Newbie Philippine Blossoms

[mujacko2002]

Mabuhay!

Thank you all for the appreciation and inputs regarding this wonderful hobby of ours. Workload is coming soon so my time for the orchids will be greatly affected. Anyway, here's a little addition from the Orchid and Garden show which ended today :

miniature catts (Php50.00 or $1.50)



I was able to meet with a fellow orchid hobbyist by the name zildjian. We had fun and he had fun buying so many orchids for his collection and business.

I only bought two orchids since my focus is on gathering many scented plants as possible just like this one :
Nicaraguan Jasmine


bought two dwarf papayas


i cut down my huge banana plants to give way to more satisfying ones like the saba and latondan. don't worry some of the leaves and trunks will be converted into an organic fert.


Some of my ferns:


this one needs additional TLC since its been left too long in the sun.


some random pics from the garden:
this one will be tranferred to its new location




enjoy!

Godbless

[Zildjian]

great pictures Uly. I would like to post pictures as well but for some reason I can't upload my pics. One of the dendro specie I bought with several buds just opened and the flowers are fragrant. I don't know the name and I'm hoping to post it but I have technical problems uploading.

[Zildjian]

anyway, what type of fert you're using on your orchids? organic ba?

[mujacko2002]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

great pictures Uly. I would like to post pictures as well but for some reason I can't upload my pics. One of the dendro specie I bought with several buds just opened and the flowers are fragrant. I don't know the name and I'm hoping to post it but I have technical problems uploading.

Mabuhay!

thanks for the compliment. Regarding photo uploads, check the pixel if its to "big" it would take a long time to upload (and yes may even be rejected) but you can downsize it using certain softwares like microsoft photomanger.

i want to know what kind of dendro species that is. pls. post pics.

thanks

[mujacko2002]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

anyway, what type of fert you're using on your orchids? organic ba?

Mabuhay!

I use synthetic and organic ferts and pesticides. Most of the time, i just use cinnamon for fungal infections unless its really that bad.

[Zildjian]

Originally Posted by mujacko2002

Mabuhay!

I use synthetic and organic ferts and pesticides. Most of the time, i just use cinnamon for fungal infections unless its really that bad.

oh ok. i only use organic fert for now. for pesticides i'm trying the balance of ecosystem so I'm planting herbs & marigolds. for fungal infections i have cinnamon & hydrogen peroxide. I'm also experimenting on fermented plant juice that i created using oregano leaves.

[Zildjian]

i want to know what kind of dendro species that is. pls. post pics.

Dendro Junceum

[mujacko2002]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

i want to know what kind of dendro species that is. pls. post pics.

Dendro Junceum

Mabuhay!

@zildjian..thanks for the info.

Just had a little brush in my garden again. As i am typing my updates it just rained and still dark....anyway, just took some photos of my blooming orchids....

i'll take pictures again when all the blooms are open...



my latesipala, i admire it because of its growth, leaf color and root system rather than its minute flowers.


can't wait for this to open...


my garden arsenal. Just had to clean its shelf and to my surprise i only have one type of pesticide and its organic. Some of my ferts here are over 3-4 years old. I hope its not a bad thing


Just a little rant : the pictures are den marcrophyllum, its been with me for almost 4 years. I don't know what happened to it or what's happening. The other one (2nd pic) i tried to put in a new location where there is a lot of sunlight. Let's see if the trick works. Actually, back then it was 4 huge canes and then it just turned into something what you see now in the picture. These are its babies..



Just took some pics of my sleeping beauties..






this is where i put my vanda rattana. the spot receives sunlight in the morning.


Slight OT

For now, this is how my garden looks like....i am still thinking where to put my "pine tree"? If one is going to back track my thread, this spot had an overgrown number of bougainvilleas. What i did is that i cut it back big time (and i had several wounds because of the big thorns) and somehow will control its growth so that next time it wouldn't overimpower the spot again. And i'm planning to put my scented & flowery plants here because this spot receives a lot of sunlight. wish me luck. But i still have a challenge where to plant my "pine tree"? (i think, i just mentioned this earlier)


New look for my fern wall: Just removed some of the big leaves and transferred some ferns to a new place.


Enjoy.

Godbless

[Zildjian]

wow you've got big space and good trees to mount the orchids!
healthy phal bloom. i have several in spike but buds are aborting for some reason.
those orchids now look like to be enjoying their wild like condition.
Can't see the pics of macrophyllum.
Are you using a bloom booster?
The one in spike is that an aerides?

[mujacko2002]

Mabuhay!

Originally Posted by Zildjian

wow you've got big space and good trees to mount the orchids! thanks for the compliment
healthy phal bloom. i have several in spike but buds are aborting for some reason.it happens to me too and sometimes (black) ants are the culprit, when i see them i really squash them. they're very good in hiding, you wouldn't see them that easily unless you get closer to the buds or sometimes they can sense that someone is coming and they'll be running back from where they came from. Got to be vigilant with this little buggers.
those orchids now look like to be enjoying their wild like condition.i hope so my friend
Can't see the pics of macrophyllum.texted you about this right?
Are you using a bloom booster?sometimes
The one in spike is that an aerides?yuppers