February 24, 2009
Phalaenopsis Orchid Plant – repot using moss or bark?
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I will be repoting my orchid this weekend and wanted to know what's best, moss or bark? I also read that I can use bark and mix in some moss, about 20%; is this true? I got the orchid as a gift and the pot it came in doesn't have the holes at the bottom so it's retaining too much water. Two of my leafs died already =( Thanks!
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I prefer to use solely bark chippings, that I buy from nurseries – rather than odd bits of wood I could pick up. I've not done quite so well when I've used moss as well.
If you've recently had your Phalaenopsis, it probably won't need a larger pot, just some drainage. Their roots rot very easily, so the supplier didn't care for their wellbeing that much!
Their roots can photosynthesize, so a transparent pot is fine, although these aren't as easy to come by in general gardening supplies outlets – I've got tons of them, due to the volume of Orchids that I've grown. Can send 1 over if you like?
Repot in future when your plant is potpound, or the growing medium has decayed alot.
Hope this helps. Good luck! Rob
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