LECHUZA PON Peat-Free Houseplant Potting Mix for Indoor Plants, Cacti and Succulents Soil Potting Compost 18L

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Pot zonder reservoir: niet zulke dorstige planten of vind je het werken met een reservoir toch spannend? Geef je plant dan water zoals je normaal ook met potgrond doet. Is de Pon lichtgrijs van kleur en droog? Dan kan je de Pon vanaf boven water geven met een gieter. Lechuza claims their Pon absorbs excess fertiliser, reducing the risk of fertiliser burn, keeping nutrients in reserve for plants when needed. Whether it does that better than Leca I'm not sure if that's been compared, but both offer that benefit to some extent. I haven't had this happen to me, but if you have baby plants in Pon that are also light feeders, the included fertiliser might be more than they need. Most important step is to NOT water the plant for 1 week (with some plants I have waited 2 weeks). During this period, the plant becomes acclimated to the pon, watering right away will increase the likelihood of root rot. Trust me, I have learned the hard way 😥 RIP 3 leaves of my Thai constellation monstera (I was able to save it from root rot). Om heel eerlijk te zijn vind ik de potten van Lechuza erg duur en daarnaast passen ze qua stijl niet in mijn interieur. Ik gebruik ze dan ook niet. Ook vind ik het niet handig om de plant de eerste 3 maanden van bovenaf water te moeten geven Like it sounds, the shower method just means a thorough top-water, really flushing the pon and roots thoroughly with water, letting excess freely drain out. This method needs a pot with drainage holes. This method is also used with Leca, especially at first to help a plant adjust to it. You want the Pon to be evenly moist throughout after watering (Pon slightly changes colour as it dries out).

If you don't have something quite that fancy-pants in your plant cupboard, I would skip the fertiliser for one season (about 3 months) after upgrading to Pon, then start with the ' weakly weeky' method after that (diluting your fertiliser and using 'little and often' every time you water). What about transferring a plant from soil or LECA? Same concept, just make sure you clean the roots of as much soil as possible. Step 4 is the most pertinent step to avoid root rot. While you have been handling the pon, you've probably noticed it's quite dusty. This step is optional as Lechuza doesn't recommend cleaning before potting. You can dry sift the pon with a fine sieve. Yes! This is the bit I mentioned earlier about the fertiliser in Lechuza-Pon. Some Lechuza substitutes don't include fertiliser (which isn't a bad thing), but because Lechuza-Pon does include a short-term, slow-release fertiliser, although you do not have to fertilise right away, you DO still need to fertilise long-term.I will be converting this scindapsus pictus 'jade satin' commonly known as jade satin pothos to Lechuza Pon. She has been potted in New Zealand sphagnum moss for over a year now, well over due for a repotting. As you can see, the root system has grown pretty extensively in the sphagnum moss. Jade satin pothos in New Zealand sphagnum moss Lechuza Pon is een planten substraat, een alternatief voor gewone potgrond. Het is een grit met daarin Zeoliet, puimsteen, lavasteen en gecoate meststofkorrels. Jane: Now that is where you might have me, in terms of converting to Pon, that idea that you can just buy the amount you need for your plants, transition them and then you can just keep using it over and over again. I love the fact that that's sustainable. That is probably the most appealing feature of it for me, so it's really interesting to hear that. I guess the difference is it's inorganic, so it's not breaking down the same way that my compost will be breaking down over time and ending up on the compost heap. That's a really good point that I hadn't thought of. As I say, I'm an old dinosaur! I don't know if I'm going to ever fully switch away from soil, but it's really interesting to hear what you're doing, Arvin, and thank you very much for joining me today! Two of the best ones on the market here in NZ are Dyna-Gro and GT (Growth Technology). For light-feeders and plants more salt- and pH-sensitive, like Orchids, Hoya and some Aroids, Dyna-Gro and GT are free of urea, and GT is also free of chlorides (the most common, highest-salt ingredient in most fertilisers), and is pH balanced. Both are superb. The substance zeolite stabilizes the ideal PH balance for a healthy plant growth in your LECHUZA planter. Macro and micronutrients remain permanently.

