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Ray Rock Wool Medium 08-17-2020, 10:30 AM

B727 Thank you very much for this... 08-17-2020, 11:06 AM

DirtyCoconuts this is a really interesting... 08-17-2020, 11:30 AM

Ray It is an inorganic glass. ... 08-17-2020, 12:34 PM

fishmom With that retention of water... 08-17-2020, 12:37 PM

DirtyCoconuts maybe it just compresses to... 08-17-2020, 02:27 PM

rbarata Is it safe? I had some nasty... 08-17-2020, 02:28 PM

camille1585 Grodan is the industry leader... 08-17-2020, 03:59 PM

WaterWitchin Camille, is this similar to... 08-17-2020, 04:29 PM

camille1585 Horticultural rockwool has a... 08-18-2020, 02:18 AM

DirtyCoconuts Perlite can mess you up.... 08-17-2020, 06:15 PM

DirtyCoconuts What a wealth of knowledge!!... 08-18-2020, 03:12 AM

Ray That's interesting, Camille.... 08-18-2020, 09:55 AM

camille1585 You got me there Ray! And I... 08-18-2020, 10:32 AM

Tim P. I grow my phrags exclusively... 08-18-2020, 11:50 PM

Ray My paphs and phrags do very... 08-19-2020, 09:28 AM

DirtyCoconuts Yeah, but now your retired... 08-20-2020, 10:39 AM

SouthPark My two phrags are growing in... 08-19-2020, 06:49 AM

WaterWitchin I got some to mix in toward... 08-19-2020, 10:17 AM

camille1585 How is that working out so... 08-20-2020, 02:30 AM

WaterWitchin Haven't done it yet. But I'll... 08-20-2020, 07:57 AM

WaterWitchin More likely whiskey with one... 08-20-2020, 04:46 PM

DirtyCoconuts sign me up for either! 08-20-2020, 05:12 PM

Ray I like beer, but in summer... 08-21-2020, 09:22 AM

WaterWitchin Ah yes, now I remember that... 08-21-2020, 10:14 AM

Ray Only fertilizer gets diluted.... 08-21-2020, 12:22 PM

camille1585 Sounds like we have similar... 08-21-2020, 12:37 PM

camille1585 And I completely agree with... 08-21-2020, 12:18 PM

DirtyCoconuts i like where this is headed -... 08-21-2020, 02:07 PM

camille1585 I enjoy the smokey types,... 08-21-2020, 03:04 PM

DirtyCoconuts dalwhinnie (15) is why my dog... 08-21-2020, 03:28 PM

Ray Quite a few years ago, when I... 08-21-2020, 03:41 PM

DirtyCoconuts that is a proper thank you... 08-21-2020, 03:47 PM

WaterWitchin Pretty sure we can blame on... 08-21-2020, 06:36 PM

Dusty Ol\' Man I have been reading this... 04-24-2021, 04:28 PM

estación seca I'm having problems repotting... 08-21-2020, 07:40 PM

Diane56Victor Oh no! 🤣 Sorry can't think of... 08-21-2020, 08:24 PM

WaterWitchin Ummmm... only thing that... 08-21-2020, 09:20 PM

DirtyCoconuts I’ve seen the jar your... 08-22-2020, 12:28 AM

estación seca Yes, very useful. I like to... 08-22-2020, 12:45 AM

Ray PRO TIP: Put the tags on the... 08-22-2020, 09:15 AM

DirtyCoconuts Brilliant! And it still... 08-22-2020, 10:29 AM

vegetalmatter :drum: It's been less than... 10-13-2020, 10:35 PM

WaterWitchin Well, crap. I forgot about... 10-14-2020, 08:37 AM

Ray Everything is still a “go”... 10-14-2020, 08:42 AM

MisterGuy I just found this thread. ... 10-14-2020, 09:32 AM

My Green Pets I had a Phrag Grande that... 10-14-2020, 09:30 PM

vegetalmatter Got some cubes last weekend.... 10-21-2020, 11:20 PM

DirtyCoconuts I am excited to see this... 10-22-2020, 12:10 AM

Ray My internal “Bill Nye” got to... 10-22-2020, 08:55 AM

WaterWitchin I just incorporated the rock... 10-22-2020, 09:33 AM

JScott This is only tangentially... 10-22-2020, 10:57 PM

DirtyCoconuts Very interesting I wonder... 10-25-2020, 01:08 AM

JScott I thought so too. I was... 10-25-2020, 01:34 AM

Ray A little bit of data from my... 10-26-2020, 01:12 PM

vegetalmatter I'm interested in whether or... 10-26-2020, 04:25 PM

Ray That is my thought, as well.... 10-26-2020, 04:47 PM

DirtyCoconuts Wow. So iniatial data... 10-26-2020, 01:37 PM

Mr.Fakename I'm thankful the world has... 10-26-2020, 02:38 PM

Ray They both seem to perform... 10-26-2020, 03:54 PM

estación seca The evaporative cooling will... 10-26-2020, 08:57 PM

WaterWitchin For some reason ES, that... 10-27-2020, 11:06 AM

WaterWitchin So pictures. Not great... 10-27-2020, 03:45 PM

Ray I think the "mixed-in"... 10-27-2020, 05:03 PM

WaterWitchin Why do you say that Ray?... 10-27-2020, 06:04 PM

Ray I view the individual cubes... 10-28-2020, 09:43 AM

WaterWitchin For me, I'm already in the... 10-28-2020, 12:11 PM

Ray In my example mix, it was... 10-28-2020, 12:42 PM

DirtyCoconuts i have a device i made from... 10-28-2020, 02:14 PM

B727 @WaterWitchin @Ray How are... 10-28-2020, 03:24 PM

Ray I wear gloves when measuring... 10-28-2020, 04:43 PM

