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Found mount No. 1: What would you do? Osmunda Mount
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Old 03-22-2018, 07:57 AM
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If you can find decent osmunda, it's as close to a "perfect" orchid substrate as there is. It's airy, holds moisture without getting soppy (orient the strands vertically), and releases nitrogen slowly as it decomposes.

It's Osmunda cinnamomea, by the way.
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