leca

Hi, For 20+ years I've grown phrags very well in LECA and semi-hydro (S/H) culture. Now though, getting good quality LECA seems impossible. The previous brand I used, Hydrofarm's Grow!t, has changed to a junk source to save a penny or two a bag and I can't find any of the old product...

Hi all, as someone who is fairly new to Phrags I have a question about culture of those that I understand like it a bit on the drier side, e.g., caudatum, exstaminodium, etc. I have been moving all of my new acquisitions into plastic (Rand) pots with a mixture of Leca and Grodan cubes. Not S/H...

I started collecting paphs back in February, and since then I’ve really hit my stride with finding how they best grow in my space. Given my average temps and humidity (70-79 F and 65-85% in the summer, 68-73 F and 45-65% in the winter) I’ve found they do really well in a mix that is about 3:1:1...