Recommendations on these orchids

6 years ago

I've got a lot of orchids that I've been growing for years- I take care of them, but only to the extent of watering and fertilizing. I did repot most of them once somewhere along the line. They stay outside year round.

Take these two. The one of the left decided to put out arial roots everywhere as well as new growth. Does it want me to do something?

The one on the right has roots everywhere, inside and outside the pot. Most garden centers seem to sell just his one common size of orchid pot. Have they outgrown these pots or are they going to be happy with exposed roots going all over the place the way a Vanda is?

Appreciate any tips!

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arthurm2015
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
This forum has died, probably partly due to the human virus (no orchid society meetings) and the mountain of advice available on the net.

The only problem you have is to do a tidy up! Main tidy up task is to remove the keikis (baby plants) from the non flowering Dendrobium and pot them up in smaller pots.

Tell the readers where you are in the world and you might get better detailed advice.
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jane__ny
6 years ago
Same as Arthur. Please provide more information.

They both need repotting.

Jane
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irun5k
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you both, today I removed 6 really healthy keiki and potted them. They had been on board for a while and in fact two had already bloomed over the winter. I also repotted the parent plant. Maybe removal of the keiki will encourage new growth on the parent?

The other Dendrobium is nicely in bloom right now on three spikes, once it is done I will repot it as well.

Oh and I am in southwest Florida, so they pretty much stay outside year round unless a hurricane is coming or the rare cold night once ever few years.