Stepping up my orchid game (Silicon Valley)

[lexusnexus]

If you have an cigar smoking acquaintance with a large sized humidor and he/she is getting rid of it check with them.

[carbonemissions]

I've placed a small fan in the room behind a travel humidifier in the hopes of keeping things happy. The PM humidity is up by a noticeable 15-20% now that there is a way to move the mist around. Hopefully this makes it easier for the plants to tolerate the summer mornings in the east window.

[Lostmythumb]

Hi there, what's going on in photo number 8 with the berry basket thing and the orchid is in it just hanging out in it's potting medium? I'm new to orchids myself and at the moment have 3 rescues that I suspect need repotting..

Thanks!

[howze01]

Originally Posted by Lostmythumb

Hi there, what's going on in photo number 8 with the berry basket thing and the orchid is in it just hanging out in it's potting medium? I'm new to orchids myself and at the moment have 3 rescues that I suspect need repotting..

Thanks!

Welcome!

You may be better off posting in the "Beginners Discussion" forum. Get up to 5 posts and maybe post some pictures so people can help out better.

[tucker85]

Welcome!

[Lostmythumb]

Thank you for the welcomes! I suppose I was just trying to ask carbonemissions specifically what is going on with that particular orchid, rather than just ask general advice, but yes, you're right, I should introduce myself to the community first!

[carbonemissions]

Originally Posted by Lostmythumb

Hi there, what's going on in photo number 8 with the berry basket thing and the orchid is in it just hanging out in it's potting medium? I'm new to orchids myself and at the moment have 3 rescues that I suspect need repotting..

Thanks!

So when I brought it home the It was packed so tight in sphagnum moss in a flimsy plastic pot that it didn't seem like it was getting enough ventilation. I prefer media that has a lot more breathing room for the roots. Not wanting to shock the plant and have it cast its blossoms to my bathroom floor I cut the pot off and let it hang out open to the air in a strawberry basket with some bark in the bottom. Once the flowers go I will pot it up in a more "personalized" media and it will look normal again. As for now it doesnt seem to mind and it seemed to solve the ventilation issue.

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