Re: Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay

Hi Bob:

To be perfectly honest, I mix two level tablespoons of
Miracle grow per one gallon of water.  It's a nice sky
blue when mixed.  I water first before adding the
Miracle Grow, which is followed by shot of water as a
chaser.   What they really like best is Fish Emulsion
but it attracts bugs and ants in particular so I
discontinued using it.  

Dan


--- Bob Carroll <bcarrl@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 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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