Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
It produces compact growth; chrysanthemums grew 20 to 30% shorter if the upper stem was moved for a few seconds daily or the whole plant was shaken; doing it twice a day produced even shorter plant...
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SHEARS: Two Kinds Available
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
One is the knife and anvil type which bruises one side of a cut stem, the other is the usual scissors type which injures fewer cells. F86-82
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SHEATHS: Blind
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
On cattleyas are caused by insufficient light; hang them up close to the roof of the greenhouse. ODA72-134
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SHEATHS: Browning
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
C. skinneri sheaths naturally turn brown; but as it occurs more often in winter, poor light and ventilation either too dry or too humid could cause it; also too much water during the rest period; o...
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SHEATHS: Bud
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
On cattleya browning and dying off of sheaths is not likely to be caused by ethylene which would require a high concentration to cause it; most common cause in not known; to save the flowers remove...
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SHEATHS: Buds Appear with No Sheath
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
On cattleyas this is not unusual; not a disease, but characteristic. A70-631
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SHEATHS: Buds Die Inside
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
The cause may be dry rot or soft rot; after the yellowing, dryness will not affect normal development of buds; rotting and browning should be avoided by removal of the sheath; directions and illus....
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SHEATHS: Cattleyas
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
Buds rotting inside can be caused by an accumulation of moisture in the sheath; caused by excessive watering, high humidity or rapid temperature change; do not overwater; cut off the tip. F77-16Do ...
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SHEATHS: Double
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
It is not uncommon for one sheath to form inside another on cattleyas; flowers develop properly; remove any yellow outer sheaths. A72-151; A76-1007; OD73-2On cattleyas; C.labiata or its hybrids nor...
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SHEATHS: Dry
Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago
It is a normal condition with Cattleya mossiae, and its hybrids and some other cattleyas. OD73-2
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