Project 2016: Cattleya walkeriana

[wintergirl]

Fred sent me a little more advice, I told him that I had just repotted:

Make sure the plant is stable in the pot so the roots will reestablish well. ok to water regularly in summer, just keep dryer in winter I water them about 1/2 as often as other catts.

[Leafmite]

I agree with that advice, too. I find that large chunks of red lava rock combined with a plastic Vanda basket is pretty much the alternative for mounting.

Just put them outside. I will need to cover them for the next two nights. Since they did good covered at 36'F, I think they will be fine at 40' and 39'F.

[wintergirl]

Well I won't get a bloom from my SVO one this year but I still have hopes for my new one coming from Andy's.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Well that means I re-potted mine at the wrong time then.

[u bada]

That's probably the trickiest thing about catts... repotting them at the right time... especially the species (especially bifoliates! ugh!)... thankfully the hybrids are far easier and more adaptable

however, as already stated, mine hasn't done a thing growth wise how many months into spring and i didn't touch it, repot, move it or anything...

[Leafmite]

It might just be getting a late start. I've been growing under lights during the winter so my orchids get a little confused...maybe your orchids put in a second growth in the fall?
When you do need to re-pot at the wrong time, just do it carefully. Soak the roots well first, be careful not to break the roots when removing the old medium, then put it in dry medium, carefully sticking the medium around the roots and banging the pot on the table to get it down into the pot, then leave it dry for a few days for the roots to heal (helps prevent fungus from getting into the cracks and rotting out the old roots). The more air your new medium gives the roots, the better. You will lose some roots but not all of them.

[estación seca]

My coerulea (pictured earlier in thread) came from SVO in December 2015. It soon began making new growths. They are almost mature. Just recently the plant began making roots for the first time.

The regular color plant I put into S/H when it arrived. I didn't know any better. It finished its growth and then grew new roots into the LECA.

[Subrosa]

My bag baby has made steady progress since I got it and hasn't missed a beat even after being repotted. Another semi-alba that I got from Ten Shin at the SEPOS show sat and did nothing for over a month. It's now just starting a spike.

[silken]

Originally Posted by Subrosa

My bag baby has made steady progress since I got it and hasn't missed a beat even after being repotted. Another semi-alba that I got from Ten Shin at the SEPOS show sat and did nothing for over a month. It's now just starting a spike.

Yikes, my semi alba is from Ten Shin. Maybe siblings! I got it 1st of April this year.

[Optimist]

We had rain all day today and I put my Walkeriana outside with some other cattleyas for about 6 hours. I'll bet they were happy. The little "winter" flashback we are having is slowly drawing to a close. I have several new cattleyas since buying the "Cattleya" special from Carmela's. Was a bit dissapointed because most were "red" catts and I am not so amazed by pure red catts, but I will see what happens, some may be nice. Others I can gift or sell. I am really, really thinking about getting a flask or community pot. There is no source of any kind of orchid here but Phalenopsis. Not thinking straight, obviously.