Neal- Several substitutions come to mind- large chunks of agricultural chatcoal or
used wine corks. Actually\. vanda do well with no potting mix at all; if watered and
fertilized well.Dave Levine in Austin,TX In bloom: Slc Rockette, Dend.
hercoglossum, Epi. Plastic Doll
David Levine
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Dear Mark et al,
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I just have to question this logic.
At the International Orchid Conservation Congress 2004, the congress and
the Orchid Specialist Group (OSG), SSC, IUCN adopted two proposed
changes
In a message dated 5/31/04 6:03:36 AM, Charles Bracker writes:
> We sealed and then painted walls and ceilings with glossy outdoor paint
> that has anti-mold inhibitors mixed in so the house does not rot.
>
You have to be careful with this. Some of the paint insecticides & fungicides
are for out
In a message dated 5/31/04 6:03:36 AM, Neil writes:
> For quite some time I have used chunk bark for potting Vandas in teak
> baskets. For some strange reason, the chunk size (2" - 3") no longer seems
to be
> available. The next size is large (1/2" - 1") which can be a bit of a mess
> as it falls
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Me
Mark,
The reason is, that the hybrids are taking up so much of the inspectors time
and effort that species truly requiring conservation are being more or less
ignored. Just a simple "lets put our efforts on what needs conservation". If
you recall the treaty specifically identifies species, but the
Re: Vanda bark: Why use any bark in the baskets?. Years ago, Thai growers
used large chucks of charcoal, but they abandoned that practice because they
discovered that the plants grew better, and with fewer fungal problems in the
roots and base of the plant. Now they largely use plastic baskets,
I am looking for used baby food jars with lids for orchid micro propagation.
Thanks
Manjul
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