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cleaning orchid leaves
"Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Reka wrote: "Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I'd bet good money that you couldn't hurt a standard cattleya with battery acid, as long as you wiped it off right away. Dare you to try, Rob! Post pics on ABPO! ;-) I guess somebody else will have to try it, I can't get ABPO. *grin* Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) -- Reka I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 02.01.04 |
cleaning orchid leaves
"Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Reka wrote: "Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I'd bet good money that you couldn't hurt a standard cattleya with battery acid, as long as you wiped it off right away. Dare you to try, Rob! Post pics on ABPO! ;-) I guess somebody else will have to try it, I can't get ABPO. *grin* Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) -- Reka I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 02.01.04 |
cleaning orchid leaves
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:29:23 +0100, "Reka"
wrote: Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Reka you beat me to the offer. Hope you and the boys are well in the New Year. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
cleaning orchid leaves
"Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... Reka wrote: "Rob Halgren" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... I'd bet good money that you couldn't hurt a standard cattleya with battery acid, as long as you wiped it off right away. Dare you to try, Rob! Post pics on ABPO! ;-) I guess somebody else will have to try it, I can't get ABPO. *grin* Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) -- Reka I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 02.01.04 |
cleaning orchid leaves
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:29:23 +0100, "Reka"
wrote: Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Reka you beat me to the offer. Hope you and the boys are well in the New Year. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
cleaning orchid leaves
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:29:23 +0100, "Reka"
wrote: Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Reka you beat me to the offer. Hope you and the boys are well in the New Year. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
cleaning orchid leaves
On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 17:29:23 +0100, "Reka"
wrote: Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Reka you beat me to the offer. Hope you and the boys are well in the New Year. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
cleaning orchid leaves
I guess somebody else will have to try it, I can't get ABPO. *grin* Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Hmmm. What other lame excuse can I come up with... Actually I don't have any hard water marks on my cattleyas... There, that is a good one. And true, since I use only RO water... And I don't really have that many cattleyas. Although since I've been called out on it, I will donate a plant to science and see what happens. I'll even wear gloves. So, with a low number of replicates (1) it counts for beans, but how about this for an experiment... One leaf washed with 1N sulphuric acid (battery acid - IIRC, although to be a true test I should use the same concentration as in a car battery. Anybody know?) One leaf washed with 0.1N sulphuric acid One leaf washed with 1N acetic acid One leaf washed with 0.1N acetic acid One leaf left unwashed Observations at 0,1,3,7, and 14 days. I can't get sulphamic acid (actually I can, but I'd have to wait several weeks to get it), and I don't think I have any oxalic acid. I think I have an old Hausermanns yellow cattleya that has enough leads on it to try the experiment, although it isn't particularly well grown. Any other conditions I should try? 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 |
cleaning orchid leaves
I guess somebody else will have to try it, I can't get ABPO. *grin* Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Hmmm. What other lame excuse can I come up with... Actually I don't have any hard water marks on my cattleyas... There, that is a good one. And true, since I use only RO water... And I don't really have that many cattleyas. Although since I've been called out on it, I will donate a plant to science and see what happens. I'll even wear gloves. So, with a low number of replicates (1) it counts for beans, but how about this for an experiment... One leaf washed with 1N sulphuric acid (battery acid - IIRC, although to be a true test I should use the same concentration as in a car battery. Anybody know?) One leaf washed with 0.1N sulphuric acid One leaf washed with 1N acetic acid One leaf washed with 0.1N acetic acid One leaf left unwashed Observations at 0,1,3,7, and 14 days. I can't get sulphamic acid (actually I can, but I'd have to wait several weeks to get it), and I don't think I have any oxalic acid. I think I have an old Hausermanns yellow cattleya that has enough leads on it to try the experiment, although it isn't particularly well grown. Any other conditions I should try? 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 |
cleaning orchid leaves
GrinWould you all just quit the "experimentation" rhetoric and just buy
some Rise & Shine, please?/Grin -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I guess somebody else will have to try it, I can't get ABPO. *grin* Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Hmmm. What other lame excuse can I come up with... Actually I don't have any hard water marks on my cattleyas... There, that is a good one. And true, since I use only RO water... And I don't really have that many cattleyas. Although since I've been called out on it, I will donate a plant to science and see what happens. I'll even wear gloves. So, with a low number of replicates (1) it counts for beans, but how about this for an experiment... One leaf washed with 1N sulphuric acid (battery acid - IIRC, although to be a true test I should use the same concentration as in a car battery. Anybody know?) One leaf washed with 0.1N sulphuric acid One leaf washed with 1N acetic acid One leaf washed with 0.1N acetic acid One leaf left unwashed Observations at 0,1,3,7, and 14 days. I can't get sulphamic acid (actually I can, but I'd have to wait several weeks to get it), and I don't think I have any oxalic acid. I think I have an old Hausermanns yellow cattleya that has enough leads on it to try the experiment, although it isn't particularly well grown. Any other conditions I should try? 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 |
cleaning orchid leaves
Back when I had my spring, I used to spray down all my plants with citric
acid every couple of months. I was told it turned the calcium build up to calcium citrate which was water soluble. I do not know if that is true, but it did help reduce the buildup on the leaves. With my new water, I would be afraid to spray that much acid around the roots. It is hard enough keeping the pH up. Good thing the plants do not need it any more. Now I use the citric acid to clean the RO membranes. I get the citric acid in 50 pound bags packaged for lemonade stands. Pat "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... I guess somebody else will have to try it, I can't get ABPO. *grin* Grin right back at you! I would be more than happy to post for you! ;-) Hmmm. What other lame excuse can I come up with... Actually I don't have any hard water marks on my cattleyas... There, that is a good one. And true, since I use only RO water... And I don't really have that many cattleyas. Although since I've been called out on it, I will donate a plant to science and see what happens. I'll even wear gloves. So, with a low number of replicates (1) it counts for beans, but how about this for an experiment... One leaf washed with 1N sulphuric acid (battery acid - IIRC, although to be a true test I should use the same concentration as in a car battery. Anybody know?) One leaf washed with 0.1N sulphuric acid One leaf washed with 1N acetic acid One leaf washed with 0.1N acetic acid One leaf left unwashed Observations at 0,1,3,7, and 14 days. I can't get sulphamic acid (actually I can, but I'd have to wait several weeks to get it), and I don't think I have any oxalic acid. I think I have an old Hausermanns yellow cattleya that has enough leads on it to try the experiment, although it isn't particularly well grown. Any other conditions I should try? 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 |
cleaning orchid leaves
Ray wrote:
GrinWould you all just quit the "experimentation" rhetoric and just buy some Rise & Shine, please?/Grin Finally! An excuse I can live with... *grin* Now if only my leaves needed cleaning.... 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 |
cleaning orchid leaves
Ray wrote:
GrinWould you all just quit the "experimentation" rhetoric and just buy some Rise & Shine, please?/Grin Finally! An excuse I can live with... *grin* Now if only my leaves needed cleaning.... 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 |
cleaning orchid leaves
Ray wrote:
GrinWould you all just quit the "experimentation" rhetoric and just buy some Rise & Shine, please?/Grin Finally! An excuse I can live with... *grin* Now if only my leaves needed cleaning.... 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 |
cleaning orchid leaves
Ray wrote:
GrinWould you all just quit the "experimentation" rhetoric and just buy some Rise & Shine, please?/Grin Finally! An excuse I can live with... *grin* Now if only my leaves needed cleaning.... 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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