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I can`t believe this!
hello everyone!
I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? I like that! Claude PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? -- |
Claude,
Congratulations! That's great news. As for the grammar question. If Phal Penang Girl were a person, you would say: "my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago", but since it is an orchid and not a human being, the proper grammar is ""my Phal Penang Girl, which finished blooming 2 weeks ago". Of course, if you want to personify your orchid, it's ok to use "who" I guess. Joanna "Phalguy" wrote in message ... hello everyone! I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? I like that! Claude PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? -- |
Claude,
Congratulations! That's great news. As for the grammar question. If Phal Penang Girl were a person, you would say: "my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago", but since it is an orchid and not a human being, the proper grammar is ""my Phal Penang Girl, which finished blooming 2 weeks ago". Of course, if you want to personify your orchid, it's ok to use "who" I guess. Joanna "Phalguy" wrote in message ... hello everyone! I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? I like that! Claude PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? -- |
Thank you Joanna!
Claude "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:eLNKd.292$zb.32@trnddc07... | Claude, | | Congratulations! That's great news. | | As for the grammar question. If Phal Penang Girl were a person, you would | say: "my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago", but since it | is an orchid and not a human being, the proper grammar is ""my Phal Penang | Girl, which finished blooming 2 weeks ago". Of course, if you want to | personify your orchid, it's ok to use "who" I guess. | | Joanna | | "Phalguy" wrote in message | ... | hello everyone! | | I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! | This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks | ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? | | I like that! | | Claude | | | PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? | | | | -- | | | | | | | | |
I doubt it, Claude.
My reasoning is that after a cold treatment, phals usually start spiking 6-8 weeks later. a month or so seems to short for any major reaction to a culture change like spiking. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Phalguy" wrote in message ... hello everyone! I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? I like that! Claude PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? -- |
I doubt it, Claude.
My reasoning is that after a cold treatment, phals usually start spiking 6-8 weeks later. a month or so seems to short for any major reaction to a culture change like spiking. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Phalguy" wrote in message ... hello everyone! I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? I like that! Claude PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? -- |
The answers are "maybe" and "who"
It is impossible to say with 100% certainty that that brand of fertilizer is the cause of the spike. (who) subjective pronoun a pronoun that performs an action (whom) objective pronoun a pronoun that receives an action Actually I think the word "that" in this case would work without bringing gender pronouns into it at all. "Phalguy" wrote in message ... hello everyone! I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? I like that! Claude PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? -- |
Thank you everyone!
I don`t know why it`s spiking again but I am quite happy! Thank you also for the grammar lesson :-) Claude "Al" wrote in message ... | The answers are "maybe" and "who" | | It is impossible to say with 100% certainty that that brand of fertilizer is | the cause of the spike. | | (who) | subjective pronoun | a pronoun that performs an action | | (whom) | objective pronoun | a pronoun that receives an action | | Actually I think the word "that" in this case would work without bringing | gender pronouns into it at all. | | "Phalguy" wrote in message | ... | hello everyone! | | I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! | This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks | ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? | | I like that! | | Claude | | | PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? | | | | -- | | | | | | | | |
Thank you everyone!
I don`t know why it`s spiking again but I am quite happy! Thank you also for the grammar lesson :-) Claude "Al" wrote in message ... | The answers are "maybe" and "who" | | It is impossible to say with 100% certainty that that brand of fertilizer is | the cause of the spike. | | (who) | subjective pronoun | a pronoun that performs an action | | (whom) | objective pronoun | a pronoun that receives an action | | Actually I think the word "that" in this case would work without bringing | gender pronouns into it at all. | | "Phalguy" wrote in message | ... | hello everyone! | | I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! | This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks | ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? | | I like that! | | Claude | | | PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? | | | | -- | | | | | | | | |
Actually in your example we are dealing with neither the subjective nor
objective pronoun. We are dealing with a relative pronoun that you have used to start the relative clause "who finished blooming 2 weeks ago" In American speak the relative pronounes are, "who", 'that" and "which". Relative pronouns do not have a gender. However, the words "that" and "which" are used to refer back to an object that is not a person, but "who" is often used also. Deciding to use "that"or "which" is a matter of choice also, but if you can determine if the relative clause is essential to the sentence or if it is just a thought that is added on, you can chose which is *more* correct. Use "that" when the relative phrase is essential. Use 'which" when the sentence would make sense if the relative phase were omitted. "whom" wold be wrong here no matter what. "Phalguy" wrote in message ... Thank you everyone! I don`t know why it`s spiking again but I am quite happy! Thank you also for the grammar lesson :-) Claude "Al" wrote in message ... | The answers are "maybe" and "who" | | It is impossible to say with 100% certainty that that brand of fertilizer is | the cause of the spike. | | (who) | subjective pronoun | a pronoun that performs an action | | (whom) | objective pronoun | a pronoun that receives an action | | Actually I think the word "that" in this case would work without bringing | gender pronouns into it at all. | | "Phalguy" wrote in message | ... | hello everyone! | | I switched to MSU fertilizer about 4 to 5 weeks ago! | This morning, I found my Phal Penang Girl, who finished blooming 2 weeks | ago, growing another flower spike!!! Is this related to the new MSU? | | I like that! | | Claude | | | PS: BTW, should I say who finished blooming or whom finished blooming? | | | | -- | | | | | | | | |
Al,
Would... not wold. Mick |
And there are *two* other relative pronouns, if you can believe it!
