Pyro,[b said:Quote[/b] (Pyro @ Dec. 21 2005,1:09)]There was a long thread here some time back about the laterite. Here it is. There are a few others, just type "laterite" into the search field.
You didn't quote the thread where you mention your own homemade laterite...
The last post in that thread (from Tamlin) mentions:
[b said:Quote[/b] ] Often plants will go dormant when received, and it is then touch and go: for me, they have usually gone, so I am not the one to ask regarding emergency measures.
I have had this happen twice to me - both times with plants from the same grower... The 1st time I lost a small D. ordensis. I kept it humid and warm and watched it slowly deteriorate ... and die...
The 2nd time, I received several plants, all very healthy. Here's one of them (a D. broomensis - as I received it):
The plants had very little shipping stress but started to deteriorate. Everything I did - didn't help.... I asked the maestro (Forbes) and he said he would also do what I'd done - but the next day he sent another email recommending a possible option - let them dry out and go dormant (if that's what they want). It really didn't feel right - take a plant that's dying and remove most of the moisture while keeping it under strong lights and decent heat....
I definitely don't feel like I'm out of the woods yet with these guys but at least it appears I'm heading in the right general direction....