Preparing Orchiata Chips for Repotting

[HiOrcDen]

Originally Posted by Roberta

It probably can't hurt. Plain old water should be fine. I think that fertilizer in the soak water would be pretty much wasted, will wash out when you water the plant. When you fertilize the plant, the roots absorb the fertilizer right away. Not that much stays around in the medium.

Oh I see. That makes sense, thank you. My issue is... that lately I tend to go to sleep late and wake up in the afternoon. And its very hot these days, so I'm worried if the chips aren't soaked, they'll dry too quick, before I have a chance to water them more heavily as you suggest.