Diana: There's a place called Bushel Stop on W. Indiantown Rd that usually
has good prices on rock products [often cheaper than OFE for lava rock ...].


--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
nk.net...
Don't know about where you live, but here you can buy pea gravel
(called such for its size and 'smoothness' more than anything else, I
imagine) at any landscape supply

Good idea, Rob.

Diana

Thanks, Kenni. Found what I like at Lowe's the other day. Small, small
stone that I mix with Aliflor, or sometimes not. Most of my mature Catts
and Dends are in rock or rock/Aliflor. I wouldn't do it with Phals, though,
unless perhaps I had the situation that Dustin described at the beginning of
this thread.

Diana

Todd,

Aren't you in Vero Beach? If so, Odom's is not far from you. As far as the
peanuts, you can get 'em at Staples or other similar outlets.

Diana

"Orchidguy" wrote in message
. ..
One thing I do to save mony is to save styrofoam boards used in packing,
and
cut them to shape for adding extra drainage in the bottom of my orchid
pots,
the peanuts are cheap enough , but not having an orchid supply place close
by , I have to use whatever means I can to keep my babies healthy and
growing......
Bright days !
Todd

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:32:18 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Todd,

Aren't you in Vero Beach? If so, Odom's is not far from you. As far as the
peanuts, you can get 'em at Staples or other similar outlets.

Diana


I use them all the time. Be careful. The colored ones do not
play nice. The figure 8 shape tend to collapse and get nasty.

Some nice smooth S shaped ones I got once were the Corn
biodegradable ones that melt when wet. Boy was that a shock.
A friend had saved a whole big bag from "work" and they were all
corn starch.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Good point, Sue. Fortunately, I learned early on to test 'em out. The
figure 8's are usually brutal.

Diana

"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:32:18 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Todd,

Aren't you in Vero Beach? If so, Odom's is not far from you. As far as
the
peanuts, you can get 'em at Staples or other similar outlets.

Diana


I use them all the time. Be careful. The colored ones do not
play nice. The figure 8 shape tend to collapse and get nasty.

Some nice smooth S shaped ones I got once were the Corn
biodegradable ones that melt when wet. Boy was that a shock.
A friend had saved a whole big bag from "work" and they were all
corn starch.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Basically, the scheme behind polystyrene "peanuts" is:

white = virgin polystyrene and OK
green = recycled and OK
pink = coated for antistatic purposes, avoid like the plague
light blue = coated to make the antistatic for handling only, apparently OK

Avoid the figure-8's, avoid those that look like white/beige small dog turds.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

.. . . . . . . . . . .
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
nk.net...
Good point, Sue. Fortunately, I learned early on to test 'em out. The
figure 8's are usually brutal.

Diana

"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:32:18 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Todd,

Aren't you in Vero Beach? If so, Odom's is not far from you. As far as
the
peanuts, you can get 'em at Staples or other similar outlets.

Diana


I use them all the time. Be careful. The colored ones do not
play nice. The figure 8 shape tend to collapse and get nasty.

Some nice smooth S shaped ones I got once were the Corn
biodegradable ones that melt when wet. Boy was that a shock.
A friend had saved a whole big bag from "work" and they were all
corn starch.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

I find the white polystyrene packing material broken into pieces takes some
beating,you should be able to get this anywhere, anytime.

--
Thanks Keith,England,UK.
"Ray" wrote in message
...
Basically, the scheme behind polystyrene "peanuts" is:

white = virgin polystyrene and OK
green = recycled and OK
pink = coated for antistatic purposes, avoid like the plague
light blue = coated to make the antistatic for handling only, apparently
OK

Avoid the figure-8's, avoid those that look like white/beige small dog
turds.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

. . . . . . . . . . .
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
nk.net...
Good point, Sue. Fortunately, I learned early on to test 'em out. The
figure 8's are usually brutal.

Diana

"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:32:18 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Todd,

Aren't you in Vero Beach? If so, Odom's is not far from you. As far
as
the
peanuts, you can get 'em at Staples or other similar outlets.

Diana


I use them all the time. Be careful. The colored ones do not
play nice. The figure 8 shape tend to collapse and get nasty.

Some nice smooth S shaped ones I got once were the Corn
biodegradable ones that melt when wet. Boy was that a shock.
A friend had saved a whole big bag from "work" and they were all
corn starch.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:05:23 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

Basically, the scheme behind polystyrene "peanuts" is:

white = virgin polystyrene and OK
green = recycled and OK
pink = coated for antistatic purposes, avoid like the plague
light blue = coated to make the antistatic for handling only, apparently OK

Avoid the figure-8's, avoid those that look like white/beige small dog turds.

Thanks for the translation. But I beg to differ - The green are
NOT OK. They killed the roots on the Ascda. It was green I was
using. G Natural looking and all that. So my rule is ANY
color avoid.

I wonder if someone had hand sprayed the ones I got. They were
recycled (how many times?) so I don't know where they came from
or what treatment(s) they may have received.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Todd,

Aren't you in Vero Beach? If so, Odom's is not far from you. As far as the
peanuts, you can get 'em at Staples or other similar outlets.

Diana

"Orchidguy" wrote in message
. ..
One thing I do to save mony is to save styrofoam boards used in packing,
and
cut them to shape for adding extra drainage in the bottom of my orchid
pots,
the peanuts are cheap enough , but not having an orchid supply place close
by , I have to use whatever means I can to keep my babies healthy and
growing......
Bright days !
Todd

On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:05:23 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

Basically, the scheme behind polystyrene "peanuts" is:

white = virgin polystyrene and OK
green = recycled and OK
pink = coated for antistatic purposes, avoid like the plague
light blue = coated to make the antistatic for handling only, apparently OK

Avoid the figure-8's, avoid those that look like white/beige small dog turds.

Thanks for the translation. But I beg to differ - The green are
NOT OK. They killed the roots on the Ascda. It was green I was
using. G Natural looking and all that. So my rule is ANY
color avoid.

I wonder if someone had hand sprayed the ones I got. They were
recycled (how many times?) so I don't know where they came from
or what treatment(s) they may have received.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php