What about rooting cuttings?: When I use pon to root, I will water the pon with the shower method and keep it in a clear plastic container - this will keep it humid. Let op dat je de hoeveelheid water in het reservoir wel opbouwt. Staat je plant net in Pon? Laat de plant dan rustig wennen aan het nieuwe substraat. Zet je plant niet gelijk in een flinke laag water, maar laat de plant eerst rustig acclimatiseren. Zorg dat je steeds een groter laagje water in het reservoir laat staan. Zo voorkom je dat de wortels gaan rotten door de plotselinge overgang naar semi-hydrocultuur.You certainly can as Lechuza Pon is quite popular and chances are that you won’t always be able to buy it. When producing LECHUZA-PON, multiple sievings minimize the amount of fine particles in the substrate. This prevents an increase of silt in the root area and sustains long-lasting capillary action. In this area Pon and Leca are similar. Both eliminate some pests, and make others easier to manage. But neither are guarantees you'll suddenly be pest-free. Being soil-less, and super airy, both reduce the likelihood of soil-loving baddies like Fungus Gnats in particular, as well Mealybugs and Root Mealy along with moisture-loving pathogens like fungus.

Let's return to our chat about Lechuza Pon and I wanted to find out whether you have to buy the pots from Lechuza, or whether you can just buy the Pon and use your own pots. LECHUZA-PON is the perfect alternative where conventional soil cannot or should not be used. The LECHUZA-PON advantages The Ledge End tier gives you access to two extra episodes a month, known as An Extra Leaf, as well as ad-free versions of the main podcast on weeks where there’s a paid advertising spot, and access to occasional patron-only Zoom sessions.Leca has zero nutrients. Depending on the brand, Pon often comes with nutrients included (although typically only for the short-term). Both products are best used with a fertiliser made for hydroponics ( GT and Dyna-Gro are the two popular hydro ferts in NZ for indoor plants). The root development is great and the orchids are thanking it by producing multiple flower stalks and flowers several times a year.

What is this so-called 'shower method' you keep referring to? Bring your plant to a sink or shower and let water run through the pot until it runs out the bottom. Saturating all of the media heavily. Allow pot to stop dripping in the sink/shower and return to shelf.Spider Mites don't seem to care either way what the substrate is as their entire lifecycle can be completed on foliage. Thrips don't seem to care much either, however are much easier to treat with Pon or Leca. Whatever pest you have though, treatment is much easier for plants in Pon or Leca vs plants in organic mixes like soil or potting mix, as repeated drenches and showering don't have the same high risk of over-watering and root rot as plants in soil or potting mix. The plantlets can be snipped off and rooted on gritty compost: they will be genetic clones of the parent, whereas plants grown from seed would be genetically different: in other words, false vivipary is a form of vegetative (as opposed to sexual) reproduction. This doesn’t seem to hurt the plants and once it turns brown the flower spike can be chopped down to the base of the plant or pulled away using a firm tug. It is important to talk about how to correctly use Lechuza Pon as I used it wrong in the beginning. Pon can be watered from the top once it dries out like soil, but it can also be used in semi-hydroponic growing. Many people who use Pon as a semi-hydrponic media prefer to use two types of pots. The first choice is either clear plastic pots with holes or clear slotted orchid pots with a reservoir. Alternatively, many people like to use the self-watering pots sold by Lechuza brand/similar dupes. What is DIY Lechuza-Pon? Why make your own DIY Lechuza-Pon? In tegenstelling tot hydrocultuur is het niet nodig om de kluit met aarde van de plant te verwijderen. Toch heb ik gemerkt dat de transitie wel makkelijker is wanneer je zo veel mogelijk aarde van de plant verdwijnt. Maar een restje aarde aan de wortels? Dat is bij Lechuza Pon geen probleem. Water geven met Lechuza Pon is erg makkelijk en verkleint de kans op wortelrot. De steentjes zullen een lichtegrijze kleur hebben en droog aanvoelen wanneer al het water is gebruikt. Laat je plant zo’n 2 tot 5 dagen droog staan, daarna kan je water bijgeven. Er zijn drie manieren waarop je jouw plant in Pon kan zetten: