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Old 06-14-2008, 12:44 AM
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s/h question

I had asked my local nursery earlier in the year, if they carried leca in stock since I didnt see it on their website so I can try to convert some of my collection over s/h. They said that they dont carry s/h supplies & dont recommend it. From their experience, the orchids seem to stall out after 1 year in the stuff. I had my only experience with s/h from a Psychopsis I bought in a 2" pot at a show. I had to repot it in bark since it outgrew the pot.

1. Has anyone had similar experiences like this while growing in s/h?
2. Do you notice a quicker growth rate using s/h over standard orchid mixes?
3. Do you tend to have less fungal problems with s/h since you can control the moisture levels better then with bark mixes?
4. Is there anything I should have asked that I didnt? there was something else I wanted to add but cant remember it at the moment.
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