Re-Potting Your Orchids

Article by: Robert Roy

This months topic will take us two newsletters to cover. It is about re-potting. We have been asked by customers, "when should my orchid , Growing Roses - The Guide for Fans of Roses be re-potted". I will cover this subject by orchid , The Gazebo Spa: One of 5 Creative Ways to Use Your Garden Gazebo genera. In this months newsletter I will cover phalaenopsis, dendrobiums, miltonias and cattleyas. Next month it will be vandas, paphs, and oncidiums.

Phalaenopsis are probably the most common orchid , Abatement and Confronting Legitimate Issues plants , Oregano: Joy of the Mountain that are sold. Their blooms are large and they can last up to 3-4 months. So when should should you repot phals. These plants , Our History with Blueberries - Reviving Their Home-Grown and Local Farm Status can go for 2 or 3 years without ever needing to be re-potted. When you notice that there seems to be a tight fit in the container and there is definitely a need to get a larger pot. , Tuberous Begonias Clay pots , Create Your Own Special Herb Garden are usually better than plastic. , Cold Frame Greenhouse - Maximize The Natural Warmth Of The Sun

Using a bark mixture for phals that are in 5 inch pots , Cocoa Trees or above is recommended. But for those less than 5 inch pots , Spring Flowering Bulbs use sphagnum moss. The moss distributes the moisture , Vacation Proofing your Garden more evenly. The best time of the year to do this is during either the spring , Palm Tree Lamps or fall. , Buying or Building Your Own Water Fountain

Dendrobiums are actually part of the phal genera. You can re-pot this orchid plant , The Gazebo Spa: One of 5 Creative Ways to Use Your Garden Gazebo once again every 2-3 years. The right time is when the orchid , Relaxation in the Garden Starts with a Hammock cane, (that almost wood , First Aid for a Dried Out Hanging Basket like structure from which the leaves develop), grow , Cultivating Plants In Your Garden...What To Watch Out For out over the edge of the pot. , Abatement and Confronting Legitimate Issues You can use a similar potting material that was used in re-potting phals.

Another point is dividing these plants. , Tarragon: A Favourite of French Chefs This can be done easily when you can have 3 canes per division. Simply divide the plant , Grow the BEST Tasting Tomatoes in two. Carefully try to dissect the roots. , Fruit Trees - How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze You will find that some do not divide easily and may be cut with a clean razor blade. Now you have two plants , Landscape Wallpaper for the price of one. Once again, the spring , Shrub Roses and Climbing Roses or fall , You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 5 is the time to do this.

Are cattleyas easy to repot is the question that comes to us occasionally. This may sound more complicated than most but it really is easy. When the plant , November Gardening Tips is starting to grow , What You Need To Know About Pruning Bonsai Trees over the pot , Landscape Wallpaper it is time to report. Be sure that the new clay pot , Create Your Own Special Herb Garden is big enough to allow growth for at least 2 years.

Simply pry the cattleya out of the old pot. , Landscape Wallpaper Be careful to not break a lot of the rots. There will be some broken roots , How to Conquer Caterpillars as this is common. It may necessary to use a hammer to break the clay pot. , Cocoa Trees Just remove the old potting medium and any clay shards. Trim off the dead roots. , Improve Garden Soil with Cover Crops

When re-potting put the old root , Hibiscus Plants spread out near the outside , Fruit Trees - How To Save Your Fruit Tree Blossoms From A Spring Freeze edge of the pot. , The Gazebo Spa: One of 5 Creative Ways to Use Your Garden Gazebo Simple use a medium fir bark as the medium. Place , Lap Pools - Great Exercise Inside Or Any Size Backyard it in the pot , Cold Frame Greenhouse - Maximize The Natural Warmth Of The Sun to fill in the areas and place , Vacation Proofing your Garden the other roots , Landscape Wallpaper near the center of the pot. , Cultivating Plants In Your Garden...What To Watch Out For You will find that some of them don't want to go where you want them and that's fine.

Spring is the best time of the year to repot cattleyas. If dividing the plant , Rugosa Roses - Fragrant, Tough and Handsome Shrub Roses needed you can do it now. Leave 3 -4 pseudobulbs with each division. Carefully separate the roots , Hibiscus Plants cutting those that you can't divide.

Miltonias are the next genera that will be re-potted. This is one orchid , Abatement and Confronting Legitimate Issues that needs to be repotted each year. Almost all other orchids , Picking up Roses for Your Landscape need this every 2 -3 years. This plant , Online Florists needs medium that holds the moisture. , Cold Frame Greenhouse - Maximize The Natural Warmth Of The Sun It is composed of mixture of small bark, sphagnum moss and rook wool. In the spring , Miniature Roses repot miltonias. You will notice that they seem to be root , Cold Frame Greenhouse - Maximize The Natural Warmth Of The Sun bound, in fact, they like it.

In next months issue we will cover re-potting paphs, oncidiums, and vandas. Until then, keep those orchids , Cold Frame Greenhouse - Maximize The Natural Warmth Of The Sun blooming.

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