Vandas in semi-hydro?

[shadytrake]

I'm resurrecting this thread.

I've been thinking about trying s/h with my Ascda ($7 special) as trial. So far all of my s/h collection have dramatically done better in s/h.

So I figure, what the heck. Try it with the cheap $7 special instead of my $50 Hybrid.

I'll take pictures before and after. Currently it is rafted.

[corina]

Anyone has any news on vanda in s/h.How are your experiments?

[shadytrake]

Mine is doing fine so far. I'll update this weekend. I'm planning on inspecting the roots.

[corina]

Please, put some pictures, i am very curious about its roots.

[Ray]

I have several customers who have quite dry conditions that grow vandaceous plants in semi-hydroponics. I cannot do so in my greenhouse.

[corina]

I have all my phals in sh, 30 of them, some cyms , and now I put my Vanda and i will wait to see how it goes.

[shadytrake]

Here are some pictures.

Looks like she's doing fine.

[shadytrake]

Well I decided to take it out of s/h.

The main reason is that the s/h pellets keep the pot much cooler than I anticipated. With our cold winter and my "makeshift" greenhouse, I can't keep the greenhouse really warm enough to suit this Ascda.

So I pulled it out and put it in a teak basket for now and I'll re-raft it in the spring (maybe).

I inspected the roots when I pulled it out and they looked okay, but they had definitely stalled a little (probably due to the cold).

I definitely think that if I had a more temperate (even) climate that it would do fine in s/h.

[Ray]

I have several vandaceous plants in PrimeAgra contained in EcoWeb baskets, and they are thriving.

Being a non-s/h application of LECA, they dry out fairly quickly.

[trdyl]

Now that is a thought Ray. How often do you have to water them?