Aloha Everyone, Does anyone knows of how to use rootone on root rot? I have 3 plants that are not growing well and when I took them out of the pot the roots...
Rootone will stimulate new roots but won't do anything for rot caused by soggy wet media. I have the best luck with a mixture of Aliflor and coconut husks. You...
Aloha Everyone, A Friend gave me a Dendrochilum plant. It has a stalk that is fine like hair. She said they call it 1000 orchids. On the stalk it should have...
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Aloha Everyone, Does anyone use physan20 on their Orchids? I purchased some yesterday and this morning I sprayed most of my Orchids with it. It should help...
Aloha Everyone, I was reading that if you are a smoker, you should wash your hand real good before handling your Orchid plants. Geesh, I never knew from...
Don't know if there is any connection but I once used Physan and some of my flowers turned out deformed. Anybody got any comments? Probably just a coincidence....
Wouldn't surprise me. That stuff is quite toxic. Simon. Wales, UK. ... From: Mike O'Connor To: orchidspecies@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 4:07...
...yes it is toxic, out of the bottle, to the point you have to wear gloves...but when you dilute it per instructions, you can dip your hands in it so as to...
I am so glad this discussion of physan20 has come up. A cattleyla that was given to me last year has all kinds of problems, scale insects, and on the leaves...
...insecticidal soap is less and less helpful to me...recently, it wouldn't get rid of my scale on my black anthurium and refused, after 3 applications, to...
Aloha Everyone, I transplanted my 4 Masdevalias today. I never had plants like this before and I'm not sure if I transplanted them the right way. The plants...
Aloha, I still use natural (tea tree bath soap) soap for small clean ups. At one time I had lots of scales on my Gardenias and Orchids. I isolated a lot of my...
Aloha Bob, Thanks for the tip. Moss grows in my area and I think it is sphagnum moss. I'll keep an eye on what I did and if it doesn't help I'll transplant it...
I find that where the temperatures in summer are hot (my greenhouse goes into the high 30C's) my Masdevallias survive if I grow them in clay pots and tend to...
So, it needs to be moist all the time? Madame Ladybug Hawaii Angels Live Forever likogirl designs ... From: Mike O'Connor <dambuzao@...> Subject: Re:...
I find that in a hot climate the clay pot acts as a wet wall/cooling device. The clay absorbs moisture which then evaporates and thus cools the roots. The clay...
Aloha Mike, Thanks for the tip. It makes a lot sense using the clay pot. Most of my shade loving plants are growing on the front stairs. I guess my babies...
Aloha Everyone, I'm back in the garden transplanting again. Many of my Orchids have outgrown their pots. It's going to take me forever to repot them. The Great...