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

[Jennyfleur]

Hi everyone

I think everyone on here will agree how great this site is and how much fantastic information is available

But, I was thinking how good it'd be to have a thread where we can all chip in with the best/ most interesting/ most useful/ least useful(!)/ most unusual/ etc thing that we've found out on OB. That way, we might learn a bit more from each other and maybe help others along the way.

(apologies if this has already been done, I did look but couldn't see anything obvious!)

So, to get the ball rolling, the most interesting thing I have found out on here is the use of cinnamon to treat fungal infections and use as a caurtariser when doing divisions, for example. It's a simple one, and clearly something that lots of people know, but I didn't know that before I looked on here

Looking forward to reading what you think,
Jenny x

[Claire25]

I once received some very supportive comments when I discovered one of my prized Cattleyas (a wedding present, no less!) was virused. It was just what I needed to hear at the time, and I'm very grateful for that...it helped me to do the right thing so that the rest of my collection wouldn't be threatened.

Claire

[Jennyfleur]

Hi Claire - Did the Cattleya pull through? what was the particular advice that helped so much? x

[Cewal]

I learned about cinnamon as an antifungal.

I learned that I could use isopropyl alcohol directly
on my orchid leaves to get rid of mealybugs.


This site rocks!! Thanks, everyone.

[Jennyfleur]

Hey Minda, Thanks for the input

[johnblagg]

least usefull ? lol I have never saw anything On the ob I did not find usefull ...well I take that back a thread that went from talking about a phal into a discussion about high school band and what instruments they played I guess would go under least usefull so far but even then it began as a usefull post...Most usefull LOL s/h culture

[Jennyfleur]

Originally Posted by johnblagg

least usefull ? lol I have never saw anything On the ob I did not find usefull ...well I take that back a thread that went from talking about a phal into a discussion about high school band and what instruments they played I guess would go under least usefull so far but even then it began as a usefull post

Nothing like tangents!

[WhiteRabbit]

if it's growing well, but not blooming - give it more light!

the most important tip (for me) - kabob skewers in pots to help determine when to water

[phal-newbie]

Most helpful.....Get those phals out of spag moss and into bark.

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

the most important tip (for me) - kabob skewers in pots to help determine when to water

That's one of my favorite's too.

But also using listerine as an antibacterial and such.