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BENOMYL 50W (BENLATE): Wide Spectrum Fungicide

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Controls most orchid pathogens but not Phythium ultimum, Phytophora cactorum, or bacteria. AH15 Read More

BEST PLANTS: Five Favourites for a Desert Island

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Den. infundibulum, Lycaste Aphrodite, Onc. Tiger Wyld, Paph. hirsutissimum, Laelia gouldiana, Pleione formosana; for the greenhouse with 48dF. OR85-421 Read More

OUTDOORS GROWING: Return of Plants to Greenhouse in the Fall

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Sanitize every pot by drenching it in malathion solution at the rate of 1tpg. to treat for a variety of insects; let them dry outside first, if returning them to the home. A86-586 Read More

CYMBIDIUMS, MINIATURE: Species Used in Their Hybridizing

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A list of eleven with characteristics, progeny, etc., refer to OD85-238 Read More

SEED: Home Growth Stimulus

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Seed sown in places distant from their native home or habitat will still measure time and respond to it in terms of the native habitat and become active when the necessary home growth stimulus, suc... Read More

OUTDOORS GROWING: Treatment Before Moving Back to Greenhouse

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Recommended is a drench in Diazinon, two pints to 100 gals of water, or in proportion. A80-1216 Read More

MOVING ORCHIDS: From State to State in the U.s.

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Moving especially into California requires that a health certificate be obtained from your own state Dept. of Agriculture plant inspector before crossing the state border. A73-338 Read More

BUDS: Kept Closed by Sticky Secretions

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Excessive sugar is produced, sometimes following too much light, probably on a clear frosty morning, so a slight increase in the morning temperature should solve the problem; raise the thermostat a... Read More

BUDS: On Cattleya Plants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Shrivelled and soft, drop when touched; probably ethylene toxicity is the cause; check valves and controls on burner of dynavent heater using propane as fuel. A73-155 Read More

MOVING ORCHIDS: From U.s. to Germany

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago After inspection of the plants,forms and phyto-sanitary certificate should be available from the state Department of Agriculture; species require endangered species forms or they will be confiscate... Read More