Better-Gro Special Orchid Mix - Orchid Bark Potting Mix - 8 Quarts

A little goes a long way . I love how big and thick these pieces are and appreciate it doesn’t have filler like other big box brands. Best orchid bark/ mix I have found thus far. Will definitely buy again

I've gotten the orchid bark mix from the hardware store before and often times I've ended up with little flakes instead of chunky bark bits. The bag that I got was mainly big chunky bits. There is charcoal and some perlite in there. Those will hold less water than bark, in case you needed to know. It's a good solution for me since I don't feel like spending so much on orchid mixes. I live in growing zone 9 and for pots 4" and below, this mix will hardly hold any water and dry up within 2-3 days. If you want to water less frequently, it's best to mix in little bits of sphagnum moss. I think this mix is decent quality and I like to pick out the pieces by size or material depending on my needs. Anyway, it did not come with mold and so far the pieces have been consistently good. Update: I needed another bag and got this again. Still a great price and the material is still chunky and great. I prefer this chunky medium. I first got the Miracle Gro bag from the store and I mostly got flakes. I got this brand again. Huge immediate difference. There’s so much bark. And it’s all good pieces. I’ve gotten more experience with orchid growing and I use this medium for my phals, dendrobiums, and cattleyas. At first the mix is hard to keep moist and that’s normal. I soak the pots or water frequently. Eventually the mix will start holding water better. It’s a great economical mix. I think it’s good for about 3-4 years. Orchiata bark is said to last for 5-7 years but probably most orchids would require repotting by then anyway.

Life saver. When you get orchids from a grocery store, they're usually in a too small pot and bad mix. This is the mix you need. My orchids are thriving in this.

WORKS GOOD.

Nice mix

I have purchased this blend multiple times, I actually use orchid, bark, with soil and a couple other amendments, such as warm, castings, etc., and all of my house plants, some of the pieces were larger than I liked, but it was easy to just break them in half, I think my house plans do wonderful in the orchid, bark mixture, it allows plenty of airflow into the roots. And I will be purchasing some again I’m out.

Very good product for my orchids. It’s not messy or damp. Very easy, just put in the planters. It helps not to over water the orchids. No pests are attracted. Very durable. This bag will last a long time, good quantity and texture.

This is a pretty good sized bark & bag. I own lots of orchids so I’m very pleased with the quality and size. Nice fresh bark pieces and didn’t smell moldy or anything. This is like my 4 th purchase already and the consistency is always the same.

Super fast delivery. No bugs yet still moist. Much better than anything else I can find near me.. Nice large chunks of bark, charcoal and coarse perlite. The fir bark however doesn't look like the images that much, they're in longer splinters but I just cut those ones in half. May want to sift before using just to get some of the dust off, other than that it seems great so far.

The bag contained almost solely of bark with odd bits of perlite, so it's a bit of a stretch to call this a potting mix. The bark pieces were typically several cm large, not really suitable for orchids, at least not common house orchids like the Phalaenopsis.