Throughout this whole thread, not one person has answered my question. why cut off healthy roots?!?!
what is the benefit of this? i honestly want to know!
so far the three of you (wynn, BruceP, and James) have repeatedly said that its okay to cut them, and it wont hurt them, but
NO ONE has said what
BENEFITS this brings!
i dont see how you can call Cody (blazing) and I closed minded, when you cant answer the question but instead repeat the same fact that you find
"SOOO IMPORTANT"
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Originally Posted by james mickelso
Oh, and one other thing Cody, we put orchids in small pots in order to keep them from developing root rot. Keep them from staying too wet. So if that be the case, where are we to put a large healthy root system? Just a thought.
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correction, we put orchids in a RELATIVELY small pot. a pot that is RELATIVELY small compared to the root mass.
medium in a pot that allows for 1-2 years of growth (no matter how big, as long as it isnt too large compared to the root mass) will cause root rot as it would in a pot the same size with a root mass that is small compared to the pot. only then will the medium compact prematurely, because there arent roots throughout the medium to soak up the water.
oh, and im not even going to comment more about how root pruning in bonsai is
NOT relevant for orchids!!
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