Good luck with the hot water, we just got a boil water advisory at 3am due to power outage at the water treatment facility where I live as a result of getting the entire rainfall amount for August in less than 24hrs. The remnants of Hurricane Debbie really dumped on us here in the St. Lawrence valley.
Hi Roger, your trouble is 1) too wet 2) too much humidity 3) too little sun . I treat them as cactus. Put your pot in your garden off the ground , in a sunny spot till october don`t water at all. In southern England where I was reared just the rain and humidity will be almost too much for that plant.In Sydney Australia if I accidentally break a top stem with only 2 leaves on it I will place it on the surface beside a Cymbidium sudobulb not in the potting mix !! and the two will flower in the same pot.I do not water at all or stick the brocken stem in potting mix because of ROT. Sydney is a desert compaired to your environment low humidity, long dry spells, plenty of sun and wind so dry. and epidendriums grow in my garden like weeds I never water them .hope that helps regards Pete.
In my experience, Reed Stem Epi's root quite well if they aren't subjected to too much moisture at the roots. Had my best success with these types keeping in pine bark and sponge rock. So, I would guess that your plant most probably will survive. The bare canes have always rooted for me. Scale insects are another matter... Good luck.
You sent me a piece (just before brexit) and it did ok for a while, flowered twice and then it went down very slow. It started with brown leaves that dried up. I hedged it early this year (never had bugs)
When I had boisduval scale bad, and this plant had a lot, I read that while they are sucking the life out of our orchids, they leave a toxin within the plant. Some never really recover from this.
Those parts that you call a keiki are the "basal" growths. A keiki on that plant would be much higher, just below the bloom spike. In nature, at least one of the parent species (radicans) rambles along the ground forming a mat, the blooming canes fall over and the next growth starts higher up the cane where it is touching the ground. Honestly you might be better off potting it up in hardwood mulch. You might have to repot every year doing so, but mulch is cheap (at least in the US). It would give the roots a much more even moisture and environment more akin to what they want.
Yes it needed to be done, lets hope it pulls itself together and gets moving.
Apparently, it would do better outside where it gets some sun?
Hope it grows for you like in Aust. here they grow like a weed and have to be kept in check, good video
Thank you
I'm going to try it outside where it gets some sun.
Good luck with the hot water, we just got a boil water advisory at 3am due to power outage at the water treatment facility where I live as a result of getting the entire rainfall amount for August in less than 24hrs. The remnants of Hurricane Debbie really dumped on us here in the St. Lawrence valley.
Boiler still not fixed so it will be Monday now.
Hi Roger, your trouble is 1) too wet 2) too much humidity 3) too little sun . I treat them as cactus. Put your pot in your garden off the ground , in a sunny spot till october don`t water at all. In southern England where I was reared just the rain and humidity will be almost too much for that plant.In Sydney Australia if I accidentally break a top stem with only 2 leaves on it I will place it on the surface beside a Cymbidium sudobulb not in the potting mix !! and the two will flower in the same pot.I do not water at all or stick the brocken stem in potting mix because of ROT. Sydney is a desert compaired to your environment low humidity, long dry spells, plenty of sun and wind so dry. and epidendriums grow in my garden like weeds I never water them .hope that helps regards Pete.
Thanks.
In my experience, Reed Stem Epi's root quite well if they aren't subjected to too much moisture at the roots. Had my best success with these types keeping in pine bark and sponge rock. So, I would guess that your plant most probably will survive. The bare canes have always rooted for me. Scale insects are another matter... Good luck.
Thanks.
Hope this will help the Epidendrum to grow better. Thank you for the repot, Roger - it always looks so easy and logical when you do it.
Hopefully, some of the pieces will grow on now.
I have my Epidendrums in the garden in full sun they are growing like weeds I wish I could send you some but too far away 🤓
I've seen pictures of them growing in gardens where the weather is suitable - they seem to do well.
I hope this helps your epidendrum. Sad to lose that flower spike but I do understand why it is needed. Great Repot.
Thanks.
How's your dendrobium Nestor..?
Long gone.
I think that it would like a clay pot.
Enjoy your weekend.
Thanks.
I grow my out side in lost of sun
grow in my garden like weeds
You sent me a piece (just before brexit) and it did ok for a while, flowered twice and then it went down very slow. It started with brown leaves that dried up. I hedged it early this year (never had bugs)
When I had boisduval scale bad, and this plant had a lot, I read that while they are sucking the life out of our orchids, they leave a toxin within the plant. Some never really recover from this.
I hope the epidendrum recovers and that your hot water problem gets solved. Enjoy your time with Hannah.
No-one came to look at the boiler yesterday so it will be Monday now.
Thanks Roger.
You're welcome.
Those parts that you call a keiki are the "basal" growths. A keiki on that plant would be much higher, just below the bloom spike. In nature, at least one of the parent species (radicans) rambles along the ground forming a mat, the blooming canes fall over and the next growth starts higher up the cane where it is touching the ground.
Honestly you might be better off potting it up in hardwood mulch. You might have to repot every year doing so, but mulch is cheap (at least in the US). It would give the roots a much more even moisture and environment more akin to what they want.
Thanks.
Hello, what were you using to spray the scale?
7:40 he says rubbing alcohol. 💕🌞🌵😷
Roger do you always water your plants after repotting please
Yes - because I use dry media.