Using PayPal our client today had to pay a total of 4,933.5 Can $ to transfer 105840.68 thb to our PayPal account.

With TransferWise that would have been only 4,625 Can $.

Did you expect a difference of 308.5 Can $ ?

See on a real example how much a bank takes vs a money sender : 

https://aleyagarden-plants-wholesale-shipping.blogspot.com/2020/02/banks-vs-money-senders-fees-and.html

Hoya and other plant collections are for sale on aleyagarden.com. Plant care information is available in various posts of this blog :
http://aleyagarden-blog.blogspot.com/2011/02/aleyagarden-blogs.html
Contact : aleyagarden@hotmail.com

Paypal vs TransferWise

Paypal
On 1 October sender sends 1000 US$ plus total fees 44 US$ ( 4.4 % ), and at paypal exchange rate we receive 29117 thb on our bank account minus a paypal fixed fee of 11 thb : 29106 thb is what we receive from the sender's 1044 US$
29106 thb / 1044 $ = 27.87 thb are received per $ sent to paypal

TransferWise
On the same day sender sends 1000 US $ plus total fees 10.77 USD, we receive at TransferWise exchange rate 30354.52 thb on our bank account.
30354.52  / 1010.77 = 30.03 thb are received per $ sent to TransferWise

30.03 - 27.87 = 2.16  thb per $ is how much you lose when using paypal instead of TransferWise or a similar money sender on 1st October 2019 when sending in the 1000US$ range.

Where to download plant import permit applications in the USA ; the number of imports in 5 years is unlimited, and it's free

Plants over 12 units and seeds require import permits in the USA. They are entirely free of charge. A single parcel with an import permit may be processed faster by the customs than 2 parcels of 12 plants each.

On APHIS site permit applications download links

Permit requests can be downloaded here
A permit will allow you to import for a period of 5 years an unlimited number of times. This is totally free.



A plant import permit in the USA

Hoya and other plant collections are for sale on aleyagarden.com. Plant care information is available in various posts of this blog :
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32 Celsius in July in Europe, is it like being in the tropics ?

That depends on the location in Europe : in Amsterdam where a mild sea climate covers the country, yes 32 Celsius and a humidity higher than 75 % is a tropical climate.  If in Lyon ( France ) in July 32 Celsius will probably be associated with only 50 % of humidity and this would be far too dry for a tropical climate. In Madrid the heat can reach about 40 Celsius with humidity below 20 %. In Las Vegas ( Nevada, USA ) the humidity will be even lower when the thermometer reads 40 Celsius.

This combination of high temperature and low humidity is a real issue for tropical plants that are in the process of acclimatizing or rooting without plastic covers of foggers.



Average relative humidity in Lyon, France

Average min and max temperatures in Lyon, France

 

 

 The sensation of being overheated ( like in the tropics ) will be stronger in Amsterdam - and really tropical - than in Lyon because this subjective effect , called the heat index, results from the higher vapor content of the surrounding air that does not allow the maximum amount of evaporation from the body. The chart below shows that in Amsterdam 32 Celsius and 75 % of humidity result in a perceived heat of 42 Celsius while in Lyon the same real temperature will be perceived as only 34 Celsius since the humidity will be 50% in this French town 

 

 

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Certain Hoya leaves display patterns and visible " veins "

Some Hoya have nice leaves with patterns and visible " veins "  :

Hoya erythrina  long leaf  
Hoya finlaysonii 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,10
( All aleyagarden finlaysonii 1-10 except # 5 )
Hoya fungii
Hoya glabra 
Hoya glabra  II 
Hoya globulosa 
Hoya golden eye 
Hoya macrophylla 
Hoya macrophylla variegata 
Hoya macrophylla white margins 
Hoya meredithii 
Hoya rigida 
Hoya jennifer cv
Hoya UT223 not rooted
Hoya UT158 not rooted 
Hoya vitellinoides 

Hoya with red leaves 
Hoya with a stronger scent
Hoya with big leaves
Hoya with big flowers

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Certain Hoya get red leaves under more sun exposure

The leaves of some

Hoya caudata

Hoya tend to be red under light exposure, they are :

Hoya caudata
Hoya caudata green leaves
Hoya caudata Sumatra
Hoya collina
Hoya curtisii
Hoya erythrina
Hoya erythrina long leaves
Hoya flagellata aff  II
Hoya flagellata aff
Hoya flagellata
Hoya forbesii
Hoya gps 7 35
Hoya IR26 sp
Hoya manipurensis
Hoya microstemma
Hoya Phu Wua sp 
Hoya pseudolittoralis
Hoya Sabah GPS-7950 sp.
Hoya sigillatis alas river
Hoya sigillatis 
Hoya sipitangensis
Hoya undulata
Hoya UT001
Hoya walliniana
Hoya waymaniae long leaf  ( Borneo )
Hoya waymaniae ( Malay )

More on pigmentation under light as a protection
Hoya with visible veins and patterns on leaves
Hoya with a stronger scent
Hoya with big leaves
Hoya with big flowers

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Hoya seeds wrapped in humid toilet paper 30 days : fungi and survival

Today 26 June we are wrapping these Hoya seeds with humid toilet paper and insert them in plastic bags so they can germinate.  The optimum time for germination and the first steps of growth would be 10 to 15 days in general.
Then they can be extracted with the piece of paper they have attached to and planted under light.

How many seeds will survive 30 days in these closed humid bags ? If fungi and bacteria multiply, will these seeds survive ? The test may help us decide if we will buy Hoya seeds with the cheaper small parcel or envelope method and take the risk of a 3 weeks travel ( the average time to Europe from abroad is 12 days including about 15 % of the arrivals taking 3 weeks in the slowest systems ) ? Or to avoid this risk will we take the expensive express method ( EMS ) ?

seeds of Hoya Ban Bang Pla

seeds of Hoya finlaysonii III

seeds of Hoya finlaysonii V

seeds of Hoya quinquenervia

seeds of Hoya vitellina

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