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Forum: Advanced Discussion Today, 07:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 117
Posted By Ray
Please understand that my motive for this post...

Please understand that my motive for this post was to make folks aware that there is a product that will be a significant help to their growing, not just so I can sell the stuff.

Back in PA, I...
Forum: Advanced Discussion Yesterday, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 117
Posted By Ray
Think Kelpak is a Hype?

Sent to me by a customer:



http://firstrays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Irina_Roots.png
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance Yesterday, 09:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 255
Posted By Ray
Mist the spikes, buds, and flowers with Kelpak...

Mist the spikes, buds, and flowers with Kelpak solution. The phlorotannins in it will slow senescence and they will be carried longer.

The growths may act together as a colony, sharing and...
Forum: Outdoor Gardening Yesterday, 08:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 113
Posted By Ray
Personally, I think your temperatures are fine. ...

Personally, I think your temperatures are fine.

I moved my plants outdoors a couple of weeks ago when it looked like the lows were going to by as you specified.

We had one night last week when...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-25-2024, 02:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 316
Posted By Ray
This is the "fog box" concept, using an...

This is the "fog box" concept, using an ultrasonic transducer.

It will not "push" the fog well to the tank through a hose, so will need an exhaust fan on the tank to pull it up, but that...
Forum: Identification Forum 04-25-2024, 08:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 178
Posted By Ray
Assuming it’s a species and not a hybrid, your...

Assuming it’s a species and not a hybrid, your best bet for a valid ID will not come until it flowers.
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-23-2024, 05:47 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 316
Posted By Ray
Imagine a bucket with a float valve in the side. ...

Imagine a bucket with a float valve in the side. The valve is connected to a water supply so maintains the water level as the ultrasonic fogger turns it into fog, which is then drawn into the...
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-23-2024, 08:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 316
Posted By Ray
If you are willing to attach an external device...

If you are willing to attach an external device to raise the humidity, consider this:

Install a mini float valve in the plastic container you saw in the Youtube video. That will maintain the water...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-22-2024, 01:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 275
Posted By Ray
In their natural habitat, they live on thin twigs...

In their natural habitat, they live on thin twigs of shrubs on the windward side of Caribbean islands. They experience frequent rains and are almost immediately blown dry by gentle, warm breezes.
...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-22-2024, 07:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 216
Posted By Ray
Can you please post larger pictures?

Can you please post larger pictures?
Forum: Terrarium Gardening 04-22-2024, 07:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 316
Posted By Ray
With that setup, you’re fighting yourself, as any...

With that setup, you’re fighting yourself, as any extra humidity will be removed pretty quickly with the action of the fan.

The interior volume is maybe 4 cubic feet, assuming the plants and...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-22-2024, 07:46 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 164
Posted By Ray
Welcome, Cass. Tell us a bit about yourself...

Welcome, Cass.

Tell us a bit about yourself - where you are located, what plants you have, etc.
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 04-19-2024, 02:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 260
Posted By Ray
Winter growing? Bulbs with green growth were...

Winter growing?

Bulbs with green growth were dug and planted this time last year. Despite being pampered and “Kelpak-ed”, they completely crapped out by the end of June.

They emerged from the...
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 04-18-2024, 06:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 260
Posted By Ray
Byzantine Gladiolus

I've seen these as I "flash by" on my way from Oak Island to Southport, and I have wanted to harvest them for year, but every spring, the county usually mows them down before I can.

That road is...
Forum: Scientific Matters 04-17-2024, 08:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 230
Posted By Ray
Spraying with cinnamon leaf oil is best a...

Spraying with cinnamon leaf oil is best a dilution in rubbing alcohol @ 1 - 1.5 ml/L
Forum: Pests & Diseases 04-16-2024, 07:48 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 220
Posted By Ray
Hot pepper wax?

Hot pepper wax?
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-16-2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 205
Posted By Ray
Welcome, Alexander.

Welcome, Alexander.
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 04-15-2024, 10:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 437
Posted By Ray
Yeah, Sam had a good eye when remaking crosses. ...

Yeah, Sam had a good eye when remaking crosses. That one was actually registered in 1893!
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 04-15-2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 437
Posted By Ray
That’s a really nice one. May I ask its source?

That’s a really nice one. May I ask its source?
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 04-15-2024, 07:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 154
Posted By Ray
Plants make such “decisions” based upon their...

Plants make such “decisions” based upon their stock of phytochemical reserves and the conditions they are in.

If a plant “feels” like another spike is appropriate, leave it alone.

That said, if...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 04-15-2024, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 155
Posted By Ray
I cannot imagine how you're going to succeed...

I cannot imagine how you're going to succeed without a water supply.

The hybrid is Vanda M. V. Tannins. Originally, the hybrid Memoria Thainchai was classified as an ascocenda, but has been since...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-11-2024, 05:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 182
Posted By Ray
Kelpak is NOT made for orchids. It has been...

Kelpak is NOT made for orchids.

It has been used on foods, fruits, nuts, grains, and turf for over four decades. I brought it to the orchid world about 11-12 years ago.

When they offered to...
Forum: Propagation 04-11-2024, 05:04 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 253
Posted By Ray
Yes, it is. I have been in an email...

Yes, it is.

I have been in an email conversation with Troy within the last week.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-10-2024, 03:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 184
Posted By Ray
Looks like a potential nutrient deficiency -...

Looks like a potential nutrient deficiency - although I'll admit, they are hard to diagnose.

Try watering it a few times with water containing about 2 ml/L Epsom Salt.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-08-2024, 07:02 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 264
Posted By Ray
That’s not much more helpful from a plant...

That’s not much more helpful from a plant nutrition standpoint, I’m afraid, but it’s still good water.

Yes, I meant ml, not grams, for fertilizer estimation.

Mass is certainly the more precise...
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