Bought my first two species! Now what?

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by Brotherly Monkey

For some reason, stuartianas always reminded me of the predator


http://people.ee.duke.edu/~drsmith/c...g/predator.jpg

oh my.

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by Tropicgirl

Nice job, Izzie! Can't wait to see your new phal. in bloom! I would think a Catt. would like being in a wooden basket as long as it's not too big. Beautiful plants, you lucky duck!

thank youuuuuuu. I thought I got some pretty good specimens, save for the catt's roots.
I will definitely post pics of the phal.

[Izzie]

Thanks for the info jkofferdahl.

[dounoharm]

wait till the catt is finished blooming to repot...and repot in an airy mix, firmly tamped down....catts like to have a solid footing...try to put the rhyzome on the top of the media....gl

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by dounoharm

wait till the catt is finished blooming to repot...and repot in an airy mix, firmly tamped down....catts like to have a solid footing...try to put the rhyzome on the top of the media....gl

Could I give it a "solid footing" in the basket, or no?