tarry masters

Compost, as I understand, is used primarily as a fertilizing technique. Not a growing medium.
Nutrients leached/collected from compost, a deluded addition for orchids. One probably should learn a composition: diluted in "neutral" water. Water which has set over a period of time, usually over night, which helps release some toxic chemicals from the tapped water. I do not know your water source. Water should be "aged", or collected from a rain. An idea given me: set a plastic or wooden bucket out in a rain, collect the water after, set your nutrient (compost) in the water. Then give a brief soaking, five minutes or so. Just a dip of the plant. They can't drowned, from the exposure. The roots serve as a collector of nutrition. And if they're exposed to the environment, to drain, as in a rinse. That is a watering technique.
Similarly: Put compost in a strainer, pour the collected water through the compost, make a tea, and use steeped water. That is basically what nature does. Which is why the orchid uses moss as a medium, for an environment..


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kyle baker

Hey Bill

There was a thread on using manure for potting medium as long as its been leached or seasoned..and the composted material would be along those lines...I'll try to dig out the link that someone posted by a DR.? who grows his plants in such a manner..I'd try an experiment and make sure that the roots are not absorbing too many nutrients...maybe a top dressing of a handfull or two per plant on one or two plants for now, Someone shall see this post and dig up the link in case I can't find it!!!

KFB Maine

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Bill

sjean

Bill,

Someone on this lists pots cymbidiums in fresh horse manure with good results. Perhaps they'll speak up.
Sjean

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Bill

lorrie w

i remember the thread. i think i remember he said is also had to be in the "ball form" not smushed.
lor

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i remember the thread. i think i remember he said is also had to be in the "ball form" not smushed.
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nancy

<Bill,
Someone on this lists pots cymbidiums in fresh
horse
manure with good results. Perhaps they'll speak up.
Sjean>

Hi Bill -
That 'someone' would be me...I have all my cymbidiums
potted in pure fresh HM, right from the horse
(daughter takes riding lessons, and is forced to
periodically fill my bucket).
They do wonderfully. I run water through the mix every
day while the HM is very fresh (first few months),
then water normally.
About 2x yearly, lift the plant and add a few more
inches of HM to make up for composting down.
http://www.vision.net.au/%7Enicvdb/index.htm
is the original link.
Regards - Nancy


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bill higgs

I was thinking composted manure should work the same except with out the smell LOL. I have lots of divisions so I think I will try one out of curiosity.

Bill

tarry masters

Might I suggest" Worm castings. Search the web, go to the Public Library, For fertilizing and growing plants, there is little to match it with equality. I used it at my last place of residence, basically for my outdoor shrubs and plants. It has no smell, and it is a great way to recycle you vegetable and fruit waste, even dead and diseased orchids. Recycling is a relatively new idea, millions of years old but found. Even our land fills have changed on this. Science has taken a step backwards into a real gold mine. Why should they be the only ones? Everybody can get rich (results) from this.

horse
manure with good results. Perhaps they'll speak up.
Sjean>

Hi Bill -
That 'someone' would be me...I have all my cymbidiums
potted in pure fresh HM, right from the horse
(daughter takes riding lessons, and is forced to
periodically fill my bucket).
They do wonderfully. I run water through the mix every
day while the HM is very fresh (first few months),
then water normally.
About 2x yearly, lift the plant and add a few more
inches of HM to make up for composting down.
http://www.vision.net.au/%7Enicvdb/index.htm
is the original link.
Regards - Nancy


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tarry masters

Hey everyone. I have been reminded by two, so far this evening. Composting. Well, I am sure I have another idea. Most of us produce waste, things like vegetation and fruit, even most paper. NASA has done many trials to resolve on the question of waste, you can imagine. Well, they discovered and you can too, by using worm castings. Moisture which develops in the system, ends up being a "tea". Which is used for fertilizing plants, and the droppings is used a the best compost for plants. This is a subject the waste management corporations have found for their processing. It makes many millions for them. Our waste management monopolies here in the northwest even sells bins, made from waste plastic, to help us slow down on the waste for land fills. Go to a Public Library or ask your city management about this. It is fool proof and a great for all, including plants. Environment and all. I wouldn't even doubt the "fererallies" know. It is scientific and proved.
Look into this please, as a group we can help out more ways, not to mention the profit. Expenses are too high as they are, and we can better our Hobie.

To: orchids (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) comFrom: kylefletcherbaker (AT) yahoo (DOT) comDate: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:46:48 -0700Subject: Re: [orchids] Re: cymbidium question?Hey BillThere was a thread on using manure for potting medium as long as its been leached or seasoned..and the composted material would be along those lines...I'll try to dig out the link that someone posted by a DR.? who grows his plants in such a manner..I'd try an experiment and make sure that the roots are not absorbing too many nutrients...maybe a top dressing of a handfull or two per plant on one or two plants for now, Someone shall see this post and dig up the link in case I can't find it!!!KFB MaineBill Higgs <billhiggs (AT) porchlight (DOT) ca> wrote: A quick question here, I have seen many post about planting cyms' in composted manure, I have several cyms started from removed back bulbs and wanted to try potting them in compost. Would the composted sheep manure that you can get at garden supply stores work well?ThanksBill[Non-text

tarry masters

Compost itself should have no smell. Yet, if you would like a better idea: collect and use worm castings. You can get a tea from its seepage. Since it is only a natural byproduct, from vegetable and paper, and the compost is from the cleanest and most expansive of composts. You should look into it. I can sense you doubts, but I am in Ernest. Maybe check into your public library and find it, or try the web, a goggle search, or blood hound, or one of the others. Look into it, I know you would be surprised....I was. Then pass it on; it is a great deal of fun. And, it is sincere.

Bill