Neofinetia potting

I use a ceramic pot, I also use the traditional Japanese method. (Google: Traditional Japanese Neofinetia falcata potting) You will find the method a short distance down the page. Basically it is a hollow ball of Spahg with more sphag over the roots. The plant sits above the rim of the pot. by almost an inch. I water 3X per week. I use the top of a beer bottle as my form.

Do you just make the form with the beer bottle and remove it after or do you sit it in the ceramic pot with the beer bottle? How do you really wrap the sphag since it's made out of all separate strands or do you weave it into a nice little sweater first??

I *believe* there is a thread here on OrchidTalk about how to do this. It seems like someone did it recently.

Cheers,
BD

I just sent you a PM with the link to a website that has a pictorial description of potting neos in the japanese style.

bottle gets removed and then chilled and consumed in celebration of getting them repotted.

I'll probably end up using an empty bottle since I'll be needing some encouragement to try this repot
Doesn't the cone (made with the bottle) get destroyed with watering or am I only supposed to water by misting it it heavily??

Originally Posted by Ron-NY

bottle gets removed and then chilled and consumed in celebration of getting them repotted.

No I never had a problem watering with a hose. I think last year, I stuck a couple of foam peanuts into the hollow Sphag space.

One thing I've learned when using plastic pots is that I don't want to use packing peanuts. This makes the plants to light and can be knocked over easily during watering or a frisky cat, wind, etc. I use old broken pots for crock in that case.