Repotting Paph exul

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SlipperKing

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I got a division from a HOS member, Father Ted back in 2017. This is the first repotting. I had it in the May show and F. Ted expressed interest in a division back. He had lost his in our freeze.
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The plant was solid in its clay pot so I had to use a hacksaw blade to skirt the entire inside surface of the pot.
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The contents of the pot. I knew I had clay balls but sure what else
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The only way I saw to divide was to go back to my trusty hacksaw blade
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Some root loss was expected but plenty left
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Put the smaller back into the original clay pot and will try a 9 inch sq basket for my piece. Then put them both back up with the cattleyas20220703_085757.jpg
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Can you believe it? I use to rot this species away to nothing prior to this clone. This species in a bark mix/plastic pot ghosted me every freak'in time. Not until I ran across a Thai grower on the web demonstration a repot of this species did I figured it out. He was using clay pots, clay balls and what looked like native soil as his mix. I could mimic that.
 
Nice and instructive post! 🤞

"Father Ted"...of the famous Irish sitcom? No wonder, he lost his plants in the freeze, when you take the location of their little island, just off the Emerald Isle, into consideration!

I'm just relieved, that you are not handing the division to Father Jack:
 
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I didn't bother posting it this year but since this post is active, why not.
Father Ted did get his division back and mine is puttering along in its new 9 inch pond basket
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Blooming since the first of April
 
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