Question about carousel pot and roots

[desirue]

Hi everyone! I recently repotted my orchid (thank you to those who have commented/given advice on my previous thread regarding that!) and put it into a carousel pot that I bought from repotme. My orchid had a ton of roots. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be to get them all to fit while also trying to situate the medium around them without breakage.

My question is ... is it okay if some of the roots show, i.e. aren't covered up all the way? I've attached pictures showing what they look like now. Any help would be appreciated ... this is my first time using a carousel pot. I plan on watering lightly again today (she was repotted two nights ago).

Thank you!!

[Shadeflower]

looks great to me desirue.
The advantage of a repotme pot is that the roots can breathe more and the pot is designed in such a way that unlike pots with slits in if the roots grow out of the pot when it comes to repotting the whole carrousel can be pulled down leaving all the roots intact. So in time you want roots tow grow out of the slits. IT's what they are designed for

Ps good pot size judging, looks like you got exactly the right size

[desirue]

Shadeflower, thank you! I was worried that they were showing maybe too much, so your comment makes me feel better .

Do you think I need to water more frequently than I had been previously being that the roots are more exposed to air now? Sorry if this is a silly question

---------- Post added at 08:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:42 AM ----------

Yeah, I decided to go up one pot size because of the keiki she's growing ... I'm glad I did. There was no way I was getting her back into a 4" pot

[Shadeflower]

the pot has increased so it might hold more water but yes it will be able to dry faster than the last pot so it might need more watering's per week.

Initially new bark holds less water and needs more watering anyway. Judge when to water based on the color of the roots, lower down they should stay a little moist, never dry out completely for a phalenopsis.

Hopefully someone who uses repotme pots can reassure you how they water - they are a bit out of my price range so don't use any myself

[desirue]

Thank you for the tip regarding the bottom roots; that really helps; it'll be a good guide for me to follow from here on out I'm just so terrified of over-watering, lol. Pair that with the new pot and I feel like I'm back at square one in trying to figure everything out again.

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by Shadeflower

looks great to me desirue.
The advantage of a repotme pot is that the roots can breathe more and the pot is designed in such a way that unlike pots with slits in if the roots grow out of the pot when it comes to repotting the whole carrousel can be pulled down leaving all the roots intact. So in time you want roots tow grow out of the slits. IT's what they are designed for

Ps good pot size judging, looks like you got exactly the right size

I've seen those pots (also not in my price range, plus wouldn't work the way I grow in SH). But I've often wondered about why they're constructed the way they are, other than it looking cool. Now I know. Makes perfect sense.

[desirue]

WaterWitchin, I see you're in Kansas ... I am too

[WaterWitchin]

Nice! It helps to put your location on your profile. That way folks have an idea about where you're located which helps when responding to questions.

[desirue]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Nice! It helps to put your location on your profile. That way folks have an idea about where you're located which helps when responding to questions.

Thanks for the suggestion, I added it.

[estación seca]

With this pot the issue of humidity will arise in winter. If your house is centrally heated and you don't use a humidifier, your relative humidity might drop to an extremely low level. A pot such as this would dry out very rapidly in such a warm, dry environment, and any roots wandering outside the pot would probably die back.