potting medium for Anthurium

From: piaba piabinha at yahoo.com> on 2003.05.31 at 20:01:34(10296) hello aroiders, i've started some seeds of Anthurium in sphagnum moss and now i'm starting to transplant into larger pots. what do you think of using fine orchid bark mix as a potting medium for anthuriums? since they grow side by side on trees, i'd think it's ok to use the same medium. what are your thoughts/experiences with this? thanks. tsuh yang +More __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

From: Neil Gordon neil at ng23.abelgratis.co.uk> on 2003.05.31 at 22:47:08(10297) On Saturday, May 31, 2003, at 09:01 PM, piaba wrote: hello aroiders, i've started some seeds of Anthurium in sphagnum moss and now i'm starting to transplant into larger pots. what do you think of using fine orchid bark mix as a potting medium for anthuriums? since they grow side by side on trees, i'd think it's ok to use the same medium. what are your thoughts/experiences with this? thanks. tsuh yang +More The only anthurium ive got is planted in bog standard compost. It appears to love it, and constantly produces lots flowers all year round. Anthurium Scherzerianum is the one i have, found in most garden centers, so i guess its the easyest to cultivate. Neil

From: "Derek Burch" derek at horticulturist.com> on 2003.06.01 at 00:49:50(10298) It is really all in the watering. I think that you can grow almost anything in almost anything if you can get the watering right. So, much of what I do (and perhaps most people would say the same) is to make it harder to make mistakes in keeping the medium too wet or too dry. For me, this means a mix of a largely organic material(s) with something that gives guaranteed drainage - perlite, coarse sand (or coarse grit if you are in UK). I, personally, would find fine orchid bark by itself to dry out too quickly, but as I first said, it is all in the watering. . . Not much help with specific advice - sorry about that, but until you learn to water whatever you choose as a medium, in a way that corresponds to the plant's needs, you will always be struggling. Derek +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of piaba Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 4:02 PM To: aroid-l Subject: [aroid-l] potting medium for Anthurium hello aroiders, i've started some seeds of Anthurium in sphagnum moss and now i'm starting to transplant into larger pots. what do you think of using fine orchid bark mix as a potting medium for anthuriums? since they grow side by side on trees, i'd think it's ok to use the same medium. what are your thoughts/experiences with this? thanks. tsuh yang __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

From: "Dany Hervelle" bs246466 at skynet.be> on 2003.06.01 at 04:04:49(10299) I use it for most of my anth and they seem like it Dany Hervelle

From: Jill Bell jbell_buxton at yahoo.com> on 2003.06.01 at 14:16:29(10300) Hey Tsuy Yang, How are you? I will give you a suggestion if you want to use orchid mix, what I would do is add about 40-50% soiless mix with plenty of perlite to it. I think that drainage is essential. The transition between seedling in spaghnum and plant by itself in mix is going to be touchy for a bit, so you may want to use a sprayer to keep the top level of the soil moist without rotting the roots. Just what I would do. What kind of seeds are they? Best Regards, Jill Bell +More __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

From: "Denis Rotolante" denisskg at bellsouth.net> on 2003.06.02 at 16:01:35(10302) As has already been said it's all a matter of adjusting the water to the media. Orchid media will work... however only experience will teach you what the best media will be for your environment and your water schedule. In my nursery we pot in 60% peat and 40% perlite and we are watering daily. Some hobbiest growers here in S. Florida use all volcanic rocks, some peat-lite blends and some use straight sphagnum. Most of the Bird Nest (Pachyneurium) types have thick fleshy roots like the velamenous orchid roots and they will form their own growing medium very quickly. Then they will out-grow their containers and push themselves out of the pot. The flowering varieites grow a little slower and need a bit less water. Good luck and Happy growing Denis +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of piaba Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 4:02 PM To: aroid-l Subject: [aroid-l] potting medium for Anthurium hello aroiders, i've started some seeds of Anthurium in sphagnum moss and now i'm starting to transplant into larger pots. what do you think of using fine orchid bark mix as a potting medium for anthuriums? since they grow side by side on trees, i'd think it's ok to use the same medium. what are your thoughts/experiences with this? thanks. tsuh yang __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

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