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Bolero
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Hi guys, I bought a flask of Paph helenae ‘Crown’ x Yosemite Moon ‘C.H. #4’ yesterday and got it discounted due to the flask being shaken up and needing to be potted up straight away. I haven't had a lot of luck with Cattleya hybrids needing deflasking so I am trying something different with the Paphs this time.
I have 22 seedlings, all of them have been potted into individual 2 inch pots. The mix consists of fine bark, perlite, a small amount of charcoal. With two pots due to the plants having a lack of roots I have put them into sphagnum moss and perlite (sponge rock).
I have watered them with rain water and haven't given any fertiliser (and I won't at this stage). I have brought them inside my home and have misted the leaves lightly as well to keep humidity up. I have them in a seedling tray and have put the tray into a plastic box.
Should I mist regularly? Should I leave the lid off or on the plastic box to keep humidity up? Can I water more often than with normal plants or should I be more careful with watering? Have a planted them to deep?
Any suggestions are appreciated, I really want to have some success with these. Photos of them are as follows:
Thanks
Darren
I have 22 seedlings, all of them have been potted into individual 2 inch pots. The mix consists of fine bark, perlite, a small amount of charcoal. With two pots due to the plants having a lack of roots I have put them into sphagnum moss and perlite (sponge rock).
I have watered them with rain water and haven't given any fertiliser (and I won't at this stage). I have brought them inside my home and have misted the leaves lightly as well to keep humidity up. I have them in a seedling tray and have put the tray into a plastic box.
Should I mist regularly? Should I leave the lid off or on the plastic box to keep humidity up? Can I water more often than with normal plants or should I be more careful with watering? Have a planted them to deep?
Any suggestions are appreciated, I really want to have some success with these. Photos of them are as follows:
Thanks
Darren