Monday, January 26, 2015

New Crossing - C4 - CLOSED

hehe.. crossing at nite is surely challenging!

D. formosum x D. sulawesi (2x) - FAILED
D. sulawesi x D. formosum (tali rafia) - FAILED
D. sulawesi x D. dearei - FAILED

First Seedpod from a Customer!

Guess what?! This is the first seedpod I received from someone. She asked to sow this Grammatophyllum seed.. It has burst already but hopefully can still germinate.

haha, this is a fake seedpod! there is no seed at all..

Sunday, January 25, 2015

New Crossing and Update - C3 - CLOSED

Today crossing..

V. sanderiana x V. insignis (old plant  w tali rafia) - FAILED 4/2
D. formosum x self (2x) - OK 4/2 - 23/8 - OK 6/9 -PLUCKED FOR FLASKING 1/12

D. formosum

Sunday, January 18, 2015

New Crossing and Update - C2 - CLOSED

Done.. another crossing. Pheww.. better to tag after each crossing 'coz I'm getting forgetful

V. foetida x V. insignis (1 tali rafia) - OK (04/02 - 23/8) - OK 6/9 - PLUCKED BUT NOT HARVEST 1/12
V. sanderiana x V. gibbsiae (1 tali rafia) - OK (04/02) seedpod burst - 23/8
V. insignis x V. gibbsiae (2 tali rafia) - OK (04/02) - PLUCKED 31/8 FOR FLASKING
V. foetida x P. cornu cervi - FAILED (25/1)

V. gibbsiae
V. insignis
V. foetida

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Ethanol has Arrived..

The order has arrived..
RM40 per bottle x 10 = RM400. errrkss
Haji to pay later = RM790

Vanda sp Flores
Vanda ustii
Vanda lombokense
Grammatophyllum stapliiflorum 'Black'
My hybrid Vanda sanderiana x Vanda foetida

Orchid Crossing Record - C1 - CLOSED

Goodness.. why don't I record all the crossings I did here?!..

14 January 2015
D. thrysiflorum x D. sulawesiense (2) - FAILED
D. thrysiflorum x D. farmeri 'Frazer' (1) - FAILED
C. Bufordiense x W. amazonica (no 1 left) - OK (25/1) - FAILED / not germinate
W. amazonica x O. Hybrid (3)(pokok durian) -FAILED (28/1)
O. Hybrid x W. amazonica (1)(no 5 right) - FAILED
C. forbesii x C. alaorii (1) - FAILED

7 January 2015
B. cuculata x D. amboinense - OK (25/1) - FAILED / no seeds

3 January 2015
Cattleya aurantiaca x selfing - OK (25/2 - 23/8) - DID NOT PLUCK (HJ SIB CROSS)

27 December 2014
D. bellatulum x D. dearei - FAILED

16 December 2014
C. intermedia x selfing - OK (25/1) - PLUCKED FOR FLASKING

6 November 2014
D. cruentum x selfing - OK (25/1) - PLUCKED 1 FOR FLASKING - success and germinate

2 November 2014
P. cornu cervi x selfing (natural) - FAILED

31 October 2014
Bollea sp x selfing - OK (25/1) - PLUCKED FOR FLASKING

27 October 2014
W. amazonica x self - OK - PLUCKED FOR FLASKING- success germinate 4/7/15

W. amazonica
D. bellatulum
D. amboinense
C. intermedia
D. cruentum
P. cornu cervi
Bollea sp

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

1st Order of Flask!

Who's my first customer to order the flask? Abang Nuar from Alor Setar has ordered 5 flask of Phalaenopis gigantea. Haji has reflasked the seedlings and inshaallah in one month time I can deliver to him..

Newly reflasked Phal gigantea seedlings