just add ice!!

[troy]

Anybody ever use this method with success

 

[paphioboy]

Apart from the Chinese parvis which naturally experience snow and close to freezing temperatures, I doubt other paphs like ice cold water on their roots. I suppose you were intending to try that on the parvis?

 

[NYEric]

What method?

 

[likespaphs]

i think it's a reference to the just add ice Phals and wondering if anyone has tried it with Paphs

 

[NYEric]

Oh God, I hope not. That is the silliest method of watering orchids that has ever been proposed. In fact it was probably put fourth by vendors trying to increase their sales as a result of dead orchids resulting from applications of ice.

 

[eteson]

It is a good way to shock the roots of your plants! I used it to kill a couple of Dendrobium.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Most phals from big box stores don't have drainage holes, so just adding ice limits the water so there is no root rot.

 

[Ozpaph]

Is there a photo here??

 

[Erythrone]

http://www.justaddiceorchids.com/

 

[Stella]

Ι wouldn't dare to try it in any of my orchids...
It probably cause ice-burn to the plants....

 

[Lmpgs]

Silly things for lazy people. Once you can't take good care you better try another hobby, that's my humble opinion.

 

[troy]

Lol.. I laughed when I came across just add ice totally ludicrous

 

[troy]

I was just wandering what everybody here would say, lol...

 

[17andgrowing]

Never.

 

[gonewild]

I did ice before it was cool!

I've poured glass fulls of ice (used) on orchids. Seemed like a good way to ditch the ice. Doesn't hurt the plant or roots. But it doesn't help either, ice cubes contain very little water.

 

[troy]

I would never ice my sweeties, I like them tttooooo much!!!! I have a few bulbos -dendrobiums and an angraecum ice would destroy them

 

[Clark]

I agree with NYEric. Sell, sell, sell!!!!

 

[mrhappyrotter]

My philosophy is that ice can be slippery, but tropical slippers should never be icy.

 

[troy]

Lol..

 

[cnycharles]

The just add ice promo was started by the parent company/employer of my former Head Grower. It was designed to address the real problem of box store plants packaged in plastic cache-pots with no drainage holes.

Lots of box store small plants were/(are?) put into these right before being put on a cart and trucked to stores. People couldn't see the 'no holes' or didn't know how to deal with it, especially box store plant caretakers.

It's extremely difficult to overwater a phal in spagnum doing this; is it a good idea? Though creative, likely not. I had heard of a few people including maybe my mother who did this for a short time.

What was my reaction when I heard that my bosses company was suggesting this?



I don't know if the sellers wanted the solid cache pots because of the stores or the buyers? ????? I've since learned that there is a great deal of politics involved with box stores and suppliers, and between the suppliers who are allowed to vend in the stores