Repotting oncidiums

[Cheddarbob14]

Has anybody tried the oncidium mix from repotme? I have 4 oncs ready to repot and would love any input in general about what media has worked for you, or specifically about their product. FYI I live in Michigan, plants spend most of their time indoors, whole house humidifier set to about 47% now that the furnace is starting to run. Thanks for any input

[fishmom]

I have used repotme for several different mixes. In general I like them, but I avoid anything that has coco husk chunks in it, as I had some rot when I used that. It holds water longer than any of the other ingredients that they use. Onc. mix with fine bark, perlite, and a bit of granite is fine. I add crushed eggshell to mine, for a bit of extra calcium.

[Dollythehun]

I use Miracle Grow mix. I sift it and rinse it and
put the larger pieces aside for other orchids. I always bought Better Grow at Lowe's and liked it. However, they no longer carry it. I am not crazy about the Miracle Grow. It is fine and silty, but it has worked for my oncidiums.

[Leafmite]

I use red lava rock for nearly all of my orchids. In the past, I used it on the large Oncidiums I had and now I use it with the Onc. Twinkle. I have a Burr. Nelly Isler that needs more water and I use small chips of the lava rock. It does a nice job staying damp, yet, with the basket pot, there is no rotting of the roots.

[3rdMaestro]

I use the imperial oncidium mix from repotme. No trouble at all, I like it.

[bil]

Well, as an experiment, I mounted an oncidium on a branch with some moss, and it is really doing well. Agreed it needs watering every day in the summer, but it has really stepped up flower production.

[Shamu]

In case you're still wondering, I've also used the oncidium mix from RePotme. It has held up really well, though I've been keeping mine in a less humid environment. Used in tandem with their duel net pots, I've had good growth with my Oncidium Twinkle 'Fantasy', which has been making a recovery from illness. Hope that helps!