The biggest issue for storing fertilizer stock solutions is the quality of the water used in the mix. If it is highly acid or basic or contains high levels of certain minerals it can cause precipitation of the solution, usually evident by a "sludge" at the bottom of the storage vessel. Using RO or
Try National Greenhouse Company, A division of NEXUS greenhouses that caters to small and hobby growers with a desire for quality http://www.nationalgreenhouse.com/
In regard to mold growing on a wooden greenhouse, that should not surprise anyone who's growing orchids whadya get when you mix warm
Juli,
Mick Fournier at HBI over in Pompano used to have them in flasks
Paul LeBlanc
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Dear folks!
Just saw Mike Owen´s interesting tour in search for the ghost orchid at
http://www.floridastateparks.org/fakahatcheestrand/default.asp
http://www.f
Rifat,
Rather than relying on a broad spectrum fungicide you should look at pastuerizing your seedling media and inoculating your seedlings with some beneficial micro-organisms (Bacillus subtilus, Trichoderma sp.etc ). Ihave been using this method for several years now and am very pleased with the
All Propane or Natural Gas heaters produce ethylene and carbon monoxide along with other unwanted gases as a by-product of combustion, the amount varies with the quality of the burner/combustion chamber. Some heaters for greenhouses say that they are cleaner burning than others, but my feeling is
Peter,
Try bloom master planter corp. www.bloommaster.net
they list 10 12 and 14 in green or terracotta with side holes.
I have only seen them in some of my trade magazines and have not tried them personally.
Paul LeBlanc
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I am not aware of any toxic chemicals in Anonna glabra (Pond Apple) but do know that D. lindenii is very particular about its growing conditions, ie; 3-5 feet above the high water mark in semi shady locations in the Everglades on the trunks of Pond Apples. I suspect that the texture of the bark ha
Jim,
I am a coir / coconut husk convert. I use the coir for all of my seedlings and deflasking, for species that like a drier mix I add a little Aliflor or fine fir bark. Phals and Paphs love it straight out of the bag with a good leaching ( some suppliers have a high salt level ). I prefer the ag
Sue,
My method for monitoring seed pods is to watch them for color changes, When the pod starts to turn yellow its time to harvest. Then put the pod somewhere cool and dry (air-conditioned homes meet the criteria) to finish ripening and shed its seeds. You can hang it in a jar with a piece of filt
One simple way to track your fertilizer use / injector is to make a "hand mix" of your concentrate and your irrigation water at whatever ratio you always use and then stick whatever meter you plan on using in it. Regardless of whether it is a TDS or an EC meter you will have a benchmark to keep tr
Science News ( ScienceNews.org ) had an article that summarized some of the recent
research on the effects of fire on germination etc. in the Week of Aug. 28, 2004; Vol.
166, No. 9 For those of you who are information junkies it's a great little weekly
periodical that summarizes a lot of the r
Do a search on thermal transfer printers, Zebra and Intermec both make good ones.
Paul LeBlanc
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> Can anyone point me toward a manufacturer or vendor who can supply a
> professional label printer?
>
> I'm not sure how to describe - we've all seen
Travis,
Try enquiring at Marlows in New York they list some Helcia
http://www.marlowsorchids.com/home
Paul LeBlanc
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> Does anyone know a source for Helcia callichroma? (syn: Trichopilia
> callichroma)
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I bought a Vanda from someone out in Calif. where the air is extremely dry they were
growing it in a large plastic bucket filled with granite rocks. I couldn't believe it
when i got it but it seemed to be doing well. I took it out of the pot and hung it
from a wire (no basket or anything) and it
Where are you growing it? Most Vandas like lots of light, lots of humidity, and nice
and warm. All are a challange in Finland I expect!!
Paul LeBlanc
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> Hello,
>
> I have a vanda orchid which had the parent names V.Nina x V.King Naresuan
> in it
Max,
I think the problem is universal due to a couple of things;
1. Breeders in some countries use hybrids and then introgression to get a phenotype
that looks like a species but grows like a hybrid.
2. Somebody's best guess as to what an unlabeled hybrid is.
3. Just plain deceit.
4. Mislabled par
Iris,
That explains it!!!
I wondered why we kept buying orchids when we have no room and even less money.
Thanks
Not looking for an antidote, Paul LeBlanc
V tesselata,C.bowringiana,Phal. heiroglyphica, Paph chamberlainianum, Phal equestris,
Neofinetia falcata coerulea, Euanthe sanderiana, C labi
Steve,
We grow both denisoniana and tesselata and both are large easy growing and fragrant.
The denisoniana will sometimes give us trouble in the dog days with tip burn but the
fragrance is worth it. We grow them both bare root haning from a steel wire and water
them daily, twice a day in the s
Eric,
The gardens that we frequent only have restrictions on tripods in the greenhouse so we
bought a mono-pod, not quite as good but better than nothing.
Paul LeBlanc
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> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on why major public botan
Bert,
Orchid culture is not the only thing that needs help with the scientific method.
All of horticulture seems to have the same problem.
Good Luck
Paul LeBlanc
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> I have difficulty in accepting Steve Topletz' generalization that
> antibiotics are
Phal bellina likes it warm and humid with moderatly low light levels. Warm is easy and
so is the lower light levels the trick is going to be keeping the humidity up when you
are heating or air conditioning.
Paul LeBlanc
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> Hey everybody,
>
> I am
Mushrooms may or may not be an issue. Personally I have seen them growing in many of
my orchids at variuos times of the year. They like it warm and damp just like many
orchids. I would expect it to be a bad sign for many of the vanda types or any other
genera that do not like wet roots for exte
Tom,
Look into VHO flourescent as well as power compacts. The aquarium trade is a good
place to look for fixtures, they are used extensively for mini reefs. VHO's look just
like regular bulbs but a 48" puts out the equivalent of 96 to 104 watts of light
compared to 40 for a regular bulb. Remote
Does your pH meter have a temperature compensation function?
Paul
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> Olga Caussade asked why her water has a pH of 6.5 when stored in the dark,
> but has a pH of 5 and is 10 degrees C warmer when kept in the light.
>
> Olga, I tried doing the math
S cernua is the only Sophronitis that I know of that can stand it warm. I have tried
several others coccinea and wittingiana (sp?) without much luck here in hot and humid
SW FL. even on the bench near the swamp cooler.
Paul LeBlanc
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Hi Nancy,
Soph cernua does very well here in SW FL. so I would think it would do well in cajun
country as well. mounted is best IMHO I have two on cork about 4" X 6" and one on tree
fern about 2" X 3" the cork does better than the tree fern all get sprayed with the
hose every day except in winte
Catt. peckhavensis ???
Terri,
What the heck is that
> Ok, I do not have numbers to back this up, but if you compare the advertising
> revenue brought in by other full colour magazines such as Sports Illustrated
> (Nike, Gatorade, Adidas, etc.) or Rolling Stone (Coke products, etc) with the
> adv
I have found the IGR's (Distance or Enstar II) to be much better and safer to use for
scales and mealy bugs including those nasty soil mealys.
Paul LeBlanc
> In a message dated 6/17/04 8:32:44 AM, Howard writes:
> << I am trying to purchase Cygon. I want to eliminate
> a Florida Red
> Scale
>
Leslie,
I have seen one growing out on a lanai with only insect screen over it (25% shade) and
do the same with mine during the winter (except for frost nights) but haven't dared to
leave it all summer. It goes into the greenhouse with 40% + shade this time of year
and then rain protection with
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