Vandas in Glass Vases

[bil]

Originally Posted by Bud

It depends on the humidity in your environment....if it is very dry then you need to soak everyday....if there is at least 50% humidity then once a week is fine. You can observe your plant then you will know that if leaves are wilting you need to soak it.

Ah, so the leaves drooping is a useful indicator.

Length of soaking. Again, this seems to vary HUGELY. What's people's take on that please?

[Vanda lover]

Seedlings or plants with small root systems need soaking more often, I think. My adult vanda has lots of roots that seem to stay moist much longer than little ones that have few roots.

[bil]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

Seedlings or plants with small root systems need soaking more often, I think. My adult vanda has lots of roots that seem to stay moist much longer than little ones that have few roots.

Yeah, that makes sense, size may be involved. It's just that I have seen anything from 10 minutes to an hour.

Is there a cue that anyone uses to tell when the plant has had enough please?

[allla]

I can t post pics as they are on the blog and forum of other ppl.

The question is
has anyone tried? What is the probability of success with these methods?

method 1: glass vase, 5 cm LECA then a mixture of bark and Vanda in it, no holes at the bottom, semihydro looking lady toppled up water and never allows it to reach the bark. Good flowering and has some years of experience behind she says

method2: glass vase moss at the bottom very little water to rehydrate it at the bottom of the vase, then Vanda with roots, then thin layer of moss (1 inch at least) at the top allowing air to pass to dry roots out. Lady sprays daily and when water dries out at the bottom she adds a little 0,5 at most to keep the moss moist. She has some years behind her too and some 20 Vandas like this.

This is my first Vanda rescued with half of the roots or more brown, dried and rotten perhaps... I have decided for the moss method but I am quite scared.

Any help from anyone?

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I could post pictures from the 2 methods but I am not sure if I am allowed by the forum.

Let me know if I should and it is possible.

[Vanda lover]

I haven't tried these methods but if they are working for her, then why not? It certainly sounds like these methods could work and they would be easy to care for.

[NYCorchidman]

Wilting leaves are NOT an indicator to when to water, rather it means the plant did not get enough water for too long.
Leaves should always be turgid.

You can water when roots look dry, white in color.

[allla]

It seems to me that the vase method with a little moss on top and on the bottom is just a version of the common vase culture anyway.

I can't use that because I'm afraid my Vanda started to rot (when bought most rots were brown and dry). So to avoid fungal issues I think I will start the basket first (charcoal included).

Thank you for encouraging me. I was quite scared at the time.

If the leaves are dehydrated I suppose they won't recover over a simple watering, long as it may be. Am I wrong?

Do I need to remove the brown looking roots on my Vanda? The plant looks dehydrated and when watered some roots never get green only brown - with white spots.

[NYCorchidman]

Those roots are dead then.
You can remove them or leave them.

Plants with wilting leaves are severly dehydrated and you will need to soak for a long time (half an hour or more won't hurt) and do this a few times.
Depending on the severity, they may or may not be recovery.

[allla]

Thank you so much!

[bil]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Those roots are dead then.
You can remove them or leave them.

Plants with wilting leaves are severly dehydrated and you will need to soak for a long time (half an hour or more won't hurt) and do this a few times.
Depending on the severity, they may or may not be recovery.

Thanks for pointing that out.