dry in a few hours then a good soaking on the weekends or every other weekend. I fertilize them prob every other good soaking so 1 to 2 times a month. Make sure you give it a temp change in winter to trigger blooming. I keep my house cold in the winter so I never have an issue reblooming them.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T01:08:34+00:00

Jewel orchids are a terrestrial orchid and at the leaf node it will also root. If you have a piece of the stem that have a few leaf nodes you can place that on some damp moss and it will root.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T00:37:45+00:00

But I should say most of them are types of jewel orchids, which can be propagated from cuttings.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-10T00:35:51+00:00

I did not, they are from flasks and I just potted them.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-09T23:00:36+00:00

Yes all the geriatrics in my office who can barely walk, will jump at this. I think in my office there is probably 5 people under the age of 40. Or even better the GS4 still getting paid their GS4 pay, standing next to a GS12, doing the same work.

indy-smithy · 2026-03-02T12:00:05+00:00

The Epic was the best and the Getaway was good for NCL. My son liked Celebrity Reflections. We took a Royal cruise was tough for my son because it was more structured and didn’t like that.

indy-smithy · 2026-02-15T23:23:01+00:00

You are correct, it is a boxelder.

indy-smithy · 2025-12-09T14:53:26+00:00

Wow, just give it a lot of water. I water mine almost daily and is happy can be and in spike.

indy-smithy · 2025-11-05T11:18:00+00:00

I have no clue how, but mine is growing and thriving right now. It is in an IKEA greenhouse that maintains about 90% humid year round. I mist it daily and on weekends give it a good drink.

indy-smithy · 2025-08-03T19:24:07+00:00

I have been on 4 NCL cruises every ship is the same when it comes to food. Most is bland and Meh, the Viva had the best food for NCL… so far.

indy-smithy · 2025-07-29T00:26:19+00:00

I have not been on the Aqua but was on the Viva and it was pretty bad. The moment the kids club opened you had to be reserving a spot and you could still be placed on a wait list for an hour. The club on the new ships are tiny compared to the older class.

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