First, I have found that (expletive) stinks when wet so be ready for that.
As for watering it...my method has worked with Orchid, Cypress, and Coco Coir. Get a Dawn bottle, and wash it out. Squirt a full bottle on it evenly every day and follow it up with a misting from a spray bottle. The first bit gets down deep and the second gets full top coverage. It will be damp but not soaking.
Amount will vary based on your enclosure size, start small and use more every day until it isn't bone dry after 24 hours.
Every day may sound like a bit much, but those lamps bake water off pretty quick.
First, I have found that (expletive) stinks when wet so be ready for that.
Hi guys, so I’ve changed the substrate to orchid bark today - I just have a few silly questions.
How often do I spray it over with water? Once a day?
And how much water is recommended?
Spraying the surface does very little. You'll need to dump water into the substrate to keep it damp. How much water and how often varies greatly from enclosure to enclosure. It all by "feel". If it gets too dry it will be dusty. Too wet and it will rot your enclosure and be too swampy. You'll have to try it out and find what works in your enclosure.
I think you are confusing this with cypress. Cypress often smells like the swamp it came from. I've been using orchid bark for decades and I've never had a batch that smelled bad.