Iwanagara Apple Blossom

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Originally Posted by nutgirl

I have grown various Phals, Dendrobiums, Cattleyas, Oncidiums, and Cymbidiums. In general they've all done well in SH.
My reasons for changing back to traditional potting is more because of my cultural conditions.
I highly recommend SH. Give it a try.

Maureen

Hi Maureen,
Thank you. I purchased a phrag today, my first , and it will be my first plant in SH.

If you don't mind me asking...what type of cultural conditions made you change back to bark?

[nutgirl]

Sorry, I didn't mean I used bark. For the most part I have continued to use LECA, also lava rock works well for me. I just quit using the SH method for some of the plants.

I have a greenhouse that all my plants are in the the warm months. In winter it runs between 40 - 80 degs. I bring my warm growing plants indoors. The temperature tolerant ones stay in the greenhouse.
When it gets cold I don't like the SH because the root zone is too wet and I was having trouble with rot. I also have several types that like a winter rest and I just found it easier to use LECA with a regular pot.

The room I use indoors is on the cool side and I lost a couple of large plants in SH because the root zone stayed too cool.

I still use it for small Phals and a kind of hybrid version for my Bulbophyllums.

So while I really like the SH idea and feel it works, my situation has kind of evolved away from it.