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Trying a no-sphagnum mix.

  • #22
Huh - I just use LFS mixed with Schultz orchid mix (which has bark, pummice, lava rock...all sorts of stuff). Gives chunk, water retention, drainage and air flow (if I use enough of the orchid mix, like with certain highlanders). I have a bag of vermiculite, but I really don't use it....Does it work for neps? I always though it made the soil more basic, and most neps prefer some acidicy....
 
  • #23
Vermiculite is kind of a buffer for plants which like a touch of nutrients. Vermiculite doesn't have a bunch to offer, but it does give some. I've used it with perlite to germinate seedlings with great results. It kind of hinders algae growth so the seedlings have a more friendly rooting surface.
 
  • #24
Dustin- you're right about vermiculite helping prevent algae growth. I have ground it up into a powder and top dressed my pots of terrestrial Utrics. with it and I wouldn't get any of that nasty green slime on the soil surface. Worked like a charm.
 
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