Growing brachypetalum

[Stone]

Update

At the start of this thread I mentioned that I was going to try the Tanaka method of growing brachys. That is to basically put them in a big pot and leave them for a number of years.
Well I finally had a concolor which I thought was big enough to try. It was growing in a 3 inch tube and I have placed it in a 8 inch (aprox) bowl and plan to leave it there.
I used large orchiata and peices of granite and a sprinkling of zeolite. Its a bit hard to know when to water!

We shall see how it goes......

 

[troy]

Stone, what happened to the plants you origionally started this with in 2012?

 

[paphioboy]

Looking good, stone..

 

[Bjorn]

Mike, glad you came with this one now....The reason is that I have recently potted up (from a flat) a bunch of leuchos and that was the most difficult thing I have come across. I was shocked by the size and brittleness of the roots and afterwards most of them seem to succumb from rot. Thrown away half of them now; Lets hope the remains stays alive and avoid rot. The lesson learned is probablybly to pot up as soon as possible after deflasking and be very careful.

 

[Stone]

Mike, glad you came with this one now....The reason is that I have recently potted up (from a flat) a bunch of leuchos and that was the most difficult thing I have come across. I was shocked by the size and brittleness of the roots and afterwards most of them seem to succumb from rot. Thrown away half of them now; Lets hope the remains stays alive and avoid rot. The lesson learned is probablybly to pot up as soon as possible after deflasking and be very careful.

I found what works best for me is to put deflasked seedlings (5 to 7) in a smallish compot not a flat and leave them until they are completely covering it (2 -3 years) by then they will be quite strong plants but the roots are easy to handle and compact. They just don't do as well for me in individual pots after flask.

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23601&highlight=compots&page=3

Unfortuately the pic seems to be gone??

 

[krisk]

For me the biggest thing was to avoid deflasking in autumn or winter. Now I take them out in late spring I have no issues. I plant into compots of 10-15mm bark with a small amount of sphag and shell grit. Here is one that is 12 months old. I have no issues repotting.

 

[Bjorn]

For me the biggest thing was to avoid deflasking in autumn or winter. Now I take them out in late spring I have no issues. I plant into compots of 10-15mm bark with a small amount of sphag and shell grit. Here is one that is 12 months old. I have no issues repotting.

Looks great! Might be a good advice, must try to remember.....

 

[Paul]

Hi

I had the very best results and impressive growth when growing under MH light for Brachy's. Concolor were ready to bloom about 1 year and 1/2 after deflask.

Now I grow all of them at the south side of greenhouse, medium is medium bark + expanded clay balls + a little moss. I've started in spring and it grows much better and faster than previously with a little more shade and no moss no clay balls. Temperature drops a little more than previously but is higher when sunny. they get as much light as my Catts, if not more. I almost don't need to water in winter this way.