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Originally Posted by berthabloom
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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Oh, yes i was asking about media lol. Sorry, english is my second language
Sphagnum doesn`t work for me either, though i know that some people love it and have huge success growing orchids in it (guess i just not that type of person). I also asked about media because i have some ideas that here during rain season LECA might be great choice, but i didn`t see people growing orchids in LECA outdoor. Another thing that i noticed - pretty much people grow Cattleyas here in Tampa outdoor, they are in bloom right now and seems to be really happy even after this winter frost. But Cattleyas are the only type i saw so far
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