- 3:44pm Watching the six-part BBC series Wild China on Netflix Watch Instantly. j.mp/4tCkPx #
- 8:53pm My Masdevallia Orchid that I moved outdoors 2 years ago is now blooming. I think this is my first non-Cym that rebloomed. j.mp/5Wz0NO #
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Garden Progress
This afternoon, it was raining, but I went outside to bring out the kitchen scraps for the compost bin.
I got the to compost bin and noticed tons of Soldier Fly Larvae crawling out of the compost bin. I tried my hardest not to smash any.
The Purple Hyacinths were blooming although slugs and snail have gotten to the flowers.
I walked around and noticed the Pink Banana Passiflora (which seemed to have died in the winter) now has tiny buds growing near it’s base.
Next to it, I also noticed that the Hyacinth-like plants (from my friend Howard) are sprouting up, although there were weeds and a Kiwi seedling in the pot.
What really made my day, was seeing my Yellow Masdevallia Orchid, which I took outdoors about two years ago, now re-blooming for the first time. This is the first non-Cymbidium Orchid that rebloomed for me… I think I want to get more Masdevallia Orchids now, since they seem to survive outdoors and actually bloom (in the winter)!!!
Cymbidium Blooms…
My Mom was excited that her Cream/White Cymbidium Orchid just started to bloom. I don’t believe they bloomed last year.
These are kept outside in our back patio.
Cymbidium (Family: Orchidaceae)
Lotsa Potting…
Saturday, March 17, 2007
I hardly did any gardening today since I went to San Francisco and Oakland to hang out with friends. We saw Zodiac then had “tea service” at… um, I forgot the restaurant. Later, we did some shopping and had dinner at The Home of Chicken and Waffles in Oakland.
I also happened to see a common weed along the side of the road, but this one had variegated leaves, so I took a cutting. I’ll post a photo of it later, to see if anyone can identify it, since I don’t know its name.
Sunday, March 18, 2008
I took a whole bunch of photos in the garden today. I was going to take more photos, but the sun was kinda harsh. My mom was so cute; she helped my by holding a sheet of cardboard to block the direct light from the plants and flowers I photographed.
My Mom also showed me a shrub that she had been growing for a few years. She said that this is the first time it bloomed this profusely. I asked he what it was, but she said she lost the tag. Anyone know what this plant/flower is?
I made some Orchid mix with some bark, perlite and charcoal. Initially, I was just going to pot the all white Cymbidium that I bought for my Mom, but she caught me and asked if I can pot the other Orchids she purchased at the SF Orchid show too… so I ended up potting about 3 Orchids.
I also made a large batch of Cactus mix out for potting soil, perlite and sand. I potted most of my recent succulent purchases from the 99ยข store and the Sonoma Orchid show. I ended up potting about 18 Cactus and Succulents.
Sonoma Orchid Society Show and Sale…
Although not as big as the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco, I was happy I went to the Sonoma Orchid Society Show and Sale 2007 in Santa Rosa.
I uploaded 34 photos from the show to my Flickr set called Sonoma County Orchid Society Show and Sale 2007.
above: Brassavola digbyana and Epidendrum Rene Marques ‘Flame Thrower’
below: a 40 year old Magnolia Stellata ‘Royal Star’ Bonsai and what I purchased: 12 succulents and a white flowered Cymbidium for my Mom.
Pacific Orchid Exposition 2007 Purchases
I purchased a total of six Orchids from the 2007 Pacific Orchid Exposition.
top three (left to right): Potinara LIttle Toshie ‘H&R’, Brassolaelia Morning Glory ‘H&R’, Sophrolaeliocattleya Hazel Boyd
bottom four (left to right): Black Iris, Ludisia discolor var. Alba, Goodyera Kwangtungensis, Dendrobium Kingianum
My Mom purchase two Orchid which were already in bloom
left: Dendrobium Green Lantern
right: Laeliocattleya Gold Digger ‘Fuch’s Mandarin’
Pacific Orchid Exposition 2007
Two weeks ago, I took a Friday off of work and took my Mom to the Pacific Orchid Exposition. This was the first Orchid show I have ever been to, so I was overwhelmed with all the different varieties of Orchids. Me and my Mom had a wonderful time and ended up purchasing a few plants.
I just finished editing my photos from the show and uploaded 74 of them (for your viewing pleasure :) to my Flickr set called Pacific Orchid Exposition 2007.
above: Laeliocattleya Dennis Olivas ‘Moon Shadow’ & Dendrobium Spring Jewel ‘Miki’
below: Macodes petola & Masdevallia Copper Angel ‘Highland’ AM/AOS
More Orchid Shows…
For you (local Bay Area) Orchids lovers who missed San Francisco Orchid Society’s Pacific Orchid Expo… or just want to go to more Orchid shows and sales, there will be a numerous more more this month.
The Penninsula Orchid Society has a page with various Upcoming Events.