Last night we had a talk on @indoor gardening'. Not my cup of tea but
still some members enjoyed it.
Anyway question was asked about growing orchids and Nursery manager from
"biggest Plant centre in country (in Ware)" advised that you grow
orchids in clear flower pots as their roots need to see the light.
Members pointed out that her orchid was still flowering after 24 months
but was in ordinary pot but that was pooh poohed as good luck.

Question:
Where do you get the clear flower pots from? They might have drainage
holes for the orchid but apart from that I haven't seen them so can't
supply any more details.

Googling got me Stewart plastic pots and clear saucers to go under pots
(drip trays) but no actual pots.

Any ideas?


Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

I've seen pots at my local garden centre with the orchids, together
with bags of coconut husk as a growing medium.
I believe you can get all such items mail order from

Ray Creek Orchids
Luddington
Tel. 01724 798445

Unfortunately no website, I had his mail order list a few years ago &
there were stacks of unusual orchids + normal stuff too.

Search for 'ray creek orchids' & you'll find plenty of references.

DD

Janet Tweedy wrote in
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Last night we had a talk on @indoor gardening'. Not my cup of tea but
still some members enjoyed it.
Anyway question was asked about growing orchids and Nursery manager from
"biggest Plant centre in country (in Ware)" advised that you grow
orchids in clear flower pots as their roots need to see the light.
Members pointed out that her orchid was still flowering after 24 months
but was in ordinary pot but that was pooh poohed as good luck.


My 3 phalenopsis orchids are all flowering well in normal pots as well.

Having said that, they tend to 'walk' and all have roots out of the pots
and wandering around the dining room, so perhaps they are getting their
daylight that way!


Haven't had the miltoniopsis long enough to say, but it has flowered well
so far, again in a normal pot. (I was kind of expecting it to just keel
over on my windowsill, but it seems to be doing OK)

Victoria
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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