I think semi-hydroponics is, in a way, kind of like Arch Linux, veganism, and CrossFit. The adherents tend to believe in it so much that they want to spread the awesomeness - sometimes to the annoyance of the mainstream.
I started experimenting with semi-hydro with a few grocery store Phalaenopsis orchids waaaaaay back in 2017. It went well and I eventually converted all of my appropriate orchids last spring. It has gone really well.
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I learned that a lot of people grow non-orchid plants in s/h so I tried it and found similar success. Now, almost every plant I grow indoors is has been converted. The exceptions are my Stapeliads, a couple of succulents, most of my carnivorous plants, a few bare root plants like Tillandsia and Vandas, a really tall Dracaena fragrans ‘Twister’, and the handful of aquarium plants.
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The orchids, gesneriads, myrmecophytes, aroids, hoyas, succulents, ceropegia, and various other plants that have been converted to semi-hydroponics all seem to be thriving.
There have been two exceptions: a Dischidia and a Lophophora both declined rapidly in s/h. The Dischidia is a little baffling to me since it's close relatives (Hoya and Ceropegia) seem to have enjoyed the transition. The Lophophora makes a little more sense since they are notoriously easy to rot.
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Anyway, that is my testimony about semi-hydroponics. I'll likely mention it in the future but I'll try to keep my evangelism in check. If you have any questions about it, how it works, my set up, if a plant might like it, etc, ask away!
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AJ Dunevent