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I do my best to clean the organic bits off and I certainly don't do a perfect job. Then I rinse it sometimes soak it for a bit in water. Then I spread it out on a cookie sheet and bake it in the oven until it's hot and dry.

Mine are all from the Laura x Ana cross which I believe makes them first gen plants? I assume u saw the pix in the original post of my awarded one? It's in spike currently but is a single fan plant. Well there are a few almost dead older leaves. Interesting about the 90+ degrees issue. I...

Yes, now that you say that, it's obvious :)

I have been growing mine in straight diatomite with a bit of oyster shell mixed in and I do keep mine in about 1" of standing water. I find mine do grow better in the summer (hotter here in Seattle) but it doesn't get that hot... maybe 90-95 peaks in the summer but it cools down daily. In the...

I bought my diatomite originally from orchidmix.com. There's still a link on his main catalog page for it but not on the resulting page. I asked him about it and he said: "Grow stone was not the main product. It was opals. When they stopped they stopped mining. They can be reused by backing...

Alright, that makes sense. Can you suggest a source or shall I just buy it anywhere? Have you used both with kovachii? And although pumice sounds like a reasonable substitute, I'm still curious what folks grow kovachii in.

I have not. It's my understanding that diatomate is good for several reasons including that it provides calcium (similar to oyster shell) and it has a slightly alkaline pH. I'm not really interested in "trying things" than in what others are successfully growing their kovachii in. I grow...

Hi, I have some old (from 2007) kovachii hybrids that I am housing for a friend. I have lost track of him and the tags don't tell me what the cross is. Anyone recognize these? Likely they are some sort of cross / flask ID from a breeder? Here's what the flowers look like

What do folks grow kovachii in now? I've got some old plants (from 2007) that I've got growing in diatomite and I either need more of it or need to use a different medium? He's my awarded kovachii for attention :) It's in spike right now...