Anyone grow orchids in clay pots?

[tucker85]

I use clay pots for cattleyas because the mix dries faster and clay pots are heavy enough to keep a tall orchid from falling over. In fact any orchid that has a pseudo-bulb grows well in clay pots for me. I use plastic for phals and paphs because they prefer more moisture in their mix.

[ula]

Hi,
I use plastic and clay, and my reasons for both have been already mentioned in replies by other Members, but you can adapt many more vessels/mounting media to your needs- the sky is the limit. Few factors to think about when choosing are moisture retention, air flow and how long will it last before repotting, and you can come up with pretty innovative and creative solutions of your own.
As to how cold is too cold for your orchids, I think it's better to refer to species specific culture sheets, as the cold tolerance can be very variable. Happy growing!

[Lia23]

That's an interesting idea! For mini phals it will work really nice, for a large cymbidiums or cattleyas I guess it would be heavy.
Thanks for sharing!

[Fairorchids]

Clay pots: Only for Cattleya (4" & up), and for Dendrobium phalaenopsis hybrids, as they are too top heavy for small plastic pots.

Plastic pots for everything else.

You can keep your Catts outside till night temps drop below 10C (50F) or so.

[Lia23]

Thanks! Will measure pots and repot into plastic
I was a bit afraid to put them outside, but if they are ok above 10 degrees, I will move them outside asap 😏

[Cewal]

[QUOTE=turock;771184]Or another option, try mounting an orchid on a clay pot! I have an "olla pot" (pronounced oh-ya), which is a large clay vessel fired at a low temperature so that water seeps out slowly and keeps the surface moist.


Are these pots for inside growing? I grow my orchids inside under lights. Thanks.

[wintergirl]

Sounds similar to Kool-logs, they do the same thing.

[snowflake311]

I think the type of media you use and what kind of pot you use all comes down to where you live. Or your plants environment. What works for someone in FL would not work as well for me in Northern Cali.

I live where the air is dry. My plants have no problem drying out in plastic even if they are in Pure Sphagnum moss. I have one big Sherry baby in a clay pot with moss and bark mostly moss. The plant is doing well but I think it would be better in plastic. This plant drys out in 2 days and I mean DRY!

[turock]

Olla pots (or cool logs, or other similar pots) can be used indoors, but because they constantly seep water, you'll have to put a water-catcher underneath. My pot is pretty big so I have to empty the water catcher several times a week when the pot is indoors.


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