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Old 03-30-2019, 09:47 AM
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A wooden basket can either be sawn off or disassembled.
...or ignored. In the 2 decades or so that I had that specimen plant, I NEVER repotted it. It just got bigger and bigger, forcing me to replace the hanger, but that's all.
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Having to repot isn't of concern to me. I've broken a lot of pots and glass over the years. But good to know it will likely never outgrow its pot.

The thought of not being able to see the pot (because it's pretty cool) also isn't of concern, because I have quite a few of these in different sets/colors. I sold them, and when I retired I kept the ones still in inventory.

Had to open and soak a new brick of sphag. Will be repotting today and will share a picture. Taken inside of course. It's been snowing here for an hour.
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The most user friendly elkhorn or staghorn that I have found is elkhorn P. compacta or netherlands.

A smaller plant. Very hardy in shade and full sun. Very hard to over water. Grows in my winters here. Our winter temp goes down to around 3c or 37f but mostly about 9c or 48f.

After reading this I am going to try some hanging baskets to grow P. compacta or elkhorn.
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Okay, that went really well. Now to find the perfect spot to hang it. Thanks y'all, for the advise.

Edit: I took a couple of quick pictures. Too focused on getting a good enough picture. Now I notice one of my supervisors is doing inspection of my planting job.
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