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BENLATE: Risk of Damage

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Safe to use on cymbidiums, cattleyas, dendrobiums, stanhopeas, phaius, rhynchostylis, vandas, ascocendas, phalaenopsis and Angraecum Veitchii. OR76-98 Read More

BENOMYL 50W (BENLATE): Wide Spectrum Fungicide

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Controls most orchid pathogens but not Phythium ultimum, Phytophora cactorum, or bacteria. AH15 Read More

BEST PLANTS: Five Favourites for a Desert Island

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Den. infundibulum, Lycaste Aphrodite, Onc. Tiger Wyld, Paph. hirsutissimum, Laelia gouldiana, Pleione formosana; for the greenhouse with 48dF. OR85-421 Read More

OUTDOORS GROWING: Return of Plants to Greenhouse in the Fall

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Sanitize every pot by drenching it in malathion solution at the rate of 1tpg. to treat for a variety of insects; let them dry outside first, if returning them to the home. A86-586 Read More

PSEUDOBULBS: Twisted Bulbs on Cattleyas

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago These can develop for no apparent reason, except that water lodging in immature growths may be the cause. A85-832 Read More

SEED: Home Growth Stimulus

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Seed sown in places distant from their native home or habitat will still measure time and respond to it in terms of the native habitat and become active when the necessary home growth stimulus, suc... Read More

OUTDOORS GROWING: Treatment Before Moving Back to Greenhouse

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Recommended is a drench in Diazinon, two pints to 100 gals of water, or in proportion. A80-1216 Read More

MOVING ORCHIDS: From State to State in the U.s.

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Moving especially into California requires that a health certificate be obtained from your own state Dept. of Agriculture plant inspector before crossing the state border. A73-338 Read More

BUDS: Kept Closed by Sticky Secretions

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Excessive sugar is produced, sometimes following too much light, probably on a clear frosty morning, so a slight increase in the morning temperature should solve the problem; raise the thermostat a... Read More

CYPRIPEDIUMS: Grown in a Northern Garden

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago 12 native and exotic terrestrials grown successfully, with descriptions and cultural requirements; refer to CA84#2-20;#3-20 Read More