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!!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group
posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! Respond to watering Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainforest, regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the deep end right now, but why not? And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later. Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes. Cheers Peter |
Response on best time to water
!!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the
group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! That's happened to me, as well, on occasion. I think the ISPs purge the groups, but I don't know for sure. Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainforest, regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the deep end right now, but why not? Because we are not growing in the rain forest, naturally. Plants in nature adapt, and some do die. In nature, no one is there with fungicide to make up for things that go wrong. If you look at pictures of certain orchids in nature, you will see that they position themselves so that they do not perish. I.e., a Phal will not be planted in a pot or basket rightside up, but will hang so that it can drain and protect its crown. We are arrogant in thinking that we can grow these plants as nature intended, but still we try. So, our growing methods attempt to emulate nature, but cannot duplicate it. We do our best, and love these plants, but to say that we can provide a natural environment is, for most of us, an illusion. Diana And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later. Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes. Cheers Peter |
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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message link.net... !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! That's happened to me, as well, on occasion. I think the ISPs purge the groups, but I don't know for sure. I think they do. I've noticed this problem a lot more since all the noise about people downloading copyrighted stuff. It's like the ISP doesn't want to do the work to find out which groups are posting illegal stuff and which are not. Shell snip |
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Well Ive just been to the ABPO and everything seems to be back to normal.
The newest postings are visible and in this group everthing seems ok too. Cheers Peter "Shell91" schreef in bericht y.com... "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message link.net... !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! That's happened to me, as well, on occasion. I think the ISPs purge the groups, but I don't know for sure. I think they do. I've noticed this problem a lot more since all the noise about people downloading copyrighted stuff. It's like the ISP doesn't want to do the work to find out which groups are posting illegal stuff and which are not. Shell snip |
Response on best time to water
It is also worth noting that Mother Nature did not create the hybrids which
populate most of our collections -- so we don't really know exactly how they would grow in the wild. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Boystrup Pb, ann,..." wrote in message .be... !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! Respond to watering Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainforest, regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the deep end right now, but why not? And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later. Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes. Cheers Peter |
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Good point. Most probably wouldn't grow in the wild, being bred more for
looks and less for hardiness and ability to adapt Shell "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... It is also worth noting that Mother Nature did not create the hybrids which populate most of our collections -- so we don't really know exactly how they would grow in the wild. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Boystrup Pb, ann,..." wrote in message .be... !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! Respond to watering Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainforest, regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the deep end right now, but why not? And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later. Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes. Cheers Peter |
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Great point, Kenni, and the species plants that we grow were not (hopefully)
collected in the wild, either. Diana |
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Yet mother nature provides us with her own hybrids, like Sarcochilus
*fitzhart, Dendrobium *delicatum and the cross Gongora galeata*grossa. 3 Natural hybrids which buy the way grow very well in my collection. And I think that we can probably find even more hybrids. Pollination if it works it mean that mother nature can do it herself so maybe the hybrids also have there place in nature. Perhaps they are just so uncommon that we just haven't found them yet. Cheers Peter "Diana Kulaga" schreef in bericht link.net... Great point, Kenni, and the species plants that we grow were not (hopefully) collected in the wild, either. Diana |
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I'm not sure I'd buy that.... OK, so the flower is bred for improvement,
so why does that necessarily make it potentially less hardy for life in the wild. I also challenge you as to whether a plant under my care can afford to be less hardy! Maybe I'm "improving" the hardiness....or at least the tolerance. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Shell91" wrote in message y.com... Good point. Most probably wouldn't grow in the wild, being bred more for looks and less for hardiness and ability to adapt Shell "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... It is also worth noting that Mother Nature did not create the hybrids which populate most of our collections -- so we don't really know exactly how they would grow in the wild. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Boystrup Pb, ann,..." wrote in message .be... !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! Respond to watering Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainforest, regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the deep end right now, but why not? And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later. Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes. Cheers Peter |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:31:48 +0200, "Boystrup Pb, ann,..."
wrote: ............................... I think that we can probably find even more hybrids. Pollination if it works it mean that mother nature can do it herself so maybe the hybrids also have there place in nature. Perhaps they are just so uncommon that we just haven't found them yet. Cheers Peter Or is it being wise enough to know what is a natural Hybrid and what is a new species or a variation on a species. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
Response on best time to water
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 00:31:48 +0200, "Boystrup Pb, ann,..."
