Re: [OGD] snails and sllugs

Hello Jim, Have you thought of testing some applications of caffeine  on the medium of some of your plants. (Incidentally, coffee grounds alone, as a repellent around the perimeter of your growing area or your greenhouse, may only have a marginal effect.) But tests using 1% and 2% solutions

[OGD] Some thoughts on Orchid Nurseries w/ small plants & big prices . . .

Mornin' OGDers,   I've been growing and buying orchids for over 45 years.  That dates back to before the era of mericlones.  (I still have the first catalog that Orchids Orlando sent out in the mid-60s offering the first mericlones.)  We have been spoiled here is west central Florida for many y

Re: [OGD] WOC Proceedings

I had put in an inquiry to the WOC offices on behalf of a number of the members of my local orchid society here in Florida.  We wanted to know whether we could make a group order for the Proceedings and what quantity would afford us a price break.  The lady I spoke to advised me that she would p

[OGD] Brassia suavissima . . .

Gentle OGDers, I am in Costa Rica for a few months and recently joined the Asociación Costarricence de Orquídologia when attending their annual Exposición Nacional de Orquídias the past March. Last evening attended an ACO meeting for the first time in several years. Part of the evenings progra

[OGD] Tampa , Florida orchid societies mentioned

Whoops!? My mistake... I wrote: "member: TBOS and TCO in Tampa ...and soon to be a member of the ACO (Asociacion Orquidologico Costarricense)", but I meant to write: "member: TBOS and TOC . . .", thus managing to muddle my societies' acromyms in spite of an attempt to clarify things. Paul Mi

[OGD] Societal Name Confusion

Viateur &? Gentle OGDers, Just for the record, here in Tampa, Florida we have two orchid societies, both of which have been mentioned in recent posts here on OGD. The Tampa Orchid Club, mentioned below is the caretaker for the orchid collection at the University of South Florida Botanical Gar

[OGD] Tampa bay Orchid Society Show - March 7th thru 9th

   The Tampa Bay Orchid Society is holding its annual show and sale March 7-9, 2008    The show features garden-style exhibits by a dozen commercial exhibitors and tabletop displays by other of our neighboring orchid societies.  There will be plants for sale as well as orchid supplies, gifts, bo

[OGD] Encyclia Enthusiasts

Hello All, Anyone here know what has happened to the specialty group, Encyclia Enthusiasts? I emailed then recently and have received no response. Have they disbanded or gone inactive? Regards, Paul M. Tampa, Florida - USA == __

Re: [OGD] Trichopilia suavis

Hi Nina, If you can find a copy of  W.G.G. Moir's little (trade paper) book, "Creating Oncidiinae Intergenerics", wherein some of the combinations he tried using Trichopilia turned out he discusses, it should be worth the read.  The ISBN is 0824807847. Some were apparently not very happy

[OGD] GNYOS show cancellation

Gentle OGDers, I visited the GNYOS home-page today and there is the announcement about the cancellation of their show: http://www.gnyos.org/homepage.htm I hope this successfully clears up any misinformation in this matter. Cheers! Paul Mitchell Tampa, FL == __

[OGD] Caffeine & slugs

Gentle OGDers, I am surprised that no one mentioned the recent reportage on the effect caffeine (1 or 2%) exerts on slugs and snails. Essentially harmless to higher-order animals, it is dearly to slugs and snails, causing them to immediately begin convulsing when they come into contact with i

[OGD] Off-Topic = Off-List

ENOUGH!! What is it with you people?! This list is about orchids predominately. Take your off-topic posts elsewhere. There's nothing stopping you from discussing this with one another privately, but it's like you just have a need to grandstand, to be seen, and then the next poster chimes in p

[OGD] Searching OGD Archives - another question

Gentle OGDers,   Recently there was a question about retrieving threads from the OGD archives.  Here is a slightly different question in a similar vein:   I receive OGD by email in Digest form.  Occasionally a digest goes missing or I accidentally delete one before I can save it.  The membership ha

[OGD] MIssing issue recieved...

Thanx to those of you who sent me the missing issue. It is much appreciated. I have saved it and all is well with the [orchid] world here in Tampa. Cheers! Paul Mitchell == ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.c

[OGD] Request for missing OGD issue . . .

Hello List Members, In moving my recently saved OGD digests to disc I have managed to lose Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 336 If anyone still has this issue of the Digest and can forward it to me I would be muchly appreciative. PS- Bienvenido a Martín de Finca Arroz, Puriscal - Hola a Batboy adem

[OGD] Neomoorea wallisii (irrorata) - culture

Hello OGDers, Recently I acquired a plant of N. wallisii and would like to hear from any OGDers who have been growing (and blooming) this species successfully. It seems notably recalcitrant in cultivation so hearing from anyone having success with it would be useful. I have a greenhouse wit

[OGD] Sarcochilus palidus answers . . .

Hello again OGDers, Thanx to all who responded to my questions about Sarcochilus palidus, both on and off list. I now have the answers that I needed about this species. I may decide to stick it in the 'fridge overnight if it continues to be reluctant to bloom. [Just kidding...] Cheers! Pa

[OGD] Stanhopea interest group

Hello OGDers, Can anyone on the list -perhaps Nina R.- advise whether an interest group for those fond of species of the Sub-tribe Stanhopeinae (Gongoriinae) ever came together? There was some talk of one forming a few years ago, but since then I have heard nothing more. Regards, Paul Mitchel

[OGD] Sarcochilus pallidus culture

Hello OGDers, Last fall I was given a plant of Sarcochilus pallidus, I suspect because it is not as showy as some other species of that genus. I know nothing about it when I received ti but it grew well enough and had two spikes with immature buds which were on it when I received the plant. A

[OGD] Missing digests now received...

Gentle OGDers, A second round of thanks certainly is due to all the other OGD members who offered to replace my missing digests. Some of the first eschelon of you I sent individual thanks to but there were quite a few more who continued to email me after that who were also concerned enough to

[OGD] Receipt of requested digests

THANK YOU!!! Kenneth, pondeeza, and Viateur, I now have those missing digests! Much Appreciated, Paul M. [in chilly Tampa town tonight] == ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchid

[OGD] Request for two missing digests

Dear OGD Listers, I am hoping some one among you may have saved either or both of the two digests which were received between Vol 6, Issue 17 on Wednesday 1 December 2004 and Vol 6, Issue 20 on Saturday 4 December 2004. Specifically I am missing: Vol 6, Issue 18, and Vol 6, Issue 19. I e

[OGD] Reply to: why do you change the name - some other ideas

In a message dated 7/22/04 3:32:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 11:57:11 -0400 >From: Prem Subrahmanyam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [OGD] why do you change the name Prem & Gentle OGDers, There are alternat