Susan Erickson wrote:
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:15:14 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote:

Thanks, all. I am getting tired of spag for Phals, especially the
smaller
ones, tho' that may sound a** backwards. But, it's the little guys
that tend
to get root rot, at least for me. I grow virtually all my plants in
plastic,
using clay pots for stability where needed.

Thanks for all the input. We're going to experiment - a controlled
experiment, to see what works best.

Diana


The only trouble I have ever had with Lava Rock is the sharp
edges some of it gets when cracked. Just like glass. I can not
handle the stuff.


Wear gloves. All rose growers know that goatskin ones are toughest. I
have three pairs, one of them about to give up the ghost, but it lasted
for several years.

I wear gloves when handling lava rock. I also wear them when handling
my growing collection of cycads--some are pricklier than roses, and
given the toxicity of all parts of all cycads, gloves are very good
idea.

(Yeah, I know, some people eat cycad starch, but not without
considerable risk.
See Whitelock's --The Cycads-- for the grisly details)

J. Del Col