ohio-guy
Well-Known Member
I got a little ambitious and bought a couple compots from orchid babies, which seem to be growing very vigorously. They were all phrag crosses.
On arrival they were grouped as a bunch of seedlings in the center of a 3.5 inch pot, with a mass of spagnum around them. The roots were very healthy, but mostly long and not many "branches" to them.
As I had spagmun on hand, I have repotted some singly into 2.25 inch pots.
My question is..... what next? Do I pot them all up into spagnum, until roots branch more? How large does a compot plant need to be to go solo? Won't bunching them in a central wad cause root growth restriction and a mess of tangles?
Does anyone have experience with compots, and growing them on?
Presently I have been watering with rain water mostly, and also have the seedlings growing on a seed starter heat matt, to increase bottom warmth, and hopefully increase rooting. I am growing under a bank of florescent lights, and the plants seems to be doing ok. I have not yet used any fertilizer on them, but have some MSU for tap water on hand, but read somewhere that seedling roots are more prone to fertilizer burn.
What have your experiences been with compots, especially Phrags? What kind of successes or failures has anyone else experienced?
Thanks for the help!
On arrival they were grouped as a bunch of seedlings in the center of a 3.5 inch pot, with a mass of spagnum around them. The roots were very healthy, but mostly long and not many "branches" to them.
As I had spagmun on hand, I have repotted some singly into 2.25 inch pots.
My question is..... what next? Do I pot them all up into spagnum, until roots branch more? How large does a compot plant need to be to go solo? Won't bunching them in a central wad cause root growth restriction and a mess of tangles?
Does anyone have experience with compots, and growing them on?
Presently I have been watering with rain water mostly, and also have the seedlings growing on a seed starter heat matt, to increase bottom warmth, and hopefully increase rooting. I am growing under a bank of florescent lights, and the plants seems to be doing ok. I have not yet used any fertilizer on them, but have some MSU for tap water on hand, but read somewhere that seedling roots are more prone to fertilizer burn.
What have your experiences been with compots, especially Phrags? What kind of successes or failures has anyone else experienced?
Thanks for the help!