Cymbidium potted in a dustbin. Is it suitable ?

[Russell7]

I potted my large cymbidium species in a dustbin. The previous pot had no holes and some of the workers have dumped some soil on it a few weeks back, the plant started to get yellow and when I removed it: was sitting on soil. I couldn't get a huge basket because of the lockdown and I couldn't leave it unpotted so I potted it in a dustbin with coconut husk and some clay bricks crushed. Now I am wondering whether this is suitable or not. I really don't have any other pot larger than the dustbin because this plant is huge . Here are some pictures. This is probably the dumbest thing I've ever done in years.


Should I keep It in it's new home or not.
Thank you for any advice.

[Ray]

If you can keep it watered well enough, it's not a dumb idea at all.

If keeping up with the watering becomes an issue, consider a more water-retentive medium.

[DirtyCoconuts]

i don't know cyms so i cannot comment on this plant but that is a great orchid pot for the plants i DO grow and i think it could work if it meets the needs of the CYM.

i would pot any number of my plants in that

[Russell7]

Originally Posted by Ray

If you can keep it watered well enough, it's not a dumb idea at all.

If keeping up with the watering becomes an issue, consider a more water-retentive medium.

That's no problem. I water most of them every day.( vandas grammatophyllums, coelogynes

[SouthPark]

Looks quite workable. One possible future issue (but not anything significant) is breakdown of the plastic if this dust bin plastic isn't U.V. tolerant. Eg. getting brittle. But not a significant issue, as if it happens, the orchid can always be repotted later (if needed).

Also - roots may grow out of the many holes. That may or may not be an issue.