Re: Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay

Hi!  I have not heard anything about the role of air circulation in
maintaining healthy plants, especially epiphytes.   It is my experience
that a lot of water problems are associated with poor air circulation.
Any comments??

Betty in South Bend IN

Dan Clemons wrote:

> Hi Peter:
>
> Is your water directed at the back of the plant or
> does your system water the entire plant front and
> back?  Do you have a single line going to the back of
> each plant?  Do the buds get wet with each watering?
> Can you point to any plants that may have died as a
> result of over watering front or back?
>
> Dan
>
>
> --- peter  strong <pstrong@mweb.co.za> wrote:
> > I, ve  been  following  your  messages  on  the
> > subject of Platyceriums with
> > great  interest.
> > We  germinate/propagate some 2/3,000 Plat seedlings
> > per year,  ( this
> > appears  to be  the market  for them  in  South
> > Africa )  and they  are
> > watered  with  all  our  other fern seedlings  using
> >  a  hose  pipe with  a
> > fine nozzle.  Most days  they  get watered every
> > day, however if  it  is
> > very  cold say  below 10 C  we refrain  from
> > watering, but then  only  for
> > 2 days at the most. Our  mother stock  are mounted
> > on  palm  trees  out in
> > the  open, and they  are watered  by  overhead
> > irrigation. As  long  as the
> > plant  is wet we are satisfied, and they  appear  to
> >  be  as well.
> > As  to  fertilizing, we use  liquid material  and
> > that is about  all.
> > Occasionally  we seem  to  get a few  white fly
> > when  it gets real  hot
> > and  dry, and we spray  to  control  that. We  find
> > them   easy  plants  to
> > grow.    If  you  want  to learn about  Plat's,
> > read  Keith  Rogers page.
> > By
> > the way  the spore you sent  me  of  the Plat cross,
> > Keith,  are   now
> > lovely plants  in  8 inch pot size, and look  very
> > interesting  plants.
> > My  advice  to you who  appear  to  be having
> > problems  is,   keep  it
> > simple,  and observe how other plants  readily  grow
> >  about  you, they  are
> > the key in  many cases.
> > Peter.
> >
> >
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