POLYSTYRENE: In Potting Mix

Culture Orchid Doctor

by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler)

Originally published in The Orchid Doctor in 1980 and 1988

Posted by Sys Admin over 8 years ago.

Article Blog   Article Index
Put it through a kitchen meat grinder if you have one, or cut it up with a knife, to produce granules or cubes and mix it 50/50 with bark for a good potting mix to achieve a non-soggy condition; a first choice is to use it for drainage. OA82-7
Share on Social Media:  
Log in to Add a Comment

More The Orchid Doctor Articles under the Heading Polystyrene

Polystyrene Comments
POLYSTYRENE: Potting Material In bead form; common ingredient in Europe; an insulating material, extremely light, inert, does not saturate or rot, retains moisture on surface only; used in a mix with peat moss, sand and sphagnum moss. AU76-73Pieces are irregular, one-sixteenth to one-twelfth of an inch in diameter; in Hawaii used best as one part to three or four parts hapuu; the wetter the area the more polystyrene. P68(l)-14+ 0

New Topics

  1. Kristin Dorris asked question Odontocidium Orchid fungus? in category General Discussion
  2. Maria Fernandez asked question Wild. Lisa Devos in category Dendrobiums
  3. Leshya Perkins asked question Image of a plant please in category General Discussion
  4. Danny Lyon asked question Phaius bernaysii in category General Discussion
Ask a Question

Start a Topic

New Comments

  1. Paul Reavis commented on orchid Milt. Kismet
  2. Christiaan Viljoen commented on member plant Psh. fragrans by Christiaan Viljoen
  3. Christiaan Viljoen commented on member plant Z. maculatum by Christiaan Viljoen
  4. Christiaan Viljoen commented on member plant C. Gaskell-Pumila 'Azure Star' by Christiaan Viljoen
  5. Robert H. Findlay commented on member plant Rlc. Joy Sokabe var. Volcano Queen by Sally K
  6. James Lunsford commented on member plant Lc. Sagarik Wax 'African Beauty AMO/AOS x Blc. Cherry Suisse'Kauai' HCC/AOS var. Cattlyea 'Hybrid ' by James Lunsford
  7. John Varigos commented on orchid Bulb. schwarzii
  8. Linda Hartman commented on topic "Issue with Blc. Ben O'Neil "Jubilee" by Glenda Ratliff
  9. Henry Shaw commented on member plant Ons. Catatante 'Los Roble' by Henry Shaw
  10. Mary Lane commented on member plant Den. Tianmu Canary by Terre Moore
  11. Pamela Stegmaier commented on member plant Rlc. Esther Costa var. Orange Fantasy by Mary Lane
  12. Mary Lane commented on member plant Rth. Linda Vee var. Kira - Cluster Orange by Mary Lane
  13. William Gorski commented on topic "Looking to purchase" by Judy Rutz
  14. Robert Rand commented on member plant Cattlianthe Auri Guis by Robert Rand
  15. Julie Ellner commented on member plant Phal. amabilis var. formosanum by Vickie Seibert
  16. Julie Ellner commented on member plant Rlc. Green Dragoon 'Mendenhall' by Jeanne Uzar Hudson
  17. Barry J Silver commented on orchid Lyon. SunCoast Pink Passion
  18. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Phalaenopsis William Kistler?" by Nicholas Filannino
  19. Carol Holdren commented on orchid Colm. Eric Gabriel Heines
  20. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Cattleya little susie" by Juliann Eckhard