I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids , does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it seems i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd

I have a couple of professional colleagues using it, both are very happy
with the results. I did a lot of looking around on the Net, the general
recommendation for "houseplants" is 4 oz/gallon of the 3% strength readily
available in groceries and pharmacies. We are still in early trials, here,
but so far I have not seen any plant damage.
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"Orchidguy" wrote in message
om...
I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids ,
does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it seems
i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd

I've gone so far as to use it full strength on rot spots, with no problems.

Diana

"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
...
I have a couple of professional colleagues using it, both are very happy
with the results. I did a lot of looking around on the Net, the general
recommendation for "houseplants" is 4 oz/gallon of the 3% strength readily
available in groceries and pharmacies. We are still in early trials,
here,
but so far I have not seen any plant damage.
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"Orchidguy" wrote in message
om...
I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids ,
does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it
seems
i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd

Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids espouses its use straight from the bottle as a fungicide and as an
oxygenator for the medium.

As the peroxide will decompose almost instantly upon contact with most organic compounds, it is
unlikely that it would do any damage, and cannot produce free oxygen for very long.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
..
"Orchidguy" wrote in message
om...
I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids , does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it seems i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd

Hi all,

Although we have had great success via other methods, we have found that nothing has ever germinated in
hydrogen proxide flasks, and we do not see the great benefit herein. Don't wish to be confrontational;
however, we are just stating it as it is.

So, our results are nil in every regards in referrence to hydrogen proxide. (This info. is released to
the public via our personal experiments). Happy growing!

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html
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Ray wrote:

Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids espouses its use straight from the bottle as a fungicide and as an
oxygenator for the medium.

As the peroxide will decompose almost instantly upon contact with most organic compounds, it is
unlikely that it would do any damage, and cannot produce free oxygen for very long.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
.
"Orchidguy" wrote in message
om...
I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids , does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it seems i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:57:19 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids espouses its use straight from the bottle as a fungicide and as an
oxygenator for the medium.

As the peroxide will decompose almost instantly upon contact with most organic compounds, it is
unlikely that it would do any damage, and cannot produce free oxygen for very long.

I had read that if you had crown rot you could safely water the
plant with peroxide. I used it on two and they survived. Not a
guaranteed thing for Phals in my care.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

profpam wrote:
Hi all,

Although we have had great success via other methods, we have found that nothing has ever germinated in
hydrogen proxide flasks, and we do not see the great benefit herein. Don't wish to be confrontational;
however, we are just stating it as it is.

So, our results are nil in every regards in referrence to hydrogen proxide. (This info. is released to
the public via our personal experiments). Happy growing!

. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




Ray wrote:


Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids espouses its use straight from the bottle as a fungicide and as an
oxygenator for the medium.

As the peroxide will decompose almost instantly upon contact with most organic compounds, it is
unlikely that it would do any damage, and cannot produce free oxygen for very long.

--

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

I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids , does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it seems i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd




of some interest very dilute phosphoric acid is used as a stabilizer in
hydrogen peroxide--might be very good for your plants.

In article ,
Susan Erickson wrote:



I had read that if you had crown rot you could safely water the
plant with peroxide. I used it on two and they survived. Not a
guaranteed thing for Phals in my care.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php



ditto here; now, as for whether the plant will grow a new leaf, i'll get
back to y'all in a few months.

--j_a

"unknown" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Susan Erickson wrote:



I had read that if you had crown rot you could safely water the
plant with peroxide. I used it on two and they survived. Not a
guaranteed thing for Phals in my care.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php



ditto here; now, as for whether the plant will grow a new leaf, i'll get
back to y'all in a few months.

--j_a

I saved a favorite Phal that way too. It had three crowns, no evidence of
crown rot or any other problem. The only thing left to do was pour peroxode
through it. Lost two crowns, but the remaining one is hearty.

Diana

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:07:28 -0400, unknown
wrote:

ditto here; now, as for whether the plant will grow a new leaf, i'll get
back to y'all in a few months.

--j_a

I had one that held out with 1 limp leaf until the next growing
season... then it grew a new crown and bloomed shortly. It could
take 9-12 months to see that new crown.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

I have a couple of professional colleagues using it, both are very happy
with the results. I did a lot of looking around on the Net, the general
recommendation for "houseplants" is 4 oz/gallon of the 3% strength readily
available in groceries and pharmacies. We are still in early trials, here,
but so far I have not seen any plant damage.
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"Orchidguy" wrote in message
om...
I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids ,
does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it seems
i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd

Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids espouses its use straight from the bottle as a fungicide and as an
oxygenator for the medium.

As the peroxide will decompose almost instantly upon contact with most organic compounds, it is
unlikely that it would do any damage, and cannot produce free oxygen for very long.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
..
"Orchidguy" wrote in message
om...
I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids , does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it seems i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd

I've gone so far as to use it full strength on rot spots, with no problems.

Diana

"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
...
I have a couple of professional colleagues using it, both are very happy
with the results. I did a lot of looking around on the Net, the general
recommendation for "houseplants" is 4 oz/gallon of the 3% strength readily
available in groceries and pharmacies. We are still in early trials,
here,
but so far I have not seen any plant damage.
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"Orchidguy" wrote in message
om...
I was told that hydrogen peroxide is good to combat fungus on orchids ,
does
anyone know if this is true, and if so should I dilute it , to me it
seems
i
could burn the young growths or leaves?....
any info is greatly appeciated
Thanks & bright days!
Todd