Growing Sarcochilus – potting mixes
We have been growing Sarcochilus for a while and have tried a lot of stuff...pretty much most stuff. Here are some of the mixes we have tried and some comments - In our conditions its ideal for a mix to
Growing Native Dendrobiums in Melbourne | Native Dendrobiums
Growing Native Dendrobiums in Melbourne - well let me start with this, Melbourne is not Sydney or Queensland! May seem an obvious and somewhat irrelevant comment but the thing is most articles written about growing native dendrobiums are written in
Growing Sarcochilus Orchids in Melbourne #1
Well were to start...lets start with a couple of things, firstly most books written about Sarc growing are written by growers in NSW. Conditions up there are very different to Melbourne, it is hotter and drier here in summer and
Growing Zygopetalum Orchids in Melbourne
Zygopetalum’s although having the appearance of an exotic plant are actually very easy to grow and flower. In Melbourne we have found they like 70% shade or more throughout the year. In our main growing area we grow ours under
Welcome to our new site
Hi All, Welcome to our new site - sorry but in the changeover we have lost a bit of data so let me start from the beginning again, we have been growing orchids for a good 20 years now maybe
Sarcochilus First Light
Another article about orchids that interest us; Sarcochilus First Light - Aussie Dawn x hartmannii with Aussie Dawn being dilatatus x hartmannii All the First Lights we have seen have been a pale yellow with red stripes (not concentric circles)
Dendrobium Dunokayla
The first in a series of articles on orchids we like and/or think are significant - lets have a look at Dendrobium Duno Kayla first a show favorite for its huge chunky segments - Dunokayla is; Dendrobium Kayla x Dendrobium
Australian Native Orchids and Ebay
So....what a world we live in now with a seemingly endless world of orchid collecting at our finger tips courtesy of ebay, so lets have a bit of a look at how ebay has changed the Australian orchid seen Variety:
2014 Sarcochilus Breeding update | Sarcochilus for sale
2014 Sarcochilus Breeding update: These year so far lots of great crosses with pods on plants, still we have to get through the long hot summer ahead with viable pods left at the end, finger crossed! Our general approach this
Orchid Growing – Orchid Potting Mixes | How to grow orchids
So you just bought an orchid and want to know what to grow it in or maybe you have been collecting for a while but are starting to realise there are a number of different things you can grow your
