How do i repot this without killing the Plant

[Orchids4ever]

need some help -as most of you know by now-I hate repotting- something always goes wrong.
How do i get this one out of the Pot and not killing it?
Should i cut the Pot in a million Pieces?
I repotted it last year -after Flowering-they flower in July/August.It is a Noid-but i like the Flowers.
Thanks to Kelp-I have to do it again-any Hints for me?

[Bud]

soak for five minutes and then ease out the plant....as you remove the media you will be able to remove the trapped roots from the slats. slow and very carefully

[Brooke]

I would cut the pot off, shake the dry roots to loosen anything that wants to fall off, move to a slightly bigger pot and fill in with new media.

Or, knowing me, I would let it stay for at least one more year.

Brooke

[Orchids4ever]

Originally Posted by Bud

soak for five minutes and then ease out the plant....as you remove the media you will be able to remove the trapped roots from the slats. slow and very carefully

Thank you Bud
Do you think i should do it now-since it is growing a new pbulb-or should i wait again till after it flowers? I dont see any nubins yet.

---------- Post added at 03:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 PM ----------

Originally Posted by brooke

I would cut the pot off, shake the dry roots to loosen anything that wants to fall off, move to a slightly bigger pot and fill in with new media.

Or, knowing me, I would let it stay for at least one more year.

Brooke

Thanks Brooke- I was thinking about that too to leave it one more year-I am such a Chicken There is still lots of room on top-but i dont know if there is any room left for roots.

[WhiteRabbit]

Dens usually like to be snug in their pots. You could leave it til next year probably.

Either way ... I sometimes cut/break pots off of plants to minimize root damage when there are roots growing through the slots and drainage holes.

You won't kill the plant even if you were to just yank it out, breaking those roots... it has lots of others (but I would recommend a somewhat gentler approach). So, no reason to stress about it

This looks like a nobile type hybrid ... may not bloom until spring after a winter rest period ...

[sbrofio]

just cut all the parts of the pot you can, without touchin the roots and repot in a bigger one. I would wait until next growing season.

[Orchids4ever]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Dens usually like to be snug in their pots. You could leave it til next year probably.

Either way ... I sometimes cut/break pots off of plants to minimize root damage when there are roots growing through the slots and drainage holes.

You won't kill the plant even if you were to just yank it out, breaking those roots... it has lots of others (but I would recommend a somewhat gentler approach). So, no reason to stress about it

This looks like a nobile type hybrid ... may not bloom until spring after a winter rest period ...

Thank you Sonya
reading all the replys- i think i leave it for next Year,i don't think it's a nobile-it always blooms in July and August for me
It's in it's 4th year with me- i never gave it a rest yet

---------- Post added at 06:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:15 PM ----------

Originally Posted by sbrofio

just cut all the parts of the pot you can, without touchin the roots and repot in a bigger one. I would wait until next growing season.

Thank you sbrofio
I think i will wait till next Year

[ZWUM]

Why repot? If you did it last year the mix should be ok. It's hard to tell from pics but the mix still looks good to me. Also those nobile dends do well when they're root bound.


-Zach

[Orchids4ever]

Originally Posted by ZWUM

Why repot? If you did it last year the mix should be ok. It's hard to tell from pics but the mix still looks good to me. Also those nobile dends do well when they're root bound.


-Zach

I though I had too-because the Roots are running out of the Bottom of the Pot -but by popular request I will leave it alone - but i said before- i do not think it is a nobile
unless they flower in the summer? As far as i know and i could be wrong nobile's flower around Feb/March
And if there a summer flowering nobile's out there-somebody please let me know-then i have to start given it a winters rest.
I guess i still have lot's to learn

[ZWUM]

Good call. It's certainly a nobile type den. They can be force flowered with a few weeks of cool temps.


-Zach