[OGD] party people in greenhouse

t;Looking without Touching" is the norm in Orchid collections ... and if you have plants hanging into the aisles like I do, block the aisles off. Good luck, rob't Robert Bedard Horticulture http://www.robert-bedard.com/orchids/ ___

[OGD] Pot Label Printing

e ink, as it will smear if not allowed to set. You can print up 4 tags or 4,000 tags. Someone else's comments about integration with Microsoft Access are correct; great idea. rob't Robert Bedard http://www.robert-bedard.com/orchids ___ the Orc

[OGD] re: Harlequin Phalaenopsis

rrect me if you know better.) I have seen 'Brother' and it does not have the same color or the same type of Harlequin blotching as 'Nan-Cho', which I have in my collection. Sorry I couldn't give a complete answer; I have been waiting to see if somebody else would do so. r

[OGD] Less expensive source for 60-hour heat packs

For a less expensive source (about half the price) for small quantities of the 60-hour heat-packs (better for 2-day shipping), try: http://cvexotics.safewebshop.com/60_hour_heat_packs.html rob't ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com

[OGD] Angcm. sesquipedale flowering season

wer at any time during that period, and flowering time may end up being variable, and based on cultural factors. rob't Robert Bedard Robert Bedard Horticulture http://www.robert-bedard.com/orchids/ ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] Angraecum sesquipedale

Since you asked for "punishmnet", you might try repotting it; that may delay flowering the following season ... (of course, mind the roots, they do not respond well to being disturbed). You might also try to figure out why the flowers are only lasting you one month ... they should probably last

[OGD] Growing media for Miltoniopsis

rchid Digest (the organization and Magazine) posted on my website: http://www.robert-bedard.com/orchids/miltoniopsis_culture.html rob't Robert Bedard ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailma

[OGD] Re: Computer/orchid problem (Bernard Gerrard)

lings into Google, you will see my website; in North America, it comes up in number one position. I am not the oldest, nor the bestest Phal site out there, but I have a good deal of experience doing SEO (Search Engine Optimnization). I can tell you how to increase the rank of your new site. ro

[OGD] Angcm. leonis

for most of the year, allowing them to go slightly drier between waterings during the worst of winter. Winter minimum night temps are in the mid 60's up high where I grow them. Hope this helps, rob't Robert Bedard Robert Bedard Horticulture http://www.robert-bedard.c

[OGD] Re: peloric phal that changes flower types (Charles Ufford)

s (Phalaenopsis pulcherrima [Christenson]), but it appears stable, and the triat is apparently heritable, so it does have horticultural value. Maybe peloria is not so odd, when you consider that Orchids theoretically evolved from an ancestor that had three sepals and three petals ...

[OGD] Iris' correction

Thanks Iris, you are right (although splitting hairs) over my incorrect use of the word "clones" when I clearly meant "plants". (That is what I get for typing too fast, while thinking about something else.) If you don't believe that I understand Orchid Nomenclature, you are free to visit th

Re: [OGD] Amateur Flaskers?

ailable commercially, at least if you are talking Phalaenopsis species and primary hybrids. As fas as I am concerned, amateur flasking is a must. rob't Robert Bedard Robert Bedard Horticuilture Santa Cruz, CA http://www.robert-bedard.com/orchids/ ___

[OGD] Paph. venustum / correct name for (green/white/yellow) form

Two questions: 1) I have a very nice Paph. venustum that came labeled venustum album. It is primarily green and white, but has intense yellow where pink or bronze would be on the regular form. Is this form with the yellow also correctly called venustum var. measuresianum? 2) Anybody know what

[OGD] Fordyce, et. al.

For the record, the Fordyces are going through some changes, but I have talked with Sue recently, and she assured me that they are keeping their website up, and the last I heard, the plan was for Frank to maintain a small collection of his breeding stock, and continue to make hybrids. The las

[OGD] World Orchid Society

I have corresponded briefly with both Daryl, and with Tom Roberts, the Editor of their magazine. Like Kenneth, I did a whois on the domain to find Daryl, and then I wrote him. Being moderately cynical when it comes to human institutions, I was curious about what might set the WOS apart from so

[OGD] Cymbidium canaliculatum green-cap time

A friend has asked me to sow some Cymbidium canaliculatum capsules for him, and I wonder if anybody could recommend a point in time to harvest them for green-capping? Thanks so much, rob't ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com ht

[OGD] Phal. lindenii

reciate this. I also grow them fairly bright for Phalaenopsis. My lindenii plants are strong enough to set capsules readily, and bear multiple spikes in consecutive years. Hope another perspective helps. rob't Robert Bedard http://www.robert-bedard.com/orchids/ _

[OGD] Virus

s no benefit to testing, but that a plant that tests clean for CyMV and ORSV may still be infected with something else. Just my two cents based on my experience. rob't Robert Bedard http://www.robert-bedard.com/orchids/ ___ the OrchidGuide