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overwintering Winter-Summer in OZ "Comparison" / Aussie Blabberers

Who will win?

  • A muppet

    Votes: 20 34.5%

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  • A muppet

    Votes: 23 39.7%
  • Total voters
    58
Wildfire Chilli Australia said:
Mine has just flowered
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Purdy!

I have tried several times in the past to grow 'em but they always die on me. :(

This one was my favourite (Dendrobium speciosum):

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But only because I risked my life climbing down a sheer cliff face to nab it - and also very nearly trod on a Stephen's Banded Snake in the process! :lol:
 
I got the orchid focus because its basically the same as the others except has npk by the bucket load. I already use trace minerals so it seems like more bang for my buck.
Will just dilute more!
 
I am waiting for 100 jiffys from ebay. I've had it with loose seed raising mixes they always cause problems.
I'm also waiting for a thermostat so I can control the temp precisely. I need to find something cheap to plug into it now. Heating mats seem too expensive to me for what they are made out of. Anyone know of a cheap heating machine. Doesn't have to be a mat.

I want to start most of my seeds for the coming season in August so then I can concentrate on growing the mature plants. I started way too late last season and it all fizzled out.
 
megamoo said:
I am waiting for 100 jiffys from ebay. I've had it with loose seed raising mixes they always cause problems.
I'm also waiting for a thermostat so I can control the temp precisely. I need to find something cheap to plug into it now. Heating mats seem too expensive to me for what they are made out of. Anyone know of a cheap heating machine. Doesn't have to be a mat.

I want to start most of my seeds for the coming season in August so then I can concentrate on growing the mature plants. I started way too late last season and it all fizzled out.
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Whats your budget??
 
Trippa said:
Whats your budget??
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I need something pretty cheap. From my scan of ebay I found a heating mat for $18.50
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280708884922&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
It would fit a shelf space I have that is about 30cm deep but it's small so I could only do a few at a time.
I'd probably pay that if I could get the same sort of thing but three times the size. I'm sure there is a cheaper method. I don't have the room for anything like a tub filled with water etc.
 
gasificada said:
Purdy!

I have tried several times in the past to grow 'em but they always die on me. :(

This one was my favourite (Dendrobium speciosum):

IMG_3564.jpg


But only because I risked my life climbing down a sheer cliff face to nab it - and also very nearly trod on a Stephen's Banded Snake in the process! :lol:
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I only have 2. My other one is my favourite. It is bright blue and I think it has some purple. I hope that flowers soon.
That is a beautiful one as well. Hey isn't it illegal to take orchids from the wild? Don't worry I wont tell, I'd probably do the same ;)
 
Raelacea said:
Wow, really pretty. I have a few native Tasmanians (to put in), what species are those Candice? I know next to nothing about orchids.
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Are they from seed?
Um I don't know, and I hardly know anything about them as well. I did buy a book that I'm reading though.
I have only just started growing them myself. There is a tag in it I think but I know one of them the tag is broken in half so I wouldn't be able to tell the full name. It's pretty stormy and rainy over here so when it calms down I'll go out and have a look.
 
My Aji Amarillo seedling is an odd looking thing, I'll take a picture and post it.
I also have a hairy pube seedling, a Manzano Amarillo. First pube :woohoo:
 
A budget pic of my outdoor plants basking in nice warm sunshine today

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Had another Super Chilli and NTR come up this morning ...loving this warm weather
 
Wildfire Chilli Australia said:
Hey isn't it illegal to take orchids from the wild? Don't worry I wont tell, I'd probably do the same ;)
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Shhhh.... :shh: ;)

The oddest thing about it too is that I thought it would produce white flowers! At the time I grabbed it, the orchids on the cliff weren't in flower, but I have only ever seen white orchids growing there. :crazy:

Here's a pic of the same cliff face very close to were I grabbed the orchid (not my pic but I definitely recognize the location):

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(White spikes of flowers are the orchids)

Weird, huh?
 
Wildfire Chilli Australia said:
Are they from seed?
Um I don't know, and I hardly know anything about them as well. I did buy a book that I'm reading though.
I have only just started growing them myself. There is a tag in it I think but I know one of them the tag is broken in half so I wouldn't be able to tell the full name. It's pretty stormy and rainy over here so when it calms down I'll go out and have a look.
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I believe so, my dad (also a native tasweigan) is sending them my way.
 
megamoo said:
I need something pretty cheap. From my scan of ebay I found a heating mat for $18.50
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280708884922&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
It would fit a shelf space I have that is about 30cm deep but it's small so I could only do a few at a time.
I'd probably pay that if I could get the same sort of thing but three times the size. I'm sure there is a cheaper method. I don't have the room for anything like a tub filled with water etc.
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What about the tank/heater/bubbbler method? (which is nicely demonstrated on THSC facebook somewhere).
That's what i used as I am super poor ATM also. Granted, I did have all the bits already... But it seems like a cost effective way to germ if you are putting in a lot of seeds as Aquarium heater + water is cheaper than lots of heat mats!
 
gasificada said:
Shhhh.... :shh: ;)

The oddest thing about it too is that I thought it would produce white flowers! At the time I grabbed it, the orchids on the cliff weren't in flower, but I have only ever seen white orchids growing there. :crazy:

Here's a pic of the same cliff face very close to were I grabbed the orchid (not my pic but I definitely recognize the location):

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(White spikes of flowers are the orchids)

Weird, huh?
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cool
gasificada said:
Megamoo sprouted his first pube! Hee hee hee.... :lol:
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i was wondering who would be the first to respond with that answer. i thought nova but he must be out. :lol:


Raelacea said:
I believe so, my dad (also a native tasweigan) is sending them my way.
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is it hard to grow from seed? what colour are the flowers?
 
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