Re: [OGD] slide conversion to digital

2008-02-27 Thread Kerry Dressler
Can anyone recommend a slide converter that would make this possible. If you look on Amazon.com or an online photo shop you will see the Opteka Digital Duplicator. I bought one for $49 and was surprised at the quality of the reproduction. You also need a digital SLR, like a Canon Rebel, but

Re: [OGD] Wetpads

2008-02-27 Thread sales
First the easy one, PET is what water bottles are made from. Second is you are in a good location for wet pads to work. Here in Florida they don't do much to cool in summer since the humidity is already in the 80% or higher range on many a summer day. In areas with low humidity they work by

[OGD] Humidification

2008-02-27 Thread Aaron J. Hicks
Paul Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Here in Melbourne Australia, I know of only one grower who uses wet pads for cooling humidifying. This system is a mystery to me, but I have to acknowledge that a much higher % humidity can be achieved than with my small swamp coolers

Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 10, Issue 63

2008-02-27 Thread Tuckers Orchid Nursery
Hi there Jim, If you've got the time then I would recommend investing in a printer/scanner combo. We have an Epson RX630 printer with a flatbed scanner capable of scanning regular documents as well as slides and negatives. I think we paid about $NZ500 for it at the time (about 2-3 yrs ago) so

[OGD] Dend. brymerianum

2008-02-27 Thread Redman, Julia C.
Hi everyone, I'm looking for information on the culture of Dend. brymerianum. I understand it is an intermediate/cool growing species, approx medium to medium-high light levels, but that's all I know. What moisture requirements does the species have and does it have a pronounced dormant

[OGD] Pods to flask

2008-02-27 Thread bonaventure
I have 3 green pods well under way to ripening. The plants, mainly minicatts, are presently on a windowsill with 3 hours direct sun a day. I am looking for an economical and RELIABLE flasker, someone who will treat these with the same care and passion as I have put into them. In the past I have