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About Karma

Karma is a digital nomad graphic artist and writer, orchid nerd and long-distance hiker from Gothenburg, Sweden. Former editor-in-chief for the Swedish Orchid Society magazine, published internationally and held lectures on orchid culture.

Gimme more Aerangis mooreana

Aerangis mooreanaThis lovely little orchid is blooming right now, and I must admit that that it is a pretty powerful sight. Aerangis mooreana is a small warm grower from Madagascar and the Comoros Islands where it grows at elevations of sea level up to 600 meters. I grow mine in the warm vivarium mounted on a clay pipe filled with water, and it seems quite happy with the arrangement. […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00September 13th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Gimme more Aerangis mooreana

A Grande achievement!

Phragmipedium GrandeThis has got to be one of my proudest moments as an orchid grower… so far. My Phragmipedium Grande has finally decided to bloom!! I have waited two years for this glorious occasion and I plan to take full credit. Damn I am good! (and modest)  Ehm, well… truth be told a few weeks ago I thought I might actually have messed up so bad I would  […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00September 12th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |4 Comments

The Masdevallia experiment: day 160

Back in April (5 months ago) I decided to start a little experiment with Masdevallia and different growing mediums. Until then I had only cultivated my Masdevallia i sphagnum moss, but I wanted to try goring them in semi-hydro volcanic rock. I had two near identical M. tovarensis orchids so they were a logical choice for my small experiment. Warning: Sweeping generalizations and vague scientific conclusions ahead.

Here is the report on the result.

The control, Masdevallia […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00September 12th, 2009|Categories: Projects|Tags: , , , , , , |10 Comments

I am back on!!

Ascocentrum miniatum 'Kai-Gold'I have finally gotten my new computer, and I am finally back online! Yes! It is a really nice machine too. Well, I still need to set it up, but at least I have a computer again. Unfortunately I still cannot access my Flickr account for some reason, so I cannot handle photos they way I want… sigh! Why is this […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00September 5th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , |Comments Off on I am back on!!

Dude, don’t get a Dell…

Ok, this is not orchid related, but my laptop died and I just need to vent a little. Well, in some ways it is orchid related since I cannot blog about my orchids the way I want to because of it. I am using dear husband’s computer right now, but he has none of my favorite toys installed, like Photoshop or Dreamweaver… so I am limited as to what I can do. You don’t realize how dependent you are on […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00August 30th, 2009|Categories: A day in the life of...|Tags: |Comments Off on Dude, don’t get a Dell…

Finally!! A Reverse Osmosis system

R/O unit

This weekend my dear husband finally got to deliver on his birthday promise to me (from May) and install my new R/O system (it’s been on backorder a long time). A lot of girls ask for diamonds and shiny things for their birthdays, but I wanted a Reverse Osmosis system for my 35th, lol. Well… it is a AquaLight system from Germany rated up […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00August 23rd, 2009|Categories: A day in the life of...|Tags: , , |6 Comments

Voilà! A new look for the blog

Phalaenopsis violacea var. coeruleaFor the past week I have been working on a new look for the blog and it is just about done. I am still tweaking a few things, and I am still searching for a better solution for the “My orchids” page, but it will take som serious time to redo so it will have to wait.  This new theme is […]

Playing around with the theme…

Don’t be alarmed… I just felt like playing around with a new theme for the blog. So if it looks all screwy, go get some coffe and try again later. Thanks! 🙂

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By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00August 16th, 2009|Categories: A day in the life of...|Comments Off on Playing around with the theme…

Oh crap, I messed up!

Phragmipedium GrandeWell, I have some good news and some bad news… Good news first. My huge Phragmipedium Grande (caudatum x longifolium) is going to bloom!! It has been growing like crazy for the past two years but has refused to flower – until now. It has a beautiful bud coming and I am sooo proud!

Ok, so to the bad news. I am really kicking myself for letting this happen too… On […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00August 15th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Oh crap, I messed up!

A Bulbophyllum pulchellum with a bark

Bulbophyllum pulchellumOk. That was a pretty cheesy title, but I could not help myself. Blame it on the heat. Because of course the weather finally turned sunny and warm again after 2 weeks of rain now that I am back to work again from vacation… oh well, that’s life. Especially in Sweden.

Back to the point. My beautiful Bulbophyllum pulchellum has outgrown its glorious IKEA cork […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:10+02:00August 5th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |2 Comments
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