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Don't Ship Wet
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How to Kill an Epiphytic Orchid's Roots in Two Days. Water it, pack it in a box, and ship it. Before shipping, the plant has been in a greenhouse, with plenty of air movement, and warm temperatures. This promotes relatively rapid drying of the mix, so the roots don't rot. Please, do not water plants within a few days of shipping. Your complaint rate will drop, and your customers will be happier. Hi, read your article, you are definitely on my page! Results of total root rot. Last Modified: May 18 2005.
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Track Packages Using CueCat
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Track Packages Using CueCat. Was a big attempt to track the buying patterns of the public, which went down the drain in 2002. However, it's still useful as a bar code scanner, such as for package tracking. You can use this with an unmodified CueCat, a modified one, any bar code scaner that works similarly, or even by typing the tracking number in. So far, this page has been tested with UPS. FedEx will require some additional work. Last Modified: Apr 14 2005.
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Bucket of Fog
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Most home growers have difficulty properly controlling the humidity around their plants. You will see recommendations such as using a humidity tray or closely grouping the plants together. These steps may help slightly, but anyone who has actually measured their humidity with an accurate meter can tell you that it's a very slight effect. 5 gallon bucket with lid: $10. Small AC computer case cooling fan: $10. Ultrasonic mist generator with float buoy: price variable. The most expensive item, will be the u...
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Don't Ship Wet
http://www.orchidbuff.com/shipping.html
How to Kill an Epiphytic Orchid's Roots in Two Days. Water it, pack it in a box, and ship it. Before shipping, the plant has been in a greenhouse, with plenty of air movement, and warm temperatures. This promotes relatively rapid drying of the mix, so the roots don't rot. Please, do not water plants within a few days of shipping. Your complaint rate will drop, and your customers will be happier. Hi, read your article, you are definitely on my page! Results of total root rot. Last Modified: May 18 2005.
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10 Ways to Show You're New to Orchids
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10 Ways to Show You're New to Orchids. Your orchids' leaves always shrivel up, even though you water them every day. Ask for a seed packet. Confuse Sphagnum moss and Spanish moss. Cut off those ugly gray snakey things coming through your Spanish moss. Ask if you should keep your orchid after the flowers fall off. When you copy information from the tag, assume capitalization and punctuation are there to make the tag prettier. Have no idea what mealybugs, scale, spider mites, or fungus gnats are.
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Bucket of Fog
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Most home growers have difficulty properly controlling the humidity around their plants. You will see recommendations such as using a humidity tray or closely grouping the plants together. These steps may help slightly, but anyone who has actually measured their humidity with an accurate meter can tell you that it's a very slight effect. 5 gallon bucket with lid: $10. Small AC computer case cooling fan: $10. Ultrasonic mist generator with float buoy: price variable. The most expensive item, will be the u...
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Track Packages Using CueCat
http://www.orchidbuff.com/track.html
Track Packages Using CueCat. Was a big attempt to track the buying patterns of the public, which went down the drain in 2002. However, it's still useful as a bar code scanner, such as for package tracking. You can use this with an unmodified CueCat, a modified one, any bar code scaner that works similarly, or even by typing the tracking number in. So far, this page has been tested with UPS. FedEx will require some additional work. Last Modified: Apr 14 2005.
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10 Ways to Show You're New to Orchids
http://www.orchidbuff.com/10ways.html
10 Ways to Show You're New to Orchids. Your orchids' leaves always shrivel up, even though you water them every day. Ask for a seed packet. Confuse Sphagnum moss and Spanish moss. Cut off those ugly gray snakey things coming through your Spanish moss. Ask if you should keep your orchid after the flowers fall off. When you copy information from the tag, assume capitalization and punctuation are there to make the tag prettier. Have no idea what mealybugs, scale, spider mites, or fungus gnats are.