Category: Culture

FERTILIZING: Enhanced Feeding

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago If properly controlled it produces more and larger flowers. A73-909+ Read More

FERTILIZERS: Characteristics

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Table of ratios for 10 commercial fertilizers giving fertilizer materials, fertilizer ratios, application rate, pH values. P68(3)10 Read More

FERTILIZERS: Determining Ph Value

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Mix one part fertilizer to one part water and let stand for an hour; test with pH tester. P68(3)10 Read More

FERTILIZERS: Dry Soluble Types

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago These are best; there is no point in packaging, transporting or storing water. OD67-220 Read More

FERTILIZING: Vandas

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago For organic, use fish emulsion; for inorganic, use 30-10-10 or 20-10-10 at two to three teaspoons per five gallons water; do not reduce nitrogen proportions, just keep amount per application low. A... Read More

FERTILIZERS: For Cattleyas, Paphiopedilums and Miltonias

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Using organic fertilizer such as fish emulsion (5-1-1) once in a while is good but continued use does not provide enough potassium and phosphorous; a 3-1-1 ratio soluble fertilizer provides them in... Read More

FERTILIZERS: For Community Pots with Milled Sphagnum

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Use regular fertilizer at one-third strength, and then increase to one-half. A79-584 Read More

FERTILIZERS: For Cymbidiums

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago In a nutrient solution growth of hybrid plants was optimal with lOO ppm. nitrogen, 50 to lOO ppm. potassium and 25 ppm. of magnesium. OA79-127 Read More

CHARCOAL: Properties

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Investigation of cationic exchange capacity; retention of nutrients; bacterial activity; high water holding capacity; and a high bacteria activity; feed organic type fertilizers to it; lasts foreve... Read More

CHARCOAL: In Cymbidium Mix

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago Has many good qualities to recomend it; used in many parts of the world; one questionable point is its filtering effect whereby modern insecticides and fungicides added to the mix may be adsorbed a... Read More