My first attempt at S/H Oncid

[The Orchidist]

2014 was a year of experimenting with new ideas, after reading many failed attempts from many members , i can happily say a few handfuls of cley pellets , new roots were emerging at the time and i remmembered many saying , this is the right time to switch it out of moss , i used a container with 4 sides , drilled holes 1 inch up equally on each side , 4 holes total , i would water enough each week and monitored new growths carefully , under cfl lighting at 12 hour intervals , after 6 mnths. I have 2 new spikes emerging and it looks healthy. The only problem with one of the spikes , is that the sheath seemed to tight and the spike has a rather sharp bend at the base, hopfully it will be ok .







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[WhiteRabbit]

[mtorchid]

Steve- it looks very healthy, congrats! I have a Brassidium spike that did the exact same thing this year, and after a major U-turn it did fine

[maelstrom mike]

Looks great! Nice and plump. I just switched mine and it's shriveling up real quick. Maybe I didn't time it right. Oh well, leaves more space for new orchids if it goes! What's the species/cultivar?

[The Orchidist]

Very impressed at my 1st S/H trial with Oncid , only another week or so before they bloom


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[Ashleyma23]

It's pretty awesome. How do you keep the pbs plumped so well. Mine dehydrated a bit after being extremely pot bond in promix. But happily spiked for me once I repot it into bark,charcoal, perlite and clay pellets. I didn't do the 1 inch holes I have it in clay pot over a water reservoir.

[Ray]

Ashley,

Keeping the pseudobulbs plump is a matter of ensuring that the uptake of water is able to keep up with the losses due to transpiration, which is pretty substantial in a plant with such large leaf area.

If you're losing that battle, it suggests that the root system isn't adequate (unless you're simply underwatering).

[The Orchidist]

Here is the final project , happy and blooming . This plant gets a trip to the sink twice a week , with a weakly weekly dose of fert.

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[Ashleyma23]

Originally Posted by Ray

Ashley,

Keeping the pseudobulbs plump is a matter of ensuring that the uptake of water is able to keep up with the losses due to transpiration, which is pretty substantial in a plant with such large leaf area.

If you're losing that battle, it suggests that the root system isn't adequate (unless you're simply underwatering).

Thanks Ray, I am still figuring the watering out with newly repot orchids .

I was doing well with the watering before i repot into the new media.

[33014orchid]

Nice blooms. Congrats