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Originally Posted by TiffanyP
Thank you so much for the info and the help...also confirming that the book im reading "Orchids for Dummies" SO FAR is accurate. It does say that cutting at the rizome is ok but this grower just well...cut some in half and sort of "trimmed" them down whatever level was necessary to make it look as if it fit. I know trimming leaves and such is sometimes the right thing. The plant was completely over grown. The book also does mention propagation of Orchids with old pbulbs and I found that pretty fascinating. So to answer you.....they pretty much chopped them in half in fourths and just kinda chopped it. Im noticing too that I have to be MORE CAREFUL THAN NORMAL because there is a lot of weird cloverlike and grasslike growths in their mediums and I just don't really understand how Orchid growers can propagate such lovely orchids with such problems. Granted I have not brought any home that are bad but there are several there.
As far as my medium, I thought I'd give it a shot. I know it'll work for my Phals I'll just have to mix in a lil sphag for some moisture. I'm still learning the perfect balance for the skinnier fragile roots on these others. I wanna get it down before I cause any root damage. I love my Odonto's and don't want to lose even 1.
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The cloverlike weed that you mentioned is very common in orchid mediums. Many of the orchids I've bought had those weeds in them and some of my orchids still do. They don't hurt anything.
Oncidiums like a little more moisture than cattleyas. You can grow them in large bark but you would need to water fairly often. I think your idea of mixing some sphagnum in with the large bark will work well for you. Good luck.
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