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I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted
from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Also, some people force bloom their Tillandsias (Bromeliad/air plant) to have them blooming for a show & they would put the plant in a plastic bag with a piece of apple? Why? Cheers Wendy |
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Rob Halgren wrote:
Wendy wrote: I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Almost certainly... Of course, now I read that to mean that the orchid and the apple are in different rooms. That is probably not as big of a concern, assuming the house has sufficient air volume. If they are on the same table, then it is a really bad idea... *grin* Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Wendy wrote:
I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Almost certainly... Unless you had a very large dining room and excellent air circulation. Here at MSU, we have whole rooms which have signs that have an apple with a diagonal line through them. "NO APPLES". Some people think that is funny. The apple doesn't have to be bad, a firm ripe apple is also a bad idea. One bad apple really does spoil the bunch, and one not so bad apple can spoil a whole walk-in cooler full of flowers... Also, some people force bloom their Tillandsias (Bromeliad/air plant) to have them blooming for a show & they would put the plant in a plastic bag with a piece of apple? Ethylene promotes ripening, and I believe in bromeliads (including pineapples) it induces flowering. It is pretty versatile. It is believed by many (or was believed, when I was still in school) that apples evolved (or were selected for) the ability to produce large quantities of ethylene gas from a single ripe fruit. This induces the more fruit on the tree to ripen, and quickly cascades to ensure that all fruit are ripe at very close to the same time. Important if you are trying to induce furry critters to visit your house and spread your seeds. Or if you are an orchardist and you only want to pick your tree once (and have uniformly bright red and delicious looking apples, of course). Other fruits, including bananas, also seem to have the same skill. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Do a google search on ethylene, there should be a wealth of information
about its effect on ripening and aging. K Barrett "Wendy" wrote in message news:n%RTa.26177$Ne.14831@fed1read03... I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Also, some people force bloom their Tillandsias (Bromeliad/air plant) to have them blooming for a show & they would put the plant in a plastic bag with a piece of apple? Why? Cheers Wendy |
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"Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Rob Halgren wrote: Wendy wrote: I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Almost certainly... Of course, now I read that to mean that the orchid and the apple are in different rooms. That is probably not as big of a concern, assuming the house has sufficient air volume. If they are on the same table, then it is a really bad idea... *grin* Unless the living room and dining room are adjacent and relatively open! Every house I have lived in has had such an arrangement, to the point where slightly different furnishing arrangements would create the impression of a single room. And in my present home, my bedroom is as large as the dining room and living room combined (the former is a bit on the large side and the latter are rather small). And in every case, the coffee table was only about three or four metres from the dining table. It isn't an issue in my current home, though, since my orchids are on the second floor with me and the dining room is on the first. I dare not put any plant of value down there since my sister has a cat, which is a terror to plants and flies, killing every plant put where she can reach it. With that critter, a plant in bloom would not live long enough for fruit on the table to blast the flowers. Thanks to it, I have developed an intense dislike for cats. They're just as bad as tree rats. Cheers, Ted |
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I dare not put any plant of value down there since my sister has a cat,
which is a terror to plants and flies, killing every plant put where she can reach it. With that critter, a plant in bloom would not live long enough for fruit on the table to blast the flowers. Thanks to it, I have developed an intense dislike for cats. They're just as bad as tree rats. Oh, Ted, not all of them! Casper nuzzles the canes of a huge Dend, but would never tear it up. Last winter we had slews of plants in the house, all within his reach, and he treated it like a jungle game, but never hurt so much as a leaf. Depends on the kitty......... Diana |
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Speaking of cats, last night on the news they showed this cat, that
diligently brought their owners prizes! Not the usual mouse or rat but socks, hankies & bra's etc.??? Too funny! Cheers Wendy "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message arthlink.net... I dare not put any plant of value down there since my sister has a cat, which is a terror to plants and flies, killing every plant put where she can reach it. With that critter, a plant in bloom would not live long enough for fruit on the table to blast the flowers. Thanks to it, I have developed an intense dislike for cats. They're just as bad as tree rats. Oh, Ted, not all of them! Casper nuzzles the canes of a huge Dend, but would never tear it up. Last winter we had slews of plants in the house, all within his reach, and he treated it like a jungle game, but never hurt so much as a leaf. Depends on the kitty......... Diana |
