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"Ray"
If you already have orders in that have not been processed, I will be happy to apply the discount to them as well. That's the story of my life, a day late and a dollar short. Oh well... Thanks for the swift shipment. My orchids really like SH life so far. I just need to get the hang of watering and not wasting with too much overflow. I think I need a finer, more accurate, watering container. Old soda bottles are too splattery and gluggy at this point in my watering transcendence. ;-) Ruth CM |
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Ruth,
It's important to flush the reservoir when you water, and not just top it up. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "RPM1" wrote in message ... "Ray" If you already have orders in that have not been processed, I will be happy to apply the discount to them as well. That's the story of my life, a day late and a dollar short. Oh well... Thanks for the swift shipment. My orchids really like SH life so far. I just need to get the hang of watering and not wasting with too much overflow. I think I need a finer, more accurate, watering container. Old soda bottles are too splattery and gluggy at this point in my watering transcendence. ;-) Ruth CM |
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Ray, I only have one plant that is semi-hydro & when I flush it,
it flops around & the little stones overflow? Should I stake it? -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply Ray wrote: Ruth, It's important to flush the reservoir when you water, and not just top it up. Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "RPM1" wrote in message ... "Ray" If you already have orders in that have not been processed, I will be happy to apply the discount to them as well. That's the story of my life, a day late and a dollar short. Oh well... Thanks for the swift shipment. My orchids really like SH life so far. I just need to get the hang of watering and not wasting with too much overflow. I think I need a finer, more accurate, watering container. Old soda bottles are too splattery and gluggy at this point in my watering transcendence. ;-) Ruth CM |
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On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 07:32:28 -0700, "wendy7"
wrote: Ray, I only have one plant that is semi-hydro & when I flush it, it flops around & the little stones overflow? Should I stake it? Wendy, It sounds like your not flushing it - your flooding it. The flush involves enough water to change what is in the bottom of the pot. The flood fills it so fast the whole thing is trying to float. Slow down the pour. Also when you pot up, don't PUSH stones in. Bounce and squeeze the pots (yes, this temporarily deforms them) letting the stones settle down with in the roots. You can tap the side of the pot. Just the way you would try to add more to any container of jelly beans or other odd shaped items. I can tell you none of ours are loose. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
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Off topic, and I actually should have asked this privately, but I figure I
can't be the only VP on this newsgroup and maybe someone else can benefit from the answer... Do you ever do speaking tours on semi-hydro? Does business keep you close to home, in terms of travelling? K Barrett "Ray" wrote in message ... Ruth, It's important to flush the reservoir when you water, and not just top it up. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "RPM1" wrote in message ... "Ray" If you already have orders in that have not been processed, I will be happy to apply the discount to them as well. That's the story of my life, a day late and a dollar short. Oh well... Thanks for the swift shipment. My orchids really like SH life so far. I just need to get the hang of watering and not wasting with too much overflow. I think I need a finer, more accurate, watering container. Old soda bottles are too splattery and gluggy at this point in my watering transcendence. ;-) Ruth CM |
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"Ray" typed:
Ruth, It's important to flush the reservoir when you water, and not just top it up. Thanks Ray. Do I need to flush the containers every time or can I go with my usual once a month fresh water flush? What am I trying to remove with a reservoir flush? TIA Ruth CM |
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Yes, I do the occasional speaking engagement. First Rays is less of a
constraint than my "real job", but that's what vacation is for! I recently had to turn down a trip to Phoenix, as the lead-time was really short on the request, and the logistics of getting boxes of rocks out there cheaply was a problem. With more time, my west coast distributor offered to supply them... -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "K Barrett" wrote in message news:uO1Yc.330852$%_6.245164@attbi_s01... Off topic, and I actually should have asked this privately, but I figure I can't be the only VP on this newsgroup and maybe someone else can benefit from the answer... Do you ever do speaking tours on semi-hydro? Does business keep you close to home, in terms of travelling? K Barrett "Ray" wrote in message ... Ruth, It's important to flush the reservoir when you water, and not just top it up. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . "RPM1" wrote in message ... "Ray" If you already have orders in that have not been processed, I will be happy to apply the discount to them as well. That's the story of my life, a day late and a dollar short. Oh well... Thanks for the swift shipment. My orchids really like SH life so far. I just need to get the hang of watering and not wasting with too much overflow. I think I need a finer, more accurate, watering container. Old soda bottles are too splattery and gluggy at this point in my watering transcendence. ;-) Ruth CM |
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