3$ Oncidiums!

[Franco24]

Today when on the hunt for clay pots, the manager of the tropicals department at Lowe's was in. She knows me from buying a ton of plants there. Anyways, she said they had a new orchid shipment coming monday and needed to clear what they had left - so i walked out with two Oncids that were 30$ for 3$ a piece and 4 BS Catts at about 1$ each.

The Catts are in almost perfect health but the Oncids on the other hand had some pretty bad rot. I took them out of the decomposing sphag and cut off a ton of roots, leaving all the new emerging roots. What do you guys think about bringing them back to health? I plan to let them dry out for the next few days and repot them in large bark ...

What's your opinion? I really hope I can bring them back and rebloom.









I obviously still have some cleaning up to do with the roots and removing the rest of that sphag ...

Here are two group shots of the Catts just for fun, I wish I could have bought more.

[Ranchnanny]

Wow! what a haul...... Don't you just love a bargin. They look pretty healthy. The Onc. don't look to bad.

Good Luck

Sheridan

[Franco24]

Turns out while removing more sphag I split one of the plants into two. Both have new root growth and at least two bulbs ... thoughts?

[Shirley]

Wow! What a deal! They really don't look too bad and I'm sure that with some TLC they'll come back.

[Ross]

I think they're fine. I got some Beallaras the same way and when seperated I found one with no roots at all! It soon grew and developed roots. So with proper care I am sure you will do well. Nice haul.

[stonedragonfarms]

Try to put your oncidiums in the smallest pots that you can find--and in a very free draining mix. I often find that if they are overpotted in this state you will run the chance of rotting off the newly emerging roots and setting the plants back. Nice looking cats; I'd love to find some cymbids on a deal like this! Great shopping and have fun with your noobs.
Adam

[stefpix]

I think oncidiums are easy to come back. similar ones now in SH started new growth.

where in Jersey are you?
what Lowes? what catts? well if not far i could consider to pay the holland tunnel toll back!

stefano

[Franco24]

The Lowes was located in Mayslanding New Jersey. And the Catts are as follows:

POT. BURANA BEAUTY 'BURANA' CLUSTER YELLOW W/ RED FLARE

C. MOTTE SPOT 'PARADISE MAHOGANY SPOTS

CLTY. SPRING FRAGRANCE 'PARADISE' (C. HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG X CAU. BICORNUTUM)

C. (GERTRUDE HAUSERMAN X LAB ATA) 'VOLCANO QUEEN' WHITE

[stefpix]

thanks.
133 miles from me... South Jersey. At Lowes in Brooklyn they mostly have Oncidiums, Phals, Dens and the usual Better-Gro in a bag but always the same.

[Psyguy10]

Awesome Franco! Great deals.

Oncidiums are easy to bring back. Just a pot with bark and they'll grow like crazy