Valuable tips on cultivating orchids in sphagnum moss | pH regulation | Peat moss comparison & more!

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Are you frustrated when your new orchid arrives in a flimsy nursery pot that is bulging with roots packed in sphagnum moss? Does it make you want to dive in and 'free' the roots of your orchid from their 'suffocating' sphagnum moss cage? What if I told you that doing that is a bad idea? Do you have to repot an orchid that is packed in sphagnum moss straight away? Can you wait for an orchid that is packed in sphagnum moss, to grow new roots before repotting it? Will orchid roots die if they are packed in sphagnum moss and is not repotted straight away? How to care for an orchid that has the roots packed in sphagnum moss without repotting! How to pH any fertilizer solution for optimal uptake by an orchid?
HOW TO MEASURE THE PH OF AN ORCHID POT: https://youtu.be/wPiSUun0qeg
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - How to care for a new orchid that is packed in sphagnum moss
01:06 - Is there a difference in pH of live sphagnum moss and dried sphagnum moss?
01:43 - What is the difference between sphagnum moss and peat moss?
03:56 - How to measure the pH of a pot that has sphagnum moss as orchid media?
04:14 - How to correctly pH fertilizer for an orchid potted up in sphagnum moss
05:35 - Can I repot an orchid without having active root growth?
09:48 - How often does an orchid that is potted in sphagnum moss need to be repotted?
10:44 - What pH does the fertilizer solution need to be at for watering an orchid potted up in sphagnum moss?
11:15 - How to deal with an orchid pot with sphagnum moss and salt mineral build up?
12:55 - Can I use peat moss in my orchid media mix?
14:25 - Potting up reed stem epidendrum into leca and self watering
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45% - 85% humidity, with regular airflow
Summer temperature range: 20ºC-35ºC
Winter temperature range, exterior: 5ºC-20ºC
Winter temperature range, interior: 16ºC-23ºC
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