flashlight and cups

17 years ago

This morning I noticed one of my newer Androlepis flowering so tonight I stepped out into my atrium with a flash light and checked my old atrium bound Androlepis for any signs of flowering and what I found was cloudy water in the cup. I quickly check the other 40 or so plants in the atrium and only one other one had a cloudy cup. I must say that the flash light works pretty well and really lets you see into the cup without all the normal reflection you get during the day.

The Androlepis is too big to tip over and dump so I poured in a gallon of water and then added 2 drops of a pool algaecide that I have. I've used this pool algaecide once before and it seemed to work, but it does concern me. I have been looking for some physan-20 but I just haven't acquired it yet.

The algaecide's active ingredient is: Poly(oxyethylene) (dimethylimino) ethylene (dimethylimino) ethylene dichloride. I wonder if the ethylene might be a good thing and encourage flowering. However, I have no idea on the proper amount to use to clear up the cloudy water and not harm the plant.

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LisaCLV
17 years ago
I don't know about the ethylene, but I would be extemely cautious about putting anything in the cup that was not labeled for horticultural use. Can't you just flush it out with a hose? The fewer chemicals you can get by with the better.
bromadams
Original Author
17 years ago
I'm starting to hate that particular Androlepis anyway. It's too big, too green and too slow to flower. I'd employ my experiments on one of the plants in the dying room except I want to see if the ethylene has any effects.

A hose is too logical. I do have a spigot near by but I've never used it. I guess it's time to get a hose in there. Maybe I need to down size.

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hotdiggetydam
17 years ago
If the product is marked safe for fish..it probally wont hurt the broms
LisaCLV
17 years ago
*snerk*

Yes, I see. Well, why are you bothering yourself with this anyway? Isn't that your groundskeeper's job?

And I apologize for suggesting doing things the easy way. I know that's not your usual M.O. ;-)
sdandy
17 years ago
Sorry, but with all of those other components on that molecule it will not act like 'ethylene'. Not going to get into the chemistry of it, but don't get your hopes up for forcing a bloom.