How to trim my Phalaenopsis...

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by greenbean

Definitely wait until it's done blooming! I think you're supposed to wait until you can see new roots forming at the base. The first sign will be swellings at the base of the lowest leaves. It might be ok to pot without new roots forming, but generally new roots should be starting to show when you repot. Can someone verify or correct this for me?

I repot my phals regardless of if there's new root growth or not. Repotting gives the plant such a boost that roots start growing like crazy even if they were not doing anything before. So I'd say that either way is fine.

[annehylee]

It's been at least 2 weeks since I repotted my first one and I repotted it when it was fully in bloom. It's not like the roots were over grown out of the pot but since the place I bought it from couldn't tell me when it was repotted, I thought it would be smart to just repot it so that it would get a new and nicer birch mix.