:rollhappy: er, I mean, nice photo!No Spring here -- this is my backyard today:
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SlipperFan
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I am so sick of this weather!
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Hera
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Major ditto!!!!!!
I noticed the catts are potted in wide, shallow pots. Does that work well for you??? It would keep up with the creeping.
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Marc
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My father mentioned that he saw this as well today. I missed it though because I was in a kichten store.
SlipperFan
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I think that question is addressed to John Boy?
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John Boy
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Sorry, late answer!
The idea for these huge, shallow containers is simply stolen in Brazil. Looking into ways of cultivating Cattleya intermedia “to their full potential”, it seems their way of growing these plants, and (to me at least) it does make sense.
It goes without saying that most of my intermedias right now are rather over-potted, but I guess that will not do any harm. A nice side-effect is that I can’t keep buying plants because I’m using up all the space I have (which.......to any orchid-nut..... is a lie).
I’m overall hoping to not having to touch these plants again for a reasonably long period of time. Everything is geared towards keeping these plants like they are for 5 to 10 years. There’s enough room for multi-growth, the bark is coarse and should (in theory) remain structurally stable and…. hopefully I can achieve the same results as folks a Brazil do on a daily basis. Once they have rooted through the new bark I’m going to hang all these plant, which will bring it to the end of next month. After that they’ll be under the shade cloth with all the air and light and heat they could wish for.
If you're interested I'll put a few more pictures up!
The idea for these huge, shallow containers is simply stolen in Brazil. Looking into ways of cultivating Cattleya intermedia “to their full potential”, it seems their way of growing these plants, and (to me at least) it does make sense.
It goes without saying that most of my intermedias right now are rather over-potted, but I guess that will not do any harm. A nice side-effect is that I can’t keep buying plants because I’m using up all the space I have (which.......to any orchid-nut..... is a lie).
I’m overall hoping to not having to touch these plants again for a reasonably long period of time. Everything is geared towards keeping these plants like they are for 5 to 10 years. There’s enough room for multi-growth, the bark is coarse and should (in theory) remain structurally stable and…. hopefully I can achieve the same results as folks a Brazil do on a daily basis. Once they have rooted through the new bark I’m going to hang all these plant, which will bring it to the end of next month. After that they’ll be under the shade cloth with all the air and light and heat they could wish for.
If you're interested I'll put a few more pictures up!
John Boy, youre not the only one filling up your space
John Boy, thanks for the pics, below is i picture of my greenhouse earlier this winter, quite filled up right? I have been growing orchids for some 20 years now and have found out that its possible not to repot Paphiopedilums, but also Cattleyas and other epifytes. The latter requires that they are grown on bark though, in pots I have always had to repot sooner or later, normally after some 3 years or so. This depends a bit, and I think your set-up looks quite durable if you are able to restrict your watering to right levels. Back to my issue, I have been quite successful in growing Cattleyas etc on slices of oak-wood (Qercus robur/petraea) that I have taken (split with an axe)from the fire-wood we use here in the "bitterly cold" north. Well, it works excellently, and if you magnify the picture of the greenhouse you may se quite a few of such mounts.
The next picture(sorry bad quality) is a closeup of a young Cattleya lawrenceana clinging its prolific roots to such a mount. If you have good humidity and room, then my experience is that such mounting is an excellent alternative to potting for those of us that resent potting.
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John Boy, thanks for the pics, below is i picture of my greenhouse earlier this winter, quite filled up right? I have been growing orchids for some 20 years now and have found out that its possible not to repot Paphiopedilums, but also Cattleyas and other epifytes. The latter requires that they are grown on bark though, in pots I have always had to repot sooner or later, normally after some 3 years or so. This depends a bit, and I think your set-up looks quite durable if you are able to restrict your watering to right levels. Back to my issue, I have been quite successful in growing Cattleyas etc on slices of oak-wood (Qercus robur/petraea) that I have taken (split with an axe)from the fire-wood we use here in the "bitterly cold" north. Well, it works excellently, and if you magnify the picture of the greenhouse you may se quite a few of such mounts.
The next picture(sorry bad quality) is a closeup of a young Cattleya lawrenceana clinging its prolific roots to such a mount. If you have good humidity and room, then my experience is that such mounting is an excellent alternative to potting for those of us that resent potting.
Bjorn:rollhappy:
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wojtek
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