Potting Question

[alex.sorensen51]

If I can't find the right size clear pot,I use jiffy peanut butter clear containers,and cut off the bottom,leaving the lid to be drilled for drainage.If I need more drainage,I loosen the lid.when I need to repot,I undo the lid ,and push from the bottom.(lid end)

 

[Russ1992]

I like clear pots so I can monitor root development but I prefer them with no slots to minimize roots growing out of the pot. If I have a clear slotted pot that I want to use due to its size etc, I'll nest two in one so the slots are blocked.

You're roots look awesome! But there doesn't appear to be a lot of aeration. I wonder how you're able to get them to thrive when your media looks so dense...

 

[Daver]

You're roots look awesome! But there doesn't appear to be a lot of aeration. I wonder how you're able to get them to thrive when your media looks so dense...

To be honest, aeration isn't something I've really considered The medium is 100% Orchiata.

 

[Russ1992]

To be honest, aeration isn't something I've really considered The medium is 100% Orchiata.

What's your temperature range, relative humidity, frequency of watering, and chip size?

 

[Daver]

What's your temperature range, relative humidity, frequency of watering, and chip size?

Orchiata classic/fine, I water every 4-6 days, and the temperature range is 15C to 22C, or whatever my home is heated or cooled to, as they're in my main living space. I was using distilled water while living in Toronto, not sure why exactly, but I only have a few plants so the added cost wasn't significant. Since moving to Vancouver, I had read about the great tap water quality and switched them to tap.

 

[Russ1992]

Amazing, nothing out of the ordinary but you have extraordinary results. Anything special with fertilizer?

 

[Daver]

Amazing, nothing out of the ordinary but you have extraordinary results. Anything special with fertilizer?

Oops, forgot the fertilizer! I use liquid Dyna-Gro Grow, 7-9-5, and a bit of garden lime. I've never measured pH etc, but I'm thinking I might start.

 

[Russ1992]

Incredible really. Is this plant a hybrid?

 

[Daver]

Incredible really. Is this plant a hybrid?

I purchased it as p. micranthum from an orchid show & sales in Toronto ~2009, but I don't recall the name of the seller. Here's a picture of the one time I successfully got it to bloom in 2012 for your assessment. Since then there's been a lot of moving, and subsequent blasting