> Please clear up a few things for me and the OGD audience: > > 1) Where in my post do I try to slime the opposition? Please explain!. > 2) Who is it you went to that says to know the true story, different from > mine, of what went on in Peru? > 3) What is the true story Barbara? You seem to insinuate that you know it, > but that I do not. > 4) I challenge you to point out which Pk saga facts I do not have straight. > > Barbara, you have said A by publicly and falsely accusing me, I expect you > have the guts to say B. > > In my experience with Pk seedlings and the experience of my Peruvian friends, > the 12 inch leaf span Pk seedling you have seen is more likely to have come > from an illegal flasks propagated in 2001-2002 than from legal Pk flask > started in 2003. Many illegal Pk plant owners are known to have purchased > one legal flask to hide their illegal ones behind. These include very well > known orchid nurseries world wide. > > I will not flame you because you falsely accuse me on a public forum. All I > ask is that you back up your accusations with facts. > > Peter Peter, Peter.... you still don't get it. You and your.... rumors... and likely this and that. That is what I am objecting to. Your insinuations are slimey and unfounded. The 12-inch leafspan seedling I referred to is sitting on Chuck Acker's bench. Want to see a picture? Here it is:
http://phragflasks.com/images/image_pages/kovachii%20front%20runner.htm It came out of a flask he hand carried back here in 2005, the First flasks to come to the US legally. I think what you have is a case of sour grapes. You can't get them to grow any faster and you can't believe that anyone else can either. Well, Chuck is THE PHRAGMASTER and I would expect nothing less than healthy, thriving plants from him, and that is what I laid eyes on. The problem people are having with Pk flasks and seedlings relates to improperly grown flasks (too warm, maybe incorrect medium?), and the flasks being sold when the plants are too immature to be able to survive, much less thrive. I know of several people who have purchased flasks with plants of 1/2" leafspan that have died or which are suffering. THAT is not what I call conservation or preservation. People are in such a hurry to make a buck, and other people are shelling out good money, rare plants are dying and someone is laughing all the way to the bank. Wouldn't you rather get a healthy plant or compot that is actually ready to be sold? There... flame that! Barbara _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
