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I pretty much buy all of my supplies from Kelly's Korner. It helps that I live in the same state so I get cheaper and overnight shipping!
I find their prices more than fair, their selection is excellent and their service is quick. As for pots- I prefer Rand's AirCone pots for anything growing "regularly" as in not in S/H. Cool growers may go in clay though and the Stanhopeas go in big, plastic hanging baskets. |
Well, I am in Spain I grow in a greenhouse overwinter and under shade outside in the summer
Temp ranges outside, minus 8C in a bad winter, 47 C summer. Everything that can go on a mount, goes on a mount. The only exceptions are the large Phals, the Paphs and Phrags, and the Catasetinae. I use shallow pots of plastic that I make myself from cut and shut on two different sizes of pots. This gives me 8" diam pots that are about 4 inches deep. The large Phals go into 14 inch diam pots that are about 6 inches deep as the coarse bark renders them immune to overpotting. Next year the Cats will go into a version of S/H as they did well on a halfway house system this year. |
What does S/H stand for? I have had good luck with clay and plastic pots, but my collection is starting to outgrow all of them.
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Semi-hydroponic growing. There is a forum of threads devoted to it. Click on Forums in the left menu and scroll down.
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Wow! I've never heard of this option. Sounds like it works well for Phals, which is what I have. I will definitely have to look into it as an option for replanting.
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S/H works well for Phals if you do it right. Read, read read.
And I forgot to give a link to the inventor of S/H, Ray. He posts here on Orchid Board. If you go to his business, Treat Your Plants Right! - First Rays LLC and click on Free Information you will find vast amount to learn about semi-hydroponics and fertilizer. |
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