Just got a reply from Defra answering my question about "phyto document checking fee" it is now £23 to check the document ,the plant and the single plant fee. This is on top of the phyto charge.Words fail me : There is no difference in the charge rate whether the import is for commercial p...

The new PEACH system has just come out in the last few months. It makes it harder to get plants bought into this country :evil: you can see why some people try to buck the system can't you :D Mark Do you know if the system bucking method works when importing from Thailand,from the States it's reaso...

If you want a BB it'd probably be a good idea to email Chawalit(birdbangkok) and ask if he's got any more privately,if they go on ebay they'll go like hot cakes :lol: I've bought from him a few times now and can highly recommend him,if you get any problems with defra he'll get it sorted out asap,sp...

NBD, All you need is the phytosanitary certificate with its additional declaration,which is a vital accompanying piece of paperwork that states exactly that the plant/corm has been checked and complies with certain parts of AnnexIVAI of the plant health directive(2000/29/EC). Most of the thai selle...

Got a huge parcel delivered first thing this morning from Thailand,I'm a bit shellshocked by how quick its got here as it was only posted on Saturday afternoon.Surely 3 days has got to be some kind of record? DSCN1889.JPG the musa accuminata siamea DSCN1890.JPG the siamea next to the black balbisia...

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Is this from Peace procuction on Ebay,if so have you dealt with him before.He says the plant is sold As Is ,,,no exceptions, for that sort of price it seems a big gamble .There is another Thai on Ebay but I can't think of his name

Couldn't agree more about chicken pellets, though I put more than one in the top,it's about a handful or more,if I have enough of them.I do that in Feb which is a lot earlier than people have said it should be done but it works for me

These are reputed to need sun and I suppose they do better with it but mine has just sprouted a new leaf after doing nothing since I bought it back in June.It is on a window sill and hasn't been watered for months.Most of the original leaves have shrivelled but this new leaf took me by surprise,my l...

The banana skin produces sugar which is believed to promote growth,I have been stuffing the blackened skins into the top for ages,can't say it does any good but doesn't do any harm either.Australians are great believerts in using them.The potassium is of no use it's the sugar content that is believe...

Plants are specifically excluded from PDs carriers ,they will replace the plants and the freight costs are borne by the person returning the dead plants! The freight costs are not cheap.I have a friend in Louisianna who tells me that PDs reputation is far from good,though occaisionally someone is pl...

Something to bear in mind when ordering from the States is the postal delay.Last year I had a shrivelled up consignment from PD ,not their fault entirely ,as their packing leaves a lot to be desired anyway,they are sent out quite dry initially.My problem was the USPS, when sending to Europe, send al...

I've got both varieties the cametchensis and the americanum.One is in the pond and one on the side,the white ones on the side flowered about last April I think,they were planted quite deep and took a while to emerge.The yellow one was overshadowed by a huge Arum in the pond and while it survived it ...

I have just put it on top of a heated towel rail in the bathroom under a skylight to see if that helps,I've treated the cut with sulpher so all I can do now is wait and see it doesn't get too hot

Darran
The plant is about 6" long and hasn't been knocked ,as for pests I can't see any but will give it a spray of greenfly killer(white fly actually)

I actually got it in flower ,with the roots just emerging.I have had them rot from the bottom up before but not from top down.It is kept in the house and I didn't want to increase the risk of further rotting so have let it dry off.It has a fair fat stem left but the roots have stopped growing,even r...