My first impression with S/H

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by DavTom

Hi...well...allow me here a small provocation....

Why waiting for all the info and analysis results to just wrap them up and put forward your theory? To easy that way, isn't it? ;-)

I like a lot to make 'educated guesses" when I do not have all the information within reach. It is much more fun and challenging...

I would be very much interested in knowing your theory...now.

Cheers,
Dav

Well, because I have no idea what's meant by "Many people comment that SH at the beginning goes very well and that after 4-5 months it slows down." Does that mean when transferred to SH it starts putting out greater or faster growth, then after four or five months it slows growth? Or after 4-5 months the plant starts to go downhill, i.e., roots rotting.

If it's the former, quickening growth then slowing down growth in that time period, the plant was likely not watered as often or had broken down medium before and not enough air flow. It's probably still going to stall out unless it was being grown in a very similar manner, such as lava rock and watered often, or a very coarse bark/inorganic mix.

Overall, as Clawhammer says, when transitioning to SH there's usually a period of time commencing just around the four or so month time frame, where the plant growth stalls for awhile. That's because it's losing roots that were grown in a different medium and it's having to develop new roots for semi-hydro. It may lose roots faster than it puts out the new ones, thus it stalls for awhile.

And quite a few folks who transition to semi-hydro keep unpotting the plant to see how the roots are doing with the transition... that's a real plant growth staller in and of itself. Orchids grow slowly anyway... four or five months is nothing in the overall scheme.

So I wasn't hedging... just awaiting clarification of what was meant. Not having at least part of the facts and basing a theory off a vague sentence isn't the way I roll. But since I'm old and rarely get a provocative remark, I'll take it where I can get it.

[Dusty Ol' Man]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

But since I'm old and rarely get a provocative remark, I'll take it where I can get it.

HA!

[DavTom]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Well, because I have no idea what's meant by "Many people comment that SH at the beginning goes very well and that after 4-5 months it slows down." Does that mean when transferred to SH it starts putting out greater or faster growth, then after four or five months it slows growth? Or after 4-5 months the plant starts to go downhill, i.e., roots rotting.

If it's the former, quickening growth then slowing down growth in that time period, the plant was likely not watered as often or had broken down medium before and not enough air flow. It's probably still going to stall out unless it was being grown in a very similar manner, such as lava rock and watered often, or a very coarse bark/inorganic mix.

Overall, as Clawhammer says, when transitioning to SH there's usually a period of time commencing just around the four or so month time frame, where the plant growth stalls for awhile. That's because it's losing roots that were grown in a different medium and it's having to develop new roots for semi-hydro. It may lose roots faster than it puts out the new ones, thus it stalls for awhile.

And quite a few folks who transition to semi-hydro keep unpotting the plant to see how the roots are doing with the transition... that's a real plant growth staller in and of itself. Orchids grow slowly anyway... four or five months is nothing in the overall scheme.

So I wasn't hedging... just awaiting clarification of what was meant. Not having at least part of the facts and basing a theory off a vague sentence isn't the way I roll. But since I'm old and rarely get a provocative remark, I'll take it where I can get it.

Ehehehehe...Thanks for the reply to the provocation ;-) I have appreciated it.

Dav