Mike, this is the coir I'm picking up on Friday from a nursery nearby called, Go-Brick Coconut Coir Fiber. I buy my clear, plastic pots there and know they carry this one product. (Plus, I'm buying another cattleya from them then too!) Have you ever heard of this? I'll condition it first, regardless. The charcoal and perlite, I've got so, I'll be ready whenever the phals are for repotting now. Also have the right styrofoam for the pots, so I'm set!!
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Originally Posted by mayres  This is a quick post to show what I have found works GREAT for phals. |
QUICK? I asked for what you used and in turn, you gave me a complete tuitorial, pictures and all! I am forever humbled here, thank you Mike.
It's more than I expected and I feel confident that this is what I want to use for my phals. In fact, I can't wait to start getting all of them into this mix.
My phals are doing well; I'm just not happy with the medium and need to find something that I feel in sync with....if that makes sense which I believe, you understand. I hate the uncertainty with the watering issues I already explained and if I can get the leaves to obtain more body, then I'll be one satisified phal grower. In fact, it must be growing season for my phals because right now every one of them is growing more leaves. I've got 3 that are beginning new leaves before the ones prior have fully developed and like wildfire, they're growing now.
I'll be using the skewers to gage me with watering and like some of my oncs in sphag., I'll be watering up and not into the pots.
THIS WAS GREAT MIKE! You rock! Thank you!
P.S. Who are you sending that phal to?
P.S.S. I looked up americanagritech.com and there's a distributor not far from me....just in case.