lol wanna see a rootless wonder ? K take a look

[johnblagg]

Originally Posted by silken

Congrats on your success John. I had this cultivar and killed it to root rot. It seemed more susceptible than most of my Catts. I can't seem to find a replacement of it either.

I too have various Catts that root at different times.

I haven't used green coconut water, but I have tried coconut milk and it resulted in many growths and roots being produced. It was a very sick plant and in the end I think there were too many growths to be supported but it was an interesting experiment. Is this just the water from a fresh brown coconut or is it a green unripe one?

Green young coconuts not the brown you find in supermarkets ... you can buy the green coconut water online

Yes if you can get young green coconuts its as simple as drilling holes and pouring it out

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I have a few that wont even attempt a new root until the pb is very mature and sometimes even has sheaths .Then again some start new roots as soon as the new eye begins to swell and grow ... then some just after the first leaf starts emerging... depends on what they are and the crosses

[johnblagg]

One is a fully mature pb the same age as the pb in bloom which if I was to move the medium away is most likely producing new roots also... and you dont get much more mature than in bloom

the other is a pb still in growth and leaves are not fully developed and it is producing new roots again the same plant ... nothing is ever a sure thing with orchids I find.

As people say on the Ob what works for me may not work for you and you have to discover what works in your conditions for your self ... and I am a fairly decent grower but I dont follow the rules except for the most basic and I do what I have found works for me I ignore dry cool rest periods and I have orchids that Im told absolutely will not bloom without it do in fact bloom without it for me sometimes for several months in a row in fact ...

Never be afraid to try something new when conventional culture has failed to work