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What an awesome thread! I'm a newbie and I'm afraid I've had to find out the hard way that some medium does not do well in my home. Moss being the worst. I've lost most of my plants that I purchased from the local orchid shows that were in moss. yet the ones that came from the local Walmart/Home Depot/Rona stores are doing well. I believe that they are in a bark mixture of some kind. My home is about 4 years old and still tends to be very humid especially in the spring and the fall. I've even had moss grow mold during those times. I currently have about 10 orchids. Yep, I've been bitten by the bug. And I think I've killed about 5 orchids. So you can see, I'm still in the learning stage. My orhids at work seem to be doing the best and have even been consistent about blooming every year. I think it's because they drop the temperature at night. I've heard that orhids like that to encourage blooms.
Anyway, I did have a question. Sorry for rambling on. :-)
What is the skewer about? Could you give me more info about that? And will this potting mixture be a good fit for my conditions at home?
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