rePotme Orchid Potting Mix - Phalaenopsis Monterey Dark Imperial Orchid Potting Mix - (MINI Bag) - Hand Blended in the USA

I loveeeee this potting mix!! My orchids loved it, it was gorgeous looking in contrast with my bright colored flowers and pots. Unfortunately have not bought again, because quantity is simply not enough for me. I have 5 orchids, 4 of them in 6 inch pots. I’d have to spend quite a bit of money to fill all of my pots… however if I DID have play money like that, I’d make the purchase! Super duper worth it.

I purchased a large bag of rePotme orchid mix about 2 years ago. Back then it was just large chunks of high quality bark and perlite. I ended up buying a pack of sphagnum moss separately to add to the mixture. This year, I bought a new bag. The mix has changed... but for the better. Same big chunks of premium bark and perlite. But there is also sphagnum moss and leica (porous clay balls) in the mix. This orchid mix is not cheap, but it's worth it. I don't have to order the materials separately. Plus the quality materials used in this mix are harder to source and are generally more expensive, too. Save time and just get this. I have never had any problems with the orchids I plant in rePotme orchid mixes. In fact, they thrive. A year after repotting, I got double spikes and huge blooms for the first time on my Phalenopsis.

I bought the mini bag (1.5 quart) of the Imperial Dark blend. The bag had EXACTLY enough to repot my two phalaenopsis orchids... One in a 6 inch pot and the other in a 3 inch pot. I immediately noticed that this blend is far superior to the orchid potting mix I had bought previously from a big box store. Instead of lots of dust and crumbly chunks of bark, this blend was very "clean", as clean as a potting mix can be anyway. This has sizeable chunks of bark that is not crumbly, pieces of white sponge rock, some threads of sphagnum moss, and these brown balls, which I am guessing are the "hydroton". I don't know what hydroton is, but it looks pretty cool! Now I have to Google hydroton and find out what it is and it's benefits. Anyway, I can tell that this mix is going to let a lot more oxygen get to the roots of my phals, because it is chunky and lightweight. And did I mention that this mix even smells good? Good as in earthy. A pleasant scent. It also does not need to be soaked before usage. Just repot, water, and put your orchid in its happy spot in your home. I am very pleased with my purchase, and definitely plan on using rePotme mixes when it comes time to repot my orchids again!

Expensive, yes. I feel this mix is a bit over priced and that is why I took off one star. But having said that, I did buy more as my phalaenopsis orchids seem to be quite happy with it. I started out with their "small/junior" bag and ended up buying the "regular" size bag as I needed more. The "small/junior" sized bag (16oz?), let me repot one six (6") inch and one five (5") inch orchid. So as you can see, that small bag won't be repotting a lot of orchids. So that is why I feel like it is a bit over priced. But I do still feel it will be worth the money. Pro's - 1. Provides good aeration for my phalaenopsis roots that they really need. 2. High quality of bark, lava pebbles (?), good quality of spagnum moss, will see that mix lasts longer and won't break down as fast as cheap brands will. This also means that I will not need to repot my orchids as much. 3. Pieces of bark and "lava pebbles" are not too small as to quickly compact around orchids roots which can then hold too much water that can lead to root rot. But you will have to water more, keep that in mind with this mix. 4. This is an American made product! Con's - 1. Expensive to be sure! 2. As said above. This mix provides great aeration for phalaenopsis roots, but it does not hold or "store" much water. This can be great for roots, but more frequent watering may be needed. 3. Depending on the the bag you get (as in how the mix is put together at factory), you may want or need to add some extra moss to your pots. I had plenty in mine, but some have said they did not get enough. 4. Bark pieces are bigger and that can make your repotting of your orchids a bit more challenging. I found that I needed to work the pieces into and around my phalaenopsis orchids roots a bit more than with a mix that has much smaller pieces. I also used plant stakes to hold orchid in a more upright position that I wanted. Once my orchids get more new roots, this should not be a further problem at all. I had really neglected my orchids, and as a result of this, they did not have many good roots left. So as you can see, there are good things and some not so good things with this product. At this point, I feel like this is worth my money. If I find out later it really isn't, I will updated my review.

My orchids are thriving since I transplanted them and used this potting mix!

I literally never leave Amazon reviews, but I feel like this company and this product 100% deserve it! I had an orchid that I got from work almost 2 years ago and had never repotted it. I finally decided to nervously take on the task and chose this potting mix to do so. I bout it on November 19th and repotted the orchid a couple days later when it arrived. It has been almost exactly 2 months and my orchid grew an entire new stem that is now budding!! I was terrified that I may have killed the plant at first since I repotted mid bloom, but it has literally never been better!! I have since reordered this medium and have repotted my 2 other orchids, as well as, all of my other succulents and waxy plants and all of them have taken well to the mix and have started new growth! If you’re a novice plant parent and are nervous about choosing a new potting mix, you can confidently use this for multiple types of plants, and I assure you that you will not be disappointed! Thank you!!

This is a great mix for indoor phalaenopsis orchids that has provided us great results for years. We have always been impressed with the consistency of the product, large pieces of sponge rock and a good amount of round Hydroton that gives the mix a nice look. We replace the potting mix annually after each bloom cycle completes and know the product well. The product has been 5 stars all the way in years past. This year’s recent purchase was notably different with barely any Sphagnum moss and Hydroton and now very tiny pieces of sponge rock (no longer large pieces as they state on the website) that now are small enough to wash away through their slotted plastic containers (also a great product that we use) when watering. We bought another smaller package shortly after for another orchid hoping that perhaps this was just a bad batch but, notably, no. With exception to having a bit more moss, the Sponge rock and Hydroton remained unchanged and were very disappointing. It is not the decorative and proportionate mix we have enjoyed in the past. For the price, there are no excuses to “skimp” on the things that have, in the past, made this product great. We will start to think twice going forward with repotMe since the product appears to no longer match the product we have enjoyed in years past. Very sad that repotMe appears to have made adjustments to this product.

This orchid mix is the easiest to use when filling in the space between roots. The variety of shapes and sizes combine to create a supportive foundation that allows plenty of aeration and not too much water retention. In the product description there was no mention of ingredients, which I wish were listed. To me that is more important than claiming to be "hand mixed" which seems unlikely.