Re: [Aroid-l] Totems

From: "danny wilson" mudwasp_ at hotmail.com> on 2005.05.15 at 17:56:30(12949) You could put a piceve of PVC pipe in the center to keep it form falling over.>From: Al Wootten >Reply-To: Discussion of aroids >To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com, hermine >CC: Enid , EGoldfluss@aol.com>Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Totems>Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 13:15:51 -0400>>Hi Enid, Hermine and Ed>>Thanks for the suggestions. A constraint I forgot to mention is that my>wife must think that it looks elegant. I'm using a sturdy green plastic mesh>with sphagnum moss within now for the plant, a Philodendron I got from Dewey>some time ago. Alas, it has topped the totem I have. The leaves are getting>smaller again and it is +More gangly. I could root the top and lop it but I'd>like to grow it one size up...philodendronlings are now sprouting at the>base filling it out nicely.>>Clear skies,>Al>+----------------------------------------------------------+>|Al Wootten, Slacktide, Sturgeon Creek at the Rappahannock |>|Astronomer (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) |>|NoWorkAllPlay homepage http://members.tripod.com/~astral |>|Deltaville, Virginia 23043 |>+----------------------------------------------------------+>> > At 06:19 AM 5/12/05, Enid wrote:> > >Hi Al,> > >These guys are a great totem source:> > >https://protected11.purehost.com/d30053026/index.asp?sh=welcome&op=2> >> >> > what about you make a cylinder of chicken wire or something like that and> > stuff it with thoroughly soaked spaghnum moss?> >> > hermine> >> > Hi-> > I use 1/4 inch hardware cloth stuffed with wet sphagnum. I secure the> > cylinder with plastic airplane ties and affix it to a redwood 1 x 2 stake. Works> > great.> >> > Ed>_______________________________________________>Aroid-l mailing list>Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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