Cal-Orchid

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

Check out the Dendrochilum - Introduction website. It's a wealth of information. I know they should !never! Dry out.

Mine don't dry out, but they do get the "cycle". If you're really dry (or don't water often), the water soak can work. I water pretty much daily in summer, every other day in winter (and have Ddc. tenellum in sphag in that basket) so I tend to be more concerned with "too wet" than "too dry". It's all in matching your practices with the objective...

[DeaC]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

I think it was DeaC that said she grows hers in a cup of water? The website says no top watering. I thought that might be a good idea but, I can easily fix that.

Don't grow in cup o'water but since the medium is fine bark and some s/m it stays moist enuf. Sounds like you want to repot? Sure you can just plop it into another container without it giving you the evil eye...but I warned you.

[Dollythehun]

Somewhere I read the cup of water. It might have been from the website. It did say never to water from the top. Yes, I'd like to repot and use a little moss around the sides. First I have to find an appropriate pot. I generally use clay but, that might not be a good choice here.

If a plant can be slightly forgiving, I'm ok. But last year all heck broke loose around here, my watering got too sporatic, and I lost several plants, a couple that I really liked, too. I want to be very cautious here.