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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

Yes, I've thought of that, but it was never intended as a permanent installation in the greenhouse. I think my sailing days are over, but the new mini block and tackle is for my Honda CT110 for when I go bush along difficult forest tracks for fishing. Easy to lift it up n over impossible obstacles by simply looking for a strong overhead branch to tie it to. I'll be get some small stainless steel shackles that will fit the Becket and loop ends for better rigging with a heavier heave rope. I'll try and keep the rig small so that it doesn't get in the way of the camping and fishing gear + Gus that has to fit on the bike. Cheers ... ps... maybe I need a Gopro for my other Weird adventures? 🤪

@@RomanKuzmic ... yes, all of those are in the shadehouse and are developing flower spikes. It'll be a good year for them !

@@RomanKuzmic ...lol... it most definitely is winter here in Tasmania. It's now 8:40 and still 1°C in the greenhouse and I'm going fishing ! I need my head examined ! 🤪 Cheers

Thank you. It's saved my shoulder and makes heavy lifting possible. Sitting by the fire on a cold night with my lapdog is a good thing. Cheers

This Platycerium bifurcatum ball has to be rebuilt after starlings tore the top half apart for their nests. NOT HAPPY I hope yours fairs better ! Cheers

@@waynesweirdworld5788 Well I've got a decent sized glass greenhouse to hang it in, so unless the local birds know how to operate doorknobs I should hopefully be ok. Famous last words. 😂

@@DoctorDerpman ... sounds good !

Thank you. I really can't say accurately as I purchased the large bulbs as mature flowering specimens. I understand from a friend that they can take up to 10 years from seed to reach flowering size. I'm not that patient. That big bulb has produced some pups which I'll be dividing this winter. Stay tuned as I may do a video on that. Cheers

Thank you. Light can do funny things... even reflections off my.🤪

Thank you. Imagine having an unsecured spool of fishing line falling on the floor while you're trying to tie off an orchid mount. Not fun ! Necessity is the mother of invention and Frank Zappa would understand. No rat for Gus last night. 😒🐀 Cheers

Thank you. DIWHY? Nah, I just putze. Yup, I make things... usually messes. Cheers

Thank you. I just try and get things to work. 🤔 Cheers

Add a few details... it's so variable. Cheers.

The insistence that to use this or that pisses me off.

Thank you. Gus is getting spoiled with hugs.😎👍+🤗❤️🐶❤️🤗 Yup, Saltwater and nup, no luck, but it's always good getting out. Gus enjoined his romp and numerous excavations. Cheers

Thank you. Gus is stronger and more energetic every day. It was touch and go for a while ! Cheers

Thank you Roman. The greenhouse is a work in progress. More brick paving and the wall to the carport still needs finishing. ...btw, the grower near me has Phal. bellina that is on my wish list. Cheers

Thank you and you're most welcome.

Thank you. It certainly was touch and go, but the Vet got to him in time. I gave my Phals to Fred as I didn't think I could give them what they needed, but Leanne @ Ocean View Orchids in Suphur Creek, Tasmania gave me this keiki and showed the more mature plants with the conditions that my warmroom in the greenhouse can nearly match. We'll see. Cheers ...btw, all the new Cattleyas have been reported except one that screams out for a driftwood mount. Tomorrow. 😎👍

Thank you very much. Gus is getting stronger and more energetic by the day. It was touch and go with the Vet pulling him back from the brink. He'll be on vitamin K1 until next Sunday. 🤞 Is he being spoiled ? 🤪 Cheers

Thank you. Stay warm and dry. Big rain and big surf. Cheers

@@waynesweirdworld5788 my phals are looking good,in my big bedroom under a light at 6am to 9 am

Thank you. Only 50metres to the high tide line. Bring your tent as there's 2.2 acres for you to find a place to camp

Thank you... and yes, that would be a good idea. Cheers

You're most welcome. The greenhouse is 6×7 metres and the shadehouse is 6×3 metres with a planned extension of another 6×3 metres. Whenever you think you have plenty of room, danger awaits because they multiply and the temptation for "just one more" will occur. It actually is rather easy when you have years and years of gardening experience and failure to learn from. Orchids aren't that scary. Find out their natural growing conditions and that's half the battle. (which is why there are no fussy tropical orchids here. Cheers

Thank you and you're most welcome. I think I have about 65 varieties of zygos... both Schlumbergia and Rhipsalidopsis named varieties. They give me so much colour in the greenhouse during the grey days of winter ! The Staghorns are going to be a challenge... especially that big one. My shoulder still limits what I do, but I'm cautious of some jobs that are on my mental "must do" list... another day? Cheers

Sorry to hear that you lost yours. The only thing I can suggest is to watch for orchid shows and club sales. Retail nurseries rarely keep large plants. They try and sell them as soon as they reach flowering size if not before. Good luck 🤞 ...btw, I'm in Tasmania so I'm not going to be of much help unfortunately. Cheers

My Nemesis? All of the above ! I avoid more toxic chemicals than horticultural Oil and my routine morning inspection as I wander around the greenhouse with a cuppa 'usually' catches them before their population explodes and it's limited to one plant.(I spray the neighbours as well) Neem Oil is my preference, but due to the frogs and skinks I'm fairly cautious and extremely reluctant to use other chemicals. Cheers

Thank you... yes, it's a pain, but it's slowly getting better. I just need to be mindful of how I move and what I do. No waving my right arm around ! A broken toe would extremely uncomfortable for all movement... even in bed ! Get well soon !

