| Phragmipedium Grouville 'Wacousta' AM/AOS Grown
spectacularly by To the best of my knowledge, the first AOS award for a |
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| You like nice root growth? |
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| You think phragmipediums like semi-hydro culture? Look at that root system - right down into the reservoir! |
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| Another phrag, this time it's Phrag. Don Wimber, a year
after moving from a 3" pot into a 6" S/H pot. Photo courtesy of Geff Ivey |
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| It's said that "a picture is worth a thousand words."
How's this for a comparison? 5 months after coming out of a community pot at the same size, these are sister plants of Phrag Lutz Rollke x P. besseae, one in CHC mix, the other in S/H, both getting MSU fertilizer @ 100-150 ppm N. Photo taken and plants grown by Tammy Moore of Washington state |
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| How about this? Could repotting into a larger pot
be easier? Photo courtesy of Joe Burns |
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| Another example of excellent root growth, this time
with Iwanagara Apple Blossom. Algae is a result of higher light conditions and a translucent pot - obviously of no detriment to the plant! Photo courtesy of Geff Ivey |
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| Cymbidium kanran that should have been repotted before it broke the pot! |
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| Catasetum Photo courtesy of Lynne Tyson |
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| Adaglossum Summit 'Frenchtown' AM/AOS | ` |
| Phalaenopsis violacea ready for repotting Photo courtesy of Bertil Nilsen |
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| Poor choice of S/H pot, but it worked fine!
Photo courtesy of Todd Zimmerman |
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| Oncidium hybrids seem to do quite well in S/H culture Photo courtesy of Jim Rowley |
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| Pleione formosana taking advantage of the cool, moist environment of Semi-Hydroponics |
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| OK, for you growers of Dendrobium nobile hybrids... Plants are not allowed a dry period, but fertilizer is totally withheld from November through February Photo courtesy of Jim Rowley |
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| Another phrag - this time Phragmipedium Grande Grown and photographed
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| If anyone has doubts about the ability to grow quality
plants in S/H culture, check out these two First Place winners: Lc. Memoria Robert Strait & Phalaenopsis Carmela's Pixie Grown and photographed by
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| A non-orchid example, the avocado, grown from the pit |
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