Newbie ID Question :o)

[weez1959]

can you reccommend somewhere in canada that sells dyna-gro, I've never seen it locally.

I take back what I said, it's not growing in bark. I just checked the bag, it's called orchid block, made with 100% coir. Is this OK or should I change that too...

[slipperfreak]

Originally Posted by weez1959

can you reccommend somewhere in canada that sells dyna-gro, I've never seen it locally.

I take back what I said, it's not growing in bark. I just checked the bag, it's called orchid block, made with 100% coir. Is this OK or should I change that too...

You won't find Dyna-Gro at plant nurseries or places like Home Depot. I would check at hydroponics stores. It can also be found at orchid shows and from specialty orchid nurseries.

Coir is used often with Paphs, not sure how well it works for Phals, but I hate it with Paphs. Some people swear by it. For me it seems to hold too much moisture and builds up minerals quickly.

[RosieC]

First let me say welcome

As Joe said Coir does not work for everyone, but if you have had it in that for 7 months and the plant is still doing well (it looks healthy in the pic) then it's probably fine.

I agree that you need a hole in the bottom of the pot though. It needs to be able to get air to the roots. I saw some pots in my local garden center recently being sold as 'orchid pots' which had no hole in the bottom... I just don't understand that because I don't know of an orchid which grows well without one or more. In fact some pots have inadequate holes and I usually drill them out to be bigger.