Category: Orchid Doctor

POTTING ON: Never Stop it

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago The potting mix is never removed from the roots by Bianchi a leading cymbidium grower, who starts with a single bulb in a five-inch pot in a bark and peat mixture and continues on up to a ten-inch ... Read More

POTTING: Aeration

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is greatest in the mix when the particles are uniform throughout; a fine ingredient mixed with a coarse one causes "cementing" between bits. OA86-172 Read More

POTTING: Affects the Size of the Next Flowers

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Timing is important; try to repot as soon as the new roots appear on the rhizome. A69-902 Read More

POTTING: Aseptic Techniques

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Wash hands well, spread out clean newspapers on a bench and remove a sheet or two after each plant is handled; sterilize even the tool used to pry the plant out of the pot; sterilize any tool that ... Read More

POTTING: Common Faults

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago The usual ones are: repotting at the wroag season; overpotting; not taking enough care in dividing plants; placing the back end of a sympodial too far down in the mix to get it upright; not repotti... Read More

POTTING: Crock Sterilization

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago For re-use of crock sterilize with high-test hypochlorite at one ounce to one gal. water; pre-cleaned pots should be soaked up to 30 minutes; rinse well after; it is corrosive to steel tools but it... Read More

POTTING: Delayed

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago It is harmful to plants to delay re-potting; more harm is done to cattleyas than to cymbidiums by leaving them in the pot for extra years. A67-713 Read More

POTTING: Faults

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago The usual ones are: repotting at the wrong time; over-potting; faulty placement in the pot; neglected potting; unnecessary potting; for a review see AH50+ Read More

POTTING: Faulty Placement of Rhizome

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Do not place the back end of the rhizome deep in the pot in order to secure the plant or to bring the front end upright; maintain all rhizomes level with the surface of the media. A67-564 Read More

POTTING: Frequency

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Every years is recommended because a vigorous cattleya grows out of the pot in two years; some monopodia Is such as vandas can stay in the same pot for five years. A69-1083 Read More