These last few posts show how very different growing styles can achieve the same result. Sharon (I hope that's right, I'd be sheepish if I got the name wrong) doesn't want Phal leaves wet. Bil doesn't care. Both grow successfully. Bil likes big bark chunks, while Sharon feels they dry too quickly. Again, both grow successfully.
I personally have an ongoing love/hate relationship with sphagnum. Used in a closed pot I believe sphagnum leads to root rot and, if too tightly packed around the base of a Phal, can allow moisture to remain in creases and folds, leading to bacterial or fungal issues. However, I use it in basket pots with my Phals, where it retains water for about 36-48 hours after watering, and allows good air movement to the roots. I suppose my point is that, in fact, we do NOT all always put our pants on one leg at a time.
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