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Orchid care tips in the winter in tropical climates
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Orchid care tips in the winter in tropical climates

Susan FairbairnApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Tips for care of your orchids in the winter in tropical climates.

Mounting orchids in the tropics
clay leaves, Far North Queensland, growing, growing orchids, mounting orchids, orchid mounting, Phalaenopsis, pottery, terracotta leaves

Mounting orchids in the tropics

Susan FairbairnJanuary 12, 2023April 7, 2024

A growing argument for mounting orchids. Its hard to fathom how much water exists in a tropical environment until you…

Orchid breeder Fred Clarke wouldn’t be caught dead without his toothpick…
Far North Queensland, growing, growing orchids, hybridising orchids, Orchid breeding, Orchids, trigeneric breeding

Orchid breeder Fred Clarke wouldn’t be caught dead without his toothpick…

Susan FairbairnDecember 5, 2022December 5, 2022

Susan Fairbairn caught up with Californian, Fred Clarke, at the Australian Orchid Council Conference (AOCC) 2022 to learn about the latest intergeneric breeding trends using the orchid family: Catasetinae.

Your first flowering Fail n Opsis (Phalaenopsis)
Far North Queensland, growing, growing orchids, Orchids, Phalaenopsis, tropical flowers

Your first flowering Fail n Opsis (Phalaenopsis)

Susan FairbairnNovember 12, 2022April 13, 2026

Your first flowering orchid could well be a Phalaenopsis (say it: failen opsis) The moth orchid is easy to grow……..

Essential oil pesticides
Far North Queensland, growing

Essential oil pesticides

Susan FairbairnAugust 14, 2022August 14, 2022

Once you start enjoying the fruits; and, vegetables in your organic garden, it’s not long before you start receiving visitors.…

What’s the best potting mix for your miniature orchids?
Far North Queensland, growing orchids, Orchids, pottery

What’s the best potting mix for your miniature orchids?

Susan FairbairnJune 16, 2022June 19, 2022

There’s a lot of choice when it comes to orchid potting medium, Here’s your first tip. There’s no right or…

Mounting mini orchids
growing, growing orchids

Mounting mini orchids

Susan FairbairnMay 27, 2022January 17, 2024

In this video I show you how to mount a mini orchid. Technically, whilst not actually mounting, as we are…

V. garayi or Ascocentrum miniatum a hot mini orchid
Far North Queensland, growing, growing orchids, Orchids, tropical flowers

V. garayi or Ascocentrum miniatum a hot mini orchid

Susan FairbairnMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Don’t be fooled by the itsy bitsy size of mini orchids, a well grown specimen can pack a big punch.…

Is this love?
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Is this love?

Susan FairbairnMay 3, 2022January 12, 2023

On a recent walk around the garden, I started to think about the practice of companion planting. There are libraries…

How to grow Dendrobium Loddigesii
Far North Queensland, growing, growing orchids, Orchids, tropical flowers

How to grow Dendrobium Loddigesii

Susan FairbairnMay 3, 2022November 13, 2022

A miniature warm growing orchid This article will share my tips on how to grow Dendrobium Loddigesii. This Dendrobium orchid…

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