my newest rescue from lowes.

[jebar77]

today i found a tray of 15 dtps sogo yenlins at lowes that they had outside in this cold, and the pots were full to the top with water... so after a little finagling with the cashier i talked her into giving me the tray for $15...lol now i got them home and 3 hours later they are al repotted.... 2 of them are complete losses, and 1 i am pretty sure will die but i repotted it anyway... who knows...lol here is a pic of the new rescues. also 2 of them had flowers still and actucally look pretty healthy,

[jebar77]

that last pic is not from today.... i stuck that in there by accident.

[Merlyn]

Do any of those pots have holes in the bottom ??? They look like the same ones in Home Depot and they had a tight fitting plastic pot with holes inside a pot without holes. TOTALLY unhealthy for chids !!! Main reason is that no air is circulating under the bottom of the pot and the other reason is they will stay way too damp and the roots will rot quickly. I hope if those pots don't have holes that you find ones that do and repot quickly. IF they have holes, I'm preaching to the choir again !!! Sorry !

I'll give you a tip about buying ANY chid from box stores. Grip the plant firmly, rap the side of the pot and pull it out and examine the roots closely. If you see no healthy roots put it back and blow it off !!! I don't EVER buy from any boxstore any more but if I did I would blow it off if the roots were only HALF healthy ! The savings in cost don't ever make up for the anguish of watching a chid die slowly !!! I've been there and done that !!! It's not worth it to gamble like that ! And for what ? A NOID ??? Go to an orchid show and put your $15 on a legitimate seedling from a reputable vendor or use it as a partial payment on a more valuable specimen.

Just my opinion, and good luck with your refugees !!!

[Bud]

I first started my orchid collection with rescued orchids just like that. I know they will be left out there to die...
I hope you make them all bloom again

[silken]

Very nice. Looks like a healthy little bunch to me! I have one like your 3rd picture but it is a NOID. But as long as I like them, I don't care if they are NOID's. If they are cheap enough and I still get the same enjoyment when they bloom-BARGAIN

[jebar77]

merlyn.... i love that you called them refugees....lol i needed that chuckle tonight... thanks.

and im not overly worried about noid's, like silken said... i enjoy them.

[Merlyn]

Me too !