WaterWitchin Ummm... I just pick them up... 10-28-2020, 06:06 PM

Mr.Fakename Any updates on this subject?... 01-09-2021, 05:49 AM

Ray It's hard to be definitive in... 01-09-2021, 07:51 AM

WaterWitchin I've been slowly partially... 01-09-2021, 11:32 AM

Mr.Fakename One more question! I... 01-12-2021, 07:38 AM

WaterWitchin I think we're gonna have to... 01-12-2021, 07:55 AM

Ray I am not seeing any problems... 01-12-2021, 08:15 AM

Mr.Fakename Touché, I'll be needing... 01-12-2021, 08:39 AM

camille1585 We use Grodan and Cultilene... 01-12-2021, 08:59 AM

camille1585 Any updates on everyones... 04-21-2021, 07:40 AM

Ray After several months of... 04-21-2021, 07:52 AM

camille1585 What have you seen which... 04-21-2021, 08:08 AM

WaterWitchin I'm still doing roughly 25%... 04-21-2021, 12:38 PM

Jmbaum I’ve just got in... 04-21-2021, 11:09 AM

estación seca Do you mean entirely lining... 04-25-2021, 07:15 PM

Mr.Fakename I'm really impressed with... 04-21-2021, 01:23 PM

camille1585 Are all of you using the 1cm... 04-21-2021, 01:26 PM

Mr.Fakename Ha! Well spotted, it says... 04-21-2021, 01:30 PM

Jmbaum So then in practice the 1cm... 04-21-2021, 03:38 PM

Mr.Fakename RH around the house is sub... 04-21-2021, 04:24 PM

Jmbaum I just put in a wall of rock... 04-21-2021, 04:46 PM

WaterWitchin Pretty sure I’m doing the 1cm... 04-21-2021, 06:08 PM

camille1585 Great, thanks for your... 04-22-2021, 02:17 AM

Ray Yes, the ones marketed here... 04-22-2021, 07:17 AM

WaterWitchin I was old school back in the... 04-25-2021, 05:07 PM

estación seca Your daughter can find... 04-26-2021, 01:26 AM

Ray Around our household, when we... 04-25-2021, 05:53 PM

WaterWitchin Understood. But I’m just... 04-25-2021, 06:56 PM

DirtyCoconuts Finally!! Something to do... 04-26-2021, 06:54 AM

Ray I prefer mine neat. 04-26-2021, 07:09 AM

DirtyCoconuts as long as you do it... 04-26-2021, 09:03 AM

WaterWitchin Somebody's gonna read this a... 04-26-2021, 09:22 AM

birdwomn It is 4am - just be sure not... 07-31-2022, 04:02 AM

DirtyCoconuts and then drink it ?!?!? HAHAHA 04-26-2021, 11:15 AM

WaterWitchin Brings a whole new light to... 04-27-2021, 09:47 AM

estación seca Just Add Whisky® orchidists. 04-27-2021, 02:01 PM

Ray Now that my plants are... 04-27-2021, 05:09 PM

WaterWitchin Bill... EVERTHING germinates... 04-27-2021, 06:40 PM

Ray We just had a very gnarly... 04-28-2021, 07:03 AM

Mr.Fakename After a few months of... 06-01-2021, 12:52 PM

JScott An update on my rock wool... 06-01-2021, 01:16 PM

WaterWitchin Yes, Catts, Dens, Beallara,... 06-01-2021, 01:29 PM

JScott So do you put the rock wool... 06-01-2021, 04:05 PM

WaterWitchin Strategically, Jeff,... 06-02-2021, 09:08 AM

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Dusty Ol\' Man Here is one LC recently moved... 06-01-2021, 03:08 PM

spes1959@gmail.com I'm interested in your... 12-27-2021, 05:45 PM

Jmbaum I have to agree with the... 06-01-2021, 02:08 PM

Dekejis I'm going to give the mix a... 12-19-2021, 12:16 PM

WaterWitchin That’s fun Bill! I have one... 12-19-2021, 03:57 PM

Dusty Ol\' Man I'm confused. Who is Bill? 12-19-2021, 11:51 PM

Ray WaterWitchin refers to me as... 12-20-2021, 07:09 AM

Dusty Ol\' Man Ok, Billy Ray! Now I get... 12-20-2021, 12:21 PM

estación seca She keeps calling Ray by the... 12-20-2021, 02:06 AM

WaterWitchin So I attempted to give myself... 12-20-2021, 05:00 PM

WaterWitchin http://www.orchidboard.com/com... 12-20-2021, 08:41 AM

Ray If only I was that thin… 12-21-2021, 07:16 AM

WaterWitchin Well, I can imagine you... 12-21-2021, 08:33 AM

Mr.Fakename That would be fantastic if... 12-20-2021, 05:11 PM

DirtyCoconuts I wanted to dig up this... 12-21-2021, 09:32 AM

WaterWitchin I've noticed that in my setup... 12-21-2021, 10:14 AM

Georg Luiz Barth Hi guys.... 4 months after... 04-09-2022, 07:12 AM

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Georg Luiz Barth Perfect Ray. It appears that... 04-09-2022, 02:30 PM

The Peloric Orchid For your phals growing in a... 10-06-2022, 10:09 PM

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#11

07-31-2022, 04:02 AM

birdwomn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Somebody's gonna read this a year from now, attempting semi-hydro for the first time or honing their growing skills... all of a sudden feel like they've fallen down the rabbit hole. They put whiskey and ice cubes in their SH mix?!?

It is 4am - just be sure not to put any rock wool in your whiskey.

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