Hello everyone!

I noticed this am that some of my phals had grown aerial root then stopped!
Those roots look now like a wart. I was wondering what can cause such
thing? Could it be the superthrive I`m using with the MSU fertilizer?

Thanks

Claude

Could simply be low humidity, too.

How much SuperThrive do you use, and how often? I've experienced flower
deformation when overdoing it, and others have related stunted growth, but
it seems to me the dosage would have to be pretty high.

--

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


"Phalguy" wrote in message
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Hello everyone!

I noticed this am that some of my phals had grown aerial root then
stopped!
Those roots look now like a wart. I was wondering what can cause such
thing? Could it be the superthrive I`m using with the MSU fertilizer?

Thanks

Claude

Hello Ray!

I`m using MSU .5 teaspoon and superthrive 1 ml in 1 gallon of water at
every watering.

Claude

"Ray" wrote in message
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| Could simply be low humidity, too.
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| How much SuperThrive do you use, and how often? I've experienced flower
| deformation when overdoing it, and others have related stunted growth, but
| it seems to me the dosage would have to be pretty high.
|
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|
| Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
| Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!
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| "Phalguy" wrote in message
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| Hello everyone!
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| I noticed this am that some of my phals had grown aerial root then
| stopped!
| Those roots look now like a wart. I was wondering what can cause such
| thing? Could it be the superthrive I`m using with the MSU fertilizer?
|
| Thanks
|
| Claude
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I don't know if 1 ml of ST is a problem, but I'd cut it back to one drop per
gallon for regular use - that's 1/15th of your current rate.

At this point in my growing "career," I only use rooting hormone as a
presoak for media and if I have a suffering plant, not in my normal watering
regimen.

--

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


"Phalguy" wrote in message
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Hello Ray!

I`m using MSU .5 teaspoon and superthrive 1 ml in 1 gallon of water at
every watering.

Claude

"Ray" wrote in message
...
| Could simply be low humidity, too.
|
| How much SuperThrive do you use, and how often? I've experienced flower
| deformation when overdoing it, and others have related stunted growth,
but
| it seems to me the dosage would have to be pretty high.
|
| --
|
| Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
| Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!
|
|
| "Phalguy" wrote in message
| ...
|
| Hello everyone!
|
| I noticed this am that some of my phals had grown aerial root then
| stopped!
| Those roots look now like a wart. I was wondering what can cause such
| thing? Could it be the superthrive I`m using with the MSU fertilizer?
|
| Thanks
|
| Claude
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claude;
excuse the absence of caps but i have, it appears, torn both shoulder
rotator cuffs and can just about reach to the keyboard. i also have
phals which put out aerial roots that starterd as little bumps but now
have grown many inches long and kikies have errupted from the site.it
also has put out 7 flower spikes which have started to bear open blooms
drbob

Ouch!


"bob" wrote in message
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| claude;
| excuse the absence of caps but i have, it appears, torn both shoulder
| rotator cuffs and can just about reach to the keyboard. i also have
| phals which put out aerial roots that starterd as little bumps but now
| have grown many inches long and kikies have errupted from the site.it
| also has put out 7 flower spikes which have started to bear open blooms
| drbob
|

Ouch!


"bob" wrote in message
oups.com...
| claude;
| excuse the absence of caps but i have, it appears, torn both shoulder
| rotator cuffs and can just about reach to the keyboard. i also have
| phals which put out aerial roots that starterd as little bumps but now
| have grown many inches long and kikies have errupted from the site.it
| also has put out 7 flower spikes which have started to bear open blooms
| drbob
|

Seconds to those recommendations -- and yes, 15x the recommended dosage of
Superthrive, used repeatedly, can definitely cause that kind of problem ...
along with odd new growths and deformed flowers.

Like Ray, we do not use Superthrive on any regular basis. We use it at
about a half capful per 2-gal dishpan, to soak plants being repotted or
potted up from bareroot imports, but only if they don't already have good
root systems.
--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids
http://www.jborchids.com

"Ray" wrote in message
...
I don't know if 1 ml of ST is a problem, but I'd cut it back to one drop
per
gallon for regular use - that's 1/15th of your current rate.

At this point in my growing "career," I only use rooting hormone as a
presoak for media and if I have a suffering plant, not in my normal
watering
regimen.

--

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


"Phalguy" wrote in message
...
Hello Ray!

I`m using MSU .5 teaspoon and superthrive 1 ml in 1 gallon of water at
every watering.

Claude

"Ray" wrote in message
...
| Could simply be low humidity, too.
|
| How much SuperThrive do you use, and how often? I've experienced
flower
| deformation when overdoing it, and others have related stunted growth,
but
| it seems to me the dosage would have to be pretty high.
|
| --
|
| Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
| Plants, Supplies, Artwork, Books and Lots of Free Info!
|
|
| "Phalguy" wrote in message
| ...
|
| Hello everyone!
|
| I noticed this am that some of my phals had grown aerial root then
| stopped!
| Those roots look now like a wart. I was wondering what can cause
such
| thing? Could it be the superthrive I`m using with the MSU
fertilizer?
|
| Thanks
|
| Claude
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