Hello everyone,
I typed a whole post but the browser quit and I think it got lost, but I apologize if it turns up somewhere...
I bought a beautiful Den Nobile at a grocery store florist. I usually don't buy from grocery stores, but I never saw a Den Nobile for sale and it was so beautiful with lots of buds (and reasonably priced). It is pretty big, the longest cane is 2 feet tall. I want to hang it and remove the stakes so the canes drape down. I am concerned though that if i just remove the stakes the canes may break as they fall. Will this happen or should I just let gravity take its course?
I got a hanging vanda basket and was just going to place the pot in that until it is time to repot next spring. But I am wondering if I should repot it now because I'm sure it's in a moss ball. I also have a Den Phal that I just bought that has 2 new spikes growing, one of which is getting ready to flower, but I know that one is in a moss ball too because I got it at the local exotic nursery and I know that's how they pot their orchids. I just repotted a Phal from there that I got over the winter and nearly all of the roots were rotted. Both these Dens looks so happy though (minus the sunburn they got on my west facing window sill), I don't know if I should disturb them.
To recap, I have 2 questions:
1) can I remove the stakes on my 2 foot tall Den Nobile and let the canes hang or will they break?
2) Should I repot, even though it is not the ideal time, if I know the roots are wrapped in moss?
Sorry for the long post, its my first one
Removing Stakes to Hang Dendrobium Nobile, and Repot Advice
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