Re: [OGD] Natural / organic fertilisers

Comfrey is a fantastic ingredient for compost. So don't dig it up! Put the leaves (not the roots) on the pile. This may not help your epiphytic orchids, but it'll sure the give your garden a boost. Maybe your terrestrial orchids too (cymbidiums?), though I think someone more knowledgeable in

[OGD] R.O.Upgrade (Tom Hillson)

Tom, I just went thru this, this week, as the Dealer formorlly listed in the AOS Mag. ORCHIDS, has apparently gone out of business. I found the internet search very confusing; but, ordered from H20filter .net. The Supervisor I talked with was ; Mark Tibbetts: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The (800)

[OGD] Barbara.

Title: Barbara. If you were my mother I'd drown you! Self appointed guardians of anything get little attention from me. A small correction: I believe I wrote my comments, would you like to try and dip my fingers in Clorox or maybe a Quaternary Ammonium salt solution?? Happy New Year to all

[OGD] IPA

K, Look under Department Directory and you will find membership contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com

[OGD] RE: Int'l Phal Alliance Help

Hi Kathy, IPA membership secretary contact info is as follow Mary Beth Clarke 1540 Anne Drive West Chester, PA 19380 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Next year's symposium will be heldin Northeast (Pennsylvania), more information should become available as we get closer to July 2005. Lester Poole (ipa

[OGD] RE: IPA

IPA membership applications can be obtained from hte secretary, Mary Beth Clarke, 1540 Anne Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Membership rates are still $28 per year ($53 for 2 years) jim Pyrzynski ___ the OrchidGuide Digest

[OGD] Andy

At 11:39 AM 12/29/2004, you wrote: If you were my mother I'd drown you! Self appointed guardians of anything get little attention from me. A small correction: I believe I wrote my comments, would you like to try and dip my fingers in Clorox or maybe a Quaternary Ammonium salt solution?? Happy New

[OGD] RE: IPA Help

Thanks to everyone for the IPA membership information. I too believe the journal has gotten better over time and look forward to the symposium in Southern California, I *knew* you all would be the folks to ask! Thanks again! K Barrett N Calif, USA

[OGD] OrchidGuide

Over the years I've experimented a bit with using these (llama, horse, cow, sheep, etc.) as either teas, amendments, or as the medium itself (on the latter, see the writings of Nic van Bosch from Tasmania). Quite a bit was written about using manure teas for orchid nutrition in the set

RE: [OGD] RO water systems

One simple thing to keep in mind is to not choose too large a system! RO is not a very good small batch system, it is at its happiest when it runs on longer duty-cycles. Increasing your storage capacity so that the system runs longer and fewer cycles will decrease your maintenance costs while

[OGD] Singapore’s Orchid Industry

FYI : Japan is ... top importer. The United States, Australia, China, Canada, Europe and Middle East Countries are ... other markets. Today, Singapore orchid cut-flowers accounts for 15% of the world market. From $2 million in 1970, exports escalated to S$27 million in year 2003 ... The plants