Charles Ufford mentioned the idea of placing phrags in a recycling flooded bench: >... pot them in medium sized diatomite chunks, in clay >pots, in a constantly recycling flooded bench, using excel pH-balanced >fertilizer that comes out of the hose with a low pH. I have my few phrags >that like wet feet in clay pots with small diatomite, sitting in a large >clay saucer, and I fertilize very little and they grow much better now. I >should say, now they grow....
This type of thing has been mentioned by others a number of times. I have always been a little leary of this practice as with the habit of "dunking" plants in a common bucket or tank. My thinking has been that this would be a mechanism for transfering virus (and other) problems. Has anyone seen any true research (beyond somethin anecdotal) to this effect? Just curious. Tom Bell-Games -------------------------------------------------------- Note: These electronic documents are provided by Burgess & Niple (B&N) as a convenience to our clients. * The official document is available as a manually signed, initialed, or sealed hard copy. If there is a discrepancy between electronic files and the hard copies, the hard copies shall prevail. * It is our professional opinion that this electronic information provides information current as of the date of its release. Any use of this information is at the sole risk and liability of the user. The user is responsible for updating information to reflect any changes in the information following the preparation date of this transmittal. The delivery of this information in electronic format is for the benefit of the owner for whom the services have been performed. Nothing in the transfer should be construed to provide any right to third parties to rely on the information provided, or that the use of this information implies the review and approval of Burgess & Niple. _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
