[OGD] Bulbo. macrobulbum in flower, anyone?

I have a donor looking for anyone with a specimen of Bulbo. macrobulbum that happens to be in flower just right now. It's the 'Magnifico' clone, so other Magnificos need not apply. Drop me a line if you happen to have a specimen in flower so I can send you in the right direction. Thanks!

[OGD] Protocorm stuff

Barbara [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: An analogy I suppose would be similar to the timing of orchid repotting. You would refrain from general repotting in the winter, opting instead for the accelerated growth in the spring to jumpstart the plants into establishing themselves in new

[OGD] Jewel orchids

Jim Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked about sources for jewel orchids. Rob over at Littlefrog Farm has about ten species of jewelies listed just right now. See his website at www.littlefrogfarm.com. Cheers, -AJHicks Chandler, AZ

[OGD] Orchid seed storage

Harvey Brenneise [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: Does anyone out there know of any work done with orchid seed viability, particularly long-term and/or of seeds stored at very low temps? There are a few papers out there; they're all referenced in my first book, and I can fetch those up if

[OGD] Flow hoods

Barbara [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: I am building a laminar flow hood and it occurred to me that there might be a difference in efficiency and/or function between vertical and horizontal laminar flow. The professional models come both ways. Here's my thinking so far. Please feel

[OGD] Viruses and vectors

[EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Have there been any studies done with regard to the transmission of viruses from one orchid to another due to mealybugs or other insects? Your reply here or off forum is appreciated. Known susceptibilities within the family Orchidaceae:

[OGD] Humidification

Paul Carver [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Here in Melbourne Australia, I know of only one grower who uses wet pads for cooling humidifying. This system is a mystery to me, but I have to acknowledge that a much higher % humidity can be achieved than with my small swamp coolers

[OGD] E. helleborine

At 04:00 AM 2/7/2008, you wrote: Wojciech Adamowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Thanks for your answer. I know history outline of helleborine. A the moment I have data from 31 USA states and 7 Canadian provinces. In Wisconsin helleborine is treated as invasive; it is common especially in

[OGD] ABG breakthroughs

[EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: So does anyone know what this recent breakthrough referenced in this article at the Atlanta Botanic Garden is? I was curious myself, so I emailed one of their propagators. They didn't know either. Must be a really quiescent

[OGD] Orchid seed disinfection

Wayne Turville [EMAIL PROTECTED] yelled so loud we picked it up in Arizona: I am having a little difficulty with conflicting advise as to what chemicals,at what strength and for what period of time to soak dry orchid seed Here in Australia we have product called 'White King Bleach I

[OGD] Heat packs

Ray B [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: We have used the 60-hour packs from http://rldtheheatsource.com/ for several years, and are quite pleased with them, although trusting any heat pack for the full 60 hours is foolish. Personally, I try to ship stuff so it is delivered within 48

[OGD] Yet more illegal stuff

The indefatigable Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: On Sep 28, 2007, at 1:53 PM, Aaron J. Hicks wrote: The exemption for flasked seedlings is not recognized by the United States. Europe and other countries may recognize the washing of illegal (?) plants

[OGD] More illegal stuff

Oliver Sparrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: It may be that I have missed something. I understand orchid movements to be limited under CITES to the movement of mature plants. Flasked seedlings are exempt, as are botanical specimens suitable for taxonomy, cut flowers and - if not

[OGD] Illegal imports

Roger, in Bangkok [EMAIL PROTECTED] asked a question well outside my pay grade when he inquired thusly: Out of all the shipments globally in a year, just how high do you suppose the incidents of intentional vs, unintentional law breaking do you suppose there might be? Well,

[OGD] Illegal imports

frank thrall [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Barbara. Look at it this way. None of us would knowingly purchase illegally imported plants. A bit of an odd statement. When someone buys a box of paphs from Asia and has them sent to their doorstep in the United

[OGD] Aussie terrestrials

. Cymweedium [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: Does anyone have info on the flasking of terrestrial orchids such as Eria and and Calanthes Especially after the correct media to use and any other tips and techniques. See what Kevin Western recommends.

Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 9, Issue 195

Max Redman [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Have you used or heard of anyone using colloidal silver as a means of reducing contamination in the flasks. Colloidal silver is reputedly very good at preventing bacterial contamination but I do not know whether it would help in reducing

[OGD] Ant bombs

James Brasch [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: We find a good way to control ants in the greenhouse, rock garden, around the house generally is to add borax ,available in large supermarkets--at least here in Canada-- to Carnation millk until a stiff paste is produced. We add a little

[OGD] Boisduval scale

Denise Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: I am wondering what you all do about boisduval scale. I recommend arson, and lots of it. A more practical measure might be Marathon (imidacloprid), a systemic pesticide. I'm not sure how good uptake would be with plants

[OGD] Plea for support of Savannah River Ecology Lab

Folks, for those of you that don't know Lucy, here's a little background. About two years ago, Lucy called me up as I was the only person in the world with access to a species- one that happened to be of particular interest to Lucy as it was smack dab in the middle of the

[OGD] Flask import

Import through port of entry, with phytosanitary permit- same as plants. Or, at least, that's what happened when I brought in sterile tissue cultures from Australia about a year and a half ago. When the permit read Orchids/Orchidaceae, that wasn't good enough- each individual species

[OGD] Another request

Anyone out there willing to verify the composition of a medium listed in the Kohls text, Orchideen im Garten, please drop me a line. I don't happen to have a copy of this text available just right now! Thanks, -AJHicks CHandler, AZ

[OGD] Books

greig russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: On the side, I am making a study of Criocerine leaf beetles that feed on orchids. Aside from the better known Australian Dendrobium beetle - Stethopachys; the SE Asian orchid Lema, Lema pectoralis; and the Lema species that I am

[OGD] Osmometer

Just a shot in the dark, but at least it's orchid related. I am in need of a working osmometer, one that measures by either vapor pressure or freezing point depression. I have a freezing point depression osmometer, but it's a wee bit on the old side and I'm not sure I trust

[OGD] Kaiser and scents

Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: I'm interested in learning more about how scent/fragrance works in orchids. Also how is it transmitted or retained when the orchid is crossed? A search turns up an interesting text which is rather pricey but also hard to find. The scent of

[OGD] Die Orchideen

If anyone out there is willing to help me fetch up a number of old articles from Die Orchideen (I think the oldest is 1963), please drop me a private email. Thanks, -AJHicks Chandler, AZ ___ the OrchidGuide Digest

[OGD] Biological controls

Neil Paur [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: I was curious if anyone has had any real luck controlling red spider and two spotted mites with predatory insects such as Phytoseiulus persimilis? I have a small (12X12) greenhouse and total coverage with a chemical such as Avid is

[OGD] Orchid books available

For those who asked (there have been a few), I would like to note that we decided to go through one last printing of the first edition of Asymbiotic Technique of Orchid Seed Germination. With luck, a second revised edition will be available by the time our current print run is sold

[OGD] LEDs and more virus stuff

P E Dean [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: Anyone else growing orchids under LEDs? I sure would like to hear from anyone who is. Or to find books or websites with specific info, sources for LED arrays with particular wavelengths, etc. I've been experimenting with some LED Grow-Master lights:

[OGD] Meyers, Hicks

K Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Take heart. Troy Meyers flasks species orchids for very little cost, he does it as a labor of love and an attempt to conserve these species. Aaron Hicks started the Seedbank Project with the same idea. I doubt they make a damn dime on

[OGD] Orchid viruses. Burn your inbox.

K Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: I wondered about how we judge 'by sight' if a plant has a virus. I know about color break in a bloom. I know about a trapeziodal mark on a leaf of a cymbidium. I know about longitudinal streaks in a leaf.Of these 3 the only one I believe

[OGD] UV light

Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: I've been advised that adding an ultraviolet light to a laminar flow table helps keep the station clean. An UV light bulb does not help keep a HEPA workstation clean. If anything, it does nothing more than entertain the user while

[OGD] Whitefly

Giles Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: My own solution for orchids? Build a greenhouse. But the above methods keep the garden reasonably pest-free. Now, if someone can suggest a remedy for giant white fly. When I was doing transgenic plant stuff, the geniuses

[OGD] Liparis

Stephen Kemp [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: Does anyone know about the Liparis mentioned or of other taxa that has the ability to self-pollinate by movement of the column? Not very helpful, I'm sure, but the species would be Liparis hawaiensis, one of three species native

[OGD] Seedlings

Readers outside the US, please ignore. I have a number of Petri plates of Dendrobium bifalce produced by a fellow researcher that require good homes. I cannot ship outside the United States due to the pains of international shipping. While sealed and presumably without

[OGD] Etc.

Gareth Wills [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaekth thusly: I like your laid-back style in narratives. But please let us all in on exactly what it is you eat/drink/smoke/sniff before writing your informative submissions to this digest or your ebay offerings. Do you have any idea what

[OGD] Pollen request

Here's a call for the Teeming Millions. I have a colleague who has a specimen of Grammangis spectabilis that is about to flower. Given the scarcity of this species, he intends to self the plant when it flowers. However, we agree that an outcross would be more desirable- provided a

[OGD] Permanganate

dewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Commercially, potassium permanganate is used to preserve flowers through oxidation of ethylene. The reactions are given here: http://www.sorbentsystems.com/epaxtech.html Permanganate is capable of staining almost anything it touches a

[OGD] Natural hybrids

Duane Judy Erdmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: I am wondering why we don't see more natural hybridization between orchid species. I'd appreciate an explanation and/or some guidance on which reference(s) might shed some light on this. Thanks I suppose one would have to

[OGD] Epigenetic expression

Nina Rach [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Does anyone on this list happen to be in the field of orchid epigenetics? I've been known to make the occasional Frankenplant. They're to make the world better, mind you, but we're working on that, too. Unfortunately, we're still nowhere near the

[OGD] Looking for...

I've tried Fred Bergman's old aol.com email address, and it bounced. Anyone happen to have a current address or (hopefully!) perhaps Fred could drop me a line? Thanks! -AJHicks Chandler, AZ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system

[OGD] Phal species

Charles Ufford [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: I was wondering if there were any of you who grow phal minus, honghenensis and/or stobartiana under lights, who could tell me what they use for mounting these orchids on? I killed two Phal. (=Kingidium) minus on cork with a bit of

[OGD] Seeking Dr. Bracker

Sorry for the intrusion. I've lost the e-mail address of Dr. Charles Bracker. If he'd be so kind as to drop me a line, please do so. Thanks! -AJHicks Chandler, AZ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version:

[OGD] Paph pollination

Ron Boyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: Is there a web site avaible that shows with photographs, how to pollinated Paphiopedilum orchids. The most thorough treatment I am aware of is on Troy Meyers' website: www.troymeyers.com Because it is not possible to deep-link to

[OGD] Sodium in orchid TC media

Rifat Tarik yararbas [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: What is the upper limit of sodium content orchid tissue culture media? Other than a few halophytes, there is no demonstrated requirement for sodium in plants. Therefore, any concentration of sodium in plant tissue culture

[OGD] Peroxide, humidity, and pecteilis

K Barrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] queried thusly: Ok, thanks AJ! Any input on the notion that peroxide encourages root branching?? I've seen research about roots curving around bacteria attached to the developing root surface, but nothing about root branching per se. Alas, I have

[OGD] More charcoal- and Consan 20 question

Marquis Jennifer Hodes [EMAIL PROTECTED] (from the Latin, meaning: bayou pediatrician) spaketh thusly: Why are we putting charcoal into media in the first place? Because it works. No! Really! Is it being done to darken at the roots, to provide a more natural environment?