New order from C&H in what looks like potting soil

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Originally Posted by AnonYMouse

Are those two seedling sized? I've had one plant come with its roots in a brownie plug which was drop-potted in conventional media.

No the are not suppose to be. They were listed as blooming size. I will let you know what is inside the pot when I repot them this weekend. I hate those plugs. They are hard to remove and rot the middle of the roots.

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Originally Posted by jeremyinsf

I was pretty grossed out by the media my order came in. Maybe it's just because they mass produce things, that they don't put them in a quality mix. I'm probably not going order from them again any time soon. They'd have to have some cross I can't find somewhere else that is in spike/bud to get me to order again.

I have to say I might agree with you. I had two orders come this week. This one and one from Oak hill, the seedlings I received from Oak hill all came packaged well and planted in bark. The plants all look healthy, just small. Which I think is going to be great fun watching them grow. The ones I got from C&H were not is that good of shape. In fact the one that was bare root has most of the center roots rotted out and the rest don't look so hot. The rest I will know more about when I pull the out of the mess they are in. I will take picks and post them when I repot.
Who do you order from now? I have looked around and it is hard to find a place to order orchids that does not have outrageous prices. I know some orchids are expensive but some of these places are charging top dollar for common orchids. I don't mind paying good money for quality plants but I don't want to be ripped off either. I would greatly appreciate any advise on this.

Thanks