Caudiciforms: Anyone growing Dioscorea macrostachya?, 1 by Sally0

Sally0 wrote:
Hi Ursula,
I am really excited about the semi-hydroponics. I have been using it for about a year with amazing success. I started using it for my orchids which worked well, but the caudiciforms even like it better. It is basically using semi-transparent pots with irregular clay nuggets. You put a few small holes about 1 inch from the bottom. When you fill the pots, they will wet the clay and leave about an inch of water which will wick up when needed. The plants are never sitting in water. You can go to a site http://www.firstrays.com and get more information. I could never grown African Violets and have 6 now in bloom all the time. I have posted a picture of my Operculicarya decaryi to show you an example.