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Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer
What your friend does is essentially vase culture, which can work quite well (I have a couple Phals and some Vandas growing his way).
What I had a concern over was the combination of large container, medium that is likely to keep things too wet, and a concern over whether there is or is not drainage.
I have two Phals, growing in cylindrical vases, no medium at all. I do what your friend does, minus the rocks. It is sort of an experiment at his point, one that has been going on about 10 months. These Phals each have a huge mass of roots, but overall the plant still seems to be adapting to new growing conditions, even though they seem generally healthy. No bloom yet.
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I think the method of using pebbles in a vase is sort of a hybrid between semi-water culture and semi-hydroponic culture. As for vase culture, I got your vase culture right here:
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