Plantiis

The long wait over at Pixil is over, our Makerbot 3D Printer has arrived!

It took three months to build and deliver but we finally have some really cool garden planters to show off!
Checkout the Etsy store to buy

Green, brown, silver, black, white and the clear biodegradable PLA are the colors we ordered so far. Can’t wait to test PLA as planter material for seedlings, and tags.

The boo was design by our web developer and creative lead behind Turn Table Customs, Dingo. He designed it in the browser based CAD site Tinkercad! A tiny Red Bug Pitcher is used to test out the planter. All planters have drainage holes built in

You can see more designs by checking out the planter tag we started on tinkercad.com

Here’s a time-lapse of the tiki print. A Nepenthes Alta is used in the pic.

These take quite a while to print. The Boo took 18 hours to print! Our current print will about take about 25 hours to complete, so we’ll definitely need more makerbots!

All the Sarracenia have finally awaken from the winter slumber. Beautiful Foliage and colors are starting to set in!

Some late bloomers are starting to join the fun.

Some started waking up before winter was over

So far no grapes since we planted it about two years ago, but will see about this year

The Pomegranate leaves are in full growth gear.

So far the Cherry Blossom hasen’t bloomed in the florida heat, but maybe next year.

On todays episode, wire training a seven year old Chinese Juniper.

Quick tips:
Use appropriate wire thickness to coil branches
Don’t coil so tight as to bruise the branch
Use thumbs as a fulcrum to coil the wire
Try not to make too sharp a bend

Thorelii x Truncata female and Spathulata x Spectabilis male Nepenthes.

Store extra pollen in a dessicator at 32ªF.

While visting our local plant shop, I noticed some really great looking orchids and bought on an impulse. Eye catching huge dark-purple flowers and extraordinary looking root system really sold me.

Flowers are 13 cm across, thick waxy texture with a blue-black lip.

The root system on this plant is about 76 cm. Roots should be allowed to let dry between watering, every 5 to 12 days. Fertilize every 5th watering.