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🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵

OooKay so I took y'all's advice the other day and I bought the rePotme clear orchid pots , and this bark mix from them as well, and I watched the miss working girl beginner video on how to transplant one of these orchids................................ And then I read the comment section of the video and it seems like 90% of the people who took out the moss whilst the plant was in bloom, lost the blooms or maybe they only lasted for a month or two... So it spooked me 😩 cuz she seems happy although I haven't looked at her root yet, so I'm going to put her in the clear orchid pot and then I guess put her back in the decorative pot I guess I have some questions still like can I keep the little roots that are sticking out what's all that I can tell when it needs to be watered it makes a lot easier LOL at least can I keep one or it's just better to lift it out and look, I wanted to find out what everybody else's experiences were if they transplanted while in bloom? I almost want to just keep it in the Moss and just be cool with it like you said watch The Roots it was pretty cool the roof basically sort of transformed to Green in front of my eyes LOLI know we're supposed to repot in the Spring, but what if I waited till the blooming. Was over and transplanted it then anyways...🙄 That way if it goes into some type of shock at least the blooms won't be affected because they'll be gone and it will be a dormant anyways right? Or do they go dormant if you have indoors in humidity and heat during the Spring? Or do they like to feeling a cold room for the winter? 🙏💕

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  1. MeasomerPi

    Some people don’t have problems with blooms dropping. I wait until after a plant is finished blooming for precisely the reason you are reluctant to repot right now. If it was mine, I would wait. Blooms will last roughly 3 months, and since this is a newly acquired plant, you can assume it’s been in bloom for at least a couple of weeks before you brought it home. It’s ideal to repot while the plant is in active growth, but I do not have good luck with orchids in sphagnum moss for long periods. I repot plants as soon as the last flower drops. Since you’ve watched some tutorial videos, I won’t rehash any of that. I’ll only add that you can try to gently work aerial roots into the media. But don’t force it. Those roots are brittle. I tent to leave them if possible, only working them into the media if there are no other roots available to the orchid. Besides, aerial roots aren’t hurting anything. I think they add to the charm of these quirky plants. Typically Phalanopsis stop vegetative growth while in bloom. And resume a month or two after the blooms drop. But that is not set in stone. Many of my phals begin putting on new leaves and roots while in bloom. Most species and older hybrids of phals do require a cold period to bloom. Luckily for the home grower, this trait has been bred out of most of the complex hybrids available at florists, grocery stores and home improvement centers today. My guess is a cooling period will not be necessary, but it can’t hurt to try. Good luck.

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    • 🪴 Botanical Bekka🌵

      🧡🙏whew! Thank you so so much 🌸

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