When Danny from YouTube channel MissOrchidgirl gave a test run of different growing media for her orchids, then decided upon one in particular ( a video wherein she further explained her discovery of and love for a product named SERAMIS) : the orchid world seemed lit on fire with a quest to obtain this new and wonderful media!
Thing is...she was using the large grained clay pebbles from a company named Orchitop. SERAMIS, its finer grained "sister" of sorts was also featured in her videos as well. However...until now...this larger grained "Seramis-like" pebble was not available in the USA...until now!
I am here to report that after over a year of negotiation, research and planning, the USA website www.germandeli.com will indeed be offering Orchitop pebbles for sale to us orchid and plant fanatics!! As assured by the company's amazing president who has worked tirelessly with her team to accomplish this...sales should commence soon, starting with a trial size of the 2.5L bag!
Why the excitement?
Well for starters...this Orchitop pebble grain is larger! We can now have the perfect sized inorganic clay pebble medium for ALL our ORCHID and plants needs! Where as SERAMIS ( also offered by germandeli.com) provides the perfect media environment for finer rooted orchids and houseplants in general ( when used exclusively or when added to their plant specific potting mix), the Orchitop brand is uniquely suited to all other orchids...especially cattleya types. With greater surface area ( larger grains), this media can even be used with some vandaceous types like Rhynchostylis and its hybrids, and all other plants that despise root disturbance like Clivia as well!
Bare in mind, as with any inorganic media---clay in particular, periodic flushing of the media is always required ( this involves a thorough watering of your plant's rootbase until water runs through the pot) to ensure that salt build up remains at a minimum.
Orchitop grain pebbles are suitable for semi-hydroponics and hydroponics as well. It offers the perfect soil additive for thick rooted houseplants that may otherwise suffer from waterlogging from the overzealous home gardener.
Use with:
All orchids
Hoyas
Cacti and Succulents ( as an added media to sand/soil blend)
Clivia and all clivia relatives and so much more!
Comparitive Product Photo
( Photo provided by germandeli.com)
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