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Originally Posted by Fuerte Rav
I've debated with myself about using it for my Phals but I worry that I will damage the roots when I initially pot them in it and then anytime that I might have to repot - the pieces have such sharp edges! In your pics the pieces you use look much smoother/have rounder edges, or is that just the way it appears in the pics?
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Oh geez ------ fuerte rav ----- if I lived next door to you, I'd never have to buy potting media ever again hahahaha.
Fantastic photo. I love the scenic look where you live. Wonderful.
I think scoria can have lots of forms - as volcanic rock is sort of general, but maybe the ones being sold for orchid growing have small little pockets all around ---- that can hold a little water for a while --- but not too much. But the combination of the scoria in the pot can allow the pot to stay humid and damp --- even a little wet --- for a while, and provide orchids enough water to grow nicely.
The scoria I use is locally called quincan gravel ---- pronounced kwing-kun gravel. But people call it scoria too. Some edges are a bit pointy, but never knife sharp. The type of scoria over here is no problem for grabbing with the hands - won't cut skin etc.
If it doesn't cut into skin - the type here ----- then it's ok for orchids. I can take some close-up shots today anyway ---- some good sample shots.
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Originally Posted by estación seca
I'm curious about the variegated Monstera - I've read they won't propagate by cuttings, but need to be tissue cultured. Are you rooting a cutting?
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Hi ES! I've seen some youtube videos - time lapse videos of some growers propagating the variegated monstera plants from node cuttings.
I have a feeling that it might be better to have one big massive plant and then take lots of node cuttings (stem cuttings that have a node in the middle), and then attempt to propagate.
I have a feeling that some node cuttings may not grow - even though they're node cuttings. But if there's several (or lots) of node cuttings --- at least some will grow and make it.
So 1 stem node cutting having initially no rooting activity or bulging activity or anything ----- will definitely be a gamble. But many cuttings ----- definitely will lift chances of at least some becoming active and making it.
This nice video made by somebody is quite nice to watch. Just pasting the link for you ES -
click here.
The plant in the pic came from a stem node cutting. It's got a good set of roots. Properly established - a proper plant now. I purchased it on ebay.
My ebay strategy was along the lines of ----- safest to purchase a rooted stem cutting - preferrably with leaves coming out of it too, or at least some sprouting activity.
I don't actually like those sellers on ebay selling 1 single new stem node cutting for hundreds of dollars.
It's not due to the 'price' as such. It's due to the possible waste of our money to give them a few hundred bucks for something that could possibly not actually grow at all (eg. waste away, rot and go soft etc). It's probably nicer if us customers pay some price - even if relatively high - but pretty much guaranteed to just go and grow.
Another strategy that I thought of ---- could be to purchase a stem node cutting from a nice ebay seller. One that appears trust-worthy and nice. If it doesn't grow, then to message the seller very diplomatically and nicely to ask to buy a successfully activated node cutting (with activity - roots and expanding node etc). That could work too - but definitely requires a nice seller and customer relation. Some ebay sellers can't be trusted for sure. They ruin it for the many really good sellers out there.
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