Bark mix medium is not for me....
After my recent fight with molds which forced me to repot the second time within a month I have come to realize that bark mix as medium is not for me. Currently. my orchids are potted in clay pots with bark mix and on humidity trays. The medium on top dries up within a day.but middle part is still moist. For some reason all my orchids' leaves are wrinkling meaning they are dehydrated. I am confused! The same reason which caused my molds problem because I was assuming that they were dehydrated so I misted them very often. Now...I am thinking of repotting again with sphagnum moss.....if my dehydration problem persist. I have an oncidium and mini phal growing on sphagnum moss that are doing excellent. I hope it makes sense.
Does growing in sphagnum moss eventually cause root rot?
What precautions should I take when potting in sphagmoss to reduce the risk of root rot?
thx in advance!
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