Re: Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay

Dan, what is a mild feeding ??  1/2 strength ?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Clemons" <slk4fun@yahoo.com>
To: <ferns@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ferns] Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay


> Hi Carol:
> 
> You are doing nothing wrong.  It is likely that you
> are not watering often enough with your hose to cause
> a problem.  I know of no one who has ever lost a plant
> because of rain.  As I stated in the essay, Mother
> Nature has taught Platycerium how to protect its bud
> from rotting due to excess moisture.  The gist of the
> essay was that Platycerium like to be kept damp to
> moist but never wet for extended periods.  I too kept
> a P. Bifurcatum cv Florida Beauty alive for 14 years
> on bananas.  I am sorry to report that a lot of pups
> died due to my over watering with a hose.  
> 
> My plants respond well to a mild feeding of Miracle
> Grow every other week.         
> 
> Dan
> 
>   Platycerium like to be kept damp to moist.  
> --- carol noel <carolnoel2000@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Aloha - I have never posted...but have to tell you
> > all that I have become
> > totally paranoid about my Platyceriums due to the
> > latest chats.  Mine are
> > mounted on large trees, in the shade and have been
> > growing happily these
> > past  8 months...sending out new shields, new fronds
> > new whatevers while
> > enjoying the 160" of rain per year.  When it doesn't
> > rain I squirt them
> > with a spray of water from the hose.  From time to
> > time I throw banana
> > peels behind their shields and they grow and grow
> > and grow. 
> > 
> > It rains all over them often...nearly every night.
> > 
> > They are still alive and thriving.
> > 
> > What am I doing wrong?
> > 
> > Cheers, Carol - just a fern-fan and budding
> > fern-addict.
> > 
> > >From: "philip crabb" >Reply-To: ferns@hort.net >To:
> > ferns@hort.net
> > >Subject: [ferns] Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay
> > >Date: Sun, 25 Aug
> > 2002 22:53:21 -0500 > >Hi Fern-netters, > >My
> > experience is quite the
> > opposite. I am not an expert, but I, >too, have the
> > friends, who shall
> > remain nameless, who are. I've >never lost a
> > Platycerium to rot, but only
> > to my greed at trying to >harvest a pup when it was
> > too small; and I once
> > let a P. andinum get >too dry and lost it. I have
> > 250 plants and I
> > submerge them until >they're soaked every week. >
> > >It's not, in my
> > experience, how wet a staghorn gets, or what parts
> > >get wet, it's how
> > fast it dries out. My plants dry in 3 to 4 days.
> > >Knowing your plant,
> > your moss, the thickness of moss pad, the >tightness
> > of your mount, your
> > environment, and your drying time is >critical. >
> > >I've worked to develop
> > the environment that supports this growing >style,
> > and my results are
> > very satisfying. I grow only 12 of the >species (so
> > far), and many
> > cultivars, and none of the plants is so >huge that I
> > cannot do the
> > soaking. But the day is coming soon, so
> > >arrangements will be made. We've
> > got livestock tanks, and block and >tackle, so I
> > don't anticipate a
> > problem. The great cost is in time, >in my case time
> > spent quite
> > enjoyably, as a hobby should be. > >The hazard of
> > this method, as has
> > been pointed out, is the >possibility of passing
> > pests and diseases from
> > plant to plant. > >I fully recognize that this
> > method will not work in
> > many, and >possibly most, growing situations. >
> > >Happy growing, Philip
> > Crabb > > > >
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