Vanilla Growth

[JaneEyre]

Originally Posted by Junebug

Hello, Jane. In reference to the 50' Vanilla...I add another trellis as it outgrows one, but the original trellises are left in the pot. Unrapping her vines was out of the question because her roots were firmly attached. My plant is double potted because I couldn't figure out a safe way of removing it from the original terracotta pot.

Hi Junebug! I am curious about your "double potted" pot. Do you just slip old pot into bigger one and fill leftover space with medium? What medium do you use? I have a feeling my bark doesn't stay moist enough in my house.

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by JaneEyre

Hi Junebug! I am curious about your "double potted" pot. Do you just slip old pot into bigger one and fill leftover space with medium? What medium do you use? I have a feeling my bark doesn't stay moist enough in my house.

Yes, about double potting. I allowed about 2" space all the way around between the edges of the old and new pots. I did the pot in a pot repot after discovering that the first pot was root bound. Afterwards I directed any new base roots into the space between the pots. Roots growing further up the vine found their own way into the space within a few months, some of them growing over 2' in length. My Vanilla medium is African Violet mix, with river rocks in the bottom for drainage and stability. Recently I added dried oak leaves to the surface of the pots. In a Vanilla's natural environment the roots near the base grow in leaf litter.

[JaneEyre]

Junebug, thanks for the info, this helps a lot. Especially what I will need to do once the plant gets bigger.