Category: Orchid Doctor

FLOWERS: Drying and Dropping Off

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago This can usually be traced to lack of water; most common in the fall, with first greenhouse heat; related to dendrobiums. A79-785 Read More

FLOWERS: Drying and Preserving in Natural Color and Shape

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago None is known at present; small flowers can be preserved in plastic. A63-927; but see -drying- OR79-208, above. Read More

FLOWERS: Drying Procedures

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Place the bloom between two sheets of filter paper and flatten with a lukewarm iron, embed it in silica gel which is heated to about 55 dC (132 dF) by means of an electric hot plate for 30 to 45 mi... Read More

FLOWERS: Extending Blooming Period

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Keep the plant in a cooler area after the flowers open. A68-770 Read More

FLOWERS: For Shows, Holding

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To keep flowers well for show display place the plant in a dark, fairly dry place at 50 deg.F. preferably; this will hold flowers well for seven to ten days. A62-185 Read More

FLOWERS: For Shows, Speeding Them Up

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For flowers not developing fast enough increase the day and night temperatures by a few degrees and light a 500-watt bulb about 20 inches over the buds for 16 hours a day; introduce it gradually. A... Read More

FLOWERS: Freaks Are Occasional Developments

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They rarely repeat themselves; rarely caused by a genetic change; may be caused by chromosomal aberrations. N311; also called cripples; anomalies Read More

FLOWERS: Grooming

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Consists of shaping petals and sepals as the flower is maturing by means of a piece of cardboard placed behind the flower and to which the sepals and petals are spread and shaped with cotton and ta... Read More

FLOWERS: Grooming Techniques

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Manipulation enters into many aspects of growing and showing plants, from staking plants or spikes up to the techniques of hybridizing itself, so adjusting the blooms for show purposes is quite in ... Read More

ACID OR ALKALINE: Changing the Values

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Various means can be used: tufa, a limestone form, can be added to paphiopedilums from limestone cliffs; bark composts acidify with age; peatmoss, pine needles, oak leaves in the mix produce acidit... Read More