Inorganic Media ONLY

[Jmbaum]

Thank you everyone for sharing your experience. I realized as I was typing it that referencing a YouTube video, no matter how well intended, wasn’t a great qualifier. I’m certainly not looking for a definitive stance but more what I should be aware of moving to a medium that is largely pumice. I should have included that I am concerned about my pH and TDS in the original post. Also I have to admit that I feel more comfortable over watering compete for the dryness of my balcony where I have all resilient species. The only sensitive things I have are in terrarium and get fog and distilled water. I have a Phal. Schilleriana coming in for an eastern window growing area that I’m working on for species that want a bit more moderate environ. I heard, that this Phalaenopsis’s growth distinctly improves with the lowered pH.

For the balcony plants with the heat, air movement I want to avoid detrimental alkalinity and salt build up. Overall just reducing stressors where I have control giving them the best chance to deal with the variable I cannot control.