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Jan Methorst

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Introduction
« on: February 19, 2011, 02:28:00 PM »
Hello All,

Please allow me to introduce my self, i am a retired dutchman living in Cornwall.
After many years of growing mainly cycads from seed, i feel like doing something totally different along with these plants.
After a visit to the wonderful pleione site of Paul Cumbleton, my mind was made up, Pleiones it was going to be.
I have in the meantime bought some bulbs and bulbils (several from members) and studied hundreds of postings on this great forum and am ready to start and hopefully, with the help of the members on this forum,make a succes of it.
jan
StColumb Minor, Cornwall, UK

Kevin

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2011, 02:35:17 PM »
Welcome and congratulations on chosing Pleione  ;)


Maggi Young

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2011, 06:48:31 PM »
WElcome Jan, great to have you join us - I expect you will really enjoy growing the Pleiones... such beautiful plants and , for many of them, not too difficult  and so very rewarding. And such colours and markings!
Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!

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Jan Methorst

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 11:03:41 AM »
Maggi and Kevin

Thank you for your kind words

jan
StColumb Minor, Cornwall, UK

Paul T

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 11:14:47 AM »
Welcome, Jan.  8)
Cheers.

Paul T.
Canberra, Australia.
Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 04:28:47 PM »
Welkom op dit prachtige en leerrijke forum, Jan.

I'm sure you'll get a lot of help from the very knowledgeable people on this forum who are into Pleiones.
Wim Boens - Secretary VRV (Flemish Rock Garden Society) - Seed exchange manager Crocus Group
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Jan Methorst

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Re: Introduction
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2011, 10:17:52 AM »
Thank you Wim

Paul; Thank you, am very impressed with thread about 'Australian native terrestrial orchids'
jan
StColumb Minor, Cornwall, UK

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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2011, 11:44:06 AM »
Jan,

Glad you're enjoying it!!  8)  There's a couple more sending up buds now, but the majority flower much more towards our spring (it is currently late summer at present).
Cheers.

Paul T.
Canberra, Australia.
Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.

 


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