I talked to Alan about it at the New York show. He said that since GA is
derived from natural sources AOS judging does not have any problems with its
use.

Pat


"profpam" wrote in message ...
When I initially inquired about Gibberellic Acid after seeing it in an
article (have never used
it), many people had some negative thoughts on it. Thursday night, Alan
Koch spoke at our society
meeting and mentioned that this was a natural feature or element of
Kelp/Seaweed fertilizer. I,
however, did not get to speak with him in detail.

. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Ray wrote:


"Ray" wrote in message
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George Norris of Spring Orchid Specialties advocates the following:

In one gallon of 80°F water, dissolve:
One cup of sugar
5 drops of SuperThrive
One teaspoon vitamin E

I have taken that a step farther since hearing Alan Koch of Gold
Country
Orchids, adding 1/2
teaspoon of STEM (soluble trace element mixture).

In any case, soak the plant for two- to four hours.

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Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"IiSpankyii" wrote in message
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Hi. Someone had mentioned soaking bare root plants in a rooting
solution. Can
someone elaborate on this a bit? Thanks for any info.