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COLORS OF FLOWERS: Red in Breeding

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago Red in orchids is connected with smallness; fiery reds are tricky especially in oncidium breeding and lead to small flowers; most spots and splashes are red; out of a dozen flasks of a "red" cross ... Read More

COMMUNITY POTS: How to Accelerate Growth

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago Under lights leave Gro-Lux on all night until plants reach flowering size, then reduce to 13 to 14 hours daily. A71-783 Read More

COOL-GROWING CONDITIONS: Temperatures

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago General understanding is that night temperature should be between 50 and 60 deg.F. (13 to 15 Celsius); day temperatures, at midday, 75 to 80 deg.F. (24 to 27 Celsius). OD77-91; for dendrobiums and ... Read More

COOL-GROWING PLANTS: In Florida

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago Success reported with miltonias, odontoglossums, cochliodas and their bigenerics such as odontiodas and odontonias and vuylstekearas; media: 1 pt. chopped osmunda, 1 pt. sphagnum moss; water daily;... Read More

TEDION: As Miticide

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago It controls not only mites but also their eggs and newly hatched larvae. OD65-169 Read More

COOL-GROWING PLANTS: In Victoria, Australia

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago Incredible variety of genera can be grown outdoors: various kinds of ada, bifrenaria, brassia, cirrhopetalum, coelogyne, dendrobiums (native), dendrobiums (soft cane dendrochilum, gongora, laelia, ... Read More

CORK BORERS: Insects Bore Into Slabs and Corks

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago They leave a dusting as evidence of their inroads; they attack corks in storage; spray with Malithion where the holes appear in the slabs; for corks, place them in a plastic bag with some insectici... Read More

SHEATHS: Cattleyas

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago Buds rotting inside can be caused by an accumulation of moisture in the sheath; caused by excessive watering, high humidity or rapid temperature change; do not overwater; cut off the tip. F77-16Do ... Read More

GREENHOUSES: Cheap and Effective

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago Construction details for a basic house sized 10ft by 8ft. by 8.25 ft. high; expandable type, refer to AU82-127 Read More

CORK SLABS: For Mounted Plants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 8 years ago It is better than redwood, cedar slabs, oak branches or tree-fern; it cuts easily and plants can be tied to it with nylon fishing line, six to eight pount test, or for very large plants, nylon stoc... Read More