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So if you use turface as a major soil component, I think you'd want to size your other components similarly that's the big complaint with turface, particle size.
If you make a mix of equal-sizes lava, pumice, akadama, turface, does the turface still settle to the bottom? Messages 1, Reaction score 24 Location Altadena, Ca. He stated that it was due to its small size and if he get bigger particles he would still use it. Poink88 said:. I bet not. Look at the 2nd pic To which I responded No I think that's all turface as you can see the akadama he uses is much larger.
The white stuff is pumice the red is lava the larger brown is akadama. The point is the size of the particle. Small akadama, small lava and small pumice are still twice as big as turface. I don't know where to get smaller lava or pumice or akadama. Unless you just sift out the fines and just use those.
I bet Turface is within that parameter. I think that a turface sized mix might be good for shohin or wet loving trees. Maybe not so good for evergreens. It seems "free draining" is relatively defined. With finer ingredients there will be more lag before water totally flushes down no contesting that To me, I see that as an advantage actually.
Being a miser, I want the water and fertilizer to have time to adhere before leaving the pot. Waste is waste in my book. If I want less water, I will use a smaller pot or reduce my soil.
Here again, rePotme delivers the goods! When buying orchids, it is always wise to inspect the mix and the pot that the plant is in. Many times, the mix is old and the plant is climbing out of the pot. Sometimes the pot isn't great either, offering little or no drainage. Repotting your new plants in our fresh mix and new pots is smart, and you would like to do so soon after getting them.
Once the bloom is done, give the plant a breath of fresh air new mix promotes oxygen movement around the root zone , and put it in a proper sized orchid pot that offers great drainage, and one that promotes air flow.
Mixes eventually break down, and one should expect to repot every year or two to keep the plants root zone healthy. Our mixes can be expected to hold up extremely well because they are fresh and clean to begin with and because they are gently handled and packaged all along the way.
Other outfits make their mixes with machines, and materials go in a hopper which often breaks down the media. If it was clean to begin with, by the time it is mixed and bagged by machines , it can be dried out, crushed and dust laden.
These "brand X" mixes then sit around on shelves, in storage buildings and trucks which further dries them out and the handling of the bags can further break down the ingredients into ever smaller particles and dust. Here at rePotme, our mix ingredients are washed, inspected and blended with care by people who know what they are looking at.
Every mix is hand crafted and every bag is filled by hand. Often times the mix you receive was just made by us and you can tell because the media is still moist and has the look and feel that makes it obvious. Other mixes need to be soaked for hours because they are all dried out to begin with and they have been sitting around for months or even seasons!
Compare a bag of our fresh mix to one of those and you will see the difference right away. Stiff, dusty, shriveled, and hard is the norm. That's why they tell you to soak overnight. Our mixes are ready to use when you get them, and the only thing we suggest is to uniformly moisten for immediate use. Be on guard for store mixes that simply describe the contents as "Orchid Bark".
The Box stores have little bags lined up on the shelves with pretty flowers on the bag so you can't see the contents. Is it good for your orchids? Do you really know what is in that pretty store bought bag and might that explain why it is so cheap?
It might be primarily fir bark which we know is cooked at very high temperatures by regulation and that certainly doesn't "freshen" it. Heat treating bark makes it brittle and dusty. Fir bark can and usually does irritate skin by creating tiny splinters that contact unprotected skin.
We carry wonderful alternatives to store bought "Orchid Bark" that are fresh, great for your fine plants and that don't irritate your skin and are not full of dust and fines. These include sustainable harvested media like Orchiata Monterey Pine bark, Coconut Husk, Redwood chips and bark, Sphagnum mosses and plenty of other wonderful medias in our mixes and that are available individually. In fact, rePotme. All of our mixes and medias come in perfectly clear resealable bags so you can see exactly what you are getting.
Each of our mixes list every media in them. Don't be tricked by pretty little bags at your local box store! We have two mix lines, Classic and Imperial. The Classics were the first mixes we made when our business was formed many years ago. They are great mixes and remain a bit less costly than the Imperial mixes which we created a few years ago. The Imperial mixes are made with some ingredients that are harder to find, tend to be more complex, and are more costly to make.
The Gold version also includes virgin cork chips from Portugal. The Classic mixes are made with more familiar materials like coconut husk chips from Sri Lanka, and Fir Bark often known as " orchid bark " , typically from the west coast of the United States.
In general, the Imperial line of mixes tends to be faster draining and drier while the Classics tend to hold more moisture.
We are often asked why there are so many choices, and how to choose between them, so we thought it would be helpful to explain the logic here. Each of the five mixes we make for Phalaenopsis sometimes known as Moth Orchids and Just Add Ice Orchids have unique characteristics, and each can be perfect for certain environments and applications. We ship plenty of each, and below are some of the reasons our customers choose one over another. Keep in mind that best practice is to repot orchids annually because over time mixes break down and become acidic which is not good for roots.
Moisture retention and the environment the plant is growing in are key reasons to go with one type over another. For example, the Dark mixes, both Classic and Imperial, tend to hold a bit less moisture than their Gold counterparts including AAA Imperial that contain sphagnum moss which has high water retention properties. On the other hand, if your plants are growing in wet, cool, or higher humidity areas, the Dark versions will most likely be the best choice.
Orchids like to go through cyclical periods of good moisture in the mix and then experiencing mix that is starting to dry from the top.
For this reason, we suggest only watering when the mix feels dry and kind of crunchy to the touch on top. Sports fields are easily compacted by the heavy foot traffic of active use, making it difficult for water to drain and oxygen to reach root zones. The superior structure of Turface, when worked into the soil, creates long-lasting pore space to eliminate compaction and improve the flow of oxygen and water below the surface. No other conditioner works better, longer. Choose Favorites List.
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