Category: Orchid Doctor

STAGING: Tiered

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For the better display of plants and perhaps more economical use of space, tiered shelves can be bought which are made of aluminium and come with one inch deep troughs which can be filled with grav... Read More

STAKES: Copper Wire

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is uncertain whether enough copper comes off the stakes into the pot to do damage; be safe and use steel which is cheaper; metal coat hangers are good and can be readily cut and shaped; green pl... Read More

STAKES: Delay in Using

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Do not wait until new leads or flower spikes are set and distorted; direct them or redirect them while still possible with staking. OD72-227 Read More

STAKES: More Suggestions

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is important with long inflorescences such as cymbidiums, phalaenopsis, odontoglossums to use stakes; staking is necessary so that the flower aspect will not be radically changed and unoriented ... Read More

STAKES: Wire

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For supporting plants & flower spikes; bend the top over to prevent eye or other injury; when removing for repotting or with cutting of flowers place stake end in disinfectant such as Physan or... Read More

STANHOPEAS: Potting

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Best to place them in baskets with well-spaced slats, lined with sphagnum moss and filled with a mix of bark, charcoal and Perlag. OR86-258 Read More

STATIC ELECTRICITY: In Orchids

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago If a comb is drawn through the hair and held to various plant parts they will respond and be attracted in various degrees depending on the lightness of their tissue. ODA69-139 Read More

STEALING: Sharp Operators in the Orchid World Come in Waves

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Their stealing comes in various ways: outright the ft of backbulbs and whole plants; more insidious are those dealers who advertise seedlings from parents they have never had access to and the buye... Read More

STEM PROPAGATION: In Vitro Phalaenopsis Show Dark Exudate on the Cut Surfaces

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago The browning is caused by polyphenyloxidase and can be leached out best with sterile banana extract. A80-1141 Read More

STEM ROT: Seedlings of Vanda and Ascocenda

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Spray the surface of the potting media with 1/2 ttpg. Truban plus 1 tblsp. of Benlate; or lightly drench. A78-13 Read More