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Rhynchostylis coelestis from basket to pot
Does anyone who grows vandanceous orchids have experience getting a
basket-grown plant to grow in an empty clay pot? I recently potted my Rhynchostylis coelestis (basket included) in a clay pot. There's no growing medium in either the basket or pot and the plant is very much root-bound in the basket with lots of healthy roots. Since I don't have the option of suspending the plant, and because it has lots of roots growing in every direction imaginable, I'm attempting to get it to grow in the clay pot in order to keep it a little more tidy (and to keep its roots from continually attempting to invade the pots of its neighbors!). The challenge I now have is getting the basket to remain securely inside the pot long enough for the plant's roots to have a chance to do that job themselves. Any helpful advice I could obtain here would be very much appreciated. Thank you! |
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Rhynchostylis coelestis from basket to pot
You might try charcoal (if available) or wedge pieces of styrofoam
between the basket and the clay pot. However, the roots will soon grow out of the pot, and you'll wonder if it should've been left alone in the basket in the first place. T. U. Steve Weaver wrote: Does anyone who grows vandanceous orchids have experience getting a basket-grown plant to grow in an empty clay pot? I recently potted my Rhynchostylis coelestis (basket included) in a clay pot. There's no growing medium in either the basket or pot and the plant is very much root-bound in the basket with lots of healthy roots. Since I don't have the option of suspending the plant, and because it has lots of roots growing in every direction imaginable, I'm attempting to get it to grow in the clay pot in order to keep it a little more tidy (and to keep its roots from continually attempting to invade the pots of its neighbors!). The challenge I now have is getting the basket to remain securely inside the pot long enough for the plant's roots to have a chance to do that job themselves. Any helpful advice I could obtain here would be very much appreciated. Thank you! |
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