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SOW BUGS: In Fir Bark

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Control by dusting the surface of the pot mix with Sevin dust 5%. A82-1061 Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Flower Stem Crooked and Discolored

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is a sure sign of virus; destroy plant immediately. F77-16 Read More

HUMIDIFIERS: Portable Unit Develops Fungus Growth

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To control this, use Physan 20 one drop in three-quarters of a gallon of water. A78-698 Read More

BARK: Potting Mix

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A typical mixture would have about 15 parts medium bark, 1-1/2 parts coarse Perlite, 174 part charcoal chips (quarter-inch size). OR87-173For cymbidiums in a high humidity area near the ocean in Ca... Read More

MILTONIDIUM: Leaves Grow Rough and Wrinkled and No Blooms Appear

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Many miltonidias and hybrids develop wrinkled leaves; possibly a cultural fault; lack of blooms is cultural or environmental. A70-1099 Read More

MITES, FALSE SPIDER, PHALAENOPSIS: Characteristics and Controls

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A false spider mite, it does not spin webs; a pest in southern states of the U.S. and some European areas; causes dark spots on the leaves which induce necrosis and loss of tissue; Azodrin, Metasys... Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Flowering Time Controlled

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Pinch the flower stems just below the uppermost (first) vegetative buds; keep them cool and humid; they will branch anew and flower in 70 to 90 days earlier in a tempera- ture of 65 to 80 deg.F, ra... Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: Husky Fiber

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Keep the medium moist, fertilize the plants monthly with a balanced fertilizer (1-1-1) and apply 60 to 65 dF (16 to 18 dC) as a minimum night temperature, with 1800 footcandles of light. A84-1061 Read More

PHALAENOPSIS: In the Home

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Most important is giving them enough light but if direct sunlight hits them after 10 A.M. they will develop sunburn spots, so stay short of full light. A81-27 Read More

OUTDOORS GROWING: In Miami Area

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago "grow or go" applies to orchids of minor importance in a large garden; plants are attached especially to oak trees on the east side at a point where water sprinklers hit a window-screener pouch wit... Read More

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