Category: Orchid Doctor

OSMOCOTE: Pot Surface Dressing Fertilizer

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago As a slow-release feed it is more effective than bonemeal or a formula such as 6-6-6 dry. A79-370 Read More

OSMOCOTE: Top Dressing

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For cymbidiums an 18-5-12 formula is recommended; it lasts nine months. OA79-168 Read More

OSMOCOTE: Why Does it Kill Plants?

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Most unusual, many growers find it safe and satisfactory; try it with heavy watering. A78-606 Read More

OSMOCOTE: Will Pellets Burn Roots?

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is safe; growers have had very good results; for bark use 18-9-9; many use the 14-14-14. A77-1101 Read More

OSMUNDA: Aerial Root Mass of Two Common Ferns

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Osmunda regalis and O. cinnamomea; success can be had by taking full advantage of the good nutritive qualities while lessening its water-holding capacity; becoming expensive. A73-875 Read More

OSMUNDA: As Potting Medium

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is derived from three ferns widely distributed in the U.S. and Canada, provides nutrients needed by the plants; lasts long, aereates well, is costly to buy, hard to work with, is scarce. A86-497 Read More

OSMUNDA: Chemical Analysis (typical)

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Moisture 12%, pH 4.3; ash 5.5%, nitrogen forms 0.14%, phosphorous 0.06%, potassium 0.57%, calcium 0.4%, magnesium 0.3%, sulfur 0.16% and silica 3.0%. A65-832 Read More

OSMUNDA: Digging, Preparing and Using

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Osmunda regalis, 0. Claytonia, and 0. cinnamomea are native to northern United States and Canada; dig large plants with 20 inch circumference of soil six inches deep; wash it thoroughly in a lake o... Read More

OSMUNDA: Does it Need Fertilizer?

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Cattleyas and phalaenopsis plants grown in it get most if not all the nutrients they need, without fertilizer; do not use more than one teaspoon to five gals, water with a 20-20-20 or other formula... Read More

OSMUNDA: Importation Into Great Britain

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago This has been banned. OR87-237 Read More