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POTTING MEDIA: Artificial

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago They are surprisingly many: such things as foam rubber chunks, polystyrene beads, chips, or chunks, expanded clay or ceramic products and other inert media can be well worked by any grower who unde... Read More

POTTING MEDIA: Best Media for Test Work

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago The formula is: 3 parts charcoal, 5 parts pine bark (both about 1.2cm. in size), 2 parts chopped bracken fern, 3 parts peanut shells, 2 parts rice hulls; do not add any peat moss, sand or other fin... Read More

POTTING MEDIA: Charcoal and Brick

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago For vandas, arachnids, aerides, etc., in Malayasia it is satisfactory in an area of high humidity and much rain. A71-153 Read More

POTTING MEDIA: Ideal Ones

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago For an air-to-water ratio of 1:2, we should try to achieve a mix with a percentage ratio of Air 20 to 25%, Water 40 to 50% and solids 20 to 25%; by following a list of 18 prescribed steps; the rati... Read More

POTTING MEDIA: Long Lasting

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago In hot South Florida use 3 parts tree fern to one part chipped redwood. F85-80 Read More

POTTING MEDIA: Media Ingredients Mixing

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Place all the materials in a plastic bag with sufficient water then roll it around to mix them well; set the bag aside for three to four days. A69-577 Read More

BEGINNERS: Best Plants for South Florida

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago In South Florida the first choices would be vandas, cattleyas, ascocendas and dendrobiums (evergreen or cane types) and secondly would be oncidiums (particularly equitants) and phalaenopsis. F84-147 Read More

POTTING MEDIA: Physics and Chemistry

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago The basics of aeration; insufficient oxygen as against abundant water; the problem of excess salts in lava rock and the like; the advantages of plastics; the pH rating is not critical; refer to OA8... Read More

HEATING: Infrared

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago This type heats plants directly instead of the surrounding air; growth doubled and root vigor increased dramatically in one installation; gas consumption is one-tenth of what was used in summer (Ca... Read More

LIME: Oyster Shell, Its Characteristics

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago It is calcium carbonate lime; ground up shells comes in coarse type for chicken scratch or flour type used by many orchid growers. C74-51 Read More