Re: totems for climbers

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.05.15 at 02:45:21(8791) I would discourage the use of tree-fern 'logs' for any purpose, these are wild-collected products and soon wipe out an area of any tree-ferns, they take ages to grow to any size in nature (scream at me, you orchid-growers!!) :--)>. Julius +More >>Have you tried tree fern logs?? Ron ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:38 PM Subject: Re: totems for climbers > I have been using this method for years... After about 3 years, the > spaghnum will break down... Of course, this depends on the quality > of the spaghnum used. > Dewey > > >I have been experimenting with totems for climbing aroids with > >varying success. During my browsing I had seen a cylender of wire > >mesh filled with sphagnum , I duplicated this and have had a great > >result. > >Can anyone throw more ideas for a better totem? > > Iain Mcgregor Perth Western Australia > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > -- > Your Source for Tropical Araceae > go to > http://home.earthlink.net/~araceae/ >

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