Thursday, April 25, 2019

seedlings are happy

About a month since deflasking, seedlings are happy... almost maintainence free. They have just been surviving on the water that run off from daily waterings of the orchids above when I go galavanting. The plastic covers are drilled with holes and the side of the containers are cut to allow for free air flow. holes drilled at the bottom of the container to allow for water to drain so the growing media is moist but not swimming in water. I prefer growing this way as compared to growing in open air compots as the original roots and weaker leaves do not dry up brfore new roots grow.  Next will be to start fetriliser and fungicide regime plus add some snail pallets, I can see some nibblings already. 





Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Figs

The small fruit nets work great ....  I can finally get to the fruits before the birds. 2 different variety of figs. They dont taste as sweet as they should be but the fruit size is getting larger. Plants are still small so may get better .


Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Quick snapshots

Have been busy ,  orchids a bit neglected , took some quick shots this morning.... 3 new growth from the Bulbophyllum spiesii and the bulbs are getting larger as the plant mature. This one is comparable to a mid size apple.  The dendrobium totem pole is also doing great. Orchids are getting established and have started to bloom.