DL Hoyas Coming!

I hear our hoyas from DL are in the mail TO US !!

YEA !!!

I have about 12 , I think.

Wow Alison, a dozen! I should have ordered more but this time I only ordered two cuttings, both the same (H. patella). I'm sure looking forward to trying to root and grow that beauty!

A beauty it is too, Lin. With two cuttings the same - hey! - a fuller
pot.

Plus, insurance.

My order from DL arrived nearly 3 weeks ago, only 11 though. All potted up and me with my fingers all crossed.

Tropic, you'll be great with them. Given that fantastic
climate and your talent with drip systems.

I may have had more than 12. I just don't remember.
I'll know when the invoice comes.

Some I have gotten since the order waaaaaaaay back when.

I haven't a clue what nor how many I ordered!!! I am simply happy something shipped!!!!!

I received my DL hoyas at the beginning of June. They are all happily growing roots and being mostly ignored for the outside garden. I do check them once a week. One of my group wants to put in another order in a few weeks ... her last order was 60!! Methinks the lady wants to set up shop...sure hope she isn't in a hurry...lol


Christine

I had a pretty small order, and I can't really remember everything that was on it. I did get Hoya patella, H. lobbi Orange, the three kinds of H. kerri that David carries, and H. megalaster. If there was anything else, I can't remember it. I tried to get some easy ones and a couple of challenging ones so something will be sure to make it.

Doug

I ordered a couple of thin leaved ones (because I like to tempt fate), a couple of total unknowns (the hoya "lucky dip"), and what's supposed to be a fuzzy carnosa....I only remember because I kept a marked DL catalogue and checked it every now and then when I was bored :)....otherwise I'd NEVER remember because I was one of those eager beavers that put in her order way back in early February....seems like a year ago at least...anyhow, I'm really excited and hoping everything arrives in better condition than last year's DL order with all the customs delays...

Shelley

I got my DL Package! I'm at work so I can't really look them over too closely, but I took a sneek peek, and they appear at first glance to look really good. Thanks very much to the organizer of one of the smoothest DL orders ever! I don't think it could have gone any better. Now I can't wait to get out of here so that I can get home to give them a good soak.

Doug

This message was edited Jun 24, 2009 3:57 PM

WOW, Doug. Does that mean I may see mine, out here on my rock, by the end of the week? HOPE HPE HOPE!!!

Carol,

I hope you get them that quickly. I had originally thought these things were going to come sometime at the end of March when it is still below freezing here in VT so I paid for express shipping that is why I got them the next day.

Doug

Mine was processed through the USPS sorting facility in Tampa last night so I bet I get my package tomorrow!

Hey...thanks for the reminder...I will check at the PO online.

HA! I bet everyone wishes they had gotten express!

I do.

BTW Doug, how long do you usually soak them?
When I have gotten plants from outside the US
I have let them soak as long as overnight - but I worried
about that being long.

Alison,
I know you asked Doug but...I soak mine overnight with a few drops of Superthrive and small amount of MSU....about 12 hours.
Then when I'm ready to put the cutting into hydroponics...I soak the ends in VitoGrow Rooting Compound. Should see roots in about 2 weeks!

Cannot believe we can finally talk about potting the DL cuttings....anybody else a bit frustrated until now?

Joni

Thanks for the reply. And to think I worried over a 6-8 hour
soak!

Yes! I agree -- it will be great to finally get them.

When we collect, we don't soak the plants to keep them alive....I shower with them and then let them be in the air....this is to keep them fresh. I don't think it matters...as long as they get moist. After all, in the bush it can pour down rain for days at a time.....

And, yes. I have been frustrated and offended, put off and furious. I have heard that arrogance is one of the side effects of popularity if one allows it to happen.

Carol, do you think it is just as good perhaps to spray
them?

They get dehydrated and I agree about the rain, but
soaking doesn't allow any air.

I don't think soaking hurts them at all. DL soaks them (or used to) before shipping. Spritzing can do the same thing. If you're in a humid area a spritz would work as well...but in dry areas like AZ, maybe better to soak.

Gotcha.

Here, it is seldom less that 50%.

I agree with soaking cuttings after a long dry trip, but also agree that it wouldn't be as necessary in a humid climate. I soaked mine for 9 or 10 hours with a bit of B1 vitamin added to the water. In the morning, I swear, most of the cuttings were like they'd just been cut. Patella (white) wasn't too happy about anything, and is still sulking with no roots, but looks alive. I killed retusa last year (twice..sigh) and it's rooted fine this time. Superthrive or B1 vitamin or just plain water, I think the major element is moisture, and a rooting method that doesn't promote mould. Well that's my soapbox for the night. Off to bed.

