NOID Phal Repotting Trauma

[sapphirerose]

In the spring when I get some new root tips growing, I want to try a few things to see what is best for my conditions, terra cotta pots, net pots, lava rock, plain bark, leca, etc. I started off with a starter kit of plastic pots and some orchid mix from RepotMe.

Right now, I am hoping they all live through the winter. They get plenty of sun from the skylights at least.

The orchid in question seems fairly happy now that I firmed it up with some more bark and tied it up to a stake with some soft rubber coated wire just until a few more roots show up. The roots that were still alive when last photographed are sticking in there.

I have one potted all in moss, but it is in one of those Orchitop pots and the little sucker dries out pretty quick despite the moss in that pot.

Then my three newest babies, Phal equestris x self, Phal equestris var alba, and Phal equestris var blue are still in moss from Hausserman's. I'm afraid to repot them now. I hope they can live out the winter in moss.

Thanks again for all the advice. This got way more complicated than I expected. I don't have a greenhouse. I do have a whole house humidifier but it doesn't seem to be doing its job right now. We're running 25-30% humidity when it is set on 45%.

My dachshund likes the orchid table because she can see out of the window from there. So all of my lightweight plastic pots are sitting in oversized heavier dishes. It may reduce airflow somewhat, but it saves them from going splat when a squirrel runs across the tree in front of the window. And the oversized dishes don't limit air flow all that much.

My husband has a woodworking project in the shop to give the dachshund unfettered squirrel barking access, while protecting the orchids from going splat. It just isn't ready yet.

I water when the skewers go dry. I don't have any lights yet. I don't have anything mounted. I'm worried mounts would dehydrate in my house and I honestly don't want to spray water all over my walls to mist mounts.

[estación seca]

Pay attention to yard sales or Craigslist. You can find a used aquarium, cheap. Get a piece of cheap window glass cut to fit the top at the hardware store. Epoxy on a handle. Put your orchids in there during these arid times of the year.

[bil]

Originally Posted by sapphirerose

In the spring when I get some new root tips growing, I want to try a few things to see what is best for my conditions, terra cotta pots, net pots, lava rock, plain bark, leca, etc. I started off with a starter kit of plastic pots and some orchid mix from RepotMe.

Right now, I am hoping they all live through the winter. They get plenty of sun from the skylights at least.

The orchid in question seems fairly happy now that I firmed it up with some more bark and tied it up to a stake with some soft rubber coated wire just until a few more roots show up. The roots that were still alive when last photographed are sticking in there.

I have one potted all in moss, but it is in one of those Orchitop pots and the little sucker dries out pretty quick despite the moss in that pot.

Then my three newest babies, Phal equestris x self, Phal equestris var alba, and Phal equestris var blue are still in moss from Hausserman's. I'm afraid to repot them now. I hope they can live out the winter in moss.

Thanks again for all the advice. This got way more complicated than I expected. I don't have a greenhouse. I do have a whole house humidifier but it doesn't seem to be doing its job right now. We're running 25-30% humidity when it is set on 45%.

My dachshund likes the orchid table because she can see out of the window from there. So all of my lightweight plastic pots are sitting in oversized heavier dishes. It may reduce airflow somewhat, but it saves them from going splat when a squirrel runs across the tree in front of the window. And the oversized dishes don't limit air flow all that much.

My husband has a woodworking project in the shop to give the dachshund unfettered squirrel barking access, while protecting the orchids from going splat. It just isn't ready yet.

I water when the skewers go dry. I don't have any lights yet. I don't have anything mounted. I'm worried mounts would dehydrate in my house and I honestly don't want to spray water all over my walls to mist mounts.

If I were keeping a mount in the house, I would have a plastic container to surround it while you sprayed. That way you would hold the container so the mount was mostly surrounded, and spray. You hold it for few seconds till the drips stop, and there you are.
There's usually an engineering solution for stuff.