59 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Thank you so an orchid mix I assume. Richard 

Yes orchid mix. 

Peachy

@happypalms

Sanity SCHMANITY!

3 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

@happypalms

Sanity SCHMANITY!

@DoomsDave serenity before insanity. One flew over the cuckoo’s nest!

And this weeks crazy plant purchase is a good one with a actinorhytis calapparia, a Rothmannia longiflora a beautiful small tree, an anthurium marmoratum x affine rugulosum a new hybrid, and an absolute beauty of a Geonoma atrovirens, a nice rare Zamia encephalartoides and a beautiful Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana a nice South American palm. So another fix of some beautiful plants for the garden. 

Time to increase the collection again. First up is a nice Pinanga sarawakensis a cool tolerant Pinanga, and a nice little licuala triphylla possibly one of the cutest small licualas around. And a nice microsorum whiteheadii a fern from Sumatra that is cool tolerant. All proven winners in the greenhouse! 

Nice batch there! Helping keep the horticulture business alive , a few plants at a time . Harry

Me too 😬 I don't have the money, but the deal was too good to pass up. 2 12" blue Java bananas (confirmed, not namwah) for the price most people are selling like 3" plants for? I sell my first pup and I've made my money back. Hell I could keep one and sell the 2nd and profit right now if I want to. 

 

I never thought I'd start thinking of this hobby as a business, but here we are. 

 

12 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Nice batch there! Helping keep the horticulture business alive , a few plants at a time . Harry

Living the dream! I had two other pinanga I keeped one and have one to the Coffs botanical gardens, thinking they die in winter, my one lived which amazed me. And the one in Coffs garden went into a climate controlled environment. So I thought get a few more Pinanga there quite pretty. 
Richard 

6 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

Me too 😬 I don't have the money, but the deal was too good to pass up. 2 12" blue Java bananas (confirmed, not namwah) for the price most people are selling like 3" plants for? I sell my first pup and I've made my money back. Hell I could keep one and sell the 2nd and profit right now if I want to. 

 

I never thought I'd start thinking of this hobby as a business, but here we are. 

 

Good one John, you will be surprised how easy it is to sell plants. Your little banana is a bold choice for indoor growing, some how I think it will get rather big indoors. 

Very cool my Friend Richard

18 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Good one John, you will be surprised how easy it is to sell plants. Your little banana is a bold choice for indoor growing, some how I think it will get rather big indoors. 

😂😂😂 I've uhhh I've got a few bananas now and I think every damn one of them is gonna be too big for the house. I seriously need a hookup on cheap big nursery pots, man. I've got 4 or 5 Dwarf Cavendish, one I think is an Orinoco or a Namwah, a Mekong Giant that's gonna be an absolute monster, a red Cuban and an Ensete Marelli. The Mekong showed up with 2 leaves and like 2 tiny roots maybe 3 weeks ago so I just put it in a Coke bottle. Welp, it's almost rootbound and puts out a leaf a week. Supposedly they'll grow anywhere between 10-30 feet here with water and fert. You know Ensete get huge. A "Dwarf" banana just means it rarely gets over 10 feet. Plus all these damn papayas I'm germinating? 

At least I'll have something to watch grow while I wait on the palms to do something. 

5 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

😂😂😂 I've uhhh I've got a few bananas now and I think every damn one of them is gonna be too big for the house. I seriously need a hookup on cheap big nursery pots, man. I've got 4 or 5 Dwarf Cavendish, one I think is an Orinoco or a Namwah, a Mekong Giant that's gonna be an absolute monster, a red Cuban and an Ensete Marelli. The Mekong showed up with 2 leaves and like 2 tiny roots maybe 3 weeks ago so I just put it in a Coke bottle. Welp, it's almost rootbound and puts out a leaf a week. Supposedly they'll grow anywhere between 10-30 feet here with water and fert. You know Ensete get huge. A "Dwarf" banana just means it rarely gets over 10 feet. Plus all these damn papayas I'm germinating? 

At least I'll have something to watch grow while I wait on the palms to do something. 

Your gunna need a bigger hothouse!

5 hours ago, Hu Palmeras said:

Very cool my Friend Richard

The season has only just begun!

I'm also at full speed, friends. I'm germinating Chambeyronias like crazy, as well as Bismarckias and many other beautiful varieties. I hope they continue to bring life and joy to my heart.

24 minutes ago, Hu Palmeras said:

I'm also at full speed, friends. I'm germinating Chambeyronias like crazy, as well as Bismarckias and many other beautiful varieties. I hope they continue to bring life and joy to my heart.

