My new laminar flow workstation

[Ben Belton]

Excellent!

I have done lab work over boiling water and in plastic clean areas, but finally getting a hood made all the difference in the world. It removed so many degrees of frustration and headache.

Good luck! What kind of orchids do you work with?

[s1214215]

Hi Ben

I work with pretty much any species that takes my interest. I am very interested in using the Australian Sarcochilus, Phalaenopsis Lowii, other Phals and various Vandaceous to do some intergenerics in the future. Currently I am doing a lot of work with SE Asian Habenarias. I am not sure though when I will flask those as they need 4 months in the dark before they germinate and I hope to move back to Australia mid next year. So I dont know if they will be fast enough to be large enough to travel well. I am going to focus on fast growing species from the seed that I currently have.

Angraecum magdalenae x self
Brachycorythis helferii “white/violet lip”
Brachycorythis helferii “white”
Broughtonia negrilensis x out
Bulbophyllum cootesii x out
Bulbophyllum grandiflorum x self
Calanthe tricarinata x self
Ceratochilus biglandosus
Chilochista parishii
Coelogyne Shilleriana
Cynorkis fastigiata
Cynorkis uncinata x self
Cypripedium parviflorum v. pubescens
Cypripedium macranthos
Cypripedium reginae (spontaneous)
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum
Dendrobium unicum
Diplocaulobium regale x self
Epidendrum pfavii
Eulophia bouliawongo
Habenaria erichmichelii
Habenaria rhodocheila “Orange”
Habenaria Xanthocheila
Holcoglossum amesianum
Laelia lobata v. alba x self
Maxillaria huebschii x self
Oeceoclades roseovariegata x self
Oerstedella schweinfurthiana x self
Ophrys lutea
Ophrys sphegodes
Orchis mascula
Orchis militaris
Orchis simia
Pecteilis sagarikii “normal form”
Pecteilis susannae “Green”
Pecteilis susannae “White”
Phaius luteus
Phaius mishmensis
Pleione maculata
Pleione praecox
Pleurothallis gargantua x out
Pleurothallis marthae
Serapias cordigera
Stenorrhynchos speciosus x self
Trichopilia marginata x self
Trichopilia tortilis v. alba x self

Check this thread for Habenaria hybrids I am currently doing. Terrestrial Orchid Forum :: View topic - More Dehisences- Habenaria/Pecteilis - updated 07/10/2009

I also am playing with reflasking and doing some meristeming to. I have a Phaius callosus and flasked two small keiki shoots off it into some meristem media yesterday. I hope that works.

Brett

[Monstera deliciosa]

Hello Brett, congratullations. It looks incredibly professional!!!!

Regards,

Olivia

[s1214215]

Hi Olivia..

I will place emphasis on looks professional and say I have a lot to learn. I really want to learn cloning, but that is going to be a long process I am guessing.

Brett

[Undergrounder]

Wow man, i'm jealous... what a great setup!

[s1214215]

I bought it from a friend here in Bangkok who makes them. I have told him he needs to make a kit version for hobbyists. He has a smaller version of this that he sells for about AUD$400 (US$350) that I think would be great for most hobbyists. If he could make a version that can ship cheaply and easily, and for a similar price, I reckon he will have a lot of people interested.

I got this intermediate version as I will do more than a few flasks at a time.

Brett

[fernando saavedra]

HOLA, ESTA MUY BUENO, YO HICE UNA CABINA PARECIDA Y TENGO BUENOS RESULTADOS CON LA SIEMBRA, SIN CONTANINACION.

UN ABRASO
FERNANDO