On 04/07/2018 19:52, Martin Brown wrote:
On 04/07/2018 12:16, Pollygolly wrote:
Hello,

I have a phalaenopsis orchid that desperately needs re-potting. It is
almost horizontal and the pot is very unstable. It has been flowering
continuously for about 14 months, so I thought I would wait until the
flowers start to die, cut off the shoot at the base and re-pot.

BUT, in the last few weeks it has produced another flower shoot which
is growing rapidly and the aerial roots have gone mad, shooting
everywhere, both new ones and from existing ones.

So, should I just be patient and hope it does not fall off the window
sill or can I re-pot whilst it is actively growing?

They flower better when a bit pot bound so my inclination would be to
make a frame to stop the thing falling over and enjoy the flowers. You
only want to increase the pot size by a single step.

They tend to flower themselves to death eventually.

On the other hand, you could re-pot it without taking it out of its
present pot. Just find a larger pot to stand it in and use pebbles to
hold it upright, or you could pack the space between the pots with moss
or bark chips.