All my phrags have some sphagnum moss on the top. My phrags grow in hostile conditions, AC in summer and heated unhumidified air in winter. Since a good portion of my collection are besseae hybrids, they appreciate the extra moisture. Even the schlimii hybrids like the moss. I find it helpful too with some stubborn paphs that won't root properly. Those are lovely phrags you have! Won't be long before that one blooms. Hope life is treating you well, Ed, and happy growing.
Hi Res. If life is treating you as good as I feel then you must be in A1 condition. I don't use moss very often but in this case it was either re-potting or using a little of the stuff. Once the roots have started to grow through the moss into the bark the moss will be removed. I've got a couple of orchids in bloom today......a Cattlianthe Loog Tone and an Aerangis mystacidii.....at long last some blooms. Hope all is well with you and your plants are doing well, Ed.
Nice tips! I have the same problem with the roots! My Fritz Schomburg finally has a spike. I hope the light will be enough that it can come to bloom! Best wishes from Germany!
I hope so too Felix although they will bloom very well in cooler conditions and lower light......so yours should be fine. Thank you and take care, Ed..
Thank you Mathew. If the plants are given good clean water with a very low tds then they should grow very well for you. Some growers feed them with a very high tds up to 1000 ppm but I prefer to give them just a teaspoon of fish, blood and bone every six monthe. Take care and thanks, Ed.
Hello Ed. I watched all of Phragmipedium videos. I’m live in S.Korea, and care tips or basic cultivation related information about Phrag. is harder to get than Paphiopedilum(Paph. is common in Korea). So i sincerely appreciate about excellent videos with great well-grown plants. By the way, still, i can’t get about watering. I have Phrag. wallisi, and the media is mixture of small sized-bark and Hyuga grain. Should i keep this one lightly moist? not wet too much? (People said Phrag. wallisi don’t like staying wet environment, because their natural habitat is not wet) Please let me know. Kim.
You're quite right Kim wallissii don't like to be wet but love to be damp........there's a big difference between the two.......as you know most phrags like to be wet. Thank you for your comment and I wish you well......take care, Ed. All phrags don't like warm roots.
I'm not a lover of shagnum moss because of it's acidic tendencies to become stronger over a period of time. But sometimes a problem tells you that the stuff has got to be used in certain cases.....this being one of them. Hope it helps in your cultivation of these lovely orchids, Ed.
Be careful you don’t get any rot at the bottom when I put moss on top of mine but I had they all went black so take care don’t wanna lose them after all this time do you looking very good though
I never let any of my plant leaves to come into contact with moisture because in home growing that water will become stagnant wheras in the wild it would be changed daily. Thanks Andrea for your kind words and take care, Ed.
Hi Ed, I bought a besseae a few weeks back and someone had put a lot of moss over the surface of the media. I had it for 2 days then spotted that the wet moss was causing the base of the leaves to rot so I peeled it off and luckily it had only got through the outside leaves. After watching your video I now realise what they were trying to do but I think they had used too much moss. After reading that they need lots of fresh water I've been running rain water from the rain barrel through it (tds 5ppm) and I can see a new root coming. I also read it is thermophilic so my question is should this rain water be slightly warmed as the winter comes or do they like cold water as they sit in mossy rocks with water oozing over them in their natural environment? Sorry it's a long comment 😊
Not a long comment at all Carole, I enjoyed reading the contents.. Unlike Paphiopedilums, Phragmipediums are not planted with their leaves beneath the media for the reason you have mentioned..I would never use cold water on any orchid it's asking for trouble. In the wild Phrags always have theit roots in running water but the country they come from is tropical so the water is never stone cold. I would always add a bit of boiling water to bring the rainwater temperature to around 15 or 16c, Thank you for your comment and I hope your plant will give you some beautiful blooms in the future......take care, Ed.
Hello and thank you for your comment. Tried to find some information on the Phrag you mentioned but found nothing on the web. Anyhow I hope it does very well for you. Water with the purest water you have and don't feed too much......take care, Ed.
All my phrags have some sphagnum moss on the top. My phrags grow in hostile conditions, AC in summer and heated unhumidified air in winter. Since a good portion of my collection are besseae hybrids, they appreciate the extra moisture. Even the schlimii hybrids like the moss. I find it helpful too with some stubborn paphs that won't root properly.
Those are lovely phrags you have! Won't be long before that one blooms.
Hope life is treating you well, Ed, and happy growing.
