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Who sells the redwood wool Roy is talking about?
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Mick Fournier wrote:
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/041405/cover0414.html It's also called "Palco wool", so try contacting Palco: http://www.palco.com/ -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html |
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Reka wrote:
Mick Fournier wrote: http://www.northcoastjournal.com/041405/cover0414.html It's also called "Palco wool", so try contacting Palco: http://www.palco.com/ Also known as "gorilla hair" and used as mulch. Try your local garden center! -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html |
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"Reka" wrote in message
... Reka wrote: Mick Fournier wrote: http://www.northcoastjournal.com/041405/cover0414.html It's also called "Palco wool", so try contacting Palco: http://www.palco.com/ Also known as "gorilla hair" and used as mulch. Try your local garden center! -- Reka That's what I was going to add. Its commonly used here in Calif. as weed block in layers 3-4 inches thick in garden beds, and therefore is rather cheap when bought in bulk. Mick, I have 2-3 chinese cymbidiums in the stuff, a mini cattleya (a yellow Hazel Boyd) and 2 miltoniopsis. Fordyce was trying some other of his catts in it, but hasn't madeup his mind about it. I think I had a few oddball species in it. It is acidic. Very acidic. Its the only thing that has kept the new growths of the Hazel Boyd from damping off. Whether that because it drains so fast or what I don't know...but there you are. The miltonias hate it. The chinese cyms haven't really responded well to it either. The Disa growers use it in their mix, they put it on a blender to make a fine grind of the stuff and then add perlite and charcoal (?) (don't quote me on the last..if you are interested I'll look up their recipe for you) but they use it because (being redwood) it doesn't break down fast in Disa's wet conditions. So IMHO there are better mediums out there, but YMMV. Try it on a few plants and see how it works for you. K Barrett |
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Kathy,
I will look around and see if I can find some to experiment with. I like trying different mixes from far away places to see if they are worth a second look. It's funny how orchids can be so picky. Mick |
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Mick,
You're welcome. -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html |
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Been away for a whil, and breaking into the middle of this thread. Is this
stuff good for orchids/ Here (santa Cruz) we use it for mulch. "Mick Fournier" wrote in message . .. Kathy, I will look around and see if I can find some to experiment with. I like trying different mixes from far away places to see if they are worth a second look. It's funny how orchids can be so picky. Mick |
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