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Not a question as such, but I've been busy following the arrival of my Hoya order from David Liddle. So this is what I've been doing, hoping that it'll make some packed-in-tight-as-sardines-in-a-box Hoyas into happy Hoyas enjoying an open airy natural environment.
They were all well rooted cuttings in a light organic/perlite mix. So I replicated this mix (without any fertilizer) as much as I could and potted up the plants in 120mm plastic pots. Watered them in then left them a couple of days.
Meantime, made up wire hoops with eyelets that the pots would sit in and hang from. At the same time checked out a spot in the garden sheltered from the prevailing (when they arrive) winds. Also in filtered sunlight early and very late in the day, but good light the rest of the day.
The best spot was under a Ficus benjamini, so I hung the pots from one branch about 2 metres above and parallel to the ground. Then I ran an irrigation line above them with staked drippers in the pots. The staked drippers should stay put better than hanging ones.
Then I attached all the pots to a long piece of bamboo so that when it does get windy they won't blow around so much and not hit one another. They're high enough to not get damaged by wallabies or jungle fowl, but possums could be a problem (the only solution to possums is keeping your fingers crossed).
Then came the moment and I turned the irrigation on. Set the drippers to a slow trickle. Water soon ran through the pots so big tick for potting medium drainage. Now I just have to wait for them all to settle in.
It's amazing just how much a little job like that takes, especially when you're designing and planning as you go. And unfortunately no photos at this stage, my camera is in for repairs for the next several weeks.
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