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That was great!

@TyroneGenade - I may have responded to this already, but something just occurred to me…. Many years ago, I tried a Lycaste aromatica...

While I certainly love such discussions, I want to make a general comment here: Any discussion of plants + potting media or growing...

Don’t arbitrarily start changing labels. Tolumnia hybrids are highly variable - Jairak Flier alone probably has dozens of differently...

I am in southeastern NC. My phrags are outdoors all summer, grown in semi-hydro culture (i.e., always moist) and flooded frequently...

Welcome aboard, Kermit.

Hi, Georg. SucraShield isn't available at all, as the gentleman running the small company passed away a few years ago. About a year...

Welcome, Ricardo.

I would think iodine would be a curative treatment, not preventive, and honestly, have no idea of its phytotoxicity. However, I would...

Yes, activated carbon will absorb chlorine, chloramine and heavy metals. It will not remove dissolved solids like the carbonates and...

I cannot speak for Germany, but in the US, the analysis is provided in weight percent of elemental nitrogen, phosphorus as P2O5 and...

Certainly testing the EC tells you something, but I question what, how much, and what is the value of it? Potting media staying wet...

Ray will not-, and does not know. I think Tyrone has the best response.

@Russ1992 - That filter is just carbon. It will not remove dissolved minerals. I think you may be crediting EC with providing more...

The pour-through test was designed to allow the determination of the substrate pH, not the EC. Basically, you have simply demonstrated...