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@@lavaunjohns7796 ... battle scars from jousting !🤪... nah, I had a bleed on the brain about 10 years ago, so I now respond to the question of how I'm doin? ... it's "Not dead YET !" Back to the staghorn spores in the tray... nothings happening... yet. I may have to put the tray into a bath to keep it wet all the time... 🤔

Yes thank you, but not musty or mouldy. There's a fan running 24/7 to keep a steady air flow and right now, I have another Stanhopea orchid in flower which is heavenly. 🤗❤️🐕❤️🤗

Thank you.

I just let the roots do what they like... as to outgrowing a rock or driftwood mount, I simply place something behind or underneath. 😎👍

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@@bjornbarre4009 ... thank you. I walk the beach areas at the mouths of several rivers nearby where they empty into Bass Strait. I simply hose off any sand, soak it overnight in fresh water and stack the pieces on pallets to weather in the sun, wind and rain until I decide to free another orchid from it's pot. Good vigorous root development is my first concern and then I go looking for a suitable mount. I use fencing wire and a special long drill bit so that the hanger is the least obvious that I can make it. Progress ! Cheers 😎👍

@waynesweirdworld5788 gotcha, get a good walk and good driftwood. Unfortunately we don't get a lot of driftwood here in San Diego. I'm a revert to mounting on natural wood from scrap/etc. but I'll keep my eyes open when I go to the beach and if I do I'll find some I'll take your instruction. Cheers

@bjornbarre4009 ... there may be pet store, aquatic supplies that have suitable hardwood. 🤔 Corkbark slabs are a frequent choice for orchids. Fruit tree prunings are another possible source for good mounts. Building materials are often treated against insect/termites and untreated pine rots very easily. I'm more selective about the wood I use now. Cheers

Oops yes u do. Hope u have a vid on that

@@TavernCrawler ... yes... 5 varieties, but one sends out runners and can be quite invasive. 😟

You are most welcome. As a retired art teacher, I try and make things straightforward which is why I don't do fast forwards that give a false sense of easiness or time. Best wishes for your New Year. 😎👍🐕

@@punkradichetta2466 ... thank you and a Happy New Year to you and your loved ones !✨️🎇✨️

Gus was sleeping in his chair and only looked at me when I called... as if to say... "leave me alone dad... I'm enjoying my nap!" Thank you.

Cute dog, I like it. Thank you.

@zoltanistvanmerai5547 ... thank you. He's also very loyal. 🤗🐕😳

@@michaeln3125 ... thank you... I'm not sure how to package up the vast inland Plains and heat that blows down to Tasmania. I thrive in temps below 30°C... anything above that and I melt. Give me 18°-->22°C and I'm happy. I've done my dash shovelling snow and getting cars unstuck. No thanks. Happy New Year... I'm in the middle of Romjul( rom yule) Well suited to Wayne's Weird World. 😎👍

@@michaeln3125... btw, where are you that you need the sun and warmth ?🤔

@ In a damp and overcast UK ! 😞

@michaeln3125 ... only to be out done by the wet green blanket of Ireland ?

@@elzooostland7459 ...Thank you and Happy Romjul (rom yule) that is the Norwegian word for the weird time between Christmas and New Years. 🤗❤️🎅🐕🎄🤗

@@newmanmansell760 ... I've received 2 strips of carpet from a friend to use for the next time as all through this repotting, I worried about the cardboard tearing or breaking and having that cactus fall over. No damage to either the cactus or me in the process. Done and dusted in less than 10 minutes made me very happy and relieved... 😎👍 Cool temps and the longer nights trigger flowering in schlumbergia as well. My Den. nobile are almost finished, but I did notice one the is developing buds now. 🤔 They do what they like ! Cheers Best wishes for your holiday season ! KFC for Christmas seems to be a thing in Japan. 🤔

Good news. I'm sure they will root well. Cheers

Thank you.

@@newmanmansell760 ... thank you. I may have to stop all videos for a time until I'm able to sort out the sound recording from my new phone. 😒

Thank you. When I was up in the mountains of Kyushu at a small village called Onta (spelling?) many years ago, there was 100/150mm of snow on the ground. The water hammers made a lovely rhythmic sound in the valley. The last of the persimmons dusted with snow of the tree. Quite beautiful. I hope your catt flowers well for you. (indoors I assume ?) What part of Japan are you in? Cheers Cheers

@waynesweirdworld5788 Oh, nice holiday Wane. I'm up in Eastern Saitama prefecture. We do get some snow in late February. Yep, that Cattleya is indoors. There's plenty of sunshine coming in for it.

@@newmanmansell760 ... I also spent time at Nishikatakami near the Bizen potteries and then Matsue. I avoid the big cities as much as possible. Japan has a very efficient rail network which I'm sure you have nearby. Cheers ... btw, I'm considering a kei truck when my Toyota hilux dies... 1,065,000 kms so far and that 4 cylinder diesel engine has never been opened !

