Orchid Karma :: An orchid blog » volcanic rock http://www.orchidkarma.com My name is Karma, I am from Gothenburg, Sweden and I blog about my orchid obsession. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:30:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Grande achievement! http://www.orchidkarma.com/a-grande-achievement/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/a-grande-achievement/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:39:42 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=1537 This has got to be one of my proudest moments as an orchid grower… so far. My Phragmipedium Grande has finally decided to bloom!! I have waited two years for this glorious occasion and I plan to take full credit. Damn I am good! (and modest)  Ehm, well… truth be told a few weeks ago I thought I [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/a-grande-achievement/feed/ 4 The Masdevallia experiment: day 160 http://www.orchidkarma.com/the-masdevallia-experiment-day-160/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/the-masdevallia-experiment-day-160/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:53:18 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=1527 Back in April (5 months ago) I decided to start a little experiment with Masdevallia and different growing mediums. Until then I had only cultivated my Masdevallia i sphagnum moss, but I wanted to try goring them in semi-hydro volcanic rock. I had two near identical M. tovarensis orchids so they were a logical choice for [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/the-masdevallia-experiment-day-160/feed/ 10 The Masdevallia experiment: day 1 http://www.orchidkarma.com/the-masdevallia-experiment-day-1/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/the-masdevallia-experiment-day-1/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:19:37 +0000 Karma http://orchidkarma.com/?p=922 I have decided to start a little experiment testing potting media with Masdevallias. I happen to have two lovely Masdevallia tovarensis orchids that need to be repotted, so they have been volunteered for the project.

I plan to place one back in sphagnum moss, like they both have been cultivated for the past year and a [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/the-masdevallia-experiment-day-1/feed/ 2 I delivered this bouncing baby keiki today… http://www.orchidkarma.com/i-delivered-this-bouncing-baby-keki-today/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/i-delivered-this-bouncing-baby-keki-today/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:07:12 +0000 Karma http://electronicmoon.com/orchids/?p=523  

Mother and child (and grandma) are doing fine.  (keiki >>)

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