Some good varieties to choose from @Hu Palmeras nice tough hardy varieties. How did your meeting go that you had arranged, for your palm project?

The director of the agricultural service thought I was crazy. I looked very different. But I managed to get everyone's attention on the great, exotic proposal I presented to them. Her entire team listened to me and showed interest. However, they suggested I speak to the mayor of my city and the government of my region. They've already accepted me back. I hope to present all the details to the other authority. The team that assisted me explained that those seeds were prohibited from entering Chile. They were surprised because I have such exotic and rare things. I showed them my entire collection of already germinated seeds with photos. They were extremely amazed, and an atmosphere was created between them that they had never had before in their subconscious.

2 minutes ago, Hu Palmeras said:

The director of the agricultural service thought I was crazy. I looked very different. But I managed to get everyone's attention on the great, exotic proposal I presented to them. Her entire team listened to me and showed interest. However, they suggested I speak to the mayor of my city and the government of my region. They've already accepted me back. I hope to present all the details to the other authority. The team that assisted me explained that those seeds were prohibited from entering Chile. They were surprised because I have such exotic and rare things. I showed them my entire collection of already germinated seeds with photos. They were extremely amazed, and an atmosphere was created between them that they had never had before in their subconscious.

That’s a positive direction to start with, but I find it unusual there approach with the negative comments on the seeds, does it really matter. Keep on trying dont give up you will be ground breaking for future generations to come, paving the way for palms in chile. But you have set there minds thinking, make your appointments with the mayor. 

Richard, my friend. You know there's a lot of ignorance among people. They believe there's only one world. They're more interested in other things or issues. Imagine this underdeveloped region of Latin America. They prefer to build stadiums. More stadiums. Instead of something more important and elevated.

21 minutes ago, Hu Palmeras said:

Richard, my friend. You know there's a lot of ignorance among people. They believe there's only one world. They're more interested in other things or issues. Imagine this underdeveloped region of Latin America. They prefer to build stadiums. More stadiums. Instead of something more important and elevated.

There forgetting about public places to relax in. Less stress and people relaxed can build a better country. I guess a sports stadium would make more money. 

That's right, Richard. The palm trees are in another world. A world full of wisdom and the most beautiful private gardens. And not just anyone, ignorant or not, can get there. Only knowledgeable and wise people know how to know and conquer it.

1 hour ago, Hu Palmeras said:

That's right, Richard. The palm trees are in another world. A world full of wisdom and the most beautiful private gardens. And not just anyone, ignorant or not, can get there. Only knowledgeable and wise people know how to know and conquer it.

If you get the palm garden up and running it’s a great educational tool.

A couple more for the garden mail order. This week a Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana,  Zamia standelyi, lanonia magaloni, licuala yall brall and a iguanura Wallichiana var major. This little haul should see me out until another fix of plants is required, which with my obsession until I get on the internet later on tonight! 

Some good ones there. Harry

18 minutes ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Some good ones there. Harry

Top shelf stuff!
Richard

Another fix of some plants, no therapy needed for this ocd obsession. Just more plants for the garden. plants always arrive as if just picked up from the nursery. Adira legslis a small Brazilian tree, Pinanga sarawakensis, Dypsis  lantzeana, anthurium claudiae and a Zamia angustifolia. Some for the collection. Quality packaging as usual. 

Your palm trees are beautiful, Richard. Enjoy them a lot.

18 hours ago, Hu Palmeras said:

Your palm trees are beautiful, Richard. Enjoy them a lot.

If you got em plant em!

There in there and if they are labeled, they are definitely something of interest. A few common a few rare and a few absolute must haves. 

The retirement fund builds! 

15 hours ago, JohnAndSancho said:

The retirement fund builds! 

That job still stands John 🤣

At again with more palms for the garden and a few tropical exotics to go along with the palms for that tropical look. A nice cochliostema, licuala platydactyla wah, dypsis lantzeana, plumeria stenophylla, zingiber sp black leaves and a Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana. A few more for the garden or the greenhouse for the collection, all repotted up and ready for some summer growing. They can face winter and then most likely get planted out next spring! 