wrote: ............................... I think that we can probably find even more hybrids. Pollination if it works it mean that mother nature can do it herself so maybe the hybrids also have there place in nature. Perhaps they are just so uncommon that we just haven't found them yet. Cheers Peter Or is it being wise enough to know what is a natural Hybrid and what is a new species or a variation on a species. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
Response on best time to water
LOL Some plants I can kill just by walking by them (hopefully orchids aren't
one of them) Remember those pieces of green fluff they called air plants? They were popular many years ago when I was in school. I even killed one of them :) Shell "Ray" wrote in message ... I'm not sure I'd buy that.... OK, so the flower is bred for improvement, so why does that necessarily make it potentially less hardy for life in the wild. I also challenge you as to whether a plant under my care can afford to be less hardy! Maybe I'm "improving" the hardiness....or at least the tolerance. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "Shell91" wrote in message y.com... Good point. Most probably wouldn't grow in the wild, being bred more for looks and less for hardiness and ability to adapt Shell "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... It is also worth noting that Mother Nature did not create the hybrids which populate most of our collections -- so we don't really know exactly how they would grow in the wild. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Boystrup Pb, ann,..." wrote in message .be... !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! Respond to watering Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainforest, regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the deep end right now, but why not? And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later. Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes. Cheers Peter |
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Kevin,
The nice thing about semi-hydro culture is that - depending on the condition you grow in and the weather - the period between waterings can be extended significantly, and even if some plants dry out faster than other, you can still water them all at the same time, as it's virtually impossible to overwater. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Kevin" wrote in message om... While I'm fairly new to orchids, I can't say that any of my plants care what time I water during the day- however, most of my plants are very happy with whatever water they get, as I tend to underwater.... And I keep a box fan running all the time in the room with the plants, and plenty of fresh air, so I don't have very much stagnant air. Ya'll are telling your stories about killing plants... why is it that my sal****er fish and coral, 2 dogs, a guinea pig, and too many orchids live and thrive but I've killed at least a half dozen Philadandrom's?!? Who makes the list of "hard vs. easy" anyway? On the watering question- as to frequency- I'm trying to get everything in the proper medium so that they all are dry the proper amount by the time I get to watering again... like Phal's in mostly moss because it drys slowly and the Dends in huge chunks of bark that dry quickly, so they all could use a drink every Sunday afternoon. Anyone had luck with such a concept? Yeah, I'm lazy. And what about semihydro methods (Ray?) and the indivual times between watering? Thanks again to all... Kevin |
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fore one most insect pollinators would not be able to distinguish the big
Phal flowers it would just look like a big blob too them and the reproduction of the flower would not work. Mattias Baecklund "Ray" skrev i meddelandet ... I'm not sure I'd buy that.... OK, so the flower is bred for improvement, so why does that necessarily make it potentially less hardy for life in the wild. I also challenge you as to whether a plant under my care can afford to be less hardy! Maybe I'm "improving" the hardiness....or at least the tolerance. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "Shell91" wrote in message y.com... Good point. Most probably wouldn't grow in the wild, being bred more for looks and less for hardiness and ability to adapt Shell "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... It is also worth noting that Mother Nature did not create the hybrids which populate most of our collections -- so we don't really know exactly how they would grow in the wild. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Boystrup Pb, ann,..." wrote in message .be... !!!!!!!I'm responding in this new message because for some reason the group posting are gone here too. I can't see any postings on ABPO or RGO. Botrh are completely empty on my side. Half an hour ago they were both full. There were over 200 messages visible in both groups now everything is gone. !!!!! Respond to watering Don't orchids get wet at night to, in nature. When you think of the rainforest, regular rain (day and night) and very high humidity. So why can't we make our plants use to it too? All we need to quarantee is airmovement and that the plant gets a chance to dry up every once in a while. I could be in the deep end right now, but why not? And combine it with a regular use of a funguside and other things I don't think it should be a probleme. For the past 4 years I've been watering irregularly and have still not had any problemes. OK I must admit, if I water in the livingroom at night, the plants are dry about 3 hours later. Maybe that's why I've never had any problemes. Cheers Peter |
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