Small Monterey Pine Bark

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rePotme is pleased to offer New Zealand Monterey Pine Bark (known under brand names such as Orchiata or Kiwi) in both small and medium chips. This extraordinary media from Orchiata is dark and rich and comes from the bark of Pinus Radiata which does not decompose as quickly as fir bark. It retains a hard structure with excellent porosity, has a more stable PH and is an organic renewable resource. Monterey Pine Bark was discussed in the article called Growing the Best Phalaenopsis in the February 2007 edition of Orchids, the Journal of the American Orchid Society, as a favorable media for orchid cultivation noting its ability to hold moisture and nutrients at a higher PH resulting in better orchid growth. Monterey Pine Bark was also recognized in a related article printed in Greenhouse Grower magazine in August 2005. "The imported aged bark obtained from the Monterey pine, grown in New Zealand for lumber, has been used by an increasing number of orchid growers in the United States. Our preliminary research found that aged Monterey pine bark holds more moisture and nutrients and maintains a higher pH than fir bark, resulting in better plant growth. In addition, this aged pine bark does not decompose as quickly." Each piece of small Monterey Pine Bark is roughly 1/4 inch. Also available in medium chips.

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Small Monterey Pine Bark - one of the quality orchid mediums available in our Select-A-Blend custom orchid mix.

Select-A-Blend is unique because we let YOU create the blend with any 12 scoops from our menu of orchid media. Try Select-A-Blend the next time you repot an orchid. This unique custom orchid mix offering is one-of-a-kind and helps make repotting orchids simple and fun!