COMPLETELY NEW AND IN NEED OF SOME ADVISE?

[BR@NDI LOVE'S PHAL'S]

HI i have three goergous orchids i got on valentines day..they came from safeway..My husband gave them to me..they are one fairly large white phal,one quite small yellow red spotted phal,and two purple phals that are fairly large they came in the same pot..All of them are in small plastic see-thru pots a couple in spagnum moss a couple in bark..They are all also placed in larger plastic 8' or10' pots NO DRAINAGE!Before i found this site i read it's best to leave them in the plastic pot..But the pots seemed small so i ordered 5'5'' clear plastic pots from repotme.com.i was planning on removing all of them,placing them in the new larger plastic pots in bark?And placing them back in the decorative pots is that right??I had planned on just removing the plastic's to water them,let them drain put them back in the deco pot?Is that wrong?HELLLLLLLPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rangiku]

It's best to put each of your Phals in pots that just fit the roots. Phals like to be rootbound and do poorly if the pot is too big. Plastic clear pots are good because you can see the roots and it helps you to know when to water: when the roots look silvery. You can then put those pots into decorative pots an inch or two bigger.

[BR@NDI LOVE'S PHAL'S]

THANKYOU!!!!

[rangiku]

Brandi, I highly recommend that you join your local orchid society. You will learn a lot there, as well as meet very nice people.

[BR@NDI LOVE'S PHAL'S]

okay i appreciate that!!