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Thanks for the info Rob. Cheers Wendy
"Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Wendy wrote: I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Almost certainly... Unless you had a very large dining room and excellent air circulation. Here at MSU, we have whole rooms which have signs that have an apple with a diagonal line through them. "NO APPLES". Some people think that is funny. The apple doesn't have to be bad, a firm ripe apple is also a bad idea. One bad apple really does spoil the bunch, and one not so bad apple can spoil a whole walk-in cooler full of flowers... Also, some people force bloom their Tillandsias (Bromeliad/air plant) to have them blooming for a show & they would put the plant in a plastic bag with a piece of apple? Ethylene promotes ripening, and I believe in bromeliads (including pineapples) it induces flowering. It is pretty versatile. It is believed by many (or was believed, when I was still in school) that apples evolved (or were selected for) the ability to produce large quantities of ethylene gas from a single ripe fruit. This induces the more fruit on the tree to ripen, and quickly cascades to ensure that all fruit are ripe at very close to the same time. Important if you are trying to induce furry critters to visit your house and spread your seeds. Or if you are an orchardist and you only want to pick your tree once (and have uniformly bright red and delicious looking apples, of course). Other fruits, including bananas, also seem to have the same skill. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit |
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"Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Almost certainly... Unless you had a very large dining room and excellent air circulation. Here at MSU, we have whole rooms which have signs that have an apple with a diagonal line through them. "NO APPLES". Some people think that is funny. The apple doesn't have to be bad, a firm ripe apple is also a bad idea. One bad apple really does spoil the bunch, and one not so bad apple can spoil a whole walk-in cooler full of flowers... I also re-read your statement & I could see where it could be very funny if the University used MacIntosh Computers *G* Cheers Wendy |
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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message arthlink.net... I dare not put any plant of value down there since my sister has a cat, which is a terror to plants and flies, killing every plant put where she can reach it. With that critter, a plant in bloom would not live long enough for fruit on the table to blast the flowers. Thanks to it, I have developed an intense dislike for cats. They're just as bad as tree rats. Oh, Ted, not all of them! Casper nuzzles the canes of a huge Dend, but would never tear it up. Last winter we had slews of plants in the house, all within his reach, and he treated it like a jungle game, but never hurt so much as a leaf. Depends on the kitty......... Hi Diana I guess either you got lucky, or my sisters are unlucky. All three of them have cats, and all three of their cats are plant killers. -( But none of my sisters want me to introduce their cats to my oldest sister's dog. A siberian husky, he will eat any vertebrate, other than human beings of course, that has the gall to enter his domain. I couldn't begin to number the rodents, birds, snakes and feral cats on which he has dined. But then, they live in a very lightly developed area, with swamp across the road to the south and boreal forest (on crown land) to the north beginning near their property line. They get to see all kinds of wildlife most people get to see only on National Geographic of the Discovery Channel. Just last summer, on one occassion I was there, I saw a falcon try to take a song bird, and the little bird, although injured, managed to escape. But, with all the wildlife there, they'd be overrun by vertebrate pests if not for the feral cats that have learned to avoid colt and for colt. They have a really nice garden because, in part, the feral cats have decimated the rodent population around the house. Cheers, Ted |
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"Ted Byers" wrote in message .. . I guess either you got lucky, or my sisters are unlucky. All three of them have cats, and all three of their cats are plant killers. -( But none of my sisters want me to introduce their cats to my oldest sister's dog. A [snip] all the wildlife there, they'd be overrun by vertebrate pests if not for the feral cats that have learned to avoid colt and for colt. They have a really nice garden because, in part, the feral cats have decimated the rodent population around the house. I should probably point out that the feral cats don't seem to bother the plants in the garden, but the dometicated cat in the house is a menace to the plants. Cheers, Ted |
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I posted a pic on the other news group of a yellow tang bloom that only
