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How to Repot Your Orchid Plant

Orchids require regular re-potting, roughly every other year, or when the plant has filled its pot with roots and there is no room for further growth. The best time to re-pot is in the spring; using an appropriate potting mix (the ideal time is when you see the new growth starting).

Remove the plant from its pot and tease out the old potting mix from between the roots. Be sure to discard any dead roots by cutting them back to the base of the plant (these are soft and often blackened, and the outer covering can be pulled away, leaving an inner wire-like core). Live roots are white and fleshy. If the roots are very long, trim them back to about 6 inches. Place the plant in a pot about 2 inches larger than the previous one, and compact firmly with potting mix so the plant is well supported. The base of the pseudo-bulbs or new growths must be level with the surface of the potting mix, not buried in it. Allow the plant to settle for a day or two before giving it a good watering.

April 9, 2007 comment TrackBack-URI