"Mick Fournier" wrote in message ... Al, Would... not wold. Mick |
Al,
We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick |
Mick Fournier wrote:
Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) |
Mick Fournier wrote:
Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) |
Me Here wrote: Mick Fournier wrote: Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) Dormant? Speak for yourself. J. Del Col |
jadel wrote:
Me Here wrote: Mick Fournier wrote: Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) Dormant? Speak for yourself. J. Del Col Are you saying..."for yourself" or "of yourself"? |
Me Here wrote: jadel wrote: Me Here wrote: Mick Fournier wrote: Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) Dormant? Speak for yourself. J. Del Col Are you saying..."for yourself" or "of yourself"? "For" The implication is that you do not speak on my behalf. J. Del Col |
jadel wrote:
Me Here wrote: Mick Fournier wrote: Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) Dormant? Speak for yourself. J. Del Col Ditto. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html |
Many years ago I couldn't spell orchid grower... now I are one.
Mick |
Mick Fournier wrote:
Many years ago I couldn't spell orchid grower... now I are one. Mick Good for youse, Mick. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html |
Mick Fournier wrote: Many years ago I couldn't spell orchid grower... now I are one. Mick Ain't nobody can tell him nothin' 'bout raisin' no orchids! (With apologies to Hattie McDaniel) J. Del Col |
Jadel,
Speaking of raisin orchids... I recently scored two nice flasks of the hard-to-find Phalaenopsis violacea var coerulea (Krulls Navy Blue AM/AOS x Crystelle HCC/AOS). I will be selling them on my website soon one plant per flask for big, big bucks. But at this orchid show in Miami last weekend I bought a bag of Aussie Gold Orchid Mix from Irma Orchids in Miami 1-888-888-7108 or 1-305-936-0840 on a whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I tried it on seedlings coming right out of the flask and I want to tell you all this stuff is gold. Great drainage, Cattleyas (which is the only orchid really worth collecting incidentally) and Phals love it, you can't overwater this mix for some inherent reason in its natural make-up, it appears pH friendly to everything, and it is real pretty in the compots. I potted up two of these fat rare blue violaceas in it and within 30 minutes the seedlings looked very happy (and you flask buyers know what I am talking about as far as being happy). I have been looking for a one-stop seedling mix for years that I could use straight out of the bag on everything, this could be it. Tonight I am going to pop a jumbo flask of 100 Polyrrhiza lindeni and just throw it in on top of this mix to see if this stuff will work on ghost orchids. This weekend I am going to try and buy another 10 bags. It does appear that someone else can indeed tell me something about raisin' orchids. Mick |
jadel wrote:
Me Here wrote: jadel wrote: Me Here wrote: Mick Fournier wrote: Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) Dormant? Speak for yourself. J. Del Col Are you saying..."for yourself" or "of yourself"? "For" The implication is that you do not speak on my behalf. J. Del Col I see, I see! That is why it is a very good idea to have a few English teacher here telling us how to write in proper English (once every little while) lest we misunderstood each other; because if we are, our orchids would not be happy either. :-) |
Me Here wrote:
jadel wrote: Me Here wrote: jadel wrote: Me Here wrote: Mick Fournier wrote: Al, We all do enjoy a good pronoun once in a while. Mick Being a 'passive' participant of this NG for several dozens of month already,it is quite heartening to know that quite a number of us here are actually 'dormant' English teachers. :-) Dormant? Speak for yourself. J. Del Col Are you saying..."for yourself" or "of yourself"? "For" The implication is that you do not speak on my behalf. J. Del Col I see, I see! That is why it is a very good idea to have a few English teacher here telling us how to write in proper English (once every little while) lest we misunderstood each other; because if we are, our orchids would not be happy either. :-) See what I mean? It should read "... a few English teachers..." |
