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Originally Posted by cbuchman
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Originally Posted by Brooke
Can you hang the pot and water daily like you would a mount? I started growing mine in an 8" net basket sitting in water. I didn't repot in time and had growths growing waaaaaay over the edge. I sat the net basket in a vanda basket and hung it. I water daily if the sun is out but every other day if it is cloudy.
Yes you can take old back bulbs and get new growths. I put them in sphag and would water enough to keep the bulbs moist but not wet until the new growth appeared. They are very easy to grow this way.
Congrats you have a gorgeous plant.
Brooke
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Hey, thank you very much for your answer!
Unfortunately, I guess I can't put it in a basket for the moment. I only water 3 times or so during winter and once a week more or less during spring and summer since the pot retains humidity for such period. Maybe next year I'll re"pot" it in a clothes peg basket haha, it sound a bit ridiculous but I think it may work fine for this orchid.
And about the backbulbs issue... I have seen that cristata may not have as many dormant shoots as Cymbidium for instance. That is why I wondered about this possibility of planting backbulbs, so you confirm me that they can thrive? And what about leaving them in the same pot? I have seen that with Cattleyas, which are cut on the rhizome so the old bulb is not disturbed (since it keeps its position and roots) and it may have more possibilities of giving out a new shoot. Would this work for cristata or do you recommend me to tear those bulbs apart and put them in a moist environment?
Again, thank you very much for your help!
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