Christine

Had a big chat today about rooting cuttings with a old hand at it...and, ya know, there are some cuttings that simply are not genetically engineered to root. I am convinced. There is some secret order we have not broken into. No rhyme nor reason...just a roll of the dice. Believe me....I have tried LOTS of them with different methods and chanting different mantras... makes no difference.

Alison,

I only soaked mine for a couple of hours with a little superthrive, because that is all I had patience for.

The cuttings looked great; the three H. kerri varieties were particularly outstanding. My only real disapointment was that H. patella was missing. I don't know if David ran out or if it was simply an oversight. I did email him to let him know so that if it was an oversight I won't be charged for it. I'll get it another time; it is not like I don't have enough plants to fool around with right now.

Anyway, the cuttings are now safely under lights in their humid little incubator for the next few weeks.

Doug

Carol, what was the conclusion? Which plants are not
going to root? No one wants to get that one.

Doug, you sound like me now about soaking. But I think if
they look good, no problem. If they are shriveled I soak.

I use an incubator too. Mine is (was) an aquarium.

I don't think its a matter of which plants, its that the specific cutting has a survival issue for whatever reason and just won't root no matter what one tries. Not that I believe that .. patella WILL root for me and that's all there is to it ... LOL

Christine

I just checked the USPS website and my package arrived at 4:54 this a.m. at the Daytona Beach facility, so I should receive my two cuttings today!

WoooHoooo...
Australia has landed in Georgia....the cuttings all arrived in incredible condition. I love the bags they came in, what a great idea!
I think I got 25 cuttings and they are now all soaking in water and S/T. The cuttings are huge and look like they never left Australia....
Thank you, thank you, thank you, kind Hoyaholic enabler....you've made me SOOO happy!
Sue

Oh, I wish I had my tracking number with me! I want to check now!

Glad to hear the cuttings look good!

Kelly

Lin, mine was processed in Birmingham at 3:07 am.

I've been listening for the post truck. Know that sound
by heart.

Miracles of miracles. My box arrived in HNL early in the a.m. and will be here today...or should be here. YAY.

DL had H. Patella? Bummer! I missed that one on the list. Oh well, I guess there is always next year!

Well...it IS available from a grower in Florida if you just HAVE to have it NOW!!!

Thank you - hoya enablers!!

You do great work. Mine are super! Very excited to
just finally have them and get them off to a good start
in the warm season.

How weird that all I can think of is the NEXT time we
can do it!

Anybody else with that strange feeling?

Well - taking nearly 6 months is not terribly condusive to wanting to order again from this supplier!!!! There are people in the US with good inventory who will respond faster....especially when growing seasons are involved. Can't say I am still impressed.... Life is too darn short especially the last half of it!!!!

I usually don't have any problems rooting a cutting, but I received a very strange cutting of H. megalaster in this DL Order. I will try to describe it, because I don't have a camera available right now. The Cutting is wire like (less than an 1/8 inch in diameter) about 18 inches long with no leaves then it splits into a Y shape. Each section of the "Y" has four leaves and is about 6-8 inches long with four thin leaves on each section. The stem on these sections is also very thin, and is not soft like new growth but tough and thin like wire. I considered cutting off each part of the "Y" and rooting it separately, but for now I have just made a fresh cut on the main stem and put it in the rooting medium. Is this correct? Will it form roots from this stem or does it need to be put in closer to the leaves. I tried to wind the stem around the top of the pot, pushing it into the soil, but it acts just like a spring and pops right out.

Any thoughts on how any of you would handle this peculiar cutting would be appreciated.

Doug

I hope everyone is happy with their little bags!

Joni



This message was edited Mar 24, 2010 10:00 AM

I was also thinking I would not be interested in ordering from this supplier again...I've done it twice now, and neither experience could be described as "fun"...the first time the cuttings got caught in customs, sprayed down, and finally shipped to me while it was still freezing cold outside---I had only ordered 3 cuttings, and none survived...this time it took, as Carol said, nearly 6 months and communication did seem to be poor...maybe it's just that he's been "discovered" and is overwhelmed with orders, but it WAS kind of frustrating...plus, we do indeed now have wonderful suppliers right here in the U.S. that offer almost everything DL has, without the long trip, and as rooted plants, not cuttings...so I think I will not be joining another DL party, but will stick closer to home from now on :)...

SR

Doug,
You can leave it as you have it or...lay it in your mix...on it's side... wound around the pot.
Do you know what I mean?
That way you may develop roots at each node. I use this method if I've got a leggy cutting that looks like it will never grow leaves to fill in the stem. It seems to take a bit longer but...we've got time don't we?

Joni