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Originally Posted by Hermes
Sorry for my horrible english
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If that is terrible English, I am curious to know what you would regard as good.
My view is that the definition of fluent is always flawed, because to anyone who loves languages, fluency, like zeno's tortoise, is always one step ahead of you.
What you pot phals in doesn't matter, in that you can get almost any medium to work, with the exception of soils. The downside to this is that some mediums require you to be super careful about the wetting and drying cycle.
I pot phals in 2" bark lumps, the sort that people use to mulch flower beds, or make paths in rural walks. I never use moss, because when the moss is wet, it blocks all air to the roots, and for the plant it is a bit like putting a plastic bag over someone's head. The moss can retain water a LONG time. So, you need to be very careful not to wet it too much, and it must dry out inbetween.
I can if I wish, water my phals 5 times a day, and because the water falls thru the pot straight away, my phals nnever suffocate. I also pot mine in large shallow pots, about 6 inches deep and 12" - 14 " in diameter.
To be blunt, people talk about over potting and overwatering. You can't doo EITHER if you pot phals in 2" bark, and repot them before the bark breaks down. (Because the bark has so much air in there it takes longer to break down.)
You could pot a phal in a pot 5 feet wide, and 6 feet deep, and you could water it every day, and it would do just fine.