Interesting....I love coconut husk chips, and most orchids thrive in it...I have found that phals are one of the few exceptions (along with phrags and pleurothallids) that do not do as well with cch as in other media....Take care, Eric Muehlbauer in damp Queens NY.....paphs micranthum, delanatii, and lots of others budding up..... _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids

