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I have done that with a phrag and it worked perfectly! A half inch layer of sphag did the trick
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I have done that with a phrag and it worked perfectly! A half inch layer of sphag did the trick
Me too. Especially with the ones that tend to crawl along the surface, seemingly forever, before putting down roots.
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