[OGD] Re: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 372

2005-08-05 Thread jbrasch
Iris et al.: Iris I have several customers who use Keikiroot for day lily propagation. Because the IBA is in lanolin it will not wash off easily. See our web page for more information Jim Brasch Plant Hormones Canada P.O.Box 354, McMaster University Hamilton, Canada L8S 1C0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.o

[OGD] Foliar Feeding

2005-08-05 Thread BCPRESS
With regard to the mechanism of foliar absorption of nutrients, John Stanley [OGD V7#372 message 3] is right; the wonder is not the advantages of foliar feeding but that it can taker place at all.  As I recall, it was Tom Sheehan who obtained experimental evidence for its existence, but I di

[OGD] Metalosate products

2005-08-05 Thread Rice Martin
I was wondering whether anyone on the list uses Metalosate products? I've just met a fellow who's an agricultural advisor, plant importer, consultant, etc. His credentials are very impressive. And particularly impressive was his walking through my orchid house and identifying almost every s

Re: [OGD] Foliar Feeding.

2005-08-05 Thread Steve Topletz
Sure thing, Andy: "C3 physiology recorded directly in Spathoglottis, Arundina, Coelogyne, Oncidium. CAM recorded directly in Aerangis, Aeranthes, Aerides, Arachnis, Aranda, Aranthera, Ascocentrum, Brassavola, Bulbophyllum, Cadetia, Calanthe, Cattleya, Caularthron, Chiloschis

[OGD] Foliar Feeding.

2005-08-05 Thread Andy Easton
Title: Foliar Feeding. Jerry's observations add a lot more to the debate than some of the old regurgitations on this topic. Steve, are you sure that Cattleyas are CAM cycle plants?? I was not aware of this. Can you provide some references? I know that the genus is widely dispersed so there ma

Re: [OGD] foliar feeding

2005-08-05 Thread Steve Topletz
You are aware that not all orchids have fixed stomata. Paphs for instance can open and close them. CAM plants, which are mainly the hard leaf type orchids cannot regulate their stomata that well from what I understand, such as Cattleya. ST Orchids> When I invented my fertilizer ( Gre

[OGD] foliar feeding

2005-08-05 Thread Orchids Limited
When I invented my fertilizer ( Green Jungle) I spent 9 years trying to figure it all out. I went to the jungles of Peru, Borneo and others and studied everything. Soil, water, leaf analysis, temperature everything. One thing I discovered was that Orchids have fixed open stomata which allow the