WOOD TREATMENTS: Anti-rot Treatment for Greenhouses Which Are Not Harmful to Plants

Culture Orchid Doctor

by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler)

Originally published in The Orchid Doctor in 1980 and 1988

Posted by Sys Admin almost 7 years ago.

Article Blog   Article Index
Copper napthanate preparation sold under the names of Cuprinol or Kopex is the best. A77-619
Share on Social Media:  
Log in to Add a Comment

More The Orchid Doctor Articles under the Heading Wood

Wood Comments
WOOD: Decayed, for Potting Mix For general potting use, decayed trees pine and cedar (in California) were crushed, passed through a half-inch screen; soaked for a week in a nutrient solution of eleven chemicals; used successfully; refer to A58-107 0
WOOD: Greenhouse Construction The best two woods are redwood and cypress, the latter now difficult to find. A72-807 0
WOOD: In Potting Mix Bark removed from a tree by mechanical means rather than by the jet process has too much wood mixed in; it causes mycelium mold to form rapidly in the pot; it is possibly injurious to the plant; it becomes impossible to penetrate it with water; causes dehydration; modern bark seems to have lots of scraps of it. A79-29 0
WOOD: Pieces of Wood for Mounting How to clean it is to strip the moss off the wood, spray it with Cygon 2E, Diazinon or Malathion, and then use it. A77-449 0
WOOD PRESERVATIVES: Greenhouse Use The only dependably safe one is copper napthanate; zinc napthanate is a lesser possibility. A76-795 0
WOOD PRESERVATIVES: Injury Causes in the Greenhouse Creosote should never be used inside or outside a greenhouse; penta (Pentachlorophenol) should never be used either; it cannot be removed, but it can be covered; use a coating of linseed oil followed by an asphalt based aluminum paint; it's a good possibility for reducing damage to plants from fumes. A67-566 0
WOOD TREATMENTS: For Greenhouse Construction of Wood Oil-borne preservatives are: creosote, pentachlorophenol and copper napthanate; the first two cause injury to plants with their fumes; water-borne treatments are: chromated zinc chloride, chromated copper arsenate and others which have only a slight effect on plants; for much data refer to A64-1029 0

New Topics

  1. Nancy Shapiro asked question Where did you find this type of orchid pot? in category General Discussion
  2. Charles H Wood asked question Orchids wanted St.Croix usvi in category General Discussion
  3. William Gorski asked question Is this a species or Primary Hybrid? in category General Discussion
  4. Therese Stecher asked question Banrot 40WP in category General Discussion
  5. Chen Jimmy asked question How to determine the species composition？ in category General Discussion
Ask a Question

Start a Topic

New Comments

  1. Dianne Mayne commented on topic "Banrot 40WP" by Therese Stecher
  2. Linda Thorne commented on member plant Paphiopedilum Munchkin Mopsi Aru by Linda Thorne
  3. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Orchids wanted St.Croix usvi" by Charles H Wood
  4. William Gorski commented on topic "Is this a species or Primary Hybrid?" by William Gorski
  5. Henry Shaw commented on member plant Coel. Jannine Banks 'Snow White' by Henry Shaw
  6. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Trichocentrum luridum" by Danny Lyon
  7. Carol Holdren commented on topic "What is the culture for Cattliante Chongkolnee" by Mike Minney
  8. Carol Holdren commented on topic "How to determine the species composition？" by Chen Jimmy
  9. Lois Lane commented on member plant Ctna. Why Not by Alex Maximiano
  10. Carol Holdren commented on topic "SSPECIES OF ORCHID" by JENNIFER CHARMAN
  11. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Why can't I post on this site? " by Lois Lane
  12. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Historic Cattleya" by Karen Johansen
  13. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Encyclia aspera" by William Woodcock
  14. Jim McGuinn commented on topic "Designing a greenhouse for orchid growing" by Ron Hellendall
  15. Mark Bennett commented on member plant Sarcochilus Newbold Alta 'SBC092' by Mark Bennett
  16. Mark Bennett commented on member plant Sarcochilus Newbold High Noon 'SB140' by Mark Bennett
  17. Carol Holdren commented on orchid Epi. Moonlight Firefies
  18. Jeanne Uzar Hudson commented on topic "Paph Support" by Nicholas Levendosky
  19. Rosemary Chenery commented on topic "Lost tag - can anyone provide a name" by Rosemary Chenery
  20. Taylor Savage commented on topic "Myrmecatavola Frances Fox" by Elizabeth Wagner