I'm with you, Tennis. Too bad we don't have the same growing conditions as
out there, though.
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"tenman" <tenman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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!
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