thanks for getting back to me. I was afraid since it was Christmas that no one would answer. I read the link and I will see if I can find those things. I live in the country away from everything. So it may be a while before I can get the things needed. I had already potted the plants by the time I read this.Originally Posted by panam
I had two pots with lots of holes in the bottom that I had already washed and bleached. The big plant had a baby on the top stem that is now almost a year old and bloomed with the big plant on its second bloom. I cut it off and potted it in a plastic drink cup that I cut holes in the bottom and side. The second plant had more bad roots than the big one. I potted it first. since I had only some packaged orchid potting material I put more than half foam peanuts in the bottom of the pots and put the plants just on top of them and put a couple of handfuls of the potting material on top of the plant and shook it down some. The potting material is quite fine with not much bark in it. Then today I found that my husband had bought some bark and perlite and didn't tell me. So now I can repot with that.
These pictures are how I have them potted now. I feel like I am swimming in uncharted water. LOL So I guess I will pot again today. They really are just sitting on top of that stuff right now.
First is the smaller of the two that didn't bloom again.
next is the baby. I haven't sprayed any with water when these were taken.
next is big one.
And here they are in bloom last year.
Thanks Jason for you answer. I ended up planting them mostly in packing peanuts with some Orchid Planting material on top. Which is mostly moss it seems. Now I have found that we did have some bark and perlite so have to redo....see my post above for pictures of how they are now.
Micki
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I guess my other post with potted pictures hasn't come through yet. Micki
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