| We have very hard water in this area which is also chlorinated. I don't do a thing to the water and it doesn't seem to affect my orchids. Unless there is some odd chemical in your local water I would not worry about it although the rain water thing would be good. I should do that here at my house.
I don't have good luck with sphag and do not use it. I either get it to wet or it dries out on me. I have better luck with bark, coir chips, pourous rock, and a little perlite. Fine stuff for phal's and phaps. |