| I have bought the ground up coir here in Australia where some manufacturers call it "coir peat" intending that it be used as a substitute for ground peat moss. I use this "coir peat" in my Paph mix. Of course it doesn't have the nutrient content of real peat moss but it does retain water in a similar fashion. I am slowly changing my opinion on using coir peat in my Paph and Phal mixes. I'm almost in agreement with JLu that it retains too muchwater for these orchids. I have some repotting of paphs that I need to do some time soon here and I'll compare the roots where I used coir peat with the ones where I did not.
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