I think it's time for an update on the moler clay!
Today I noticed my Homalomena was trying to attach itself to the felt it was on.
So I decided to repot it and uhm.. I probably should've done that a bit sooner.
I bought and repotted this one last August, it was less than half its current size. I guess it's happy?
Repotting a plant in moler clay is really easy. I just put it on top of a layer of fresh stuff, fill it up, that's it.
I'm quite happy with this growing medium. I bottom water my plants on a layer of felt that I always keep wet, and I don't have to worry about overwatering or underwatering. I even have a Zamioculcas constantly wet with this stuff and it seems to be doing fine. I use plastic pots for the small plants but for the biggest ones I need to use terracotta, as the medium only wicks about 20cm on its own and then a clay pot helps pull up water to the top.
Currently I put most of my cuttings in Sphagnum, but it's not easy to get that off the roots for repotting. So I started another propagation experiment. This time I'm testing pothos in 8 different media. From left to right: leca, moler clay, volcanic rock, pine bark, coco chips, aroid mix, Sphagnum, water. Let's see what happens
The aroid mix is the one I also use for my big Monstera deliciosa. It's equal parts moler clay, pine bark, coco peat and coco chips.
I'm contemplating whether I should put my big bird's nest Anthurium in moler clay, or a mix similar to the one above. It's still in the awful potting soil that I got it in last January, I haven't found the courage to repot it yet. It currently has a really weird fasciated inflorescence.
How well does a bird's nest Anthurium cope with repotting stress?
