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HEATING: Wood Stove

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is not recommended because wood burning produces ethylene, even when vented. A78-13 Read More

PAPHIOPEDILUMS: Propagation by Mericloning

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Has not yet been successful because shoot apices have a low survival rate in tissue culture, survivors produce a single plantlet, without proliferation. AU83-20 Read More

PAPHIOPEDILUMS: Repotting Frequency Required

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Every two to three years; salt deposits can be controlled by adequate watering; clay and plastic pots do not differ much in salt accumulation. A70-798 Read More

PAPHIOPEDILUMS: Repotting Time

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Repot during the period of most active growth usually late spring or early fall, they will grow and flower much better. OA81-183 Read More

PAPHIOPEDILUMS: Roots Are Phototropic

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Growing in white plastic pots roots mass on the side of the pot facing the sun. OD70-136 Read More

PAPHIOPEDILUMS: Roots Lost on Purchased Plants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago As the roots were lost six to 12 months after the purchase it must have been due to excess fertilization or salts in the water supply, with periodic drying. A76-611 Read More

PAPHIOPEDILUMS: Rots That Attack Them

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They are highly susceptible to Brown rot, caused by Erwinia bacteria; cut away the lesion and treat the cleared spot with Natriphene. Ca81(2)-29 Read More

SOCIETIES, ORCHID: Their Nature and Successful Management

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For suggestions on their care and fostering with pointers based on much experience, refer to OA76-114+ Read More

VARIETAL NAMES: Or, Cultivar Names

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago An additional, non-registered name given to a specially selected clone to call attention to its superior quality; the name is written in single quote marks. OA77-49 Read More

VINEGAR: To Correct the Ph of Water

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is not recommended because acetates can be toxic to plants. A78-13 Read More