As I wrote in one of my previous blogs, I just recently discovered eBid.net as a community-themed auction website. Today, I learned that they also promote one chosen charity every month and encourage their users to list items under the category specific to this kind of charity listing: YDC (Your Donation Counts). The users list [...]
Living in Denton, TX I do not have easy access to quality orchid growing nurseries; most of my collection has therefore come from online sellers. Recently, having developed sizeable collection, I have also started listing some of my own plants on Ebay. The Ebay venture is going really well and I have no complaints about [...]
C. warscewiczii var semi-alba ‘Bedford’ x self Another one of my orchids is getting ready to bloom. I bought this beautiful plant on Ebay and have been watching its progress. It has one sheath, and today a tiny corner of the bud has stated pushing its way out. According to Chadwick and Son, this is [...]
(C. skinneri albescens ‘Kensington’s Angel’) I had bought this beautiful plant last year from mikesorchids on Ebay. At the time the plant came with a seed pod. While the seed pod was eventually unsuccessful, the plant aborted it, the plant has finally recovered from the ordeal and is now getting ready to bloom. You can [...]
As I wrote in one of my previous blogs, I just recently discovered eBid.net as a community-themed au
Living in Denton, TX I do not have easy access to quality orchid growing nurseries; most of my colle
C. warscewiczii var semi-alba ‘Bedford’ x self Another one of my orchids is getting ready to b
by Masood Raja
February 29, 2012 in Announcements, Cattleya Species, Orchid Notes & Culture by Masood Raja
As we are experiencing an early spring in Texas, quite a few of my plants have started developing some remarkable new growths. This means a lot to me as this [...]
by Masood Raja
February 26, 2012 in Commentaries, General, Orchid Notes & Culture, Product Reviews by Masood Raja
I started my hobby in the early fall of 2011. At first, I was only planning to grow a few orchids using all available windowsills in my house. But pretty [...]
by Masood Raja
February 21, 2012 in In Bloom by Masood Raja
First of all, I cannot take any credit for the blooming of this plant, but I am certainly thrilled to have another plant in bloom. I had just recently ordered [...]
by Masood Raja
Disaster in the Greenhouse
March 13, 2012 in Commentaries, Orchid Notes & Culture by Masood Raja
As you might be aware, I was gone for about ten days for a visit to Pakistan. In preparation for my absence I set everything right in the greenhouse and [...]
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