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Apr 10, 2019 9:33 AM CST
Name: Bob
Toronto, Ontario (Zone 6b)
Thanks again Bill for your help. I have repotted my Tsiku lily and will keep an eye on her.

I'd like your, or others', opinion on another orchid I purchased and am wondering if I have placed it in the right medium. It is an Angraecum eberneum, which I am quite excited about! When I purchased it, I found it root bound in a tiny plastic container full of media that had broken down, full of dead rotted roots and infested with bugs. I removed all the media and dead roots, rinsed then misted the roots with hydrogen peroxide, and misted the leaves with a 2% mineral oil and soap solution to help with the bugs (I think it was scale). I have repotted into clay pellet media only, and am wondering if that is the right choice. I understand the roots need to be kept moist and airy (similar to Vanda?). Would it make sense to add something a little more moisture-retentive into the mix, or should I keep it this way and just keep misting and watering more often? Thanks!

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