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Originally Posted by estación seca
The Mystic Maze needs a lot more water than the other two. It won't like drying out for any length of time. What medium you choose will partly depend on how often you can water. If you can water often, bark chunks are great. If you can't water very often, something more water-retentive is much better.
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Great, thanks. I could probably water daily, but I'd prefer not to have to. I think I'll use a mix of bark and sphag.
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Originally Posted by Dollythehun
I run the AC all summer. I pot everything in clay because it cools the roots and it's porousity. That being said, I have always potted my oncidium tribe in bark. I have a huge Sharry Baby that could not stay wet enough, I potted her in a bark and moss mix. Then I noticed Hausermans it's much of their stuff in a similar mix. I have been gradually switching over. I know many members are now cringing: More orchids are lost to iverwayering than under. If you use a moss mix you will have to monitor carefully but, it is working for me. My HR is between 50-60% in that area and the temp is 77f.
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Good to know, thanks. It's often quite hot and humid here outside, but I don't know what the humidity is like inside other than much less so. I have a tray under my orchids with some water (glass balls holding the pots out of the water) for some humidity around the plants. I have to refill the tray every 2-3 days.
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