what to do when the stem and the roots get too long?
Hello!
I am new to growing orchids, so i don't know a lot yet.
I do have 2 questions:
-A mature orchid will keep producing leaves. I can imagine that after X amount of years, you'll have a very long orchid stem with a lot of leaves attached to it. I'd like to shorten the stem back someday then, when it gets too big and large for my liking. I'm not sure how to do this, but i have seen it being done on youtube in one video. The top portion that was cut off had a single root attached ans survived and bloomed. So if you do this i would assume you cut off a top portion which has some (most likely) air roots and keep those moist, while waiting for media roots to grow? is this correct? or how would i need to go about this? do i place it in sphagnum moss after or in media? How would the methods be different for a phal and let's say, a dendrobium?
-I can also imagine that the root system in the media will become larger and larger over X amount of years as well. i can imagine you'd eventually have to place the orchid in a very very large pot someday then, and that it will still keep on growing more roots and keep on needing bigger and even bigger pots. I don't really like the idea of having the roots become so big that i need a massive pot for it and that the roots then keep on growing still. i'd like to prune these someday, to keep it all a bit manageable. I know people don't advise this, but i don't exactly feel comfortable with a never ending root system that never stops taking up more space. How would i go about pruning all of the roots back to a good length, without having to leave some of the giant ones intact as they'd be in the way for what i like?
I hope my questions don't sound too dumb or idiotic. I'm very new and this is quite a concern for me, as i don't know what to do at all.
Thank you for reading, and thank you in advance
have a lovely day <3
|
Threaded Mode
