Is this coconut husk mount appropriate?

[camille1585]

I know that with CHC you need to soak it a long time beforehand to remove the salt in it since they grow near salt water. Wouldn't that also be the case with whole husks?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by camille1585

I know that with CHC you need to soak it a long time beforehand to remove the salt in it since they grow near salt water. Wouldn't that also be the case with whole husks?

Could be.

You're the first one to address it, go for it tell us what you know.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Could be.

You're the first one to address it, go for it tell us what you know.

The only thing I do know is what I learned on OB when I was asking about CHC. Coconut trees get sprayed with salt water, so the husks are full of it (also learned that in my hort classes). Orchids don't like the salt so they need to be leached out. What I learned here was to either soak the CHC several days, changing the water regualily, or soak it just a day with some epsom salts. The sodium in the CHC is leached out by being replaced by magnesium from the epsom salts.