| Lisa, a while back there was a discussion that got started in another thread about these plants and how basically, hardy they are. I don't remember the thread but it's somewhere here. As long as you don't keep it too wet, why not just leave it in the mix it's in (which probably is peat moss from your description), until you're ready to re-pot with another medium? If the plant doesn't seem to be in bad condition, why add any possible stress to it? This, temporarily over keeping it in a damp towel is probably a better environment for it. I met a woman while orchid shopping a while back who was buying a brassidium and told me that she had several of these planted in her garden and watered them regularly....in plain soil! I usually re-pot my orchids as soon as I get them home, even the ones in bud or that are bloomed but I have a miltassia potted in the same peat moss that wasn't repotted yet and it's doing really nicely. I'll be repotting it in a fine bark, charcoal, perlite medium when it's blooming cycle is over.  |