Category: Culture

SOLARIUMS: For Growing Plants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago 600 sq. ft. of space attached to house is provided with an area for fluorescent lights; has separate heating system; 45 plants mostly in tree-fern; kinds listed; refer to A75-678+ Read More

SPHAGNUM MOSS: As Potting Media

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago It is the best; use it coarse, the dried packaged type; use it alone or mix it at one cup redwood bark, 1/4 cup perlite plus enough moss to fill a five or six inch pot; the secret is to avoid too t... Read More

SPHAGNUM MOSS: Canadian Type

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted over 7 years ago It is usually received dry and brown but after a few weeks of reverse osmosis water it sprouts and becomes alive and green; New Zealand moss, kiln dried, will not recover. OD87-41 Read More

Orchid Ecology

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Every individual adapts to a set natural environment conditions of a particular area, which in other words is called its natural habitat. When this individual is removed from its natural environmen... Read More

Growth Requirements of Epiphytes

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Based on habitat there are basically two types of orchids; epiphytes and terrestrials. It is essential to know whether the orchid you are attempting to grow is an epiphyte or a terrestrial, as requ... Read More

Growth requirements of Terrestrial Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Mostly erect plants, the terrestrial orchids are hardier plants than the epiphytic orchids and should be tried first by the beginners. Though, terrestrial are less popular than the epiphytic orchid... Read More

Greenhouse Construction and Other Tips

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago We all want to grow healthy and blooming orchids. While growing orchids, I learnt a few tricks. Sometimes, this helped me to avoid and/or remove hurdles such as pests. My research on orchids was ru... Read More

Growing Orchids as Houseplants

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Orchids are the plants of wild, difficult to understand. But once you get to know their simple needs, not only do they grow happily they also become addictive. You can grow them outdoors or as hous... Read More

Different Growth Media for Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Plants are traditionally grown in soil. Many have experimented in using medium other than soil to grow healthier plants. You may have heard about hydroponics and tissue culture techniques. Dependin... Read More

Crows - Friends or Foes of Orchids

Author is Anu Dharmani, posted over 7 years ago Growing orchids has been a learning experience in itself. There are so many things that I have understood better during this period. Some unexpected confrontations have made me realise that we are ... Read More