Using glass beads to help a clearance rack phal grow roots

[Skayc1]

and how do the roots breath in the sand?

[shushu45]

[QUOTE=Silje;581875]Do you really mean you only need to water your rescued phals once per month?

How long have they've been in the sand? This certainly sounds...different...than what 's normally prescribed.[COLOR="Silver"]

It's not really sand. It says sand on the packaging. It's more like pea gravel. But it's not. It is weird stuff.

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I only have one rescue in the stuff and it seems happy. I've tried sphag and bag and a mix of sphag and orchid mix on this one and it wasn't happy. So I tried the corse natural and now it seems happy. Two new root and one root growing longer.

[Skayc1]

What is the natural pea gravel weird stuff called? & is it in a regular orchid clear plastic or in a terrarium?

[shushu45]

I bought it at lowes it's says on the tag course neutral sand. It has a pinkish color to it. Right now I have it in a clear plastic orchid pot and its sitting on a south facing window.

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Forgot to add. I do spray the leaves once or twice a day with a fine mist and a little super thrive. Then at night I wipe the leaves with a damp rag.

[Skayc1]

Is super thrive mixed in the water you spray it with?

[shushu45]

Yep. I love the stuff. I use it on every plant not just orchids. You can get it at lowes. 4oz bottle it $11 and I use only a 1/8th of a teaspoon in my 800 mL spray bottle.

[Skayc1]

how much in quarts or pints is 800 ml?

[shushu45]

800 mL = 1.6907 U.S. pint

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There are instructions on the bottle.