New way to grow Bulbophyllums

[Greenman]

I visited the house of a fellow orchidist recently who is as much of a bulbo nut as I am. She showed me her growing methods and they were quite interesting.

She bought a number of deep containers from a local container store, placed a layer of aliflor (a local clay pellet), placed her plants on top and then filled the container with water to a depth halfway up the pot

The plants stay wet continously so I asked if she had a seen any rot problems. She said she had, but suprisingly limited and the plants were growing really well.

Don't know how it would work for others, but I am going to do a limited run of growing in this way and seeing how they do. Will keep you informed.

[Grandma M]

Originally Posted by Greenman

I visited the house of a fellow orchidist recently who is as much of a bulbo nut as I am. She showed me her growing methods and they were quite interesting.

She bought a number of deep containers from a local container store, placed a layer of aliflor (a local clay pellet), placed her plants on top and then filled the container with water to a depth halfway up the pot

The plants stay wet continously so I asked if she had a seen any rot problems. She said she had, but suprisingly limited and the plants were growing really well.

Don't know how it would work for others, but I am going to do a limited run of growing in this way and seeing how they do. Will keep you informed.

Did you try this? Did it work? I am interested in how well they did like that. I grow with the S/H method for a lot of plants.

[Tindomul]

This is Semi Hydroponics method. I use it for many plants. Not for any Bulbo's yet. Let me know how it goes.

[Grandma M]

Greenman

Have you tried this, and how did it work? Did she have holes half way up the side of the pot to maintain the water level?

PLEASE. I would like more info on this method.

I grow many orchids with the S/H method and do very well with it. I would love to give my Bulbos a try with this method, but I'm afraid I may lose my plant. I really don't have any that I dare risk. I may need to buy an 'el-cheapo' to experiment with.

Originally Posted by Greenman

I visited the house of a fellow orchidist recently who is as much of a bulbo nut as I am. She showed me her growing methods and they were quite interesting.

She bought a number of deep containers from a local container store, placed a layer of aliflor (a local clay pellet), placed her plants on top and then filled the container with water to a depth halfway up the pot

The plants stay wet continously so I asked if she had a seen any rot problems. She said she had, but suprisingly limited and the plants were growing really well.

Don't know how it would work for others, but I am going to do a limited run of growing in this way and seeing how they do. Will keep you informed.