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Advice needed potting oncidiums
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Advice needed potting oncidiums
Hi, Sarah,
Try to use a pot that is just deep enough to hold the roots and a little potting medium. I use a mixture of bark, perlite, and charcoal. Also oncidiums do well with indirect sunlight. An hour or two of direct sunlight whether afternoon or morning seems okay. But, don't overpot. Don't overwater nor underwater. The leaves and bulbs will somewhat tell you if they are too wet or too dry. Some of the smaller oncidiums seem to do well mounted -- i. e., Onc. twinkle. .. . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Huff wrote: Hi everyone! I have a couple of oncidium intergenerics that I'm going to repot today. What size pot should I use in relation to the size of the plant? Do they like to be rootbound? Thanks! Sarah |
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Advice needed potting oncidiums
Sarah,
First of all, you might consider S/H culture for those, as they totally thrive in it. I have all of mine in 4.5" or 6" S/H pots because they're relatively tall for the diameter. The plants also don't seem to mind overpotting. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Sarah Huff" wrote in message news Hi everyone! I have a couple of oncidium intergenerics that I'm going to repot today. What size pot should I use in relation to the size of the plant? Do they like to be rootbound? Thanks! Sarah |
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Advice needed potting oncidiums
Thanks Ray and Pam!
I pot just about everything in s/h. It works so well for me. Everything thrives! Sarah "Ray" wrote in message ... Sarah, First of all, you might consider S/H culture for those, as they totally thrive in it. I have all of mine in 4.5" or 6" S/H pots because they're relatively tall for the diameter. The plants also don't seem to mind overpotting. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "Sarah Huff" wrote in message news Hi everyone! I have a couple of oncidium intergenerics that I'm going to repot today. What size pot should I use in relation to the size of the plant? Do they like to be rootbound? Thanks! Sarah |
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Advice needed potting oncidiums
profpam wrote in message ...
Hi, Sarah, Try to use a pot that is just deep enough to hold the roots and a little potting medium. I use a mixture of bark, perlite, and charcoal. Also oncidiums do well with indirect sunlight. An hour or two of direct sunlight whether afternoon or morning seems okay. But, don't overpot. Don't overwater nor underwater. The leaves and bulbs will somewhat tell you if they are too wet or too dry. Some of the smaller oncidiums seem to do well mounted -- i. e., Onc. twinkle. . . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Huff wrote: Hi Sarah, I guess there are other ways to grow Oncidiinae Intergenerics. We grow a few hundred thousand. I have found that they like to be pot bound. We grow in a 4" pot and let them overgrow their pot--then divide & repot. We grow in a medium coconut chip & pearlite mix & never let the plants dry out or be too wet. Spray every week w/1% hydrogen peroxide and fertilizer @ 125 PPM nitrogen. Hope this doesn't confuse you too much G Bill Hi everyone! I have a couple of oncidium intergenerics that I'm going to repot today. What size pot should I use in relation to the size of the plant? Do they like to be rootbound? Thanks! Sarah |
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