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Originally Posted by james mickelso
Most oncids will bloom in less light than the culture sheets and commercial growers would have us believe. If you let this become a specimen, when you repot it make sure you put something like gravel or peanuts under the center of the root mass so it doesn't stay wet. When small they can dry out there easily but when they get large the air can't penetrate to the center of the root mass due to the very numerous roots and that is where fungus will start. Once started it quickly compromises the plant before you actually see the effects.
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I now always put some styro, or overturned net pot in the center of root mass, no matter the pot size - the roots seem to love it! And the plastic azalea pots I use a lot always get styro in the bottom - otherwise the media comes out through the drainage holes
. Tho, it's getting so big!
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