Recently at the SEPOS show, I saw that Ooi Leng Sun had two species of corybas in little tubes for sale. Quickly decided that some other purchases could wait and bought three tubes of each! (2 dormant but rooting tubers in each) The two species advertised were calopeplos and gemmingibbus- thus reinforcing my notion that the tinier the orchid, the longer and more unpronounceable the Latin name! :rollhappy:
I didn't have the container I wanted or any live moss, so soaked a washcloth with filtered water and squeezed out all until barely damp. After a few weeks I stopped at Michaels art supply during a driving rainstorm complete with double rainbows that at times were floating apparently directly in front of my car (rain in front and sun directly behind)
Result from general potting directions from Benjamin Ooi
Today I think I see some sprouts, covered top with plastic and put near east window
General inside top view
sprout 1
sprout 2
The container is a two gallon drink dispenser. I placed some cut green floral foam, then surrounded with small diatomite. Then some soil/bark mix a sheet of some plastic mesh shelf liner and then some thick live moss. Watered with clean stream water to top of moss, then opened drain until water was at top of diatomite and capped.
Instructions were to use layer of prime Agra type, peat or bark, then thick moss, place the tuber at least an inch into moss, keep water off of tuber, provide 100% humidity, and possibly put in 50's dry and dark for winter (better for rest, but can just keep warm and damp and keep it cycling)
I'd heard about putting them on soil or bark in plastic cup, and set this on top of damp stones, but this seems closer to a natural growing environment
Elmer Nj
I didn't have the container I wanted or any live moss, so soaked a washcloth with filtered water and squeezed out all until barely damp. After a few weeks I stopped at Michaels art supply during a driving rainstorm complete with double rainbows that at times were floating apparently directly in front of my car (rain in front and sun directly behind)
Result from general potting directions from Benjamin Ooi
Today I think I see some sprouts, covered top with plastic and put near east window
General inside top view
sprout 1
sprout 2
The container is a two gallon drink dispenser. I placed some cut green floral foam, then surrounded with small diatomite. Then some soil/bark mix a sheet of some plastic mesh shelf liner and then some thick live moss. Watered with clean stream water to top of moss, then opened drain until water was at top of diatomite and capped.
Instructions were to use layer of prime Agra type, peat or bark, then thick moss, place the tuber at least an inch into moss, keep water off of tuber, provide 100% humidity, and possibly put in 50's dry and dark for winter (better for rest, but can just keep warm and damp and keep it cycling)
I'd heard about putting them on soil or bark in plastic cup, and set this on top of damp stones, but this seems closer to a natural growing environment
Elmer Nj
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