Rock Wool Medium - Page 11 - Orchid Board

Ray · #**101** 04-26-2021, 08:09 AM

I prefer mine neat.

DirtyCoconuts · #**102** 04-26-2021, 10:03 AM

as long as you do it responsibly.....there is no wrong way to drink it

WaterWitchin · #**103** 04-26-2021, 10:22 AM

Somebody's gonna read this a year from now, attempting semi-hydro for the first time or honing their growing skills... all of a sudden feel like they've fallen down the rabbit hole. They put whiskey and ice cubes in their SH mix?!?

DirtyCoconuts · #**104** 04-26-2021, 12:15 PM

and then drink it ?!?!? HAHAHA

WaterWitchin · #**105** 04-27-2021, 10:47 AM

Brings a whole new light to the watering with ice cubes, doesn't it?

estación seca · #**106** 04-27-2021, 03:01 PM

Just Add Whisky® orchidists.

Ray · #**107** 04-27-2021, 06:09 PM

Now that my plants are outside for the summer, I have learned a new "feature" of rock wool cubes: maple seed germinate REALLY well in it!

WaterWitchin · #**108** 04-27-2021, 07:40 PM

Bill... EVERTHING germinates in RW! Maple helicopters??? We took out about a fifty-60 foot one, stupid silver maple last year. Nirvana this spring! The real deal maples... not nearly as invasive. Whoever thought up silver maple should be strung up!

Ray · #**109** 04-28-2021, 08:03 AM

We just had a very gnarly maple removed. It was in terrible shape after living through many hurricanes. A sweet gum went with it. Both had their roots soaked in salt water during the Isaias storm serge last year.

Mr.Fakename · #**110** 06-01-2021, 01:52 PM

After a few months of experimentation, I'm blown away by the results.

Old roots branch out like mad, new roots pop out like crazy.

I tend to prefer a layer of rock wool at the top of the pot; it seems to give better results (in my conditions) as new roots directly plunge into the moist wool and grow better than those looking for a way through LECA.