[OGD] "Humidifiers" [Scott Minor]

2004-07-22 Thread Richard Buchanan
Scott, The secret here, for me, is to run the humidifier/fogger on my R.O. water system; otherwise, with our hard/alkaline water in the Rockey Mtns. it is limed up all the time with calcium deposits. mickinmontana ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL

[OGD] ? for 16hr./day fluorescent users

2004-08-28 Thread Richard Buchanan
Do you vary daylength with the seasons mickinmontana ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

[OGD] Mesurol

2004-09-16 Thread Richard Buchanan
I got some last year, from the parent company/manufacturor regional "reprasentative" listed on the internet. A very expensive ,commercial agricultural product. Nice lad. Interestingly his father grew miniature Dendrobia on Long Island!. mickinmontana. _

[OGD] R.O.Upgrade (Tom Hillson)

2004-12-29 Thread Richard Buchanan
Tom, I just went thru this, this week, as the Dealer formorlly listed in the AOS Mag. ORCHIDS, has apparently gone out of business. I found the internet search very confusing; but, ordered from H20filter .net. The Supervisor I talked with was ; Mark Tibbetts: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The (800) phone

[OGD] r.o.membranes/John Talpa

2004-12-30 Thread Richard Buchanan
Sorry, but: [EMAIL PROTECTED] bounces, "adressee unknown". mickinmontana ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] "How good is Aussie Gold?"

2005-04-02 Thread Richard Buchanan
I have been overwatering & killing roots for the last 9 yrs. I grow indoors/under lights (mostly Pleurothallids). I have too many plants to water individually, so each section must be watered on it's section's day, "come hell or high water, whether it needs it or not." NOT GOOD! I was about to

[OGD] foliar spray fertilizers

2005-07-29 Thread Richard Buchanan
Have we visited this topic recently? Sorry but I didn't use foliar spray until recently [WONDER GROW]. Believe I've read that plants can't utilize organic nitrogen, until it is broken down by bacteria & fungi in the soil/compost. Many of my Pleurothallids are mounted. The mounts are of course n

[OGD] scale/ENSTAR II

2006-02-27 Thread Richard Buchanan
Can someone tell me where to purchase a small quantity of ENSTAR II on-line? mickinmontana ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] leaf sheen

2006-05-27 Thread Richard Buchanan
What is the significance of leaf sheen? Is it a sign of health? Does the luster reflect excess light? Do dull leaves need more light? Is it species specific. I grow indoors/under lights; mostly pleurothallids. I've noted Masdevallia tovarensis keeps the perfect color & sheen, right up unto death

[OGD] indoor fluorescent growing lights

2007-01-16 Thread Richard Buchanan
Viateur, I presume there is a 160W screw-in "fluorescent" bulb. But the clip-on,160W, screw-in spotlight I have used is actually a type of Mercury vapor HID light (Wonderlight). It also comes now in 300W. It will bloom some plants & can be used much closer to them than recommended. I no-longe