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| On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:03:15 -0400, Don wrote:
|
| After looking at the list of growing media at
| http://www.vex.net/~jyd/TAVS/Docs/orchids.htm and viewing the
photos
| at http://www.kkorchid.com/1medium_potting.asp I'd have to guess
that
| you're right and it is some type of peat mix.
|
| Your mix sounds somewhat like the "mud" on Rob's site.
| http://www.msu.edu/user/harveyb/mud.htm
| I have been testing this mixture for about 8 months now and so far
it is
| out performing all the other "normal" media that I use. Much to my
| surprise! When I pot up new seedlings I put a few into this mud
and the
| others I pot in normal media for the plant. It is still to early
in
| this test to declare a winner but so far the mud is way ahead.
| Thanks Rob!
| I am in southern Ontario as well, so my growing conditions may be
| somewhat like yours.
| All the best
| Don
|
| It certainly does sound like my plant is in mud. g Now I just need
| to find a supplier who will sell me an amount slightly smaller than
| your average dumptruck load. I'm guessing all I need is a handful
or
| two, so that means the mixture probably comes in 10 pound bags.
| --Vic

Stony Brook Orchids http://www.stonybrookorchids.com/ in NJ grows all
their orchids in a 4:1 mixture of peat and perlite. I have seen them
at shows selling small bags. Their flowers were quite impressive. I
couldn't find any ordering info on their site, but their email is
.