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Old 09-14-2012, 01:05 AM
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Rescued a phal.--in sphag about 4-5 weeks ago--and transfered to s/h but lost all it's roots and yellowing of bottom leaves from shock. Took the orchid out, stripped off the outer layer of rotting roots, leaving the inner dense framework for support.

Started lightly spraying the bottom part of the orchid with 1:50 kelpmax about every other day. The yellow leaves started dropping and the first nub started appearing about 3 weeks ago. Total with 8 upper root tips, 2 more incoming nubs, and one new leaf .
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Old 09-14-2012, 02:23 AM
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I am also sold on the product. I began applying it about 6-7 weeks ago on an every other day basis at the rate of 2 tsp per gal of RO. The first plant I saw results with is Jumellea comorensis. New roots tips sprouted sporadically all along the existing roots, old and new within the first week. As they developed I noticed an explosion of spikes and now almost 2 months later the plant practically doubled in length. All my plants are responding very well to the product. The Angraecoids and cattleya's were the first to respond and now I'm noticing a huge increase in the root production of my Bulbo's.


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Old 09-14-2012, 09:49 AM
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I absolutely agree. Kelp or seaweed products are the best supplements available to the orchid grower. I've had phenomenal success over several years with Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed. The most notable result from using seaweed is larger and more abundant root growth. It also seems to have positive affects on disease resistance, flower quality and color, and fragrance. There are several high quality seaweed products available. From your results I would say that Kelpmax is obviously one of the good ones.
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Old 09-14-2012, 10:02 AM
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I've had great root response using a combination of Kelpmax and KLM.
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Old 09-14-2012, 11:21 AM
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Kelp max is a vitamin supplement!!!!.... Do you just drop two tables in a bucket and mix it up? LOL
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Old 09-14-2012, 12:28 PM
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Kelp max is a vitamin supplement!!!!.... Do you just drop two tables in a bucket and mix it up? LOL
It's not the vitamins, although there may be some vitamins in it. It's the growth hormones that provide the biggest benefits. There are also lots of micro-nutrients in it.
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Old 09-14-2012, 12:53 PM
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Google it!
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Old 09-14-2012, 01:00 PM
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Kelp max is a vitamin supplement!!!!.... Do you just drop two tables in a bucket and mix it up? LOL
Tucker is right. Although it contains vitamins and micro nutrients, the main purpose of using it is for the high auxin hormone to promote new roots.

Since this particular phal has become rootless and auxin is only transported downwards inside a plant, I thought I would spray at a higher concentration to penetrate the thicker tissue higher up where new roots might form.
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I see where the confusion is. There is vitamin product out there that appeared when I googled Kelpmax:

Luqui-kelp Max Dosage | Vitamin Supplement for Luqui-kelp Max Dosage

This is the Kelpmax we are referring to:

https://www.firstrays.com/cgi/cart/c...=223&keywords=
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I am also sold on the product. I began applying it about 6-7 weeks ago on an every other day basis at the rate of 2 tsp per gal of RO. The first plant I saw results with is Jumellea comorensis. New roots tips sprouted sporadically all along the existing roots, old and new within the first week. As they developed I noticed an explosion of spikes and now almost 2 months later the plant practically doubled in length. All my plants are responding very well to the product. The Angraecoids and cattleya's were the first to respond and now I'm noticing a huge increase in the root production of my Bulbo's.
Interesting. You can see the effects in 6-7 weeks? I'm also using it for 2 months or so, but I can't comfortably say that there is an effect yet (beyond the placebo effect and seasonal patterns in the growth). Could it be because you are dosing at a much higher frequency than Ray's and Manufacturer's recommendation (2tsp/gal, every two weeks)? Or it could be I have been using K-L-N regularly before switching to KelpMax.
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