lasted 2 weeks-it was 10 ft from the fruit bowl. short lived orchid or did the fruit ruin it? "K Barrett" wrote in message . net... Do a google search on ethylene, there should be a wealth of information about its effect on ripening and aging. K Barrett "Wendy" wrote in message news:n%RTa.26177$Ne.14831@fed1read03... I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Also, some people force bloom their Tillandsias (Bromeliad/air plant) to have them blooming for a show & they would put the plant in a plastic bag with a piece of apple? Why? Cheers Wendy |
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Dianne,
I don't know about you, but I grow Golden Tangs, and I've had 24-30 blooms at one time on my orchid, and while my flowers usually stay in bloom for 3-4 weeks at a time, it is CONSTANTLY in bloom... As soon as some of the flowers begin to dye, it sends up new shoots left and right.. it's amazing actually.. a very rewarding orchid. It does spoil me when it comes to my once a year bloomer, and my dendrobiums who only bloom twice a year at this time... Lynn |
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Kulaga" writes: Offerings to his dad, I guess! hahahaha oh gosh that is funny... Amazes you what little treats they reward us with huh?? lynn |
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Sounds like a good trade off, Lynn on the golden Tang- It has 2 new shoots,
so I know its a happy camper. That many blooms? this was just one- what are you feeding it and how big is it "LYNN32141" wrote in message ... Dianne, I don't know about you, but I grow Golden Tangs, and I've had 24-30 blooms at one time on my orchid, and while my flowers usually stay in bloom for 3-4 weeks at a time, it is CONSTANTLY in bloom... As soon as some of the flowers begin to dye, it sends up new shoots left and right.. it's amazing actually.. a very rewarding orchid. It does spoil me when it comes to my once a year bloomer, and my dendrobiums who only bloom twice a year at this time... Lynn |
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It isn't an issue in my current home, though, since my orchids are on the
second floor with me and the dining room is on the first. I dare not put any plant of value down there since my sister has a cat, which is a terror to plants and flies, killing every plant put where she can reach it. A friend of mine had a cat that would attack her cacti of many sorts. She had to seal the rarer ones in a case and put wire around the others, otherwise every time she left the room she'd come back to find the cat sidling up on a cactus with a look of intense hate, and if she went out, she'd come home to find overturned pots and carnage, and a cat in need of yet another harrowing trip to the vet. It didn't do it with other plants, and it did not appear to consider this fun; it really seemed to just plain hate cacti with a passion, and feel it was on some sort of mission to eliminate them. My little cat SCSI is preternaturally well-behaved, but did become entranced enough with one of the new phal.'s to knock a flower off while we were out. She's the only cat I've ever had that's smart enough to remember to connect the flower with an earlier action, so she WAS punished, and now I catch her sitting as far toward the flowers as she can without putting a foot on the table (the Big No-No) staring at them rapturously, now and then emitting a little squeak. She hasn't touched them again in 3 weeks. She has a fascination with flowers, and every now and then upsets a vase, but always seems to feel bad about it in an almost dog-like way and it doesn't repeat for a very long time, and only then when I get new and interesting flowers. --Katrina --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/03 |
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"Ted Byers" wrote in message .. . "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Rob Halgren wrote: Wendy wrote: I have often read about orchid flowers blasting from the gases emitted from rotting fruit? So if you have a nice blooming plant, on the coffee table & a bowl of fruit on the dining table, with one bad apple, would it blast the flowers? Almost certainly... Of course, now I read that to mean that the orchid and the apple are in different rooms. That is probably not as big of a concern, assuming the house has sufficient air volume. If they are on the same table, then it is a really bad idea... *grin* Unless the living room and dining room are adjacent and relatively open! Every house I have lived in has had such an arrangement, to the point where slightly different furnishing arrangements would create the impression of a single room. And in my present home, my bedroom is as large as the dining room and living room combined (the former is a bit on the large side and the latter are rather small). And in every case, the coffee table was only about three or four metres from the dining table. It isn't an issue in my current home, though, since my orchids are on the second floor with me and the dining room is on the first. I dare not put any plant of value down there since my sister has a cat, which is a terror to plants and flies, killing every plant put where she can reach it. With that critter, a plant in bloom would not live long enough for fruit on the table to blast the flowers. Thanks to it, I have developed an intense dislike for cats. They're just as bad as tree rats. Cheers, Ted Ted, do not let your sister's cat deter you - my cat loves the orchids, makes her feel like she has a jungle all to herself. She has never once ruined any of my plant, every once in a while you will find teeth marks in a leaf, but the plants seem to survive very well. The spider plant is the only one that really attracts her attention and that is because of the hanging babies and they sometimes catch a breeze from the window. It's quite entertaining to watch her try to catch them. |
