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Old 22-08-2006, 11:50 PM posted to rec.gardens.orchids
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Default mini-Catt repotting in moss?

Danny,
Thanks. And I will research Alan Koch on the web based on your post, sounds
worth while.
Joanna

"danny" wrote in message
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Alan Koch at Gold Country Orchids in California is one of the top
mini-catt breeders and he grows them in moss. If I recall correctly he
puts some styrofoam peanuts in the bottom of a clay pot and then wraps the
roots in moss and sticks it in the pot. When he moves up to the next pot
size he just pulls it out of the pot, wraps some more moss around it and
sticks it in the bigger pot. They need to dry out a little between
waterings. (I'm looking back at my notes from when he spoke here.
Personally I moved the plants I got from him out of the moss because I
don't like growing much besides pleurothallids in it under my conditions.)
-danny

"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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I was wondering if it is a really bad idea to repot a mini-Catt into moss?
I don't think I have ever seen a mini-Catt grown in moss and thus I
wonder.

Thanks,
Joanna