Re: Watering Cattleyas

Uncle_vito wrote:
> I got the orchids from the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate where most all of

> their Cattleyas are bare root.  They had them in small plastic pots and
the 
> roots went through holes in  the bottom of the pot and over the sides. 
They 
> then had this pot in a larger pot and the roots were now growing into
that. 
> As the plant and roots grew, they kept moving the entire thing into
bigger 
> and bigger pots.
> 
> This is they way that they were growing the Cattleyas.  (Phals and 
> Cymbidiums were potted with media).  The plants are stabilized.  In
fact, I 
> attended a class in potting put on by SBOE and the smallest of cats were
at 
> first tied into the pots until their roots could form against the sides
and 
> in holes through the bottom.
> 

Very interesting information; thanks for the info. I keep promising some 
year I'm going to get out there, but have had to make do with an 
occasional mailorder purchase from them. Probably just as well; I'd 
likely have to take out a second mortgage to pay my tab if I ever went 
shopping there in person!