Potting Mediums & Mixes

Orchiata

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Orchiata is a distinct orchid growing medium, produced from 100% pure New Zealand Pinus radiata bark. It is a unique, stable growing medium for potting and re-potting orchids. Orchiata is imported from New Zealand, produced solely from Pinus radiata, also known as Monterey bark.

Orchiata is a high quality organic growing medium, stable, long lasting, toxin free with a pH range between 5.5 and 6.5, perfect for growing orchids.

Orchiata preserves the best attributes of Pinus radiata, and combines them with longevity, ability to re-wet quickly and long term stability. Hawaiian Growers' have reported that frequent re-potting is not necessary, as potted plants have been known to remain in excellent condition in excess of 10 years.

~~~NEW~~~~
As a result of several requests from our customers, we are now offering the medium grade Orchiata in the 40 liter bag. This is the same popular Power+ grade that we offer in the 1/4 cubic foot bag.

Orchid Potting Mixes
1/4 cubic foot bags.

	Cymbidium Orchid Mix. Specially blended from Canadian sphagnum peat moss, processed pine bark, large perlite, vermiculite, nutrients, dolomitic limestone, cork chips, Orchiata Monterey Bark and medium grade Aliflor. A free draining mix that retains moisture while being very open and airy. Cymbidium Orchid Mix - ¼ cu ft bag - $10.95 each
	Orchid Seedling Mix. A special blend of fine quality ingredients for all Orchid seedlings consisting of Fine Bark, Perlite, Fine Charcoal, and Aerolite. Use on pots up to 4". Orchid Seedling Mix - ¼ cu ft bag - $7.95 each
	Vanda Orchid Mix. A special orchid mix specifically designed for Vandaceous type orchids primarily consisting of large pieces of Orchiata, Charcoal, Perlite and Aliflor. Use with all our Vanda Baskets for best results. Vanda Orchid Mix - ¼ cu ft bag - $8.95 each
	Phalaenopsis Orchid Mix. Composed of medium fir bark, charcoal, perlite and other organic ingredients. This orchid mix provides for the necessary humidity Phalaenopsis Orchids thrive on. Use with 4" pots to 12" pots. For best results use with Jack's Classic 30-10-10. Phalaenopsis Orchid Mix - ¼ cu ft bag - $7.95 each
	Terrestrial Orchid Mix. Specially blended from pure Canadian peat moss, coarse vermiculite, coarse perlite, nutritional minor elements and other organic ingredients. Many growers prefer this high quality potting mix for cymbidium orchids and other terrestrial orchids. Also used for ferns and bromeliads. Use with any size pot. Terrestrial Orchid Mix - ¼ cu ft bag - $7.95 each
	Bromeliad Mix. This soiless mixture of fine tree fern fiber, vermiculite, bark ash, washed sand, extra-coarse perlite, peat moss and other organic ingredients is specially formulated for bromeliads. Provides excellent drainage and promotes root growth. Use with any size pot. Bromeliad Mix - ¼ cu ft bag - $6.95 each

Cork Chips

A extraordinary addition to your orchid growing mix. Orchids love growing in cork chips because the roots work their way in and around the very soft, textured surfaces.

The added benefit of cork chips for orchids is that it holds virtually no water (no root rot), lasts a very long time and mixes well with other media to make a light, fluffy amazing mix.

Mixes made with cork chips are typically quite open and airy which is perfect for most orchids. Tindara is pleased to offer the finest grade of natural cork chips from Portugal.

Cork Chips are an excellent soil amendment for any potted plants.

Use outdoors when planting bulbs, hostas, daylillies and other fine perennials.

Great for Cymbidiums, Phalaenopsis, slipper orchids and fine rooted orchids.

The size is approximately 6mm-14mm or 1/4” to 9/16”

Your Orchids will love this stuff.

The weight of each bag weighs about one pound, 7 ½ quarts.

High Chrome Scoop

These beautiful high chrome scoops are great for potting soils, grains, flour, dog food, ice cubes, bulk foods and so many more uses, extremely versatile. We use the stainless steel scoop for potting soil.

The Big Daddy Organic Coco Gro Bag
This nifty product makes gardening simple

The Big Daddy Organic Coco Gro Bag does it all. Designed for ease of use, this compact plastic bag comes with the potting mix inside. You open the bag and fill it from the top with a gallon of water. In about an hour, the medium expands like magic to fill the bag "pot." The fully open bag will be 10"L x 10'W x 8"H after watering. Punch holes in the bottom of the bag after it's fully hydrated to allow excess water to drain. This grow bag is suitable for planting flowers, vegetables, tomatoes, herbs, all kinds of plants, even tropical plants. Seeds can be planted directly into the bag too.

