Is HD orchid mix ok for phalaenopsis, dendrobium?

[Greenpots]

Hi All,
I'm going to repot my phal, dendrobium with HD special orchid mix. Is that OK by itself, adding something else or what medium do you recommend ?

Thank you
Tony

[bil]

My personal taste is large bark for phals, fine bark for dens, and sieve both to take out the smaller particles.
but I am moving more and more to mounts or something similar.

[Orchid Whisperer]

I've never heard of HD orchid mix. Is HD a brand? Or do you mean Home Depot, and the mix is some brand sold at that store?

Better Gro is a common brand sold in big box stores in the USA. For Phals, I prefer their orchid bark, rather than a mix.

Dendrobiums are so varied in their culture it may be better for someone with more Dendrobium experience to weigh in.

[Greenpots]

It's Better Gro from Homedepot. Good to know ,I'll need to get big bark.
Thank you guys

[Orchid Whisperer]

The Better Gro orchid bark will work very well for Phals. Good luck!

[estación seca]

The Better Gro product stays moist for quite a long time, probably too long for a Dendrobium. Use a very small pot with your Phal and take care it doesn't stay wet in that mix.

The only other things my HD carries that could be used for orchids are lava cinders and enormous chunks of landscape bark, which would have to be broken up for orchid use. Plus I don't know whether they were treated with anything. Members here use lava cinders as potting mix for Den phals with great success.