Re: [OGD] ... orchid popularity

2008-08-06 Thread WM PAUL MTCHELL
Tricia Gentle OGDers, As to promoting orchids and the orchid societies in my area, one of the things I have done in the past was to keep a few information cards about my local orchid society in my wallet so I could offer one to someone, if I was in Home Depot, Lowes, etc., when saw them looking

[OGD] Servo - what happened to it?

2008-08-13 Thread WM PAUL MTCHELL
Gentle OGDers, Stepping aside from the largely lamented lumping of Laeliinae of late, I am curious to know what happened to Servo, the bagasse based mix for potting orchids that had a brief, popular run some years ago. It was compounded of sugarcane bagasse, hardwood charcoal and styrofoam

Re: [OGD] Bagasse / Servo availability . . .

2008-08-14 Thread WM PAUL MTCHELL
Paul Mitchell wrote: I am curious to know what happened to Servo, the bagasse based mix for potting orchids that had a brief, popular run some years ago. And Gary replied: I don't know what search you did on Google but I got literally hundreds of hits for bagasse, bagasse orchid mix,

[OGD] Thrips . . .

2008-08-31 Thread WM PAUL MTCHELL
Iris Cohen wrote: Thrips is one of those words where the correct singular, in English, is thrips. Same as species, biceps, and Lithops. Iris, Thanx for helping us come to grips, With a spelling that up us trips! Cheers! Paul Mitchell Tampa, FL / Alajuela, CR ==

Re: [OGD] Selling Pollen

2008-09-03 Thread WM PAUL MTCHELL
The way I was always treated by other growers in Florida when I wanted some pollen was, that if seedlings were produced, the pollen provider would get either a flask or two or a dozen or so seedlings in say, 3 pots later on. Basically just like 'pick of the litter' when breeding dogs, etc. HTH

[OGD] Christeara ID

2008-10-01 Thread WM PAUL MTCHELL
Iris Gentle OGDers, Perhaps it is a pending registration, so iIf there is a way to contact the hybrids registrar they might be able to solve your riddle. Or if the hybridizer can be determined that could be a route to explore. Cheers! Paul Mitchell Tampa, FL / Alajuela, CR ==