This stylish Gro Bag works indoors or outdoors.

Great for patios, porches and roof top gardens.

Premier® PRO-MIX®
Premium Quality Mix for Potting & Seeding

• A multi-purpose growing mix for seed starting, planting and transplanting into indoor and outdoor containers.
  
  
• Contains Canadian sphagnum peat moss, coarse perlite, vermiculite, macro and micronutrients, limestone (for PH adjustment) and wetting agent.
  
  
• Multi-Use Mix... Excellent for multiple plant species.
  
  
• Ready to use for Indoor and outdoor Plants.
  
  
• Complete & Ready to Use... Efficient, easy to use.
  
  
• High aeration... Optimizes root development.
  
  
• For the ultimate growing performance add ZeoPro to the mix and watch your plants' performance take off.
  
  
• Suggested uses.Vegetables, Herbs, Perennials, Pots, Planters, Window Boxes & Terrariums
  

Fafard Professional Potting Mix
Used by Professional Growers!

• Fafard Professional Potting Mix is an all-purpose professional potting blend that has been certified through Fafard's own research and developmental testing.
  
  
• Designed for ideal growth, this potting mix is designed to the exacting standards demanded by professional greenhouse growers and nurserymen.
  
  
• This lightweight potting mix has been pH adjusted and combines Canadian sphagnum peat moss, processed pine bark, horticultural grade vermiculite and perlite for excellent drainage and great results.
  
  
• Ready to use for Indoor and outdoor Plants.
  
  
• The Potting Mix is ph balanced with limestone and contains gypsum, a starter fertilizer charge and a wetting agent.
  
  
• An all purpose potting mix for seed starting, cuttings and containers.
  
  
• For even better growing performance, mix in ZeoPro and watch your plants double in size.
  

Long Coconut Fiber

Long Coconut Fiber is a natural, organic ingredient used to line Vanda baskets and to secure orchids to trees, driftwood, virgin cork bark or tree fern plaques. Long Coconut Fiber can be inserted into the bottom of cork tubes so potting mix stays in and water freely flows out.

Tree Fern Fiber

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Fine tree fern fiber is a natural, organic potting ingredient that is used to amend soil free mixes by enhancing drainage and aeration. A popular orchid potting medium, Tree Fern Fiber is resistant to decay and holds up well under moist, humid conditions.

The fibers vary in size, from ½ inch to about 1.5 inches.

SuperSPHAG
FROM THE LEAF OF SPHAGNUM MOSS

An EXCLUSIVE new growing medium from TINDARA™. This is one of the finest growing orchid mediums we have ever used. Supersphag is an incredible Orchid growing medium made from the leaf of sphagnum moss where the moss is cleaned and chopped so that all that is left is the leaf which is dried and compressed into cubes. The cubes are compressed to ensure complete rehydration and to preserve the integrity of the sphagnum moss leaf.

The Supersphag cubes are not all the same size. When 20 cubes of Supersphag are soaked with 16-20 cups of water, and fluffed, it produces over a 1/3 cubic foot of clean sphagnum moss. Use our Measuring Cup to accurately measure 8 oz. of water per Supersphag cube.

If you wish, a mix of 50% Perlite will open the mix up even more.

Many of the expert Disa growers in South Africa, New Zealand, and California are currently getting great results with a mixture of Supersphag and perlite.

Supersphag can also be useful for orchid plants ex-flask, and to encourage root growth production on "back bulbs" and divisions. Other uses include mulching house plants and also rooting begonias, gloxinias, azaleas, and other acid loving plants.

A 1 inch cube will expand to over 20 times its size when 8 ounces of water is added to the cube.  20 cubes will yield 10 quarts, over 1/3 cubic feet.

Lava Rock ~SOLD OUT~
A great addition to many Orchid growing mediums and mixes

If you purchased Dendrobium Orchids you have probably seen them potted in this medium. It is a favorite Orchid medium in Hawaii for growing Dendrobiums. It retains water and never breaks down. Lava rock is very airy and the plant roots grow extremely well in it.

Not limited just for Dendrobiums, Lava Rock is an ideal growing medium and potting medium for all plants especially orchids.

We recommend adding lava rock to your favorite Orchid growing medium such as coconut husk chips or Fir Bark.

Aliflor

Medium Grade,
use with 4" to 12" Pots

Fine Grade,
use with 2" to 4" Pots

This ceramic growing medium is lightweight, porous; with a neutral Ph.

Aliflor can be used alone or mixed with other growing media to improve aeration.

