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Ray 04-21-2016 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by estación seca (Post 800700)
A friend who is moving just gave me some ultraviolet resistant bird netting he used for his fruit trees. I don't like to use this in the garden because reptiles get stuck in it. I'm going to try and make a LECA bundle with this stuff holding it together and plant an orchid in it to see what happens.


I can tell you what will happen: you're going to be watering your ass off!

estación seca 04-21-2016 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray (Post 800731)
I can tell you what will happen: you're going to be watering your ass off!

I've been told I could stand to have a smaller ass LOL

Leafmite 04-21-2016 02:14 PM

One thing about putting the LECA in netting is that the if the LECA isn't held tight, the LECA might move around too much and inhibit rooting.

gngrhill 04-22-2016 08:59 AM

I say , try it, You don't know until you try. Post results, I'd like to see it.

campchi 04-22-2016 03:32 PM

I have a few phals that I've~ adopted in the office potted solely in LECA. It sits on a window, I've pretty much water it every morning when I come in. It seems to grow just fine, one of them is in spike now. See pic below

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...db9e413a6c.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...b5846bba58.jpg

Depend on your growing condition, I live in SoCal, humidity is low. Anyways, like the above stated, you never know until you give it a try.

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