LECA (non semi-hydro) media for Cats & Laelias
G'day all,
As I'm a grower who always likes to keep an eye out for any potential new media that can perform well, not break down very fast and provide good root oxygenation, I came across LECA (also called hydro clay) earlier this year.
Now I am aware there are growers using this semi-hydroponically, but my intent was to use just straight up as a medium for my Cats and some of my rupiculous laelias.
It's light, porous and not as heavy as scoria, and (although I still do need to test it myself) around neutral pH.
I'm just curious if anyone else here is using it as media straight from the bag (non semi-hydro), and what your results thus far have been?
As I normally grow my Cats and Laelias either in net pots or terracotta for aeration and drainage, I usually top with sphagnum, I am thinking the same would apply here due to the nature of the LECA?
Cheers!
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