Aliflor has been known to prevent parasitic growth and root rot.

Excellent for hydroponic gardening, in the greenhouse, outdoor gardens, and hydrocultures.

Use as a decorative top layer for your potted plants.

Orchid Fir Bark
A PROFESSIONAL GRADE ORCHID POTTING MEDIUM

The classic orchid growing medium. Our orchid bark is a professional grade, clean, dried Douglas fir bark sterilized through a heat treatment process to reduce the chance of pathogens and infestation problems. Fir bark has a rough surface and does not compact, allowing air and water to be absorbed by the plant's roots.

For optimal results, soak all bark in water (with ¼ teaspoon of added Superthrive) for at least one hour before use in order to hydrate the fir bark. The use of Jack's Classic Fertilizer, formulated especially for bark, is also highly reccomended!

Fir bark is available in three grades:

	Fine Grade Orchid Fir Bark  $7.95 per ¼ cubic foot bag Use for mericlones, seedlings, or orchids with fine roots.
	Medium Grade Orchid Fir Bark  $7.95 per ¼ cubic foot bag Use for epiphytic orchids.
	Coarse Grade Orchiata Monterey Bark  $9.95 per ¼ cubic foot bag Use for vandas, cattleyas and large Phalaenopsis. Each piece is 1.0 to 1.5 inches in size.

Coir Fiber Compressed Bricks

Coir or pith fiber is an excellent orchid potting medium. As a by-product of the coconut harvest, coir fiber is a renewable resource and an eco-friendly alternative to bog dredged peat moss. Although slightly less acidic than peat moss, coir fiber absorbs moisture faster and retains it longer, holding 10 times its weight in water. Coarsely shredded coir fiber lasts 8 times longer than peat moss while resisting bacterial mold and fungal growth; plus, it is weed and pathogen free. It makes an excellent soil amendment or mulch, and when combined with perlite makes an excellent seed starter.

To use, simply soak with five quarts of warm water per brick for 15-20 minutes. Add Superthrive or Maxsea Fertilizer to the water for maximum results. Allow water to absorb. Drain. Stir to a fluffy texture.

Available as compressed bricks which expands to 1/3 cubic ft.

Coconut Husk Chip Bricks

This organic orchid medium provides an excellent aeration system, while also holding moisture for your orchids. It aids in rapid growth for orchids, bromeliads, anthruiums (hydroponics), and many other plants that benefit from an aerated medium. Coconut husk does not break down and moisture is held within each chip, discouraging fungus gnats. With a favorable pH of 5.2-6.5, the results are exceptional.

Growers are encouraged to mix the Coconut husk chip orchid growing medium with an equal amount of Aliflor, and/or Perlite for optimum results. To use, simply soak each brick in warm water for 30-45 minutes.

Add Superthrive, Maxsea Fertilizer, or AGRO to the water for maximum results. Allow water to absorb. Drain. Stir to a fluffy texture.

Available in 6.5 liter compressed bricks.

Styrofoam Peanuts

Styrofoam Peanuts are great when potting orchids or any potted orchid plant. Medium, S-shaped white Styrofoam will not break down, maintaining its exceptionally good aeration properties to the root system.

Placing Styrofoam peanuts at the bottom of the pot allows for additional aeration and keeps the roots out of the water in humidity trays.

Extensively used in mixes by commercial growers with outstanding results. Keeps the orchid growing medium from compacting.

Sponge-Rock ~ Perlite

Very large, chunky crystal-white Perlite (Sponge Rock) will not easily break down, maintaining its great water holding capacity and its exceptionally good aeration properties to the root system. Extensively used in orchid mixes by commercial growers with outstanding results. Keeps orchid growing medium from compacting. Use when potting orchids or any type of potted orchid plant.

Premium New Zealand Sphagnum Moss AAA+

Premium long fibers of New Zealand Sphagnum Moss are considered one the best growing mediums for your orchid plants.

This moss is clean from any other debris, and soft even when dry.

This is the AAA+ grade of Sphagnum Moss..."Absolutely the best!"

Worm Castings
Nature's purest form of humus

Earth Worm Castings are one of nature's purest forms of humus. A natural, all organic orchid soil amendment that provides readily available minerals and nutrients for stimulating plant growth. These castings are of the finest quality and do not contain fillers or additives. Use Wonder Worm as a soil conditioner for hanging baskets, potted plants, raised beds, houseplants. For orchids you may want to add one tablespoon three times a year and work gently into the orchid potting mix. Compliment the power of Earth Worm Castings by using our Oyster Shell Flour.

 Each bag weighs   1kg or 2.2 lbs.