PS: If you are transplanting a large plant into horse manure tip the plant out of the pot and clean the roots thoroughly before you plant into pure horse manure. If there are traces of old medium in the horse manure it can upset the balance. If you find it difficult to water daily maybe timers can be an option, adjusting watering amounts according to the season. I water in the morning before midday so that the leaves are dry before night. The leaves must be dry once a day to help prevent and kill fungi.
Regards Nic Van Den Bosch Scottsdale, Tasmania Australia www.vision.net.au/~nicvdb ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 8:21 PM Subject: Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 362 > Send Orchids mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Orchids digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Hawai'i's most popular genus : Dendrodium or Phalaenopsis > ? (David S.) > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:36:30 -0400 > From: "David S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OGD] Hawai'i's most popular genus : Dendrodium or > Phalaenopsis ? > To: "the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\)" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 1:06 PM > Subject: [OGD] Hawai'i's most popular genus : Dendrodium or Phalaenopsis ? > > > > In a news item published today in the Honolulu Advertiser : > > > > "Dendrobiums have been popular in Hawai'i for many years, and signs are > > they will continue to be the most widely grown orchids... > > > > With the introduction of new varieties, the popularity of dendrobiums will > > continue to grow in Hawai'i." > > > > source : > > http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Jul/22/il/507220319.htm l > > > > I would have thought that phalaenopsis were also sold in large numbers in > > Hawai'i. > > Are dendrobiums more readily available than phalaenopsis in Hawai'i ? > > > > ********** > > Regards, > > > > Viateur > > > ============================ > > I've never seen Phals grown commercially in Hawai`i as they seem to require > more steamy conditions than Hawai`i provides outside of a greenhouse. > Dendrobiums (mostly D. phalaenopsis hybrids) do well outdoors and require > less shade cloth than the Phals. It's a matter of economics as most > flowering Dendrobiums plants are used for hotel displays but most of flowers > are produced for lei. Unfortunately, supply doesn't nearly meet demand and > most of flowers come from Thailand as sprays in quite large boxes. One farm > on Maui has a few acres of terete Vandas that are grown mostly for plate > garnish for the restaurants. A field of them is quite a sight as they are > grown closely together and the plants all support each other with the aerial > roots. Most commerical orchid (and other tropical flowers) production is on > the Big Island. > > David S. > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) > [email protected] > http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com > > > End of Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 362 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
