More seedpods ready for germination

Harvested another 7 seedpods pollinated around october / november period. Off to the lab for germination today.  Among them couple of really interesting ones...

Harvest time

Harvested 6 seedpods this morning. The birds were beginning to chomp on them so the netting was timely. Germination cost has gone up and its now $15 / pod . These will be send for germination today. As AVA no longer provide this service for hobbist, Woon Leng is a good alternative.

Netting arrived :)

Slightly more than a week,  the package of netting has arrived. Looks and feels hardy though slightly thinner than what I had expected. Total cost around S$120  for 100M X 8M of 6 ply 3cm mesh green netting including third party shipping to Singapore.  Enough for my orchid racks with plenty to keep as spare. I shall start covering the plants when the weather is less scorching.

Bird netting

The birds are eating my flower buds .....  a recent problem. Over the years birds have been nesting among the orchids but they have never caused any problems but recently a family of birds seem to find the orchid buds and new tender spikes yummy. Luckily these are not from any new hybrids or first blooms. I did some research on garden and bird nettings and orderd some. The good quality ones avalable locally are quite pricy.They should be shipped over in a couple of weeks.  Settled for 6 ply nylon netting with 3cm mesh size, these should be good enough to keep small birds out. Significantly cheaper when ordered directly from china vendors online.    

Seedling bloom

Another hybrid in bloom.

Phalaenopsis genesis

This was bought together with a bunch of other Phal gigentea hybrids from a Thai vendor during on of the flower shows.  Phalaenopsis genesis = Phalaenopsis gigantea x Phalaenopsis mariae

Coelogyne rochussenii

Hidden among the roots of my tiger orchid and some ferns, a blooming Coelogyne rochussenii.