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I have a few roth crosses on which I experience that the leafs are dying back from the tips. At present I am unable to post a photo of the problem, but will hopefully be able to do so tonight. My growing medium is leca and small pieces of stone. All my plants were repotted since October 2016...

A Slipper Orchid Circle gathering will take place on the above date in Cape Town. On Saturday 11 July 2015 we will listen, discuss, eat, drink and socialize all on Slippers. On Sunday 12 July 2015 we will have a lamb on the spit at, as my wife Ines calls it, Ines & Faan's Slipper Haven...

I was wondering which other orchids have pouches similar to those of the Slippers. I am aware of Dendrobium moschatum, but I am not aware of others. It is just a matter of being curious

Does anybody use peach, apricot or macadamia nut husks (chopped up) as a growing medium?

When looking for snails a few minutes ago in my greenhouse I saw small insects on the roots of my Mystacidium capense. At first I thought these to be eggs of some sort, but when I had a closer look I discovered that these eggs move. These little insects are about, or not even 1/2 mm in...

Has anybody got any experience with the use of Kohinor? What concerns me a bit is the fact that it is a systemic insecticide. This I copied from the website: "Kohinor® is effective for the control of green peach aphid, woolly aphid, grey cabbage aphid and turnip aphid on various crops...

My PEOY 'David' AM/SAOC in bloom at present. First time with me.

We consider having another Paph (slipper) symposium, but this time in Cape Town early July 2013. I have had some positive feedback globally but then also some concerns. The Orchid Society of Northern Transvaal in Pretoria have been doing since it was started many years ago. The 1st...