Gilda
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Here is some "proof of the pudding"...we have been growing our phrags in a bark mix in a semi-hydro type plastic cup...2 holes approx. one inch from the bottom. We have been growing this way for approx 3 years. This method we utilized ,because in the winter I can not have phrags sitting in trays of water due to overwhelming humidity and the fact I have to run a dehumidifer to keep the "rain" for coming down.
We have had phenomenal results..great root growth, very little leaf tip burn if any ,blooms , multiple spikes...only positive results ! Now I know your gonna say.."but the medium breaks down too fast". Nope, the Phrag Brecko-Nitament pictured under "It's not bad getting older" has been in the same pot for 3 years..no repotting ! Pots we have undone the medium is fine...it does ot break down any faster ..go figure...maybe it's like submerged logs they find in a river that is not rotted ! When you think about this, it is the same principla as sitting in a tray of water..only the tray is not exposed to dehydration in the room.
This phrag pictured has been growing in this pot for appprox 6 months ..it is going into a qt pot because it is "drinking" the pot dry in a couple of days. They are fertlized every watering..some are under flourecent lights, some in my grow room, some in a window..all grow the same. These are all hybrids, except for a besseae(which love this method). I would not grow caudatum specie this method.
We have had phenomenal results..great root growth, very little leaf tip burn if any ,blooms , multiple spikes...only positive results ! Now I know your gonna say.."but the medium breaks down too fast". Nope, the Phrag Brecko-Nitament pictured under "It's not bad getting older" has been in the same pot for 3 years..no repotting ! Pots we have undone the medium is fine...it does ot break down any faster ..go figure...maybe it's like submerged logs they find in a river that is not rotted ! When you think about this, it is the same principla as sitting in a tray of water..only the tray is not exposed to dehydration in the room.
This phrag pictured has been growing in this pot for appprox 6 months ..it is going into a qt pot because it is "drinking" the pot dry in a couple of days. They are fertlized every watering..some are under flourecent lights, some in my grow room, some in a window..all grow the same. These are all hybrids, except for a besseae(which love this method). I would not grow caudatum specie this method.