I recently bought a blooming size Catt. from a Hawaiian grower at the SF
Garden Show. The medium seems to consist of coarse bark, small rocks (not
volcanic), with a heavy sprinkling of 2-3 mm, leathery, grey beads, which
can be split open and contain a tan, mushy substance. Looks like an extended
action fertilizer to me, but I've never seen it before. Can anyone tell me
what it is?
Tom

Can anyone tell me what it is?

I don't know the name right off hand. I have a large,
unidentified jug of it that our landlord left us and
alot of the orchids I've bought here (Oahu) have them
in it. I took it in to the local nursery and had them
look at it and they told me it was an orchid fertilizer,
but I forget the name. Sorry

Tracey

Might be "Dynamite" time release fertilizer. The pellets are gray and the
size you describe.

Diana

"Tracey" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me what it is?

I don't know the name right off hand. I have a large,
unidentified jug of it that our landlord left us and
alot of the orchids I've bought here (Oahu) have them
in it. I took it in to the local nursery and had them
look at it and they told me it was an orchid fertilizer,
but I forget the name. Sorry

Tracey

Thanks. Now all I have to decide is whether to scrape it all out, or to
leave it there and omit my usual fertilizing, and if so, for how long!
Tom
From: "Diana Kulaga"
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
Reply-To: "Diana Kulaga"
Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 23:17:04 GMT
Subject: media for catt

Might be "Dynamite" time release fertilizer. The pellets are gray and the
size you describe.

Diana

"Tracey" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me what it is?

I don't know the name right off hand. I have a large,
unidentified jug of it that our landlord left us and
alot of the orchids I've bought here (Oahu) have them
in it. I took it in to the local nursery and had them
look at it and they told me it was an orchid fertilizer,
but I forget the name. Sorry

Tracey

Thanks. Now I just have to decide whether to scrape it all out,
or to leave it there and omit my usual fertilizing, and if so, for
how long!
Tom

From: Tracey
Organization: RoadRunner - West
Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:43:19 GMT
Subject: media for catt

Can anyone tell me what it is?

I don't know the name right off hand. I have a large,
unidentified jug of it that our landlord left us and
alot of the orchids I've bought here (Oahu) have them
in it. I took it in to the local nursery and had them
look at it and they told me it was an orchid fertilizer,
but I forget the name. Sorry

Tracey

I use time release fert. in addition to my regular feeding. I wouldn't
worry abut it.

Diana

"tom bell" wrote in message
...
Thanks. Now I just have to decide whether to scrape it all out,
or to leave it there and omit my usual fertilizing, and if so, for
how long!
Tom

From: Tracey
Organization: RoadRunner - West
Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 21:43:19 GMT
Subject: media for catt

Can anyone tell me what it is?

I don't know the name right off hand. I have a large,
unidentified jug of it that our landlord left us and
alot of the orchids I've bought here (Oahu) have them
in it. I took it in to the local nursery and had them
look at it and they told me it was an orchid fertilizer,
but I forget the name. Sorry

Tracey