Monster vanda broken crown, and Keiki overload
Hi Everyone.
My first real post! I am fairly new to the vanda game. I picked up a beauty at Redlands 3 years ago. She did well hanging from a south gutter that was shaded for most of day by palms. Got sun and dappled sun until about 11am. (I'm in SW FL) One day, I found about a 3 inch section of the crown on the ground. Looked chewed off. No much to be done about it. I tried to get the crown piece to root. Rotted away. Again, not much to be done about it. I kept her there, and kept at maintenance. She continued to root, and put a keiki out. She is a hot mess. And then I had to move.
For a year, she was in THE WORST possible place. A north hanging spot on a balcony 3 stories up, no access to water. No sun of any kind. SO, for a year, she kinda was neglected a bit. She was taken inside and watered in shower 3-4 times a week. Fertilized when I could. She put out another keiki. I didn't expect a bloom. I wasn't disappointed ..LOL
In April this year, I finally bought a home. She is now hanging in the east side of my screened in lanai. She is enjoying dappled light, then sun, then dappled sun until about noon, when the sun moves around the home. She is growing the keikis at a fast clip. THEY are rooting well, with the lower keikis doing better, but the upper two have not rooted yet. the family is watered 2-3 times a day, and fertilized 2x a week. SO, here are my questions.
Mother plant. Leaves are leathery and saggy. Keikis are bright and upright. Do I entertain separating the lower heavier rooted keikis? Or just leave and let nature do her thing?
The lowest roots are very thin and woody, but DO turn a slight bit green when wet. Her total length is about 5 feet from root to tip. Should I trim off some of the more woody roots? they are almost tendril like.
There is tremendous root growth. I am assuming I am doing well by her. As the blistering Florida sun wanes this time of year, should I expose her to more sun. My ultimate goal is to get her into a tree. Tring to load pics. Site is telling me my security token is missing. Will post when I can, the pics
Feedback is very welcome
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