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Originally Posted by camille1585
One vendor I often buy from seems to think frequently and they won't accept complaints on plants which have been repotted within a month of arrival...
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probably because they don't want to be held responsible for any damages made by customers 🤔 perhaps they had some bad experiences with customers in the past? Overwatering, bad media, root damages, potting into full water culture... 😅
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Interesting observation about letting the plants dry out a couple days. One vendor I often shop at recommends not watering the plants in the first week, in order to let them adjust better. I don't know what the logic is behind this.
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Thank you for sharing your experience Camille, I really appreciate hearing these vendor policies/suggestions!
I wonder if it's to give the orchids time to adapt to the new environment. I notice that the aerial roots of my orchids always become very dry and wrinkled in my home, but over time the velamin becomes hard and even woody as the plant adapts. ( I mist the roots and wrap the roots with loose sphagnum to help them along) But now, when I water, the roots become thick and green.
this vendor might be trying to prevent overwatering while the plant is adapting? I feel like this could have also been the root (heh)of my problem with my newest orchid. When I got it, I repotted and watered it as normal, but due to a sudden cold snap, the medium stayed wetter and colder than normal 😢 my other orchids dealt with it fine, but the new orchid developed really bad root rot...
There were a few other learning mistakes I made with its care but perhaps this is what this vendor's logic is!
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