My new plants for July 2020

[Hakone]

P charlesworthii fma sandowiae
P fairrieanum fma bohlmannianum
P godefroyae album

 

[Djthomp28]

Great choices and very healthly looking plants. Are you collecting albas?

 

[Lucienne]

An interesting planting. Can you tell more and show on the photos?

 

[Hakone]

Great choices and very healthly looking plants. Are you collecting albas?

Thanks , only albas

 

[Djthomp28]

Just curious. What draws you to an all alba collection? Just like the look, breeding plans...?

 

[Hakone]

An interesting planting. Can you tell more and show on the photos?

automatic irrigation system

 

[Hakone]

Just curious. What draws you to an all alba collection? Just like the look, breeding plans...?

I want to write a book on Paphiopedilum Albino Forms. The plants are from seedling to bloom, is documented by me. I make a documentary about albas Paphiopedilum and all photos myself.

 

[Djthomp28]

That sounds amazing! I wish you well with the project.

 

[Hakone]

Thanks

 

[werner.freitag]

good choice, would like to own

 

[Duck Slipper]

Good job...
I have seriously considered an auto watering system.

 

[BrucherT]

I would love to hear more about your auto watering system. What are the pots sunk into? How does it work? How do you keep the roots from smothering in that setup? I feel like Paph roots need big openings at the bottom of pots, to allow air. But I love your setup. Where did you get it or how is it created? Thank you.

 

[Hakone]

I would love to hear more about your auto watering system. What are the pots sunk into? How does it work? How do you keep the roots from smothering in that setup? I feel like Paph roots need big openings at the bottom of pots, to allow air. But I love your setup. Where did you get it or how is it created? Thank you.

The pot sunk into Substrate. The water pump is programmed to deliver water 1 x day for 1 minute: 6 x 15 ml, 6 x 30 ml, 6 x 60 ml

The small plants: 1 x 15ml per pot ----> 6 pots
The medium plants: 1 x 30 ml per pot ----> 6 pots
The big plants: 1 x 60 ml per pot ------> 6 pots
together 36 pots
With a digital clock you can program water delivery multiple times. you can water a total of 36 pots

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0001E3S36...t=&hvlocphy=9043994&hvtargid=pla-424468982586

 

[Hakone]

left: paph. venustum Album , paph . villosum aureum
right : paph. lowii Abino Beauty , paph. venustum album

 

[Hakone]

I bought from Popow Orchids today

left to right: paph. barbigerum aureum , paph papuanum Album , paph hirsutissimum var. esquirolei

behind : paph hirsutissinum var. chiwanum

 

[Hakone]

I would love to hear more about your auto watering system. What are the pots sunk into? How does it work? How do you keep the roots from smothering in that setup? I feel like Paph roots need big openings at the bottom of pots, to allow air. But I love your setup. Where did you get it or how is it created? Thank you.

 

[Hakone]

nebulizer

 

[NYEric]

Ultra-sonic mister?

 

[Tom499]

It has been some time, how is your set up working out?