Mini Phal?

[lauraeli]

Thanks guys! I have the Miracle Gro Orchid mix- it is the 'coarse mix' and it is all bark. The pieces look too big for my mini. Should I break them up? Or pick out the smaller pieces?

For now i think I will do as suggested and loosen the moss.

As far as the tape goes, it seems a little silly I guess, but I just thought it might be a good idea to tape it just until it callouses over. For support. I do that when I break a stem on my other plants...sometimes I think it helps. Other times not. Plants do heal themselves though. They will thicken the tissue around a break. Ive seen it on spider plants and spathiphyllum, for instance. Not sure about orchids.

[TheScarletteOrchid]

Originally Posted by lauraeli

Thanks guys! I have the Miracle Gro Orchid mix- it is the 'coarse mix' and it is all bark. The pieces look too big for my mini. Should I break them up? Or pick out the smaller pieces?

For now i think I will do as suggested and loosen the moss.

As far as the tape goes, it seems a little silly I guess, but I just thought it might be a good idea to tape it just until it callouses over. For support. I do that when I break a stem on my other plants...sometimes I think it helps. Other times not. Plants do heal themselves though. They will thicken the tissue around a break. Ive seen it on spider plants and spathiphyllum, for instance. Not sure about orchids.

Hey! I have the same bark mix as you do! In mine though, there's a lot of dirt. So its not totally bark mix and i have to clean it up a lil before use it for potting. I mix it in with some moss so it can retain moisture, but not a whole lot because I don't want it to cause rot root like it did in the planter pot it first came in.