The old bulbs are pretty massive-- there's some real weight to them, and they're very firm. It definitely has the reserves left to support a lot of growth.
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Originally Posted by quiltergal
If I remember correctly Fred Clark grows all of these in Orchiata. I could be wrong. Not sure I would experiment with a plant like that in S/H unless you know for a fact it will do well in it.
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I bought this one directly from him at a show, and it was in moss.
As for S/H... I guess I like to live dangerously?
I think mainly the growing method needs to be one that makes sense to me and fits with my instincts and habits. It's been very successful for me with my other indoor plants, so we'll see how it goes.
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Originally Posted by isurus79
This plant looks fine. The new growth is large enough to be getting tons of water and fertilizer, so you can give it more water than 1x per week.
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1x a week is about how often the reservoir was getting low, so far.
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If I might ask, is this actually being grown semi hydroponically or is it just on top of a pile of LECA balls. There is a big difference between the two situations.
Finally, the brown marks are not that big of a deal. It looks like the spots are from a bit of sun burn or fert burn, but the fact that the tips are green is a good sign. Even if you lose the two or three new roots that got burnt, there are a ton of other new roots that will quickly fill the space. If those tips on a majority of the new roots become less green and turn white, then you are in trouble.
As for the old roots, just leave them be. They still provide the plant some sustenance, but more importantly, they act as an anchor in the pot. Keeping your plant steady in the pot as the new roots grow is probably one of the most important things you can do to ensure a strong new growth and thus a strong bloom.
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Well, when it had the big mass of roots it didn't really fit IN the S/H pot very well, with hardly any space around it for the pebbles. I have chopped off most of the extra roots now and it fits much better. It was quite top-heavy before, although now without the roots it will be less stable overall.
Keeping the plants steady is an issue for me with my current pots-- they're just basic 5" net pots, and whenever I pick them up or move them, the plastic flexes. I can hear the hydroton rustling as it shifts around in the pot. I hope to find something more rigid to use.
The net pot sits in a saucer about 1" deep, which sits in a nursery tray. I water so the saucer overflows into the tray.
I'm not sure cutting off the old roots was a good idea, but the miss sitting around being soggy struck me as pretty risky. A switch to S/H probably needs fairly clean roots.
Thanks so much for the insights and tips!
Pic #1-- the victim ready for surgery, surgery...
#2-- the carnage. I just wanted to get the damn moss out! Argh!
#3-- Back in the pot.
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