Should I go up a pot size?

[Brenda Aarts]

[QUOTE=t (I switched all my Phals to the clay balls, I am an admitted fusser and have had chronic over watering tendencies...they all seem much happier now) [/QUOTE]

I was a chronic over waterer as well. FYI, The solution for me was to obtain so many orchids that it becomes impossible to over water. I have also moved most of my phrags to clay pellets and they look the best they ever have.

Good luck with your new ones.

[judith_arquette]

Originally Posted by Brenda Aarts

I was a chronic over waterer as well. FYI, The solution for me was to obtain so many orchids that it becomes impossible to over water. I have also moved most of my phrags to clay pellets and they look the best they ever have.

Good luck with your new ones.

I'm well on my way...my husband has a bit of a compulsion and I admit I don't discourage him much lol Now I need some type of shelving because I'm rapidly running out of space but even though I've done a few google searches I can't seem to find metal shelving for plants (I'm admittedly internet challenged...).

[Brenda Aarts]

Yes the metal/glass iron shelving becomes a whole part of this....together with kijijii, ebay...and drive by garage sales. Welcome to the games!!!

[tarev]

I went vertical with my Phals and Paphs, on a pole, but still in its pots. Helped me with space, compromise with my hubby, he hates it when I start filling up windows. Glad my windows are big enough so everyone gets their fair share of dappled light.

[JMNYC]

Originally Posted by tarev

I went vertical with my Phals and Paphs, on a pole, but still in its pots. Helped me with space, compromise with my hubby, he hates it when I start filling up windows. Glad my windows are big enough so everyone gets their fair share of dappled light.

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Okay.....tell yr husband, this is why you are now on yr way to building a greenhouse.

[judith_arquette]

Originally Posted by tarev

I went vertical with my Phals and Paphs, on a pole, but still in its pots. Helped me with space, compromise with my hubby, he hates it when I start filling up windows. Glad my windows are big enough so everyone gets their fair share of dappled light.

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Love it! Where did you get it?

[tarev]

My hubby built the stand..easy to get the post from HD then I used this pot holders to clip the pot. But the pot must have a lip to be able to hold on to the clip.
The clip is called Hang-a-pot. They have a website, hangapot.com



JMNYC - already got a compromise greenhouse for my orchids outside, using a growcamp

Lots of compromises

[judith_arquette]

Originally Posted by Brenda Aarts

I was a chronic over waterer as well. FYI, The solution for me was to obtain so many orchids that it becomes impossible to over water. I have also moved most of my phrags to clay pellets and they look the best they ever have.

Good luck with your new ones.

Just made my first online purchase so now I'm up to 20 goodness!!! The last couple I bought had good looking medium so I've left them in that and am employing the skewer method-it's been life saving for some of my plants. I'm assuming the 2 new additions will come in fresh, appropriate medium so I'll leave them alone as well. I'm enjoying playing around with the different mediums and still get my hour or so of "meditation time" before everyone else wakes up to fuss with the ones in hygroton