"The most interesting/ useful/ etc. thing I've found out is..."

[Junebug]

I learned about mixing alcohol, water, neem oil, and a little dish soap to zap harmful insects. Plain ole' alcohol works great too.

Treating cuts and wounds with cinnamon or ground charcoal is another one of my favorites.

...and very important...Resist the urge to overpot. This rule makes all the difference in the world.

[Jennyfleur]

Hi everyone, thanks for keeping this going Gee, Andrew, that looks way too technical, interesting, but technical!

@ Claire - I'm sorry to hear you lost one that obviously meant a lot to you but glad you got good support and, if the experience has helped prevent the same happening again, it wasn't wasted

@ RJSquirrel - I needed to leave school when I was 13 due to ill health and had no social life beyond my parents (except 2 friends who, 15 years later, I'm still in contact with). As a result, when I started venturing out into the world in my 20s, I found it really hard as well. I guess it just takes practice (and lots of nice people)

@ CTB and Junebug - For some reason, I just *love* the idea of treating plants with alcohol .. in the quirky world of Orchid collecting, it seems to fit somehow

[Andrew]

It's not specifically about orchids but thought this thread was great: Focus stacking achieve good DOF.html

[Connie Star]

Originally Posted by Andrew

It's not specifically about orchids but thought this thread was great: Focus stacking achieve good DOF.html

I agree! I've had a lot of fun with that.

[silken]

Originally Posted by Andrew

It's not specifically about orchids but thought this thread was great: Focus stacking achieve good DOF.html

When I go to the link it says its broken and I would be interested in photo stacking. I did try one German software for it, but can't remember the name.

[Orchid126]

RJSquirrel you just made your confession in front of thousands of posters, and that in itself is a big step. We're all your friends.

[kalanchoe]

My favorite tidbit from OB was to pay attention to the weight of plants when deciding when to water.

[kalanchoe]

Wow, RJ Squirrel- that's nice of you to share that with everyone. On OB, you come across as kind and friendly, so your skills are probably better than you think!

[johnblagg]

Lets all give RJ a big way to go and thanks for such nice words

[Call_Me_Bob]

I think the most interesting would be regular listerine! I had no idea.

I really have all of OB to blame for my obsession! If I didn't have someone to be excited with but also to have friends who understand why I love plants so much and to have someone relate when a favorite orchid gets mealies or something

I think we should add to this, the most off the wall tangent! I have to agree with whoever already said this, it definitely has to be the one about the high school instruments. But I did learn a thing or two from the thread!