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On 8 Jun 2006 18:06:24 -0700, "bobc" wrote:
Thanks for the input SuE. I was wondering about the decoposition rate - I'm not sure where loofa comes from, but it sure looks organic. I think I'll pot it up and water it like my other plants as an experiment. Before I sacrifice a division of something. Bob Loofa is basicly a gourd. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus*Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer to be abxolutely accurate. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php |
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How Bout This
Ray
I have just been looking at your Epiweb pots/baskets photos on your web page. I have a few questions: 1. From your experience, do the roots actually enter the medium or grow along the surface? 2. If a Stanhopea established itself in your hanging baskets and grew towards the sides of the pot, would the flower spike be able to work its way through the Epiweb? As you know, the spikes don't always grow straight down and often grow at an angle to the bulb therefore more than likely to hit the side. 3. Is the colour depicted on your web page accurate and does it fade/discolour with time. 4. Being made of recycled PET, I presume the pH is neutral (7). Is this correct? Epiweb certainly looks like a possible viable alternative to tree fern. Cheers John "Ray" wrote in message . .. Tom, It's a totally different animal from anything semi-hydroponics related. Think a direct substitute for tree fern. About the only thing in common is the inert nature. It's available in slabs for rafts and mounting (they should have arrived by now), pots, hanging baskets, pots with a mesh bottom for bottom-spiking plants like stanhopeas, and as a granular chunk for use as a medium ingredient or alone. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "tbell" wrote in message .com... On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 18:04:58 -0700, Ray wrote (in article ): Sue, et al. I finally got in the EpiWeb from Europe, and the granulated material is great for supporting newly potted plants in baskets or pots. EpiWeb, if it's new to you, is a "synthetic tree fern" made from recycled PET bottles. It's springier than tree fern, so can be slightly compressed without damaging the plants, and it sort-of "locks into" itself, holding things in place without affecting free air flow. How would you use it, Ray? For mounting? In a pot? Will this change your fondness for S/H? Tom Walnut Creek, CA Nikon D70 |
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Loofa can also be the central stalk of some marine seaweeds.
Cheers Kye. "Susan Erickson" wrote in message ... On 8 Jun 2006 18:06:24 -0700, "bobc" wrote: Thanks for the input SuE. I was wondering about the decoposition rate - I'm not sure where loofa comes from, but it sure looks organic. I think I'll pot it up and water it like my other plants as an experiment. Before I sacrifice a division of something. Bob Loofa is basicly a gourd. The dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer to be abxolutely accurate. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/main.php |
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EpiWeb (was How Bout This)
John,
My experience is very limited - I got samples in early April, and have only experimented with two plants so-far. One is a leafless chiloschista doing OK on a slab, the other is the oncidium I believe I mentioned earlier, that is in an EpiWeb basket of the granulated medium. - so some of my responses will be based upon hearsay from European users. Looks to me like the roots do both - grow into the medium as well as along the surface. The finer the roots, the greater the tendency to penetrate, but even vanda roots will likely penetrate the substrate. Just like a solid pot of tree fern, I think it is doubtful that the stanhopea spike would penetrate the sidewall of the pot, but I don't think it would have a problem pushing aside the granulated medium. They're sort of like little blocks of stiff sponge in texture, so there is some "give", unlike tree fern. There is some color variation. Most of the stuff I have is very dark brown, bordering on black, while some of the earlier material was decidedly brown. I think the "black" color is the norm now. I don't know if it would fade, but I frankly doubt it, as it's likely carbon black in the recycled polymer. Yes, pH is supposed to be neutral (I have not checked). -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "John Varigos" wrote in message om... Ray I have just been looking at your Epiweb pots/baskets photos on your web page. I have a few questions: 1. From your experience, do the roots actually enter the medium or grow along the surface? 2. If a Stanhopea established itself in your hanging baskets and grew towards the sides of the pot, would the flower spike be able to work its way through the Epiweb? As you know, the spikes don't always grow straight down and often grow at an angle to the bulb therefore more than likely to hit the side. 3. Is the colour depicted on your web page accurate and does it fade/discolour with time. 4. Being made of recycled PET, I presume the pH is neutral (7). Is this correct? Epiweb certainly looks like a possible viable alternative to tree fern. Cheers John "Ray" wrote in message . .. Tom, It's a totally different animal from anything semi-hydroponics related. Think a direct substitute for tree fern. About the only thing in common is the inert nature. It's available in slabs for rafts and mounting (they should have arrived by now), pots, hanging baskets, pots with a mesh bottom for bottom-spiking plants like stanhopeas, and as a granular chunk for use as a medium ingredient or alone. