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Originally Posted by bil
Your Catt roots turn green? Mine are only green at the tips, and don't change when wetted.
Mine shun the light like crazy.
"fill the entire clear pot and come thru holes and wander all over when left for more than a years or two."
Well, when they were in pots, mine seldom left the media, or if they did, they died back promptly. I don't know what my humidity is, but a friend from a dry area did comment that we had quite high humidity by his standards.
I don't like the trad pots because I don't see the point in cramping the roots. When they do go out thru such holes when I buy an orchid, I always curse because I know those roots are screwed when I repot in something bigger.
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Here is one I watered earlier today. I just grabbed one easy to reach, and to be fair, this is an extreme example of roots all over. I Pad picture won't orient itself correctly. But the tag shows my pot date of Mar, 2015 when I got it bare root from Ching Hua and almost rootless. The roots in the pot are still wet and therefore green. They will turn white, just like a Phal root when they are dry.
Here is a better example. I am just re-potting this one and quickly sprayed the roots at the sink after getting it out of its clear pot. This had been potted in June 2015 and obviously needs a new pot. All the roots after spraying are very green,.