Category: Orchid Doctor

BUTTERMILK: As Bait for Snails and Slugs

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Success reported with use of one ounce of buttermilk plus six drops of Slugit placed in shallow container placed on floor. A73-641 Read More

CACTUS: As Host Support for Orchids

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago On large Saguaro-type cactus in west Mexico have been found Encyclia adenocarpa and Barkeria lindeyana. OD76-175 Read More

CALABASH TREE: Crescentia Cujete

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Host tree "par excellence"; native of tropical America where it is widespread; grows 20 to 40 feet high; has been widely transplanted, especially to the East; all kinds of plants thrive on it. AU70... Read More

CALCINATED CLAY: Pellets Used as Potting Medium

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Leaching and drying will move salts to surface of pellets for their removal. A77-1101 Read More

CALCIUM BUILD-UP: On Leaves

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It provides protection from hot sunshine in California. OD68-197 Read More

CALCIUM CARBONATE (CACO3): Used in Mixes

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago In paphiopedilum mixes it is used as an additive in various forms: chalk, limestone, marble, magnesium limestone, gypsum, coral, shells of molluscs, etc. A75-712 Read More

CALCIUM CHLORIDE, ANHYDROUS: Used for Storing Pollen and Seed

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Is sold by scientific supply houses; place a layer of it about 1/2 to three-quarters of an inch in the bottom of a Mason jar; cover with 1/2 inch layer of cotton before placing seed. A67-45 Read More

CALCIUM: Characteristics

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago An essential element; removes certain organic acids; is part of cell wall construction. OA78-51 Read More

CALCIUM: Contributes to Drainage

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago In the presence of calcium particles in the media flocculate or come together; in the presence of organic matter, aggregates are formed and drainage is thereby achieved. OD71-278 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