[OGD] Vanda Bark- Neal Paur

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 [EMAI

[OGD] CITES Logic and inteligence

Dear Mark et al, From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Re: conservation congress - report 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

[OGD] Re: Indoor light Garden

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

[OGD] Re: Bark in Baskets

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

[OGD] RE: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 228

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:51:19 -0400 From: Neil Paur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Vanda Bark Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Reply-To: "the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Me

Re: [OGD] Re: conservation congress - report

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

[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 228

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,

[OGD] baby food jars

I am looking for used baby food jars with lids for orchid micro propagation. Thanks Manjul ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids