Category: Culture

TREE FERN: Does it Decompose?

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It decays very slowly, depending on amounts of moisture applied, the prevailing temperature and the chemicals used as fertilizers, etc. A83-600 Read More

TREE FERN: Fertilize it or Not?

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Some growers do, some do not, and it can be treated like osmunda; it decays slowly and releases minute amounts of nutrients but lacks the wide array of organisims found in bark; a balanced fertiliz... Read More

TREE FERN: Its Nitrogen Content

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It has little nitrogen, so use a bark fertilizer, such as 30-10-10. A81-27 Read More

TREES, HOST: Epiphytosis and Orchids

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For a review of the many trees of the Americas which host orchid plants, refer to Ca82(6)-30 Read More

TREES, HOST: In Various Countries

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago In Singapore, frangi-pani (plumerias) as as in other countries are good substrates; large branches of it can be cut, anchored erect and the plants mounted on the branches; citrus trees are excellen... Read More

TRIACONTANOL (TRIA): And Culture

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago A stimulant of plant growth at low concentrations, is contained in such things as alfalfa hay, can be used in sterile flasks and as a foliage spray; for report of trials refer to OA82-45 Read More

TRIACONTANOL (TRIA): Plant Growth Regulator

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is a 30-carbon alcohol found in wheat germ, beeswax, and the leaves of some plants such as alfalfa; reports of increases in growth in agricultural applications; some reports of failure possibly ... Read More

TUFA: A Volcanic Rock

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Has a rough or porous textured surface, a volcanic form of limes tone. RMH Read More

ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT: Mimicry on Flowers

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To improve fertilization and attract pollinators, this form of light produces patterns; with reference to a bulbophyllum species examined; refer to A83-362 Read More

UREA: Description

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago An organic nitrogen which has to be transformed in the root-area and which requires organic activity to do so, the right temperature and some time; Rockwool and Oasis hardly use it up because it is... Read More