Onc. Sharry Baby in water culture

[Sun rm.N.E.]

This is Onc. Sharry Baby 'Short Sharry', my favorite of the five different clones I have grown.

It has been growing in water culture for 3 years and this is one of 4 divisions since. It has grown faster than in any other medium I had tried in the past 20+ years and the flowers last longer. This is one plant I keep in water culture permanently because I can keep it compact when not in bloom since the roots are growing dense and short, as you can see from the close-up picture, and the plant remains easy to lift. The older I get the more important this has become. Division is also easy. One cut and I can put the divisions in semi-hydro and give them away.
Right now there is a sibling about to bloom in South America in the yard of a friend who has many in pots and wild orchids all over her trees but wanted this one.

[cb977]

Your posts/pics always just AMAZE me!!!

I want all mine in vases now!!!
My hubby might not take that news very well though :

[Sun rm.N.E.]

Sure Susanne with your 1,000 orchids the smell of dead algae and the mosquitos at night would feel like you were living in the swamps.

But I really want to want to water my orchids with the hose like I imagine you do.

[nenella]

Very nice ! thanks for sharing

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Sun rm.N.E.

Sure Susanne with your 1,000 orchids the smell of dead algae and the mosquitos at night would feel like you were living in the swamps.

But I really want to want to water my orchids with the hose like I imagine you do.

LOL...it's only about 400

I use a 2 gallon pump sprayer with rainwater to mist them every day and a 1 gallon motorized sprayer to feed the mounts and vandas once a week, a watering can for the rest

[Sun rm.N.E.]

Motorized sprayer?
Now I am really interested. Is it on wheels and can you recommend one?

[bonsai1504]

sue, ONLY 400 ???
i didn't know oncidiums would grow this way! thanks for sharing!

[Soonix]

Sun RM, I have followed some of the water culture threads and am always up for trying something new but i have 2 questions for you, hope you dont mind.
How do you do the transition from medium to water and what happens in the winter when the water gets cold?

Thanks

[Sandy4453]

Originally Posted by Soonix

How do you do the transition from medium to water and what happens in the winter when the water gets cold?

Thanks

I'm so glad you asked Soonix. I'd like to know also. I was asking myself, 'should I, should't I ask?' and then I saw your post.:

[Soonix]

Originally Posted by Sandy4453

I'm so glad you asked Soonix. I'd like to know also. I was asking myself, 'should I, should't I ask?' and then I saw your post.:

You know it, great minds..........