Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 8, Issue 330 ;2 Items for sale

2006-09-24 Thread Peter Fowler
The English pound sign came out, for some reason, as the ? symbol, so ?= English Sterling Pounds. Thank you. Peter Fowler ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Optimum Photo Period for Cattleya Seedling Growth

2006-09-24 Thread Robert Hoffman
With ever increasing cost of electricity in California (soon to be $.49/kwatt for high end users), I am trying to maximize Cattleya seedling growth with the minimum amount of artificial light. Does anyone know of a study, peer reviewed or otherwise, where varying photo periods were studied for

[OGD] WONDERLITE

2006-09-24 Thread Merrill Speeter
Am not getting good blooming with my 250 metal-halide and am planning to add a WONDERLITE 150 watt. Any one used this bulb? m. Speeter ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/list

[OGD] Ophrys apifera / bioluxuriance [UK]

2006-09-24 Thread viateur . boutot
Richard Mabey wrote [Independent on Sunday] "Last summer, at a stroke, the bee orchids went from our lane. Two summers of florid grass growth brought the verge-cutters out early, before the orchids flower and seed, and we won't any longer see those fabulous, chimerical blooms, with their velvet