Furthering the discussion, in case anyone cares, I potted up a few more plants in the stuff, wearing a mask. (having learned from my previous experience!) The Lycastes I showed in the pic are holding their own and seem to be staying moister than the rest of the plants. I have the Lycastes under the bench, out of the way of the fans and sun, the others are on the benchtops and in full GH conditions. I bellieve I have a few coryanthes in baskets, a few chinese cyms in taller plastic pots, and a stanhopea or gongora in the stuff now. These plants were all on their last legs, so I figured I'd experiment with them. Under full GH conditions (fans, bright light, N Calif sun) the stuff needs wetting daily. Not my usual routine, but then my usual routine hasn't been any great shakes for growing plants of this sort anyway. The stuff wets well and goes dry, so may be better suited for plants that require those conditions.
K Barrett N Calif, USA
It is a good idea to prevent this dust from getting into your nose. It can cause 'lumbermans's lung' similar to silicosis or asbestosis which is highly damaging to the lung. A well known orchid grower, no longer with us, had a serious case of it from redwood bark dust.
Len
On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 06:02 AM, K. Barrett wrote:
> My nose was filled with it after potting (gorilla hair) > 6-7 plants. ------------------------------
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