LBO- you asked about media...I have been using a mix of bark, charcoal and sponge rock for years. Some varieties also get some of those clay balls mixed in too. I think the bark breaks down faster here in FL than it would anywhere else due to all the summer rain. So it forces repotting a bit more often I think. Sphagnum moss doesn't work for me at all. I am a firm believer that orchids in the wild are seldom found in what we would consider ideal conditions such as a greenhouse provides and that they are much tougher than we like to believe. I don't have the patience to deal with an indoor set-up and I don't grow them for shows or awards. I can live with non-perfect looking plants as long as I get a bloom occasionally. Outdoors seems like it should be closest to a wild scenario, as long as I don't choose something native to a dry, cold loving climate.
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