Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Semi-Hydroponics Revisited, 1 by Hoya_24

Hoya_24 wrote:
Now as to what went wrong with the other plants, I simply do not know. I tried many different types from H. magnifica to H. multiflora, and they completely under performed. I don't know if I over watered them. Part of what drew me to semi-hydro was I thought it was pretty much impossible to overwater because excess water simply ran out of the holes in the side of the pot. Also, algae became a big problem and after a while it was impossible to see the water level in the pot.

After exploring a number of orchid forums, it also seems that many of the people who were big into s-h have switched back to conventional methods of growing. I'm wondering about people on this forum if they are still having good luck with this method or not. I not talking about using the method only to root cuttings; I know that this works very well. I'm talking about growing them out to maturity.

I will continue to fool around a little bit with Semi-hydro, but I know at least for me it is not a magic bullet for growing Hoya. I can however, based upon my personal experience, reccomend it for H. linearis and H. lacunosa.

Doug