Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Wash hands well, spread out clean newspapers on a bench and remove a sheet or two after each plant is handled; sterilize even the tool used to pry the plant out of the pot; sterilize any tool that ...
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POTTING: Crock Sterilization
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
For re-use of crock sterilize with high-test hypochlorite at one ounce to one gal. water; pre-cleaned pots should be soaked up to 30 minutes; rinse well after; it is corrosive to steel tools but it...
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POTTING: Delayed
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
It is harmful to plants to delay re-potting; more harm is done to cattleyas than to cymbidiums by leaving them in the pot for extra years. A67-713
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POTTING: Faults
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
The usual ones are: repotting at the wrong time; over-potting; faulty placement in the pot; neglected potting; unnecessary potting; for a review see AH50+
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POTTING: Faulty Placement of Rhizome
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Do not place the back end of the rhizome deep in the pot in order to secure the plant or to bring the front end upright; maintain all rhizomes level with the surface of the media. A67-564
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POTTING: Frequency
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Every years is recommended because a vigorous cattleya grows out of the pot in two years; some monopodia Is such as vandas can stay in the same pot for five years. A69-1083
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PH OF WATER: Citric Acid Used
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Local water supply was highly alkaline, pH of 10.5, and was lowered to 5.5 twice weekly using a Hydromix proportioning unit; a drop or two of food coloring was also added. A72-1003
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POTTING: Wear Rubber Gloves
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Sterilize them in solution each time; it is impractical to wash hands free of pathogens each time. OD67-50
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POTTING MEDIA: Acidity Test
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Use litmus paper and test the pH of the water as it runs out of the bottom of the pot. ODA76(1)-30
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FERTILIZERS: Organic or Inorganic
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Bacterial activity is low at 50 deg.F. (10 deg.C.) so it is better to use inorganic types of fertilizer in cold weather;use an organic in warmer temperatures. AU73-185Both can be used; liquid organ...
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