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Thanks, Ray. I'll give that a shot and report back.

Yikes. I have a few that are hanging on by 1 or 2 really lousy roots (they came that way). In the event of total root loss, is it time to ditch the plant or are there ways to coax the plant to grow some new ones? Maybe a layer of rock wool on the surface to keep the base of the plant moist...

Welcome from South Florida!

I think it's strange as well, but that's what I'm observing. Perhaps it's humidity? My grow space is now normally >75%, and sometimes much higher when my humidifier goes berzerk (96% yesterday until I caught it...). Windows are nearly always open, but I live in S. Florida...so there's...

Thanks for the response, Ray. Does the location of the reservoir location make any difference? In my head it accomplishes the same thing regardless of its location. But maybe I'm wrong. I converted most of my plants to this method a few days ago and I'm noticing already that the plants that...

No one? Maybe a bad idea...?

Good morning, I'm curious if anyone is using this method to grow Paphs. I have quite a few seedling plants so the concept is very attractive from a time-management perspective. I am thinking that placing leca-filled (possibly rock wool, too?) baskets in a tray with 1/8-1/4" of nutrient...

Thanks, Dave! I was counting on my relatively low coastal humidity and good air movement to dry the baskets out in 2-3 days max, but they seemed to be staying too wet for the roots - particularly seedling roots. You're absolutely right about the water pH - 8.4 at my house - and I was counting...

Thanks, Ray. I'll give that a go.

So, I've decided to make the switch to leca/rock wool for the majority of my paphs @ roughly 65/35 by volume. There are 2 reasons for this: 1. I just don't have enough time to maintain 40 hanging baskets, and 2. I'm not happy with the condition of the sphagnum at 5 months in, and replacing it...

Wow, that's stunning. I'm going to show these pics to my plant. Maybe it will get the hint and finally do something....

Thanks a lot, Ray. I've decided that I'll keep the plants in sphagnum for the time being and to replace the fertilizer I'm using now with K-lite at the package-recommended level. That seems like the most straightforward solution since the dosing instructions are provided by weight (thanks a...

Thanks, Ray! The article is very informative, but I'm still stuck for a solution - or maybe this is just a perceived problem and the real problem is that I don't know if there is a problem or not. But I believe I'm seeing some leaf tip burn, which is what triggered my post - and if so that's...

Hi all! Just a quick update: It looks like sphagnum is not going to work out for me unless I can figure out how to get the TDS down and keep it that way. I'm using MSU once a week at 200 PPM - ish and even with 3-4 flushing between fertilizer applications I'm getting "output" TDS readings of...

Great. Thanks a lot, Ray. I appreciate your advice. Now I just have to figure out how to keep pots out of "kitty range." They truly enjoy destroying orchids. That's one of the other reasons I went with baskets. I can hang them high enough to be out of danger LOL!

Thanks, Ray. Sorry to pester, but is this in self-watering or are you doing the watering manually? Also, does the fertilizer need to be adjusted because of the synthetic substrate?

Thanks Ray! Is that with a self-watering setup, or a "standard" setup? Also, are your numbers LECA/rock wool, or rock wool/LECA? I don't want to assume. I usually do that wrong :)

I am somewhat concerned about what happens when the roots meet the edges of the moss but, at the moment, the plants are quite small so it's not an issue. I suppose I can just increase basket size slightly to accommodate them when they get close My other concern is over-drying in general. But...

Wow! I just posted an enquiry about paphs in sphagnum/baskets in the "cultural" forum. It looks like you're the person I need to be talking to :) Your plants are amazing!

Spectacular blooms!