Potting Soil Mix for Orchid Plants

Orchid Nerd by Waldor Orchids: The Perfect Potting Mix for Your Prized Orchids

For over 50 years, Waldor Orchids has been growing award-winning orchid plants (recognized by the American Orchid Society) using their own Orchid Nerd Mix. This mix, first formulated by George A. Off, has helped cultivate some of the finest quality, award-winning orchids.

Waldor Orchids uses only the finest products available, with the mix consisting of two grades of fir bark, charcoal, sponge rock, and rinsed coconut. This ready-to-use potting mixture is recommended for your Cattleya, Dendrobium, Oncidium, and all epiphytic type live plants.

The Orchid Nerd Mix promotes healthy, strong growth by providing superior drainage and allowing for proper root ventilation. Mixed in small batches using only the highest quality ingredients, this mix is made in the United States and is great for growing Cattleya, Oncidium, and Dendrobium orchids, as well as seedlings.

The bark in the mix acts as a "sponge," reducing evaporation and absorbing heat to optimize growing potential. Perlite, a lightweight and organic soil amendment, improves drainage and aeration, encouraging strong root development. Coco husk chips, an organic and sustainable alternative to peat moss or bark-based mulches, absorb water and slowly release it to the plants.

Charcoal is a critical component, keeping the mix "sweet" and filtering impurities. It helps retain nutrients, prevent decay, allow air flow, and retain moisture while aiding in drainage. It also helps increase soil pH.

In addition to the Orchid Nerd All-Purpose Potting Mix, Waldor Orchids offers specialized mixes for Cymbidium, Paphiopedilum, and Seedling orchids, as well as Compressed Sphagnum Moss.

As Tony L. Whitaker, a verified customer, states, "This open mix is perfect for orchids that are blooming size to specimen size orchids. It is open, using several types of substrate to provide enough moisture to keep the roots damp without keeping them soaked. A soaked orchid root over time is doom for the plant and why I believe most amateurs fail miserably at growing orchids."

With its pre-mixed, ready-to-use formulation, the Orchid Nerd Mix makes it easy to repot your root-bound orchids and provide them with the perfect growing environment. Grab some orchid pots and start transforming your orchids today!

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