水栽培 Hydroponics

2017.1.9

この季節に長いことしていなかったことを試した。ヒアシンスの水栽培だ。子供の頃以来である。根を伸ばす間は暗くしなくてはならないことは知っていた。それで、ダンボールの箱に「注意。中に水栽培」と書いて入れておいた。

This season I tried something that I haven't for a long time. A hydroponics of Hyacinth bulbs. It has been since I was a kid. I knew it has to be kept in the dark while they are growing roos long enough. So I put them in a cardboard box with a sign of "Caution! Hydroponics inside."

それからもう一月以上。根は伸びて芽が現れた。
It has been more than a month. They grew their roots and started to show their buds.

ここまでは良い。私はこいつらを暗闇から出して窓際に置くことにした。 葉と花がその内現れることを期待して。さあ、どうなるか・・・
So far, so good. I decided to take them from the dark and put near a window hoping their leaves and flowers soon. We'll see how they grow.

花といえば、デンドロビウムは花芽を伸ばし始めた。
Talking about flowers, dendrobium started to show the flower buds.

セロジネは今ひとつ不安、これが花芽だか葉芽だか。
I am not sure about Coelogyne whether these are flower buds or leaf buds.

バンダも花芽がついている。
Vandas have flower buds, too.

ケイリドプシスは子どもを出し始めた。昨シーズンまでは子どもが母木を置き換えてしまうまで水をやってはいけないことを知らずに何本かからしてしまった。昨シーズンは母木が完全に赤ちゃんに吸い取られるまで水やりを止めたので生き残った。今が我慢のし時だ。自然に仕事を任せよう。
Cheiridopsis started to grow the babies. Until last season I did not know I have to stop watering while babies replacing their mothers, and let some died. Last season it survived as I stopped watering until a mother plant was completely sucked by her babies. Now it is the time to be patient and let the nature do the job.

プレイオスピロスはまだ子どもを出さない。ちょっと心配。
A Pleiospilos has not started to grow the baby, yet. A little worry.

蘭が色々 Various orchids

蘭が色々咲きました。blogサボっていたので，既に殆ど切り花状態・・・　^^;

Various orchid flowered.  Actually, most of them were cut and in the vases while I was lazy and not writing blog recently.

鉢に植わっていた時の写真はこれ

These are the pictures while they are still in their pots.

セロジネ

Coelogyne

数年前肥料で失敗して株の半分くらいが枯れてしまったが，なんとか元に戻ったよ

I damaged this one by misplacing fertilizer a few years ago.  But, it recored as it was before.

デンドロキラム
Dendrochilum
昨年は乾燥気味に育てすぎたのか，株の大半が死亡?　今年は植え方考えないといけない。
Probably I kept it too dry last year, and most of it are dead.  I have to think about that.

パフィオペディルム
Paphiopedilum
これだけは，順調に育っている。今年も一鉢お嫁に出した。一本の花茎から二花咲くのは珍しいと思うのだが?
Only this species has been growing very well.  I gave one pot to one of our neighbors.  By the way, I think this one that two flowers in one stem is rare...

マキシラリア

Maxillaria

これは未だ咲き始めたばかり

This just started to bloom.

マキシラリアも丈夫で，ちょっと困るくらいよく増える。

Maxillaria is so hardy, grows so much that I feel a little troubled.