You could also try silver thiosulfate, and while you may not have a problem in the rulebooks, you might be violating something with the epa.
ST >> >Anyone have any idea what Fuchs or the old guard used to do it preserve >> >their cut inflorescences until judging time? >> >>Since I haven't looked into trying to preserve flowers for judging and >>don't >>know about the restrictions of chemicals please forgive me if it is against >>rules, but what about using a product called 'ethyl-bloc'? It's used to >>hold >>the bottom leaves on easter lilies and the flowers of many plants when they >>are going to be held in a cooler for a little while; it restricts the >>action >>of ethylene senescence on plant cells (keeps them fresh) or prevents the >>action of I believe red coloration on certain bromeliads that I think >>respond to higher ethylene levels by changing color (how you get 'red' >>bromeliads that just happen to 'color up' at Christmastime) >> >>regards, >>charles K> Well, there's an idea. I don't see that there's anything against it in K> section 5.3 of the handbook. K> K Barrett K> N Calif, USA K> _________________________________________________________________ K> Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! K> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ K> _______________________________________________ K> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) K> orchids@orchidguide.com K> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
