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Originally Posted by rba
Swamper,peeweelovesbooks
I appreciate the response's. However I do have one other question.
How do you go about dealing with the long roots that once surrounded the mount to making it fit in the pot? A lite trim or just wrap them up and stick them in the pot??
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Hi there again.
Actually I regularly remove plants that come mounted and pot them up. The latest group included: Gastrochilus japonicus and three Tuberolabium. I really don't like stuff that is mounted--I don't have the time to water constantly.
So, to answer your question, yes, I try to save as many roots as possible. So, for example, I potted up the aforementioned plants into a 4.5 inch plastic pot that is not very tall. The Tuberolabium had root systems almost as long as my forearm when I unwound them from the wood pieces. I did trim off some roots but the trimming was kept to a minimum.
I simply soaked the roots until they were pliable enough to make a little root ball and gently placed them into the pot. That was in May of this year. All the plants I mentioned are spiking. So, it definitely can be done.
Swamper---you are hilarious.
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