Q: What's the best potting media to use for growing Phals?
A: The answer varies according to the environment where the Phal is being grown or according to the habits of the grower.
However...
Most people have had very poor success rates growing in a potting media that is 100% moss.
The potting media that most people seem to do well with are bark, coconut husk chips (CHC), and semi-hydroponic (SH) materials such as LECA.
special note: I have not grown some of the lithophytic species of Phals yet, I don't know if something like a limestone potting medium will work or not, nor do I know the specific procedure.
For now growing in something such as LECA is sufficient for the lithophytes.
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