Vanda compots

[nikkik]

All of my flasks have arrived and have been potted up! Some of the compots are a little tight, so I'm headed out tonight to get more pots. Here's the list: 4 pots of V. (Varakorn x merrillii) 'Carmela'; 1 pot of V. suavis; 2 pots of V. javierae; 1 pot of V. roeblingiana.

I've had the Vanda suavis for about three months and so far, so good. I tend to let it fully dry out before watering, so far I haven't had an issue with this method. The seedlings are getting bigger, new roots, and most importantly no rot or mold to date.

[WhiteRabbit]

Awesome!

[MattWoelfsen]

Originally Posted by nikkik

All of my flasks have arrived and have been potted up! Some of the compots are a little tight, so I'm headed out tonight to get more pots. Here's the list: 4 pots of V. (Varakorn x merrillii) 'Carmela'; 1 pot of V. suavis; 2 pots of V. javierae; 1 pot of V. roeblingiana.

I've had the Vanda suavis for about three months and so far, so good. I tend to let it fully dry out before watering, so far I haven't had an issue with this method. The seedlings are getting bigger, new roots, and most importantly no rot or mold to date.

Once these plants are old enough, do you repot these in bark or the traditional bare root plant in a hanging basket?

[CR7cristiano]

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Once these plants are old enough, do you repot these in bark or the traditional bare root plant in a hanging basket?

Bare root is usually the best bet in a hanging basket. But dependent on your situation and whether you grow outside or indoors and if it gets very hot or not then you could use coarse bark or charcoal. Or a mix of coarse fast draining medium with some spagnum moss or coconut husk to retain some moisture if you can't water regularly.

[Vanda lover]

Those seedlings look very happy!
The beauty of using sphag is that it is very easy to tell when the medium is dry. I have my vandas in baskets with a little sphag and lumps of charcoal. We have high humidity here in the winter, so I remove some of the sphag. It is dry in the summer so I add more. I tried bare root but couldn't get the watering right, except for a mature vanda that is in vase culture. It is happy.

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Awesome!

Thank you!!

---------- Post added at 01:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 PM ----------

Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Once these plants are old enough, do you repot these in bark or the traditional bare root plant in a hanging basket?

I do what Vanda lover had suggested above. Once they are full grown, I grow them in baskets, but I still put moss or coconut fiber in the basket in the winter because my solarium is very dry. In the summer, most are summered outdoors, so they are bareroot.

I hardly grow anything in bark, as it is not a potting media I'm good with.

---------- Post added at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:52 PM ----------

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

Those seedlings look very happy!
The beauty of using sphag is that it is very easy to tell when the medium is dry. I have my vandas in baskets with a little sphag and lumps of charcoal. We have high humidity here in the winter, so I remove some of the sphag. It is dry in the summer so I add more. I tried bare root but couldn't get the watering right, except for a mature vanda that is in vase culture. It is happy.

Thank you for your kind words! And I'm in full agreement about the use of sphagnum moss, I just use it in opposite seasons as you. It's very helpful to get the water just right when it's super dry.

[Vanda lover]

So many people don't like sphag, but if it is used correctly with good air circulation it makes it very easy to know when to water and makes it so you don't need to water every day.