This has been discussed on my paph group, maybe here also (I've missed a few digests...).....How have people been sustaining success with CHC paph mixes? Seems like people are reporting bleaching and lack of growth with CHC potted paphs. Whe I started with CHC, I was very impressed....now, I'm not. Most paphs still do well, but I have found that my Maudiae types and a few others are really not doing as well, and frequently bleaching. I repotted a bunch into bark today...many had good roots, but they were all at the top, almost none had good roots growing down in the mix. That said, I find that parvi's do fine in CHC, as do the pihilipinense type multi's (not haynaldianum/lowii pardalopetalums...)...and my epiphytes like catt's and dend's still prefer CHC to any mix I have ever used. take care, Eric Muehlbauer (a real seasonal winter in Queens, NY...for the first time in years!)
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