Another little haul of mother natures finest eye candy. A few collectors palms for the garden, and a Etlingera sp hot lava, a beautiful cut flower plant. A few zone push’s in there I will see what happens in winter with that lot. mauritiella aculeata licuala sp north sumatra Rothmania longiflora Areca sp Rabaul  Dypsis forcifolia 

Some nice plants there.  They have plenty of time to get ready for next winter , and your winters are fairly mild temperature wise. Harry

1 hour ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Some nice plants there.  They have plenty of time to get ready for next winter , and your winters are fairly mild temperature wise. Harry

A couple of winners for sure, mild winters in comparison to some zones. But still cold enough to kill tropical palms.

Richard

Yes , true , but you have greenhouses to help . I understand you would like the plants in the garden . It could go either way but you don’t know until you try ! Good luck , you have a few tropical species that have surprised you . We are starting to see mid to upper 50f in the wee hours now . A series of storms are due to hit starting this evening . My temps here aren’t too bad but we lack humidity in summer to fall . I have spread tons of beach pebbles and wood chips that get wet down when I water to try some evaporative cooling in the summer and fall. We do what we can with what we have! If you were any warmer , some of the palms that grow so well for you would struggle . The first time I visited a collector in Maui , he told me Howea are a challenge to grow as well as Washingtonia . Go figure , eh? Harry

 

Richard, is that the flower or not?
Beautiful collection.

15 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Yes , true , but you have greenhouses to help . I understand you would like the plants in the garden . It could go either way but you don’t know until you try ! Good luck , you have a few tropical species that have surprised you . We are starting to see mid to upper 50f in the wee hours now . A series of storms are due to hit starting this evening . My temps here aren’t too bad but we lack humidity in summer to fall . I have spread tons of beach pebbles and wood chips that get wet down when I water to try some evaporative cooling in the summer and fall. We do what we can with what we have! If you were any warmer , some of the palms that grow so well for you would struggle . The first time I visited a collector in Maui , he told me Howea are a challenge to grow as well as Washingtonia . Go figure , eh? Harry

Yes a greenhouse helps a lot and especially one with hothouse plastic on the walls to keep out cold draughty air. It’s a bit like Joey palms if I had only 4 of them I would be super worried about them and be fussy over them, killing them with too much kindness, but fortunately I have  a lot of them and I found out how easy they are to grow, throwing them in with not a lot of worry. But my recently purchased sabinara are a different story they shall be getting all the growers attention. It’s strange how a rare palm has an affect on a grower. 
I find with humidity trying to increase it goes beyond the immediate area you wish to create that microclimate in. 
I go beyond that boundary as well and create a microclimate beyond the one I wish to create. This way it has a better affect on the garden. A bit like wetting down the road as well as the garden. Pushing that desert away even further. Have you though at about a misting system in the heat of the day, they are quite cheap and easy to set up, I see them being used at coffee shops and a lot of restaurants with outdoor seating to keep the customers happy in a hot situation in summer.

Richard

15 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Yes , true , but you have greenhouses to help . I understand you would like the plants in the garden . It could go either way but you don’t know until you try ! Good luck , you have a few tropical species that have surprised you . We are starting to see mid to upper 50f in the wee hours now . A series of storms are due to hit starting this evening . My temps here aren’t too bad but we lack humidity in summer to fall . I have spread tons of beach pebbles and wood chips that get wet down when I water to try some evaporative cooling in the summer and fall. We do what we can with what we have! If you were any warmer , some of the palms that grow so well for you would struggle . The first time I visited a collector in Maui , he told me Howea are a challenge to grow as well as Washingtonia . Go figure , eh? Harry

Yes a greenhouse helps a lot and especially one with hothouse plastic on the walls to keep out cold draughty air. It’s a bit like Joey palms if I had only 4 of them I would be super worried about them and be fussy over them, killing them with too much kindness, but fortunately I have  a lot of them and I found out how easy they are to grow, throwing them in with not a lot of worry. But my recently purchased sabinara are a different story they shall be getting all the growers attention. It’s strange how a rare palm has an affect on a grower. 
I find with humidity trying to increase it goes beyond the immediate area you wish to create that microclimate in. 
I go beyond that boundary as well and create a microclimate beyond the one I wish to create. This way it has a better affect on the garden. A bit like wetting down the road as well as the garden. Pushing that desert away even further. Have you though at about a misting system in the heat of the day, they are quite cheap and easy to set up, I see them being used at coffee shops and a lot of restaurants with outdoor seating to keep the customers happy in a hot situation in summer.

Richard

10 hours ago, Mazat said:

 

Richard, is that the flower or not?
Beautiful collection.

These pictures are the plant i received! So not quite I think the one you have a bit different.

It looks like a Bromeliad flower to me. They come in all wonderful colours, shapes and sizes.

Peachy