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On the throne (pixelfed.social)
 

Josie, a neighbor's West Highland White Terrier, on the front steps. I took this picture.

Paphiopedilum "Presidential Wonder" in bloom in c/houseplants@mander.xyz
[–] sean@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unfortunately can't help you there as this one was in bloom when I got it :)

Has yours grown additional side growths? As far as I understand each fan of leaves only blooms once, then the side growths have to mature and those will each bloom once and so on.

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Paphiopedilum "Presidential Wonder" in bloom (pixelfed.social)
 

I saw the flower and couldn't resist buying it! It's a hybrid between Paphiopedilum "Fred's Wonder" and Paphiopedilum "Presidential Moon" which are themselves hybrids of hybrids.

I bought it from Emerald City Orchids in Tacoma, Washington.

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Advice for repotted orchid pushing itself out of the pot (lemm.ee)
 

I repotted a Phaelenopsis into fresh bark about a week ago. It's a small plant and evidently doesn't weigh very much, because as the roots are growing, they're pushing the stem of the plant up out of the pot. The tops of the roots are emerging above the bark, too. I realize now I could have pinned it in place while the roots restablished, but too late for that.

Should I repot it again, reburying the roots and pinning it down? Or should I just let it go and not worry about it? I'm inclined towards the latter; after all, new roots grow from up the stem and their tops are inherently exposed above the potting media. So that makes me think it's probably not a big deal for it to be up out of the pot a bit.

Reddit changed their minds, do a half step back - RIF can access Reddit but doesn't accept login in c/redditwasfun@lemmy.world
[–] sean@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Thanks for posting this! I opened RIF this morning to see what would and I was surprised to see that it seems to still work (I didn't try logging in). I hope it's what you described and not some kind of mistake that's going to cost RIF millions of dollars!

So I asked my neighbors for old orchids to try to rebloom in c/greenspace@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow so cool! I wish I lived in a climate where growing outside on trees was possible. I live in Seattle, not exactly prime territory. Although I would like to learn about orchids native to the area.

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So I asked my neighbors for old orchids to try to rebloom (pixelfed.social)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/518987

I've been getting into orchids lately and reading a lot about them. I have a few, but thought it would be fun to get some more to learn about how to care for them best.

I posted on my local buy nothing group (a neighborhood facebook group where people give away stuff they don't want anymore). I asked if anyone would give me an old orchid that wasn't flowering and said I'd return it if I could get it to bloom again. Well, I had to cut the post off after 18 hours because so many people responded!

The picture shows the first 7 plants I received, but not the 4 I already owned or the 3 more I picked up the next day! I assigned each one a number so I can keep track of whose is whose.

Most were in pretty good shape, just dusty and a few dehydrated. I looked them all over and gave them a wipe down and a watering if they needed it and assessed their needs. One needed to be repotted right away, I think it had been kept too wet and it had a lot of rotten roots. I'll repot a few of the others in the next few days. Otherwise they're off and growing around my house! I'm excited to see how it turns out.

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So I asked my neighbors for old orchids to try to rebloom (pixelfed.social)
 

I've been getting into orchids lately and reading a lot about them. I have a few, but thought it would be fun to get some more to learn about how to care for them best.

I posted on my local buy nothing group (a neighborhood facebook group where people give away stuff they don't want anymore). I asked if anyone would give me an old orchid that wasn't flowering and said I'd return it if I could get it to bloom again. Well, I had to cut the post off after 18 hours because so many people responded!

The picture shows the first 7 plants I received, but not the 4 I already owned or the 3 more I picked up the next day! I assigned each one a number so I can keep track of whose is whose.

Most were in pretty good shape, just dusty and a few dehydrated. I looked them all over and gave them a wipe down and a watering if they needed it and assessed their needs. One needed to be repotted right away, I think it had been kept too wet and it had a lot of rotten roots. I'll repot a few of the others in the next few days. Otherwise they're off and growing around my house! I'm excited to see how it turns out.

Mother of Thousands: urban adoption program in c/greenspace@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It's pretty good! I have only listened to a few episodes so far. I have tended to skip through the first 30-40% of the episodes, which has been a lot of discussion of the guest's academic training and career, which isn't very interesting to me personally. After they finish talking about that, I usually enjoy the rest of each episode!

Mother of Thousands: urban adoption program in c/greenspace@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Wow! Good luck getting to 100! What city are you in?

I heard about the orchid project on this podcast episode, a pretty interesting interview: https://www.indefenseofplants.com/podcast/2022/5/29/ep-371-the-million-orchid-project

For Americans celebrating, what do you plan to make for 4th of July? in c/food@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

This is pretty out of the box. It's just something we've wanted to do for awhile and we're using the 4th of July as an opportunity:

DIY nacho bar: everyone gets a cookie sheet, there's a table with various chips, cheeses, and toppings, and you take turns under the broiler

DIY sundae bar: same thing, but ice cream (and no broiler!)

Mother of Thousands: urban adoption program in c/greenspace@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (4 children)

What a cute idea! How many have you given away so far?

Reminds me a bit of the Million Orchid Project, where plants are given to community members and schools to plant out in their community https://fairchildgarden.org/science-and-education/science/million-orchid-project/

How do you meal plan? in c/food@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I love how paprika will extract the ingredients and cooking instructions from a recipe site so I don't have to hunt through a page that's a mile long!

Haworthia cymbiformis - "Cathedral window haworthia" (adolescent size) in c/greenspace@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

It looks terrific! I've never seen one of those growing so rambunctiously. Why do you think your succulents usually get leggy?

One year timelapse... Brought my plant back to life 🌱 in c/greenspace@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

So satisfying to bring a plant back from the dead! Congratulations! The color is really pretty in the newest picture. Does it normally change color throughout the year or is the color change a reaction to the stress?

European doctors toast to Irish alcohol labelling law in c/food@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Interesting! I wonder if other countries will follow suit and if alcohol packaging will eventually go the way of tobacco labels. I also wonder if it will have less of an effect than tobacco labelling -- so often you get a drink at a restaurant or bar where the consumer wouldn't see the labels, compared to a cigarette that's almost always purchased as a back by the smoker.

The first cultivated meat is approved for sale in the US in c/food@beehaw.org
[–] sean@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Great point!

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New flower spike on Phaelenopsis orchid (pixelfed.social)
 

So excited to see a new spike emerging!

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How do I get myself to make big purchases when I don't find shopping fun? (lemm.ee)
 

Maybe this is a good problem to have, but shopping is more of a chore for me than something fun to do. I'm also a pretty frugal person. For those reasons, it's pretty hard for me to make big purchases, like furniture or even nicer clothing.

I go to the store, I look at the options and none of them seem exactly perfect, I think about how I could just keep the money for something else, I go home without buying anything. Then it takes a long time before I get up the energy to try again. But once I actually buy the thing, I'm happy and wish I had gotten it sooner.

As an example, I moved about nine months ago and need a couple of arm chairs for my new place. I've gone to a few stores, but every time the same pattern repeats itself, and I don't buy anything. It's been months! I'm sure I'll be happy once I have the chairs though.

I don't have trouble spending money at restaurants or on experiences -- those things are fun to me, so I don't mind spending the money. So, how do I get myself to make big purchases when I don't find shopping fun?

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