Re: [OGD] Natural / organic fertilisers
Comfrey is a fantastic ingredient for compost. So don't dig it up! Put the leaves (not the roots) on the pile. This may not help your epiphytic orchids, but it'll sure the give your garden a boost. Maybe your terrestrial orchids too (cymbidiums?), though I think someone more knowledgeable in growing them should comment. Here's a good article, if you're interested: http://www.organicgardening.com/feature/0,7518,s1-5-21-726,00.html Cheers Sandy -- www.pollenatrix.com "Botanical discipline, daily." On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:20:14 -0500, Charles Ufford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We tried to dig > it up, but to no avail; it is extremely prolific. If we were victims of > inaccurate info and the leaves are not unhealthy, then please pardon me and > I'd be happy to hear about it. > > regards, > charles > ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re[2]: [OGD] Natural / organic fertilisers
Charles, Comfrey, while rather dangerous if ingested, has an excellent and unique medicinal value: It rapidly increases the healing of bone and ligament. It just so happens that I need this herb when preparing a formula for kung fu: Dit Da Jow. This is an herbal lineament which promotes the speedy healing of bone, muscle, and skin. Comfrey is a primary ingredient in this westernized formula. Steve ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Natural / organic fertilisers
on 12/28/04 6:41 PM, Steve wrote: > > How much comfrey do you have? I could use a few hundred pounds of dried > comfrey. > > ST I hope not for herbal/medicinal use: my mother planted some years ago, only to be told later that the leaves contained carcinogens. We tried to dig it up, but to no avail; it is extremely prolific. If we were victims of inaccurate info and the leaves are not unhealthy, then please pardon me and I'd be happy to hear about it. The bumble bees loved the flowers, regards, charles phal sumatrana in flower, and 2 phal taenialis in spike. One has already blasted (despite extra humidifiers) but the other seems to be growing fine. Not the easiest for me to get flowers on. Plants grow like crazy, though. Paph bellatulum/or hybrid still in flower after 2 months -- Charles Ufford Calen the Border Collie CGC - now in Heaven Oriskany, NY USA IPA, Central NY and Southern Tier Orchid Societies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.paphiopedilum.net Http://www.geocities.com/charlesufford ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Natural / organic fertilisers
Try this site for the poop on growing orchids in horsemanure: http://www.vision.net.au/%7Enicvdb/index.htm Cheers Sandy -- www.pollenatrix.com "Botanical discipline, daily." On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:59:51 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear friends, > does anybody have any experience of using natural fertilisers for orchid > growing? ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Natural / organic fertilisers
How much comfrey do you have? I could use a few hundred pounds of dried comfrey. ST ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Natural / organic fertilisers
Dear friends, does anybody have any experience of using natural fertilisers for orchid growing? Living in a farm (we are no farmes), we have access to a wide range of natural fertilisers available. In particular, we could easily use 1)Cow manure (fresh, aged) 2)Sheep manure (fresh, aged) 3)Horse manure (fresh, aged) As options of vegetarian origin, we could use 4)Comfrey 5)Nettle Has anybody any experience on using any of them? How do you treat them before using? Do you prepare liquid solutions? How do you handle concentration, in order to avoid overfertilising? Are there recipes available on ratios with water? ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
