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Originally Posted by mayres  Never had a problem holding up a stake in this media if necessary - but for the most part I enjoy letting the plants handle their spikes in a natural way - not usually bothering with stakes. |
I rarely use stakes either; I like them the natural way.
I have made a few adjustments to the coir mix I have been using. I deleted the diatomite and now add some rice hulls and cork chips for more aeration. For some of my orchids (mostly paphs) I use 1/2 coir and 1/2 shredded coconut husks. I get all my ingredients from repotme.com and just can't keep myself from tweeking perfection whenever I need to repot something. I'm still looking for that perfect Catt mix. My pseudobulbs have a tendency to stay shriveled no matter how much I water.
For all of you who grow Catts in bark, good for you!! It is just too dry here and won't work for me. I'm slowly adding more water retentive mix until I come up with something good.