PET Potting Method - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 03-03-2019, 10:28 PM

Hi All,
I made a video on the PET method of Catasetum potting. I'm pretty sure this is the first such video like this in English. Enjoy! PET Catasetum FINAL mp4 - YouTube

sbrofio · #2 03-04-2019, 12:07 PM

Thank you Steve!

isurus79 · #3 03-04-2019, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sbrofio

Thank you Steve!

My pleasure!

Dollythehun · #4 03-04-2019, 01:54 PM

Great job, Steve! The moss pointer at the end was helpful too! I hope you got to enjoy the biscotti.

isurus79 · #5 03-04-2019, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Dollythehun

Great job, Steve! The moss pointer at the end was helpful too! I hope you got to enjoy the biscotti.

Thanks! I’ve actually already had someone tell me where to find better biscotti! Lol

MarinaDC · #6 03-04-2019, 07:38 PM

This is great and right in time for repotting. All those videos from Brazil made me a little dizzy

isurus79 · #7 03-04-2019, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MarinaDC

This is great and right in time for repotting. All those videos from Brazil made me a little dizzy

No kidding! I hope some other English videos are done too!

Subrosa · #8 03-04-2019, 11:35 PM

Pretty much a combination of semi-hydroponic culture and the layered substrate method. Some good information, and a nice tip about the Cal/Mag. I can't see the purpose of EcoWeb cubes on the bottom though. I use stone for ballast, but as far drainage, aeration, or anything like that I don't see a need. By the time the roots of a Catasetinae get that long, they'd grow in a port a potty!

Ray · #9 03-05-2019, 08:36 AM

Nice work, Steve, and nice to put a face on an online contact.

For the first few minutes, I kept saying to myself, "Just break the damned pot, Steve!".

A few comments to save folks some effort:

EcoWeb is no longer available. It was identical to Epiweb, so if that's what you're after, you'll have to search for that.

Frankly, I'd think you'd be better off using LECA as that bottom layer, to wick more.

"Time release" fertilizer is a misnomer; the release rate is temperature-controlled - once wetted for the first time, fertilizer will exude continuously, faster when it's hotter and slower when it's colder, so be sure to purchase one that "sync's" with your growing conditions. Buy one intended for lawns (where it tends to be cooler) and use it in the house or greenhouse, and you might overdo it.

For plants like these that will be repotted pretty much annually, the slow-release fertilizers are quite good, but for a plant that might not be so well tied to a calendar, I'm not a fan.

Subrosa · #10 03-05-2019, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray

Nice work, Steve, and nice to put a face on an online contact.

For the first few minutes, I kept saying to myself, "Just break the damned pot, Steve!".

A few comments to save folks some effort:

EcoWeb is no longer available. It was identical to Epiweb, so if that's what you're after, you'll have to search for that.

Frankly, I'd think you'd be better off using LECA as that bottom layer, to wick more.

"Time release" fertilizer is a misnomer; the release rate is temperature-controlled - once wetted for the first time, fertilizer will exude continuously, faster when it's hotter and slower when it's colder, so be sure to purchase one that "sync's" with your growing conditions. Buy one intended for lawns (where it tends to be cooler) and use it in the house or greenhouse, and you might overdo it.

For plants like these that will be repotted pretty much annually, the slow-release fertilizers are quite good, but for a plant that might not be so well tied to a calendar, I'm not a fan.

If someone needs EcoWeb in bulk, pm me.