Re: Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay

carol- I am glad that you posted to fern net-My computer lost my e-mail
addresses-I just wanted to thank for for the plants and they all have put
out new growth. I am going to the aroid show sept 27. Is there anything
special that I can look for for you. Also what does it take to mail them to
you. Got a great anyh. radicans from glasshouse works. sue
----- Original Message -----
From: "carol noel" <carolnoel2000@hotmail.com>
To: <ferns@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ferns] Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay


> Dan -thanks for the info on Miracle Gro...I hit my orchids with it from
> time to time...will try the Platys.
>
> >From: Dan Clemons >Reply-To: ferns@hort.net >To: ferns@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: [ferns] Re: Killing Platycerium an Essay >Date: Mon, 26 Aug
> 2002 10:26:04 -0700 (PDT) > >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 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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