Should I repot a blooming orchid

[Rhonda Svoboda]

problems with upload. I have no idea why the pic's are sideways- sorry

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Rhonda Svoboda

problems with upload. I have no idea why the pic's are sideways - sorry

If you use a regular MS Windows PC, then I have a little automatic rotating software at this link here that can automatically rotate (and generate the new filenames) without changing the original files - at this link.

Also - your orchid is still looking quite ok! The main thing is - we have no 'reference' to work with right now. As in - we don't know the original appearance of the bulbs ---- such as - were those bulbs originally much less wrinkled (eg. last week, or the week before)?

If the bulbs were recently much less wrinkled, then it could be a case of the media becoming too watery for too long a time (for each watering). This can lead to suffocating/suffocated roots - followed by rotting of roots - followed by shrivelling of bulbs and yellowing of leaves if water can't get into the plant due to dead or dying roots.

[vegetalmatter]

As everyone has said "it depends".. but I will say this:
I recently repotted a sharry baby from bark and perlite into semi-hydro while it was in full bloom and it didn't skip a beat. flowers didn't drop any faster and new growths continued

[Rhonda Svoboda]

Wow I am loving the discussion all !! Excellant information- and tips-keep sharing the information. This discussion can help a lot of new orchid enthusiasts!
I've attached a full size picture of the new arrival! And sigh,its sidewys. It just started doing this today so I've no idea. I hope it corrects itself.

[SouthPark]

Originally Posted by Rhonda Svoboda

And sigh, it's sideways. It just started doing this today so I've no idea. I hope it corrects itself.

It probably won't correct itself. The tablets usually have a direction - such as if you hold the tablet and you can read upright 'Samsung' or you can see the upright 'apple' symbol etc, then that tablet (not a phone) orientation is considered to be 'up' (permanently made to be the 'up' direction). So unless there is a special feature or setting that changes the 'up' direction, then any photograph that is taken with the tablet tilted to one-side (rotated) will be stored in exactly the same way --- with the 'up' direction still pointing in the direction where-ever the tablet was rotated to.

The reason why the tilted image still looks 'normal' in a tablet or phone browser, is because the software in the tablet or phone browser automatically checks the image for any attached orientation codes, which allows the tablet or phone to present (display) the image in the way we want to see it ------ for convenience.

But if the tilted image file is sent to a computer that is not running a program that does a 'de-rotation', then the image will appear side-ways when viewed ------- because that's the way it was captured (orientation-wise).

If you happen to have a computer that runs MS Windows, then I do have an executable file (software) that allows users to put a bunch of raw JPG images into any directory, and the program will scan each one - to see if 'rotated', and it will undo the rotation, and save the filename to a different filename (without altering the original files). This can save us the hassle of manually rotating the files with a photo-editor (which is certainly another option).

Also ----- for a regular mobile/cell-phone, the "UP" direction is probably the RIGHT-HAND vertical EDGE of the phone (when you hold the phone vertically) ...... right-hand side is "UP" direction.