Mick Fournier wrote: Jadel, But at this orchid show in Miami last weekend I bought a bag of Aussie Gold Orchid Mix from Irma Orchids in Miami 1-888-888-7108 or 1-305-936-0840 on a whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I started using diatomite, mostly straight but occasionally mixed with bark,about a year ago. All the orchids I've repotted in it are doing well, and I regret I didn't switch to it earlier. J. Del Col |
Mick Fournier wrote
whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I tried it on seedlings coming right out of the flask and I want to tell you all this stuff is gold. Great drainage, Cattleyas (which is the only orchid really worth collecting incidentally) and Phals love it, you can't overwater this mix for some inherent reason in its natural make-up, it appears pH So Mick, what is Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix? Do you know the recipe? I can't afford the Aussie stuff and they ain't sayin'. Brassavola nodosa is one of the few cattleyas actually worth collecting... And Laelia purpurata. All those non-pouched, so called 'orchids' tend to be a bit boring to me. *grin* (I'm pushing somebody's buttons, I'm sure...). Rob (paph-rat) -- 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 obtain more orchids, obtain more credit LittlefrogFarm - Growing the plants Rob likes. ) |
Rob,
I haven't reverse engineered the mix www.aussie-gold.com It looks like some of that brick peat moss mixed with diatomite chips the size of a dime. I haven't really looked all that close at the total mix to figure out the other ingredients... I've just started a new project management job on overseeing the construction of a $53 million shopping mall and the pay is so good I haven't been too concerned on what I pay for compotting material lately. Maybe next year I will figure the mix out if I get some free time. I must say though... this mix is the best I have seen in years for new seedlings fresh out of the flask. I am amazed at how good it works. I also like it because the bugs don't want to settle on or in it. Mick PS, Cattleyas rule. =================== "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I tried it on seedlings coming right out of the flask and I want to tell you all this stuff is gold. Great drainage, Cattleyas (which is the only orchid really worth collecting incidentally) and Phals love it, you can't overwater this mix for some inherent reason in its natural make-up, it appears pH So Mick, what is Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix? Do you know the recipe? I can't afford the Aussie stuff and they ain't sayin'. Brassavola nodosa is one of the few cattleyas actually worth collecting... And Laelia purpurata. All those non-pouched, so called 'orchids' tend to be a bit boring to me. *grin* (I'm pushing somebody's buttons, I'm sure...). Rob (paph-rat) clip |
Mick Fournier wrote: Rob, I haven't reverse engineered the mix www.aussie-gold.com It looks like some of that brick peat moss mixed with diatomite chips the size of a dime. I haven't really looked all that close at the total mix to figure out the other ingredients... Mick According to the Aussie-Gold website, it is made of diatomite, coir fiber, horticultural charcoal and perlite, with some added "secret ingredients" which retain moisture and provide "micro-nutrients." J. Del Col |
jadel wrote:
According to the Aussie-Gold website, it is made of diatomite, coir fiber, horticultural charcoal and perlite, with some added "secret ingredients" which retain moisture and provide "micro-nutrients." J. Del Col Hmm... I have that technology too. I can re-build it. Stronger, faster than before. For only.... Six million dollars! *grin* Of course 4 million of that will be the shipping costs. 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 obtain more orchids, obtain more credit LittlefrogFarm - Growing the plants Rob likes. ) |
"I've just started a new project management job on overseeing the construction of a $53 million shopping mall" Cheers and here's to your success Mick.
