Repotted Phals in Coarse...mistake?

[LizWorking]

I'm a bit new at orchid care, but trying to learn! I am taking care of some lovely phals and repotted three of them in coarse mix (Gubler). When I got to the fourth I opened the new bag of mix and realized it was fine mix, but that the front of the bag actually recommended the fine for phalaenopsis orchids. Do you think the ones I just repotted will be okay in the coarse mix? I don't think I should repot again, right?

Oh, I repotted to get them out of the tightly packed moss/plastic bucket and into appropriate medium, in case that's important. Not really for going up a size in pots. Two of the orchids seem healthy and one wasn't doing great (had a nice bloom, but leaves are leathery).

[cbuchman]

I think you'll be OK. I put mine in fairly course mix. They key is to watch the roots and water when they are white/whitish. With the courser mix, you may need to water more often than with a fine mix.

I get mine out of the Sphag as fast as I can. So I'm with you

[WhiteRabbit]

I looove Gubler's medium (coarse) mix for Phals! I generally make my own potting mix, but the medium fir bark chips I find locally are not as chunky as I like for Phals, and bigger Catts, so I do get the Gublers for those.

The first few weeks, it will dry quite quickly, so watch that. After that it will start to retain moisture longer

[RosieC]

I use a pretty course mix for Phals here, they love it and I don't like fine mixes which are more likely to clog around the roots.