Dumpster Bulbos

[CoolPhrog]

So I went to the JOS meeting last night and was offered 4 bulbos that had apparently been purchased by a local florist - they snipped the flowers off to use in arrangements and then threw the plants in the garbage!!!

They have NO tags so I'm clueless - they are also bare roots.....can anyone tell me how and what I should pot these poor little things in?

[whygreenberg]

My Bulbo is in a shallow plastic pot with medium bark. Something shallow is good b/c the roots don't burrow down too far, plastic is good b/c they like to be moist. But, I know that mounting and baskets are also good for them b/c they ramble quite a bit...there can be quite a bit of spacing between pBulbs. Perhaps other more seasoned Bulbo growers might have more to add, 'specially in terms of potting medium.

But, what a score! I love the Bulbos!

[CoolPhrog]

Thanx Yvan!

These do appear to be ramblers....but since I've never grown them before, I'm really uncertain

[Tindomul]

I keep mine warm, bright but not Catt bright, and moist. So I give them all sphagnum moss for moisture, I also mount them all. Only one I have in bark and its new growths are not doing so well. All my others are mounted in a vivarium with moss around the roots. I do know that once you make it happy you will find out very fast. If it takes a long time to grow new roots or growths, its not happy.

[CoolPhrog]

Thanx, Tin!

[Sandy4453]

If you like mounting, Bulbo's are perfect. I prefer potting them. If you do pot them, I agree that they need very shallow pots, preferably netted, plastic pots. They need lots of humidity and kept moist. I pot mine in small bark mix and coir - 50/50. A lot of Bulbos are ramblers but why don't you post a pic of this one and we can have a guessing game going.

P.S. They're going to love their new home with you in Fla. Perfect weather and temps for them!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I recommend mounting your Bulbos as a beginner. Growing mounted can be challenging enough if you've never grown one before, let alone trying to figure out the subtle nuances of how to grow them potted successfully your way.

Grow bright shade to shade, intermediate to warm, water 4 to 7 days out of a week in the spring/summer, decrease water in fall/winter, and provide a 10 to 20 degrees F between day and night temperatures and you're fine.

[Gin]

Mine are in slat baskets coco fibre lined in Spag. they are ramblers will cover a basket I think they would be impossible to keep in a pot . Gin

[Sandy4453]

Originally Posted by Gin

Mine are in slat baskets coco fibre lined in Spag. they are ramblers will cover a basket I think they would be impossible to keep in a pot . Gin

I think you're right Gin, most of them are ramblers. I've got a couple that will eventually be moved to baskets. I'm hoping the jersey and sumatra can be kept in pots but the way they've been growing, doubtful. Time will tell....

[CoolPhrog]

thanx everyone. I will post some pictures this week-end...I like your idea, Gin with the slat baskets but I'm putting a new vivarium together and I'm wondering if they'd be happy in there....hmmm