When to water orchids in Leca medium

[Ray]

Originally Posted by estación seca

A friend who is moving just gave me some ultraviolet resistant bird netting he used for his fruit trees. I don't like to use this in the garden because reptiles get stuck in it. I'm going to try and make a LECA bundle with this stuff holding it together and plant an orchid in it to see what happens.

I can tell you what will happen: you're going to be watering your ass off!

[estación seca]

Originally Posted by Ray

I can tell you what will happen: you're going to be watering your ass off!

I've been told I could stand to have a smaller ass LOL

[Leafmite]

One thing about putting the LECA in netting is that the if the LECA isn't held tight, the LECA might move around too much and inhibit rooting.

[gngrhill]

I say , try it, You don't know until you try. Post results, I'd like to see it.

[campchi]

I have a few phals that I've~ adopted in the office potted solely in LECA. It sits on a window, I've pretty much water it every morning when I come in. It seems to grow just fine, one of them is in spike now. See pic below





Depend on your growing condition, I live in SoCal, humidity is low. Anyways, like the above stated, you never know until you give it a try.

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