[OGD] Discussion of orchid mediums perlite or VErmiculite

[Thomas Hillson]

It is horse shit and it is very smelly, I have been experimenting 
with it as a media as I have several horse stables around me. I have 
not tried any Paph's yet, but they are going into it this spring. The 
one think that I do not like about it is that you need to pay more 
attention to the plant than if you have it potted in normal media. 
Cymbidiums seem to like it and are growing well. Are they doing 
better than in normal potting media, I can not say right now. I will 
re-pot the plants this spring and see how they are doing, if I have 
good roots they will go back into horse manure. If not, I will move 
them on.

Tom Hillson
At 10:13 PM -0600 2/7/05, Steve Topletz wrote:
I don't know about you, but this sounds like horse shit to me.
What about paphs?
ST
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Nic> What is all this discussion on perlite and vermiculite when horse
Nic> manure provides the perfect medium for orchids. What do people mean by
Nic> 'good results'? A plant that is still alive or a plant that has
Nic> multiple spikes. Check the photos on my website of the spikes and the
Nic> root formation. Have you ever seen better roots on a plant grown in
Nic> any other medium?
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