I have found that a mixture of orchid rock, diatomite, bark, perlite, and charcoal work for most species. Someone mentioned Brassavola nodos --"Brassavola nodosa is one of the few cattleyas actually worth collecting... And Laelia purpurata. All those non-pouched, so called 'orchids' tend to be a bit boring to me. *grin* (I'm pushing somebody's buttons, I'm sure...)." These do well for me (on the edge of the desert and the foothills of the mountains) mounted on cork. They do well with some shade. .. . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://home.earthlink.net/~profpam/page3.html Mick Fournier wrote: Rob, I haven't reverse engineered the mix www.aussie-gold.com It looks like some of that brick peat moss mixed with diatomite chips the size of a dime. I haven't really looked all that close at the total mix to figure out the other ingredients... I've just started a new project management job on overseeing the construction of a $53 million shopping mall and the pay is so good I haven't been too concerned on what I pay for compotting material lately. Maybe next year I will figure the mix out if I get some free time. I must say though... this mix is the best I have seen in years for new seedlings fresh out of the flask. I am amazed at how good it works. I also like it because the bugs don't want to settle on or in it. Mick PS, Cattleyas rule. =================== "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I tried it on seedlings coming right out of the flask and I want to tell you all this stuff is gold. Great drainage, Cattleyas (which is the only orchid really worth collecting incidentally) and Phals love it, you can't overwater this mix for some inherent reason in its natural make-up, it appears pH So Mick, what is Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix? Do you know the recipe? I can't afford the Aussie stuff and they ain't sayin'. Brassavola nodosa is one of the few cattleyas actually worth collecting... And Laelia purpurata. All those non-pouched, so called 'orchids' tend to be a bit boring to me. *grin* (I'm pushing somebody's buttons, I'm sure...). Rob (paph-rat) clip |
Does anyone know if diatomite chips are synonomus with diatomacious (spelling ?) earth? Somewhere in the very back of my memory, I learned that bugs don't like habitating on diatomacious earth, again, because of the sharp edges/points. Good growing. Chris In article , "Mick Fournier" wrote: Rob, I haven't reverse engineered the mix www.aussie-gold.com It looks like some of that brick peat moss mixed with diatomite chips the size of a dime. I haven't really looked all that close at the total mix to figure out the other ingredients... I've just started a new project management job on overseeing the construction of a $53 million shopping mall and the pay is so good I haven't been too concerned on what I pay for compotting material lately. Maybe next year I will figure the mix out if I get some free time. I must say though... this mix is the best I have seen in years for new seedlings fresh out of the flask. I am amazed at how good it works. I also like it because the bugs don't want to settle on or in it. Mick PS, Cattleyas rule. =================== "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I tried it on seedlings coming right out of the flask and I want to tell you all this stuff is gold. Great drainage, Cattleyas (which is the only orchid really worth collecting incidentally) and Phals love it, you can't overwater this mix for some inherent reason in its natural make-up, it appears pH So Mick, what is Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix? Do you know the recipe? I can't afford the Aussie stuff and they ain't sayin'. Brassavola nodosa is one of the few cattleyas actually worth collecting... And Laelia purpurata. All those non-pouched, so called 'orchids' tend to be a bit boring to me. *grin* (I'm pushing somebody's buttons, I'm sure...). Rob (paph-rat) clip |
Very fresh diatomaceous earth - the skeletons of ocean diatoms- have lots of
really sharp spikes on them. That is what discourages snails and slugs. Diatomite is a mud of freshwater diatoms that has been pumped and calcined and crushed, and is in the form of large chunks. All the sharp spikes are long gone, if they existed in those species in the first place. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Chris Savas" wrote in message ... Does anyone know if diatomite chips are synonomus with diatomacious (spelling ?) earth? Somewhere in the very back of my memory, I learned that bugs don't like habitating on diatomacious earth, again, because of the sharp edges/points. Good growing. Chris In article , "Mick Fournier" wrote: Rob, I haven't reverse engineered the mix www.aussie-gold.com It looks like some of that brick peat moss mixed with diatomite chips the size of a dime. I haven't really looked all that close at the total mix to figure out the other ingredients... I've just started a new project management job on overseeing the construction of a $53 million shopping mall and the pay is so good I haven't been too concerned on what I pay for compotting material lately. Maybe next year I will figure the mix out if I get some free time. I must say though... this mix is the best I have seen in years for new seedlings fresh out of the flask. I am amazed at how good it works. I also like it because the bugs don't want to settle on or in it. Mick PS, Cattleyas rule. =================== "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I tried it on seedlings coming right out of the flask and I want to tell you all this stuff is gold. Great drainage, Cattleyas (which is the only orchid really worth collecting incidentally) and Phals love it, you can't overwater this mix for some inherent reason in its natural make-up, it appears pH So Mick, what is Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix? Do you know the recipe? I can't afford the Aussie stuff and they ain't sayin'. Brassavola nodosa is one of the few cattleyas actually worth collecting... And Laelia purpurata. All those non-pouched, so called 'orchids' tend to be a bit boring to me. *grin* (I'm pushing somebody's buttons, I'm sure...). Rob (paph-rat) clip |
And anyone who has had a fish tank whose filter used diatomaceous earth
probably knows that breathing in even tiny amounts of the stuff will shred your lungs like ground up glass. Murri "Ray" wrote in message ... Very fresh diatomaceous earth - the skeletons of ocean diatoms- have lots of really sharp spikes on them. That is what discourages snails and slugs. Diatomite is a mud of freshwater diatoms that has been pumped and calcined and crushed, and is in the form of large chunks. All the sharp spikes are long gone, if they existed in those species in the first place. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "Chris Savas" wrote in message ... Does anyone know if diatomite chips are synonomus with diatomacious (spelling ?) earth? Somewhere in the very back of my memory, I learned that bugs don't like habitating on diatomacious earth, again, because of the sharp edges/points. Good growing. Chris In article , "Mick Fournier" wrote: Rob, I haven't reverse engineered the mix www.aussie-gold.com It looks like some of that brick peat moss mixed with diatomite chips the size of a dime. I haven't really looked all that close at the total mix to figure out the other ingredients... I've just started a new project management job on overseeing the construction of a $53 million shopping mall and the pay is so good I haven't been too concerned on what I pay for compotting material lately. Maybe next year I will figure the mix out if I get some free time. I must say though... this mix is the best I have seen in years for new seedlings fresh out of the flask. I am amazed at how good it works. I also like it because the bugs don't want to settle on or in it. Mick PS, Cattleyas rule. =================== "Rob Halgren" wrote in message ... Mick Fournier wrote whim for $18. It is primarily the Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix... I tried it on seedlings coming right out of the flask and I want to tell you all this stuff is gold. Great drainage, Cattleyas (which is the only orchid really worth collecting incidentally) and Phals love it, you can't overwater this mix for some inherent reason in its natural make-up, it appears pH So Mick, what is Van-Rolen Horticultural diatomite mix? Do you know the recipe? I can't afford the Aussie stuff and they ain't sayin'. Brassavola nodosa is one of the few cattleyas actually worth collecting... And Laelia purpurata. All those non-pouched, so called 'orchids' tend to be a bit boring to me. *grin* (I'm pushing somebody's buttons, I'm sure...). Rob (paph-rat) clip |
Lady Blacksword wrote: And anyone who has had a fish tank whose filter used diatomaceous earth probably knows that breathing in even tiny amounts of the stuff will shred your lungs like ground up glass. Murri And anyone familiar with diatomite knows the likelihood of breathing in rocks is just about zero. Diatomite is rinsed before use. J. Del Col |
I believe she was referring to the powdered diatomaceous earth, not
diatomite. However, as diatomite is also essentially pure silica, and when dry is quite dusty, especially after shipping, breathing the dust from that can be damaging as well. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "jadel" wrote in message ups.com... Lady Blacksword wrote: And anyone who has had a fish tank whose filter used diatomaceous earth probably knows that breathing in even tiny amounts of the stuff will shred your lungs like ground up glass. Murri And anyone familiar with diatomite knows the likelihood of breathing in rocks is just about zero. Diatomite is rinsed before use. J. Del Col |
Thanks Ray. And yes, I was.
Murri "Ray" wrote in message ... I believe she was referring to the powdered diatomaceous earth, not diatomite. However, as diatomite is also essentially pure silica, and when dry is quite dusty, especially after shipping, breathing the dust from that can be damaging as well. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "jadel" wrote in message ups.com... Lady Blacksword wrote: And anyone who has had a fish tank whose filter used diatomaceous earth probably knows that breathing in even tiny amounts of the stuff will shred your lungs like ground up glass. Murri And anyone familiar with diatomite knows the likelihood of breathing in rocks is just about zero. Diatomite is rinsed before use. J. Del Col |
Thanks Ray. And yes, I was.
Murri "Ray" wrote in message ... I believe she was referring to the powdered diatomaceous earth, not diatomite. However, as diatomite is also essentially pure silica, and when dry is quite dusty, especially after shipping, breathing the dust from that can be damaging as well. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info! "jadel" wrote in message ups.com... Lady Blacksword wrote: And anyone who has had a fish tank whose filter used diatomaceous earth probably knows that breathing in even tiny amounts of the stuff will shred your lungs like ground up glass. Murri And anyone familiar with diatomite knows the likelihood of breathing in rocks is just about zero. Diatomite is rinsed before use. J. Del Col |
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