New Orchid

[greenpassion]

Good for you on your two new acquisitions! I could be wrong here but I've always been told that it's too much of a transition to put a plant from Moss into straight bark. At least with phalaenopsis orchids that's what they say. I have made the transition myself from Moss into bark, but I did it slowly with a mix of bark and Moss to start, and then months later went to straight bark with no stress for them.

[Cballen87]

Originally Posted by greenpassion

Good for you on your two new acquisitions! I could be wrong here but I've always been told that it's too much of a transition to put a plant from Moss into straight bark. At least with phalaenopsis orchids that's what they say. I have made the transition myself from Moss into bark, but I did it slowly with a mix of bark and Moss to start, and then months later went to straight bark with no stress for them.

Thanks! I hope I'm successful with my two newest orchids. I didn't know that about transitioning phals. I threw away all the moss unfortunately. I guess I'll need to get more. I was just afraid that the moss would rot more of the roots. It had a lot of algae throughout it. I sprayed both with some Spray N'Grow hoping that would help with the transition some.

[Cballen87]

Here's pictures of my two newest orchids and the rhizome clips I made for my wobbly cattleya.

[greenpassion]

Originally Posted by Cballen87

Thanks! I hope I'm successful with my two newest orchids. I didn't know that about transitioning phals. I threw away all the moss unfortunately. I guess I'll need to get more. I was just afraid that the moss would rot more of the roots. It had a lot of algae throughout it. I sprayed both with some Spray N'Grow hoping that would help with the transition some.

I myself am not a fan of growing in Moss anyway. And you are correct and your thoughts that it could rot The Roots more. That said, you can go online to several reputable nurseries, or even eBay or Amazon, and by a small compress package of New Zealand sphagnum Moss for next to nothing cost-wise. A little bit goes a long way with this stuff, so break off a little piece soak it in water shred it up as best you can and mix it in with the bark. That way there's a little bit of water retention for the roots. It won't be such a shock for them. And I also personally don't believe it's ever a good idea to reuse medium that's already been used, especially if it came from another seller. Better safe than sorry right?