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "tbell" wrote in message .com... On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 18:04:58 -0700, Ray wrote (in article ): Sue, et al. I finally got in the EpiWeb from Europe, and the granulated material is great for supporting newly potted plants in baskets or pots. EpiWeb, if it's new to you, is a "synthetic tree fern" made from recycled PET bottles. It's springier than tree fern, so can be slightly compressed without damaging the plants, and it sort-of "locks into" itself, holding things in place without affecting free air flow. How would you use it, Ray? For mounting? In a pot? Will this change your fondness for S/H? Tom Walnut Creek, CA Nikon D70 |
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Thanks Ray
I wonder whether there is a distributor in Australia? Cheers John "Ray" wrote in message . .. John, My experience is very limited - I got samples in early April, and have only experimented with two plants so-far. One is a leafless chiloschista doing OK on a slab, the other is the oncidium I believe I mentioned earlier, that is in an EpiWeb basket of the granulated medium. - so some of my responses will be based upon hearsay from European users. Looks to me like the roots do both - grow into the medium as well as along the surface. The finer the roots, the greater the tendency to penetrate, but even vanda roots will likely penetrate the substrate. Just like a solid pot of tree fern, I think it is doubtful that the stanhopea spike would penetrate the sidewall of the pot, but I don't think it would have a problem pushing aside the granulated medium. They're sort of like little blocks of stiff sponge in texture, so there is some "give", unlike tree fern. There is some color variation. Most of the stuff I have is very dark brown, bordering on black, while some of the earlier material was decidedly brown. I think the "black" color is the norm now. I don't know if it would fade, but I frankly doubt it, as it's likely carbon black in the recycled polymer. Yes, pH is supposed to be neutral (I have not checked). -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "John Varigos" wrote in message om... Ray I have just been looking at your Epiweb pots/baskets photos on your web page. I have a few questions: 1. From your experience, do the roots actually enter the medium or grow along the surface? 2. If a Stanhopea established itself in your hanging baskets and grew towards the sides of the pot, would the flower spike be able to work its way through the Epiweb? As you know, the spikes don't always grow straight down and often grow at an angle to the bulb therefore more than likely to hit the side. 3. Is the colour depicted on your web page accurate and does it fade/discolour with time. 4. Being made of recycled PET, I presume the pH is neutral (7). Is this correct? Epiweb certainly looks like a possible viable alternative to tree fern. Cheers John "Ray" wrote in message . .. Tom, It's a totally different animal from anything semi-hydroponics related. Think a direct substitute for tree fern. About the only thing in common is the inert nature. It's available in slabs for rafts and mounting (they should have arrived by now), pots, hanging baskets, pots with a mesh bottom for bottom-spiking plants like stanhopeas, and as a granular chunk for use as a medium ingredient or alone. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "tbell" wrote in message .com... On Wed, 7 Jun 2006 18:04:58 -0700, Ray wrote (in article ): Sue, et al. I finally got in the EpiWeb from Europe, and the granulated material is great for supporting newly potted plants in baskets or pots. EpiWeb, if it's new to you, is a "synthetic tree fern" made from recycled PET bottles. It's springier than tree fern, so can be slightly compressed without damaging the plants, and it sort-of "locks into" itself, holding things in place without affecting free air flow. How would you use it, Ray? For mounting? In a pot? Will this change your fondness for S/H? Tom Walnut Creek, CA Nikon D70 |
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EpiWeb (was How Bout This)
John Varigos wrote:
Thanks Ray I wonder whether there is a distributor in Australia? Not on their site, John. (http://www.epiweb.se/english.html) You could write to them. I wrote for a sample (small shipping fee). Reka |
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Thanks Reka
I have e-mailed them for prices and samples. Cheers John "Reka" wrote in message . .. John Varigos wrote: Thanks Ray I wonder whether there is a distributor in Australia? Not on their site, John. (http://www.epiweb.se/english.html) You could write to them. I wrote for a sample (small shipping fee). Reka |
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EpiWeb (was How Bout This)
Looks like interesting stuff, doesn't it?
Amazing what people are coming up with these days for potting materials. Hopefully they'll make the repotting chore less hateful. K Barrett "John Varigos" wrote in message m... Thanks Reka I have e-mailed them for prices and samples. Cheers John "Reka" wrote in message . .. John Varigos wrote: Thanks Ray I wonder whether there is a distributor in Australia? Not on their site, John. (http://www.epiweb.se/english.html) You could write to them. I wrote for a sample (small shipping fee). Reka |
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