Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
The 7-1-1-1 ratio is used by 16% of U.S. commercial growers: 7 parts fir bark; i part coarse peat moss, 1 part Palco redwood wool, 1 part coarse perlite; the Off alteration on this has a lower pH. ...
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RUTGERS MIX: Potting Media
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Sometimes called the 7-1-1-1 mix; 7 parts fir bark, 1 part peat moss (coarse or poultry peat), 1 part Palco wool, 1 part coarse perlite; it has a higher pH than the Off mix; seems to have a proper ...
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SAFER'S SOAP: An Insecticide
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
It is a combination of fatty acids and alkali, a selective contact insecticide safe to use around children pets and plants in the home; is non-corrosive to equipment, it controls aphids, mealybugs,...
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SAFER'S SOAP: Insecticide Spray
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
After applying this insecticide scrub the plant thoroughly with a soft brush to eliminate scale and mealy-bug ; if you havenf t got the time use a hose jet. OIE85Jy-6It can be kept in a spray bottl...
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SAFER'S SOAP: Uses
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Use it as a spray as a good contact killer, but with no residual effect; as a soap it is alkaline which could cause problems if used as a drench. A87-253
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SALEP: Analysis
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
It consists of 48%, mucilage, 1% sugar, 3% starch, 5% nitrogenous material, 2% ash of phosphates and chlorides of potassium and calcium, and a trace of volatile oil. A78-518
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SALEP: Food or Drug
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Only the root or tuber is used; plump ones are boiled, skins are removed, the bitterness is removed, they are then dried and powdered before use. A78-517+
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SALEP: History and Use
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
For a detailed and sometimes romantic account of the wide-sprung spread of this product, with many references, refer to OBIII-112; modern use in Turkey, see A88-281
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SALEP: Its Nature
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Made from pulverized dried tubers of many Eurasian terrestrial species regarded as a tonic; used as a medicine, a restorative, an aphrodisiac, up to the mid-1800's, mostly in Europe. A85-694
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SALEP: The Drug and Its Uses
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
A list of names of plants from which it is obtained in Europe, Russia and India; it was long valued as a restorative, a tonic and aphrodisiac; has been used as a medicine and a nutritious food; it ...
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