Hi Res. If life is treating you as good as I feel then you must be in A1 condition. I don't use moss very often but in this case it was either re-potting or using a little of the stuff. Once the roots have started to grow through the moss into the bark the moss will be removed. I've got a couple of orchids in bloom today......a Cattlianthe Loog Tone and an Aerangis mystacidii.....at long last some blooms. Hope all is well with you and your plants are doing well,
Ed.
Nice tips! I have the same problem with the roots! My Fritz Schomburg finally has a spike. I hope the light will be enough that it can come to bloom! Best wishes from Germany!
I hope so too Felix although they will bloom very well in cooler conditions and lower light......so yours should be fine. Thank you and take care,
Ed..
Thanks Ed - great timing as I just received a Fritz Schomburg and a besseae seedling so good to know about that growth habit AND the wet feet!
Thank you Mathew. If the plants are given good clean water with a very low tds then they should grow very well for you. Some growers feed them with a very high tds up to 1000 ppm but I prefer to give them just a teaspoon of fish, blood and bone every six monthe. Take care and thanks,
Ed.
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Hello Ed.
I watched all of Phragmipedium videos.
I’m live in S.Korea, and care tips or basic cultivation related information about Phrag. is harder to get than Paphiopedilum(Paph. is common in Korea).
So i sincerely appreciate about excellent videos with great well-grown plants.
By the way, still, i can’t get about watering. I have Phrag. wallisi, and the media is mixture of small sized-bark and Hyuga grain.
Should i keep this one lightly moist? not wet too much? (People said Phrag. wallisi don’t like staying wet environment, because their natural habitat is not wet)
Please let me know.
Kim.
You're quite right Kim wallissii don't like to be wet but love to be damp........there's a big difference between the two.......as you know most phrags like to be wet. Thank you for your comment and I wish you well......take care,
Ed.
All phrags don't like warm roots.
Thank you Ed, You always give very good tips.😁😁 👍
My pleasure Valarie. Hope everything is alright at that side of the pond....take care and have a lovely weekend,
Ed.
Nice tips. Going to give the spagnum on top a try for mine.
I'm not a lover of shagnum moss because of it's acidic tendencies to become stronger over a period of time. But sometimes a problem tells you that the stuff has got to be used in certain cases.....this being one of them. Hope it helps in your cultivation of these lovely orchids,
Ed.
Interesting way to deal with those climbing roots.
Couldn't think of anything better Pat.....I will remove the moss when the roots enter the bark. Thanks for taking a look and for your comment,
Ed.
Thanks this is just what I needed.
Glad I could be of some service Colin.....thank you,
Ed.
Let us know how it is doing. Interesting and thank you.🌸
I will certainly do that Karla.......thank you,
Ed.
Be careful you don’t get any rot at the bottom when I put moss on top of mine but I had they all went black so take care don’t wanna lose them after all this time do you looking very good though
I never let any of my plant leaves to come into contact with moisture because in home growing that water will become stagnant wheras in the wild it would be changed daily. Thanks Andrea for your kind words and take care,
Ed.
Hi Ed, I bought a besseae a few weeks back and someone had put a lot of moss over the surface of the media. I had it for 2 days then spotted that the wet moss was causing the base of the leaves to rot so I peeled it off and luckily it had only got through the outside leaves. After watching your video I now realise what they were trying to do but I think they had used too much moss. After reading that they need lots of fresh water I've been running rain water from the rain barrel through it (tds 5ppm) and I can see a new root coming. I also read it is thermophilic so my question is should this rain water be slightly warmed as the winter comes or do they like cold water as they sit in mossy rocks with water oozing over them in their natural environment? Sorry it's a long comment 😊
Not a long comment at all Carole, I enjoyed reading the contents.. Unlike Paphiopedilums, Phragmipediums are not planted with their leaves beneath the media for the reason you have mentioned..I would never use cold water on any orchid it's asking for trouble. In the wild Phrags always have theit roots in running water but the country they come from is tropical so the water is never stone cold. I would always add a bit of boiling water to bring the rainwater temperature to around 15 or 16c, Thank you for your comment and I hope your plant will give you some beautiful blooms in the future......take care,
Ed.
Hi Ed. I just got Phragmipedium leucorrhodum yesterday. This one also like wet feet?
Hello and thank you for your comment. Tried to find some information on the Phrag you mentioned but found nothing on the web. Anyhow I hope it does very well for you. Water with the purest water you have and don't feed too much......take care,
Ed.