- Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:16 pm
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Well, I've been wanting to try an orchid for quite a while now, but I've always been put off by people saying they're so difficult (and usually by the price tag too). I found one on the sale rack at Lowe's yesterday for only $5 so I just couldn't resist. When I got it home and unwrapped the big plastic funnel, I found the pot it's in doesn't have any drainage holes at ALL. The leaves look pretty healthy to me, and the flowers are obviously just about finished now, but the LFSM around the roots feels extremely wet and mushy, as if it's rotting from staying too wet.
After reading about the care requirements online, I realized it's very similar to my Nepenthes, so I wanted to repot it as soon as possible. I already have some Better-Gro brand orchid moss on hand that I use for my flytraps, and a bag of orchid bark mix I use for my other epiphytes which contains big chunks of bark, perlite and charcoal.
So should I drill holes in the bottom of this pot, or use a different pot? Should I use *all* LFSM like it's in now, or mix in some of the bark stuff too, or use *all* bark mix? After repotting it, I was going to put it outside on my deck in the shade beside my Nepenthes. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated though since I've never done this before!
After reading about the care requirements online, I realized it's very similar to my Nepenthes, so I wanted to repot it as soon as possible. I already have some Better-Gro brand orchid moss on hand that I use for my flytraps, and a bag of orchid bark mix I use for my other epiphytes which contains big chunks of bark, perlite and charcoal.
So should I drill holes in the bottom of this pot, or use a different pot? Should I use *all* LFSM like it's in now, or mix in some of the bark stuff too, or use *all* bark mix? After repotting it, I was going to put it outside on my deck in the shade beside my Nepenthes. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated though since I've never done this before!