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Originally Posted by tmoney
interestingly our experiences have been a bit different than yours, mateo.
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That's so interesting! I do have to say that my phals were repotted when they shouldn't have. I'm sure their transition into bark would've been more successful had I repotted in the spring when the Phals were growing green-tipped roots.
But I did repot a couple of Phals in bark and sphag during Spring last year and they both did pretty mediocrely.
I am surprised that semi-hydro hasn't worked well for you on Phals. For me, it's the only potting technique that pretty much allows me to repot at any time of the year without setting the plant back. I've never once experienced repotting issues when moving a Phal into S/H (mmv with other genera). Also, my Phals in S/H are growing waaay faster and more vigorously than those in other media. I attribute this to the more frequent waterings, which involve more frequent feedings. But I also think the Phals enjoy the airiness of the LECA and being constantly moist.
Tight sphagnum does work well in my environment when watering from below.
My cattleyas, however, have been doing so well in baskets in my mix of chunky bark, rockwool, perlite, leca, and charcoal and I haven't tried S/H with them. I still water them frequently and the airiness of the media allows me to do so. I can pretty much water every day without overwatering.
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