Hi Alice, how is your Stardust doing? I recently acquired one from a local grower/breeder, it was potted in sphagnum in a small net pot. I potted it in sphagnum in a small terracotta pot for now.
Sphagnum seems to work well for me in clay pots, speeding the drying. But I just rescued some Blc. Seedlings that were in sphag in aircone pots. They had tiny new growths coming on, but under the surface, another story.
At the same time, I repotted my young dendrobium into classic sized bark — with chopped sphag — back in their 2” aircones. I think that going straight from moss to bark can be problematic, so I just wet some moss and chopped w scissors. If you switch to bark, consider adding a little chopped moss as a transition. Esp if you’re lower humidity....
I’m making it a policy to have a look at roots in sphagnum when I buy a new plant, as soon as practical.
cheers
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