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In article , "Diane Mancino"
writes: Sounds like a good trade off, Lynn on the golden Tang- It has 2 new shoots, so I know its a happy camper. That many blooms? this was just one- what are you feeding it and how big is it Dianne, I'd be glad to send you some digital shots of it... It's about 3 years old, and fairly big. When I first got it, it was in a 2 inch clay pot, which I transplanted into those slat baskets. I put some spaghnum moss on the bottom and sides, to make an inner basket. Then I put the orchid in that, and covered it with orchid Bark, and hung it under my pine tree. It LOVES it there.. Gets jsut the right amount of sun and shade. Temperatures can usually hit 99 or over during summer and we are always in 100% humidity, so this provided it a nice combination of cool, vs sunny. This year, I split it out into 2 smaller plant groupings .. I have had blooms already on the new plants, and see where they are sending new root feet out as well as leaf stalks. So I see it is happy happy, and my splitting of the base plant is working well. On the base plant where I took the divisions, it has sent up 5 new flower spikes.. Each flower spike normally has 2-3 flower blooms on it, so that will be hopefully 10-15 more flowers.. I feed it miracle grow acid or miracid, or peters orchid fertilizer.. I've tried some other others on the market too, which work fairly well .. Lynn |
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100% humidity sheesh where do you that it rains 24/7
in 90% Rh dew forms on everything are you exagerating? "LYNN32141" wrote in message ... In article , "Diane Mancino" writes: Sounds like a good trade off, Lynn on the golden Tang- It has 2 new shoots, so I know its a happy camper. That many blooms? this was just one- what are you feeding it and how big is it Dianne, I'd be glad to send you some digital shots of it... It's about 3 years old, and fairly big. When I first got it, it was in a 2 inch clay pot, which I transplanted into those slat baskets. I put some spaghnum moss on the bottom and sides, to make an inner basket. Then I put the orchid in that, and covered it with orchid Bark, and hung it under my pine tree. It LOVES it there.. Gets jsut the right amount of sun and shade. Temperatures can usually hit 99 or over during summer and we are always in 100% humidity, so this provided it a nice combination of cool, vs sunny. This year, I split it out into 2 smaller plant groupings .. I have had blooms already on the new plants, and see where they are sending new root feet out as well as leaf stalks. So I see it is happy happy, and my splitting of the base plant is working well. On the base plant where I took the divisions, it has sent up 5 new flower spikes.. Each flower spike normally has 2-3 flower blooms on it, so that will be hopefully 10-15 more flowers.. I feed it miracle grow acid or miracid, or peters orchid fertilizer.. I've tried some other others on the market too, which work fairly well .. Lynn |
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In article , "Jim S"
writes: forms on everything are you exagerating? hehehehe well somewhat... but it's so humid here where I live that you can stand outside and do nothing and the persperation drips off your nose... LOL Lynn |
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I'd love to see some golden Tang pictures- It doesn't get that hot up here
but It seemed like it adapts quite well. I didn't get the urge to repot on this one- but probably should since its out of bloom- seems that a basket isn't "over potting" I think the orchid just needs to feel the actually pressure of being secure in the basket? "LYNN32141" wrote in message ... In article , "Diane Mancino" writes: Sounds like a good trade off, Lynn on the golden Tang- It has 2 new shoots, so I know its a happy camper. That many blooms? this was just one- what are you feeding it and how big is it Dianne, I'd be glad to send you some digital shots of it... It's about 3 years old, and fairly big. When I first got it, it was in a 2 inch clay pot, which I transplanted into those slat baskets. I put some spaghnum moss on the bottom and sides, to make an inner basket. Then I put the orchid in that, and covered it with orchid Bark, and hung it under my pine tree. It LOVES it there.. Gets jsut the right amount of sun and shade. Temperatures can usually hit 99 or over during summer and we are always in 100% humidity, so this provided it a nice combination of cool, vs sunny. This year, I split it out into 2 smaller plant groupings .. I have had blooms already on the new plants, and see where they are sending new root feet out as well as leaf stalks. So I see it is happy happy, and my splitting of the base plant is working well. On the base plant where I took the divisions, it has sent up 5 new flower spikes.. Each flower spike normally has 2-3 flower blooms on it, so that will be hopefully 10-15 more flowers.. I feed it miracle grow acid or miracid, or peters orchid fertilizer.. I've tried some other others on the market too, which work fairly well .. Lynn |
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