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Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-22-2013, 07:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,430
Posted By Adrian
hi Ray, great articles there mate. Some myths...

hi Ray, great articles there mate. Some myths dispelled for me there.

Hi Brooke, cheers for that. I'll probably get my self a large pump sprayer to replace the watering can. Quite a few of...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-22-2013, 01:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,430
Posted By Adrian
Fertiliser questions from Newbie.

Hi:waving:hello:biggrin::)

Newbie from Perth, Western Australia

I have three questions, all relating to fertilizing.

1 – is it better to use a watering can or a spray dispenser. I was...
Forum: Propagation 03-19-2013, 10:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,308
Posted By Adrian
Just forgot - I don't have an oven at the moment....

Just forgot - I don't have an oven at the moment. will do the boiling trick when my next lot of flasks come in :)
Forum: Propagation 03-19-2013, 09:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 14,308
Posted By Adrian
I microwaved my bark/perlite mix for about 10 min...

I microwaved my bark/perlite mix for about 10 min on my last deflasking. not sure if I did it for long enough though. Might try the oven.
good luck!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-16-2013, 11:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,200
Posted By Adrian
thanks very much. sounds like a great idea! ...

thanks very much. sounds like a great idea!

cheers

Adrian
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-15-2013, 08:37 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,200
Posted By Adrian
accomodating species with different light requirements in the same shadehouse

Hi,

I wonder if anyone would be so kind as to give me some advice on the subject of housing orchids with both high and low requirements in the same growing space.

I am growing mostly light...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 02-02-2013, 07:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,999
Posted By Adrian
Hello Rowan:hello thanks very much for all...

Hello Rowan:hello

thanks very much for all that great advice. I have four I am trying to save and have them in a sealed clear plastic zip-lock back. so far they are looking ok but i think that...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-31-2013, 10:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,999
Posted By Adrian
Hi Greengarden, Thanks again for your help...

Hi Greengarden,

Thanks again for your help and advice. I potted the remaining seedlings that looked reasonable into spag moss and the pot has a plastic sandwich bag with a hole for on top and sat...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-31-2013, 03:47 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,999
Posted By Adrian
Hi guys, Thanks very much for your advice. ...

Hi guys,
Thanks very much for your advice.
GreenGarden – I had the flask inside my house for about 5 days before I deflasked.
Should I change my media to perlite/coir or spaghnum moss? Is the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-31-2013, 12:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,999
Posted By Adrian
deflasking issue - did i do it wrong?

Hi there:hello
I wonder if you could help me out, if you can, with a deflasking problem/tragedy.
I received a flask of Dendrobium Farmeri just little over a week or so. I deflasked them into...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-27-2013, 08:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,811
Posted By Adrian
Hi AL, thanks for the tip. I ended up making a...

Hi AL, thanks for the tip. I ended up making a wire pot hanger and secured it to the frame,
sems to work

cheers

Adrian Di Lello
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-27-2013, 04:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,811
Posted By Adrian
:hello that seems to be the consensus. ...

:hello

that seems to be the consensus.

thankyou

Adrian Di Lello
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-27-2013, 01:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,811
Posted By Adrian
large, top heavy oncidium - solutions?

hi all, I came into possession of a large oncidium species (varicosum i think). its in tip top shape and flowered last year. the plant is very big with quite a lot of it growing outside the pot. the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-23-2013, 08:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,117
Posted By Adrian
I hear ya. they are quite intimidating at full...

I hear ya. they are quite intimidating at full size.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-22-2013, 01:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,715
Posted By Adrian
thanks very much for that. the idea of facing...

thanks very much for that. the idea of facing them up towards the roof is excellent. I'll have a look at bunnings tonight and see what they got.

Cheers

Adrian
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-21-2013, 11:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,715
Posted By Adrian
Thank you everyone for your advice. Greenhouse -...

Thank you everyone for your advice. Greenhouse - that is what I had in mind - do you have your system attached to the roof or under the bench? have you got misters or just normal sprinkler head...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-21-2013, 04:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,715
Posted By Adrian
another question - misting-under bench or overhead?

Hi there, again.

so, i have my gravel floor in the shade house so now i am thinking about some sort of misting irrigation system and to keep humidity high.

I have the option of installing a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-20-2013, 10:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,117
Posted By Adrian
Well, after shifting and shovelling a trailer...

Well, after shifting and shovelling a trailer load of pea gravel using a wheel barrow with a flat tire I have covered the shadehouse floor with a covering of around 20 cm. I wet it down in the arvo...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-19-2013, 09:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,117
Posted By Adrian
Here in WA we have venomous snakes, Great white...

Here in WA we have venomous snakes, Great white sharks, deadly spiders, venomous jellyfish (box jellyfish is a good example), blue ringed octopus, stonefish etc.
so my orchids are safe. however,...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-18-2013, 01:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,117
Posted By Adrian
Floor material in new shade house to keep up humidity

Hi all,:hello

I have just finished building a shade house here in Perth , West Australia. we are having a scorching summer and i am hosing the shadehouse down and misting the air with a hose wand...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-09-2012, 10:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,058
Posted By Adrian
thanks for the helpful replies. I bought a wire...

thanks for the helpful replies. I bought a wire storage basket the other day and put all my small cyms in there all together. i put that basket up of the ground on two bricks. I plan to then upturn...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-09-2012, 12:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,058
Posted By Adrian
Wind problem

Hey all. I have a wind problem!
(no, not what you may think !).

I have started a modest collection of cymbidiums. Most are in small 90mm plastic pots. They are outside but undercover in my...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-27-2012, 01:41 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,127
Posted By Adrian
Hi Sonya, thanks again for being so helpful!:) ...

Hi Sonya,
thanks again for being so helpful!:)

I live in a temperate climate with very hot, dry summers and mild winters with night time temps around 13 c and daytime temps of around 18-20...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-26-2012, 11:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,127
Posted By Adrian
Hi Sonya, thanks for that. I figure that in...

Hi Sonya,

thanks for that. I figure that in the wild they get rained on all the time so your advice makes total sense.
Now to start building my collection. !

thanks again

Adrian
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-26-2012, 11:01 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,127
Posted By Adrian
Keep Cymbdium out of rain?

Hi all,:waving
I am a first time orchid owner and have bought a Cymbidium hybrid from a very reputable nursery over here in Western Australia.
At the moment its Autumn in W.A which means warm to...
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