Thank you. It's worth a try... ideally it will be a type of hardwood. My previous video was due to the advanced state of wood rot in the mount (5 yrs) and it needed rescue before the mount fell apart. Good luck 😎👍

@@WildBluenz ... LOL... it's not very often that it's a whiskey at noon, but there are exceptions to every rule. As with all of my weird projects, there's always the thought of "what if" and "why" ? There may even be a new simplified/improved version of my Elkhorn Ball in the near future... a Christmas bauble ? Just remember... "beer isn't just for breakfast anymore"! 🤔 Enjoy this festive season. Cheers

Thank you. That mount was worse than I thought, but tat actually made the process easier... and I like the new piece of driftwood. Hopefully it will do well.🤞 Cheers

@@nancytorricella4040 ... thank you. This is the time of year here in Tasmania for keikis. (early summer) Cheers 😎👍

@@michaeln3125 ... thank you. Fred appreciated it. After losing his cat of many years, being one of those days we always wish we could avoid, it will be a little memorial in his orchid collection. 💔🐈‍⬛💔

You're most welcome. Many people look at a Cactus with trepidation, when all you need is to be prepared and think the process through. Cheers

I'd rather my pinks, purples and whites than my least favourite... Orange. 😳

... btw, that large Dendrobium nobile is 'Konan × Snowflake'. Very prolific flowering specimen. (the aphids love the newly developing flower buds... it becomes a morning inspection routine) Cheers 0:31

@@waynesweirdworld5788 it's funny, but I don't like orange and yellow flowers too) I think white ones I like the most.

@@waynesweirdworld5788 interesting name) And he is absolutely gorgeous. I have a similar looking one hybrid (no name, bought in a hobby market), mine has similar large flowers, but white with a deep purple spot in the middle. But mine has only 5 canes (yet)))))) I hope one day it'll grow into specimen too, maybe in 10 years)

@RomanKuzmic ... white with a deep purple spot sounds nice irrespective of it being a named variety. 😎👍

That's one of Fred's Dendrobium speciosums... or the one in flower? That's a terrestrial orchid... Bletilla striata... Chinese ground orchid. Cheers

@@waynesweirdworld5788 yes, I thought of Den. speciosum, but some Schomburgkias have a similar appearance, so I was curious which one it might be)

Gives you anxiety ? What about me ? 😳🤪 A lot of thinking on the drive back from Launceston as to how I was going to do it... with no fancy gear... no special preparations and no injuries to it or me. = fqking cacti 🤬 I just do it because I know I can... "handle it" 🤪

@@RomanKuzmic ... thank you. I frequently hear from people that are new to orchids that look upon keikis with trepidation... fear even !😳 After twisting off all the keikis from "Tiny"... approximately 150 and potting up the larger ones in tube to give away or donate to fund raising. (most Penguin in Pink/Breast Cancer Awareness Month) a few keikis is just another job... 🤪 Fred really liked his new mount and I don't want anything to do with his cacti... cute plants... Nah... not my cuppa tea ! This Den kingianum was one I gave to Paul over a year ago(also one of Tiny's babies and it had an accident. (Paul had a party and it was knocked into the kitchen sink) I think it'll be happier now... and the Toy Run went well although I ended up wet and cold on my return from Hobart to Penguin.🥶 So it goes ... Cheers

@@waynesweirdworld5788 of, wow, that's a nice idea to sell keikis to get some money to donate. One day when I'll have more keikis I'll try to do so)) I have one hybrid Den. Berry (Oda). He makes keikies every year. But for example now I have only 4 on him (1 from the last year and 3 new).. So not much to sell haha)) p.s. I hope you stay safe during your bike travels. Because endin up wet and cold is sometimes dangerous) I hope you didn't catch a cold)

@RomanKuzmic ... thank you. Lots of light(but not direct sun as they easily burn), water, humidity and a weak tea.(my witch's brew)

@@easye2115 ... thank you... the good news is that last autumn many of the cuttings were beginning to develop roots... the bad news is that with my Tasmanian winter, even in my warmroom section of the greenhouse it was too cold and one by one they rotted. As I don't have central heating in my old farmhouse, they would have died inside anyway. The warmroom heater kicks in at 7°C and off at 9°C... sustained chill like that was more than they could handle. A good friend of mine has his inside under 2 LED grow lights in a warm room. (heat pump) Good luck as they are very attractive plants. 😎👍

Thanks!

Hiyah Cheryl. It's my standard blend that is predominantly medium pine bark with additional charcoal, Perlite, pea gravel, horticultural sand and a bit of dolomite lime. When I'm making a big batch, I use my cement mixer. Cheers

@@garylaw5874 ... thank you. I'm pleased with the way it's going. Haemanthus and Clivia seedlings will go on the bottom shelves tomorrow. 😎👍

Which country are you doing the orchid plantation?

@@MallikaAmarasekara ... it's hardly "an orchid plantation" by commercial standards... just a hobby that I've gotten into after years of gardening as I started under the thumb( tutored) of my great aunt as a young boy. Tasmania, Australia along the NW Coast has a mild marine temperate climate. Back from the coast can be much colder in the winter and hotter in the summer, so have it much better than most people. Cheers

@@danevans740 ... thank you. I've had some problems with flower buds this year which I attribute to the heavy winter rains. Cheers 😎👍

@@Bond.girl.007 ... you're most welcome and I thank you for your compliments. It's a continuous learning curve with frequent surprises. Cheers

@@jimp4037 ... thank you. I'll do the shadehouse tour another day ! 🤪

@@michaeln3125 ... careful, you might end up with one of my extra 'orphans' that needs a new home. 😎👍

@@elizabethsalas1878 unfortunately they never flower all at the same time...