I agree. This one was left too long due to a series of medical/physical setbacks. I'm trying to get back on top of my orchids. There are many Dendrobium speciosums and kingianums that need attention, but they're starting to put out flower spikes, so all the ones in the shadehouse will have to wait until after flowering. (at least their root systems aren't like this octopus 🐙) Cheers

Hi Wayne, thank you for making videos where you show the whole process of taking an Orchid out of the old pot. People like myself definitely benefit from the tutorial. I don’t have the experience that you have, and seeing the process gives me more confidence to tackle repotting and mounting jobs that I encounter. I have one question ~ towards the beginning of the video you were clipping off roots that grew out of the bottom of the pot ~that I get. You mentioned at one point, the roots that where growing over the rim of the pot and out that they would be dead~ then some you said where still alive~ just curious, why would they be dead and if not would you ever leave them? Anyway, I hope that makes sense and again~ thanks for the full tutorial, it really is appreciated. Kevin

@@theweirdplantguy4873... hiyah Kevin. You're most welcome. The roots in question were ones that interfered with removing the outer pot and would be damaged anyway and older roots are easy to determine. If they are soft when squeezed, and the velum slides off, they're dead. Leaving the inner fibre can help anchor the orchid when repotting or mounting. Some just have to go. No rules for that. Older brownish roots will often put out a new growing root.(white n velvety with a green tip) ... a very good sign. Cheers. (did you notice in the background that I'm running out of space for more mounted orchids... and then there's the weight = 🤔)

@@waynesweirdworld5788 okay, that’s what I thought about the roots~ I just wanted to clarify. I purchased a few off eBay and most were not mounted, so I am trying my hand at mounting this spring. Speaking of which, are you trying to get things mounted before moving into winter, or can you do that year round because of the greenhouse? Yes, I like all of the mounts~you need to do a tour soon, please! Thanks again, Kevin

I gauge my timing on what the orchid is doing. If it's growing new roots(green tips) or a new growth,(not a flower spike) then I consider them fair game. Winter in my greenhouse is still cold 2° --> 3°C with warmroom temps 7° --> 10°C on cold nights with a light frost in the paddock behind the house/greenhouse/shadehouse which is furthest from the ocean.(Bass Strait) Many of my orchids and all my Schlumbergia truncata are developing flower spikes and buds. In a couple weeks it'll be a riot of colour. Long dark nights and colder temps bring on the flower response. Cheers Yes, a tour is a good idea. 😎👍

Thank you. I've decided to do a short video on the rig which unfortunately without someone filming for me wasn't covered. Cheers

Thank you very much. Afternoon light is usually the best. I sometimes get caught up in my work and have to use electric lights. Best Wishes as you approach summer. Cheers 😎👍

You're right. It is a general potting mix that I get by the .5 ton from a depot 20 kms east of here and then I off load it from my ute into large containers. My liquid fertiliser supplies all that they require. They go outside during the winter and get soaked and chilled(2° C)(no frost this close to the ocean). The rain eliminates any soluble mineral build-up. I begin feeding them when I see the first tiny flower spike emerging and it's weakly/weekly after that. I have to keep a close eye on the terracotta pots during the summer as they dry out quickly(all of them are off the ground on a metal mesh bench... minimise slugs/snails, ants and worms) so I sometimes have to water more often. Cheers

Thank you. If you can achieve cold nights, (near freezing)(5°>10°C might be cool enough) you'll be able to grow them in Florida. Cheers

Thank you. We are entering our Tasmanian winter with cool to frosty nights and clear warm late autumn days. Perfect for flower bud stimulation on my orchids and Schlumbergia truncata. (Your Christmas Cactus) My Dendrobium speciosums and kingianums are starting to put out tiny flower buds so hopefully I'll have a good year. Stay safe and stay Well. ( I'm well aware of the changeable nature of having the Gulf on one side and the warm south Atlantic on the other) Cheers

...btw, I'm neck deep in repotting my terrestrial Pleione orchids(60+ pots) with countless little bulbils to complicate the process. Spring is wonderful ! 😎👍

@@waynesweirdworld5788 last night we had a thunderstorm out of nowhere :) all is well in my garden :) I just potted up two different giant bromeliad pups and they are fine, and today we are under a tornado watch till 1 pm. Cheers to you Wayne xoxoxoo

@@waynesweirdworld5788 yes it is :) xoxoxxo

​@@joanneshepard5449... I hear you. My childhood was in NE South Dakota and SW Minnesota, so I understand how changeable and traumatic 'Tornado Alley' can be. Cyclones... Hurricanes and Tornadoes I can do without. Take care !

Thank you. I'm only able to pick out a few words that I understand, but I'll catch up with a German friend or 2 on the weekend that will translate for me. I hope you've been inspired by my experiment to try something different. Cheers from Tasmania. 😎🍺

Older and wiser ? The warm room may have to be a priority. Thank you for the reminder! Cheers

Thank you. Yes !