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Posted by kazzy33 Victoria, Australia (My Page) on Tue, May 22, 07 at 0:53
| Hi everyone...:)
I would like to know if there is anyone out there who lives in Melbourne, victoria that grow Hoyas?.I have not long started to collect them and at the moment I have 36.I was wondering how you go growing them in our climate?.I have mine in two small greenhouses and so far they are doing fine but I am interested how other people go growing theirs......
Have a great day Regards to all Karen..... :) |
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| I remember a mates Dad who had heaps up the side of his house in Geelong . They thrived for years until someone piled heaps of fertilizer on them .. oopps they did not like that .. check at Collectors Corner near the Frankston Freeway entry they had heaps when I visited ages ago . |
RE: Hoya
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Hi Kazzy, I'm in Melbourne and have a couple of Hoya here.
Well I hate to say it, but mine are outside (on the deck mind you) and one of them is about 10 years old now and thriving.
I have it growing up and through an old four tiered pot stand, and back down again, and up again ha ha ha. I dare not move it, as thats when you'll find they throw a hissy fit. If you can find a spot in a sheltered area on a deck or up the side of your house that they like, they will boom. Keep them pot bound too, they love it. If you've ever put one in a big pot you'll soon know about it. I dont fuss over my big one, about twice a year I'll give it a drink of seasol and top up the soil (as the soil sinks and settles.) That way I'm not disrupting any roots. Good luck with them. |
RE: Hoya
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- Posted by kazzy33 Melbourne, Australia (My Page) on
Sun, May 27, 07 at 8:53
Hi cractpot,
Thankyou for replying to my post.
Where abouts in Melbourne are you?The reason is I was wondering is, how do they go with the frost in winter?
I have 36 at the moment living in two small greenhouses and so far they are doing fine,in one I have all the hoyas that like humidity with a heater in a tub of water to keep them warm and humid at night and then I open it up for fresh air during the days that are nice and sunny and in the other one I have the ones that can stand most any temp.
It is great to chat with someone from melbourne as our weather is quite different from the USA.
Thanks and hope to chat with you again,
Regards Karen....
P.S
I'm from Werribee |
RE: Hoya
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- Posted by kazzy33 Melbourne, Australia (My Page) on
Sun, May 27, 07 at 9:00
Hi aroideana,
Thankyou for taking the time to reply to my post.
It's great to find other people close to my neighbourhood that also grows hoyas..thanks Karen.... |
RE: Hoya
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Hi again Karen, I'm from the outer East, just at the start of the Dandenongs.
We are slightly elevated here, and just on the side of the mountain.
we get an awful lot of wind and very little frost. Your greenhouse set up sounds wonderful and just perfect for the humidity lovers. I guess as with anything we grow on a tropical scale down here, we have to do a fair bit of coddling to provide the conditions they are used to.
But watch anyone try and talk us out of growing them hee hee. My main passion is Bromeliads, and like I said above I do everything i can to re-create the environment suitable for their growing conditions.
I imagine its the same with your Hoya passion.
Wish you the best of luck with them. Nadine |
RE: Hoya
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| Karen , have you visited the hoya forum ? lots of good info there , I suppose you know that there are cool growing Hoyas that thrive in Vic , and also warm and tropical growing species that need protection . You may have got one from me on ebay recently ! |
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