@@michaeln3125 ... thank you. There's always something to do in the greenhouse on a rainy day. 😎👍

@@deet526 ... thank you. "The more I know, the more I know I don't know." That's reality. The problem is when you think you know all there is to know... Some of my tree mounts are surviving, some are doing well and some have not survived. We had a very dry summer last year here in Tasmania and even my dam went dry, so no extra water for anything other than essentials... aka... my greenhouse and shadehouse orchids. Oh well, so it goes. Enjoy your rescue Cymbidium. They're touch as long as they don't get too wet and rot. Talking to an experienced grower yesterday and she had to toss one of her more rare cymbids because of rot. It's not a fool proof hobby unless you're a fool. Cheers

@@michaelmoses7141 ... as long as they're not hit with a frost that settles on them, they'll be fine to perhaps -1° or -2°C. Living on the coast of NW Tasmania, keeps the worst of our winter cold at bay. There's always a risk, but enclosed in the shadehouse (all sides) minimises than risk ! Cheers

Thank you. It's simply Tasmanian hardwood driftwood. Well weathered and when I collect interesting pieces, I hose them off and soak them for at least 24 hours and then the pieces are stacked on pallets until I have an orchid that needs a new home. They sometimes come together really well. Cheers 😎👍

@@waynesweirdworld5788 I live on Phillip Island and get occasional drift wood pieces, so I need to hang on to some nicely shaped ones. Thanks Wayne. Love your “real” down to earth approach

You may even end up with something from WA, SA or even Tasmania. ( not likely with the prevailing winds) Ideally you find a nicely figured and well weathered piece of hardwood. Enjoy !

You may even end up with something from WA, SA or even Tasmania. ( not likely with the prevailing winds) Ideally you find a nicely figured and well weathered piece of hardwood. Enjoy !

Winter greetings from Tasmania. It's possible to reduce the main stem by air layering and cuttings. The leaf size is mainly determined by the cultivar and the age/size of the stem. I have one that's a miniature variety that is still young, but probably will never have leaves bigger than a small luncheon plate. Bonsai techniques probably won't reduce the leaf size dramatically, but I've never tried it. Good luck. 😎👍

@@drewjohnson4673 ... thank you. I try and keep to the point as I don't do any edits or fancy titles and I hate the thought of sponsorship.(they meddle and try to influence content) I need to add a knife handle video that would fit in with the same concept as this vid. Cheers 😎👍

@@mn4169... thank you. I've had to rebuild it due to damage from birds liking the fibres for nesting material. 3 new pups with one original one doing well. 🤞

@@steveo3012 .. thank you !

Yes, it's a nice tipple for late in the day... it also helps relieve the pains in my right arm, rt shoulder and left knee. I carry a fair number of scars, but no tattoos. The scars tell real stories... not pretend or fantasy. Some days are harder than others. I'm in the middle of digging out black bamboo and I don't take painkillers so a Jameson or 2 at night makes it bearable so I can sleep. Cheers

You're most welcome. Cheers😎👍

@@newmanmansell760 ... thank you for that info. I'm not aware of this one being edible, but I'll try and find out. Cheers

@@gromit9322 ... I don't think they're a declared weed yet ... but it only takes a few people dumping the rhizomes in bushland and they'll be a problem. Agapanthus, Banana Passionfruit, Pampas Grass... etc So many problem plants.

Thank you. Patching this up has been on my To Do list for a fair while. The plastic containers inserted will help with the moisture level... I think ?🤔 The pups are on a manfern that I put on it over 20 years ago. Platycerium bifurcatum is not native to Tasmania, but will survive outdoors if not in a frost prone area. Platycerium superbum wouldn't do well outdoors in Tasmania very well if at all. Cheers

@@Fsuholley ... thank you. It's a fairly old plant. I picked up a cutting from a back lane in Sydney that someone had thrown out in 1980 and I've nurtured it ever since. 😎👍

@@alexplain71 ... thank you... and thankfully my knee doesn't need one at the moment. Cheers

@@newmanmansell760 ... -8° and now 35° ... that's a big WOW from me ! ...and I thought I had difficulties with big plants ? Large cacti would be even more of a challenge ! Do you wrap them in order to handle them? A friend uses a double layer of heavy leather outer glove and a second layer inside.(thick cotton I think) He also wraps them in cardboard as fabric gets snagged on the spines. He hasn't had to borrow my block and tackle ... yet ! 🤪 Enjoy your summer. (it's been years since I was in Japan) Cheers 😎👍

I use newspaper or those cheap supermarket sponges, and othertimes I'm just reaching for whatever I have that can help me with repotting😅👍Some species of cacti do super well here. Enjoy your evening Wane

@@newmanmansell760 ... and some of them are Lethal... any padding to make it work is a plus ! Cheers