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Expert Profile: Jim Kawasaki

Expertise: Orchids, primarily cymbidiums (including Chinese cymbidiums) with limited knowledge about phalaenopsis, dendrobiums, cattleyas, paphiopedilums, phragmepediums plus some other miscellaneous orchids. Have been growing cymbidium orchids for 30+ years with only the past 15 years being a serious hobby grower.
Member of 3 orchid clubs and 2 international orchid societies (AOS, CSA). Greatest accomplishment is not having killed all my orchids, but given time I may still succeed. That they are still alive is living testimony to their hardiness and toughness.

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What do you like about this subject? Growing orchids is both rewarding and humbling, just when you think you know what you are doing something happens to make you feel dumb.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Learning about orchids is a never-ending goal of mine, the more I learn the more questions I have. My goal is to find answers to those questions, thereby increasing my knowledge and understanding of them.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Orchids are a very diverse group of plants, there are orchids for just about every growing environment. There are orchids from every continent except Antarctica. There are orchids growing from sea level to high elevation cloud forests, from rain forests to semi-arid deserts.

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Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		1340

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Thank you very much.
(Honey on 10/09/08)

Jim, Thanks for the information, as always you have provided me exactly what I was looking for. Thanks, Angelo
(Angelo on 10/06/08)

Thanks again!
(Denise on 10/06/08)

Thank you, your answers help me out alot.
(Denise on 10/03/08)

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Recent Answers from Jim Kawasaki

2008-10-08 Cattleya Orchid - leaves turning brown: Hello Angelo, I am afraid I was not able to access the photos you sent, I kept getting a message that the it was unable to locate. I tried many combinations of the address but none would work....

2008-10-06 Phalaenopsis: Hi Honey, Phalaenopsis flowers may last from 2 to 4 months on the orchid then they will slowly wilt and fall off. Since yours was alread in full bloom when you bought it, it just may be time for the...

2008-10-04 Fertilizer: Hi Angelo, Yes, you may feed your orchids year round with the 20-20-20. Just remember that they may not require watering quite as often in winter. Living in Orlando, there are probably a number...

2008-10-02 bartley schwartz ROOTS: Hi Deb, I believe what you have may be either a Beallara orchid named Bartley Schwartz. Beallara is a mixture of 4 different orchid species: Brassia, Cochlioda, Miltonia and Odontoglossum. These...

2008-09-30 Leaves all fell off: Hello Denise, Thanks for the photo with the leafs and blooms. From the areas of discoloration on the leafs, it looks like there may be a bacterial infection causing the problem. Unfortunately, once...