Hi,
I decided to throw my paph delenatii in s/h, since it wasn't rooting for a
very long time. It only has a couple of dormant roots. Anyone grows their
paphs in s/h and what's ur experience?


Jon

My experience is that it depends on when you put 'em into S/H. If you
do it when roots are just starting to grow, it can be great. But older
roots will eventually rot in the constantly moist conditions of S/H - so
they need to get replaced by new ones adapted to the conditions before
they rot.

I've had some that I've timed wrong just fade away and others that are
going gangbusters.


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"Jonathan Phua" wrote in message
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Also, any idea how long paphs take to establish in s/h?



Jon
"Jonathan Phua" wrote in message
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Hi,
I decided to throw my paph delenatii in s/h, since it wasn't rooting for

a

very long time. It only has a couple of dormant roots. Anyone grows

their

paphs in s/h and what's ur experience?


Jon

Jon,

Paphs were the first plants that ever got S/H treatment, back when I was
using 50/50 #4 perlite and coarse charcoal. I've since switched them all
over to LECA, as the perlite crumbles into a white mud sludge over time,
clogging up the air flow.

"mg" is right about the timing of repotting, but that's not unique to paphs.
Some plants are just easier to transition than others.

Not long ago I got in a series of species (braemii, suphardii, a few others
I don't recall) that were more-or-less rootless, stuck them into S/H, and
they have all sprouted roots and are growing nicely.

I got a flask of vietnamense a couple of months ago, and put the contents,
agar and all, on top of a large, low-profile S/H pot, and haven't lost a
seedling.

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Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"Jonathan Phua" wrote in message
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Hi,
I decided to throw my paph delenatii in s/h, since it wasn't rooting for a
very long time. It only has a couple of dormant roots. Anyone grows their
paphs in s/h and what's ur experience?


Jon

From the peanut gallery: I bought a pot of identical green/white
paphs--there were three in the pot, and all were in active growth. I
repotted them: two in bark media and one in S/H. One of the paphs in
bark media is just limping along and hasn't done much. The other two
are doing great. The S/H paph is the most robust of the two. I should
note though that it did take a few months for it to really get going in
the new media.

My experience with S/H has been that it's a great media IF you pot your
orchids when they are in active growth. Adjusting to this new media and
putting out new roots does tax the plant. I've tried putting unhappy
orchids and "just sitting there" orchids in this media, and they went
south--fast.

You might try to perk up your paph by giving it a little more light,
since it's so dark this time of year, and some weak fertilizer with
trace minerals.


In article , Jonathan Phua
wrote:

Hi,
I decided to throw my paph delenatii in s/h, since it wasn't rooting for a
very long time. It only has a couple of dormant roots. Anyone grows their
paphs in s/h and what's ur experience?


Jon

Thanks. But the light I have now is as good as the rest of the year, since I
don't experience winter here in tropical Singapore.


Jon
"dd" wrote in message
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From the peanut gallery: I bought a pot of identical green/white
paphs--there were three in the pot, and all were in active growth. I
repotted them: two in bark media and one in S/H. One of the paphs in
bark media is just limping along and hasn't done much. The other two
are doing great. The S/H paph is the most robust of the two. I should
note though that it did take a few months for it to really get going in
the new media.

My experience with S/H has been that it's a great media IF you pot your
orchids when they are in active growth. Adjusting to this new media and
putting out new roots does tax the plant. I've tried putting unhappy
orchids and "just sitting there" orchids in this media, and they went
south--fast.

You might try to perk up your paph by giving it a little more light,
since it's so dark this time of year, and some weak fertilizer with
trace minerals.


In article , Jonathan Phua
wrote:

Hi,
I decided to throw my paph delenatii in s/h, since it wasn't rooting for
a
very long time. It only has a couple of dormant roots. Anyone grows
their
paphs in s/h and what's ur experience?


Jon