Lulu's Little Petals

04/16/2016

TO BELINDA AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO LOOK AFTER A DENDROBIUM ORCHID PROPERLY.

The easiest way is to let me have your email address so I can email you a help sheet. Just drop me an email asking for one [email protected]

Here'e the basics to get you started.

Dendrobiums are cool growing orchids originating from near Japan
10 degrees minimum (winter)
22 degrees maximum (summer

Never use tap water, orchids hate hard tap water. use either rain water, bottled water or the easiest way boiled water that has cooled to room temperature (when you make a cuppa just pour out a cup of water for your orchid)

Denrobiums are seasonal and will only flower once a year usually in spring.
They will need 2 different types of food
Use a specialist orchid food that has high levels of nitrogen to feed leaves and roots until October start this food when the flowers have died.
From October Use a specialist food orchid food high in phosphorus and potassium to encourage flowering in spring

The best quality food is very expensive so I do sell ready to use food at 75p for 500ml + postage (the postage might be a bit expensive though if you don't live near Portsmouth

Water your dendrobium 30 - 50 ml once a week and feed it once a month.

Your dendrobium will need to be misted, flushed and rested in the winter. Email me for help on all this.

Hope this helps a little bit

Lulu

05/10/2015

I have now got baby dendrobium orchids for sale I sell them for just £4 per stem. Usually 2 stems per pot, but you can have however many you want. They come with a care sheet on how to look after them properly and I sell professional orchid food for 75p for 500ml. That's enough food for for about a year. If you want to buy any of these orchids just post on here or email me [email protected].

01/11/2015

EASY STEP BY STEP ORCHID CARE FOR EVERYONE
If anyone has got, or is thinking of getting an Orchid but doesn't really know how to look after them. In February I am going to start my care programmes again to help. - keep watching out for posts or email me for advice or a help sheet: - [email protected]

BEGINNERS: will cover basic watering, feeding, positioning and temperatures. enough to keep your orchid alive and help it re-flower occasionally.

IMPROVERS: Introducing humidity, flushing and resting with more on Watering, feeding, positioning and temperatures to help keep your orchid in flower for longer and re-flower more quickly.

INTERMEDIATE: Introducing trimming, misting and Exact temperatures and humidity levels, more on precise watering, feeding, flushing. To keep your orchid in tip top condition and hopefully get it to produce 2 stems of flowers.

ADVANCED: Pollinating, misting, mounting on bark, converting a greenhouse, theory on propagation (this will need a laboratory to achieve), Problem solving. ( Not all of this is available just yet, but after the end of March when I have done my master class level 2 with the top orchid experts in the country then it will. I can help with pollination and basic theory of propagation now.

06/20/2014

To the lady who bought 2 orchids and some stones off me at the summer fair today. I am really sorry, people were rushing me to pack up and I only did you 1 cup of stones instead of 2. Please e mail me or contact me and I promise I will get the other cup of stones to you or give you the money back for them

04/03/2014

DON'T LET YOUR ORCHIDS GET SUNBURNT THIS SUMMER.

If your orchid is on a South facing window sill make sure you have a net curtain on that window. Also for west facing windows where the sun is hottest in the afternoon. If you don't have a net curtain up, then just move it off the windowsill during the day but make sure it still gets plenty of indirect sunlight.

03/24/2014

To everyone on my orchid course and anyone else who doesn't know what a coleus is. This is one of mine that I grew from seed. I do sell them but I have a waiting list because they are so popular and keep selling out. I will grow some more and they should be ready in 3 - 6 months. I sell them from 50p upwards depending on size (this one is just one plant and would cost £1.50) so if anyone wants any. email me or leave a post on here and I will put you on the waiting list and make sure you get it with the next batch.

03/24/2014

Here are the latest members of the family for my collection. this is not their permanent home and they will be moved to positions that is better for their needs.

03/24/2014

Wahoo I passed another orchid course. Orchid Master Class level 2. It was amazing and I think that Sara is the best expert in the whole world. She knows everything about orchids.

03/24/2014

03/24/2014

02/21/2014

SUMMER CARE PROGRAMME FOR YOUR PHALEONOPSIS (MOTH ORCHID)

BEGINNERS - water once a week with 30ml of boiled or bottled water
Feed once a month with 30ml of orchid food

Improvers - water and feed the same as beginners
Try to practise flushing every month or 2
put your orchid on a plate of stones for humidity and start checking it's temperature and try to figure out which windows face which way (north, south, east or west)

INTERMEDIATE - study your orchid once a week and try to work out
if it needs flushing or watering. if your not sure,
remember to look at the roots to work it out..
feed it every 3 waterings
have a go at misting when it gets warmer and don't
forget to trim it when it has just 2 flowers left. check its temperature and humidity levels

ADVANCE once a week try to work out what your orchid needs all by yourself

01/25/2014

EASY STEP BY STEP ORCHID CARE FOR EVERYONE
If anyone has got, or is thinking of getting an Orchid but doesn't really know how to look after them. In February I am going to run some care programmes to help. - keep watching out for posts or email me for advice or a help sheet: - [email protected]

BEGINNERS: will cover basic watering, feeding, positioning and temperatures. enough to keep your orchid alive and help it re-flower occasionally.

IMPROVERS: Introducing humidity, flushing and resting with more on Watering, feeding, positioning and temperatures to help keep your orchid in flower for longer and re-flower more quickly.

INTERMEDIATE: Introducing trimming, misting and Exact temperatures and humidity levels, more on precise watering, feeding, flushing. To keep your orchid in tip top condition and hopefully get it to produce 2 stems of flowers.

ADVANCED: Pollinating, misting, mounting on bark, converting a greenhouse, theory on propagation (this will need a laboratory to achieve), Problem solving. ( Not all of this is available just yet, but after the end of March when I have done my master class level 2 with the top orchid experts in the country then it will. I can help with pollination and basic theory of propagation now.