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08-30-2012, 08:01 PM
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the clay pot is good with vanda mix sprinkled around the roots....make sure to also add small clay shards with the mix or some hydroton....it will help you keep moisture longer and water less....
I will do the dropbox and hope it can link to here so I wont spend too much megabytes uploading pictures....links to pictures is better for the board
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Awesome re Dropbox and also I will pot the Manuvadee tomorrow morning then! 
I have a lot of work to do tonight so no can pot right now  |
08-30-2012, 08:05 PM
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The mixture you mentioned should be just fine. Be sure it can dry out quickly, no more than a week. If it isn't drying fast enough, remove some of the medium. I do that in winter when our humidity is very high here.
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Thankfully no winter here! 
I have one lil problem though.....the holes in the pot are quite big and the mix is medium size pieces....hmmm 
Would packing peanuts work in loosely stuffing the bigger holes around the pot? |
08-30-2012, 09:27 PM
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do not stuff the holes with packing peanuts....the roots need to breathe....
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08-30-2012, 09:30 PM
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do not stuff the holes with packing peanuts....the roots need to breathe....
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How about the base layer then? so as to prevent the medium from dropping out over time because it will be hanging. |
08-30-2012, 09:32 PM
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use a bed of coconut fiber, arrange the roots well and sprinkle the mix around the roots then hang
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08-30-2012, 09:52 PM
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use a bed of coconut fiber, arrange the roots well and sprinkle the mix around the roots then hang
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Okie dokie! I have A LOT of that; coconut trees that is! 
I will do that tomorrow morning and take a pic of the finished product.  |
08-31-2012, 03:04 PM
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I am always looking forward to pictures of your Vanda blooms....you grow them in an ideal environment for Vandacious plants....and they are all well established with healthy looking roots and leaves
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08-31-2012, 04:07 PM
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I am always looking forward to pictures of your Vanda blooms....you grow them in an ideal environment for Vandacious plants....and they are all well established with healthy looking roots and leaves
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Wait till you see this dbl spike Mokara that finished opening up completely....pictures to come in a new thread this evening...and i may also have to update the pics on my V. Prao Sky Blue thread too |
08-31-2012, 05:35 PM
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Boy, I'm looking forward to that! I have been tempted to try a mokara.
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08-31-2012, 06:46 PM
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Boy, I'm looking forward to that! I have been tempted to try a mokara.
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I just took the pictures! As I thought the V. Prao Sky Blue isnt fully opened but i will post the pics i took, and the Yellow Mokara NOID is all done except for one which is half opened |
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