Sphag or NO Sphag

[Jkelee]

Hi there!

I gotta say that I found a local orchid nursery that has thousands of orchids growing ALL in Sphag. ALL Species too!
I asked WHY?? And HOW, as I thought not all species can LIVE IN SPHAG?

Well, his answer was easy for him:
"Yes they can", and "I do this to Control the watering". "They ALL DRY THE SAME"

I was horrified! As I've been told and sold on sooooo many products to keep so many species of my orchids happy!

I thought Sphag stays too wet, too long, and root rot starts in??

I need to know if this is true?!? As it is working for this orchid man!!

And I bought about 30 more orchids from him!

Can Someone/Anyone tell me if this CRAZY or TRUE??

Will Sphag NOT ROT out my orchids? All that I bought from him, keeping them in the sphag that he had them in??