Need to be repoted

[Tommy]

I wanted to ask some one about repoting this phal i got it bare root last summer. so i put them in 3 inch pots and two of them are blooming one didn't. do they need to be moved up to a larger pot now would appreciate advice on it.
i added a picture but it would not let me post it.Thanks Tommy

[jerrymeola]

I am one for being very slow to use larger pots. If the plant is not falling out of the pot it will probably be ok to leave it.

I am surprised you received bare root Phals. Most growers do not ship this way, but you certainly treated them right. Using three inch pots was a good choice. Over potting is one of the biggest mistakes hobbist do.

[Tommy]

jerry,
Thanks for your tips. i need to appoligse i made a mistake i was looking over my invoice about these plants they were plugs. it really surprised them blooming as small as they were i have some that were bare root. Thanks Tommy

[jerrymeola]

plugs and bare root treat about the same. Phals can bloom at under 24 months old from seed. A four inch spread on a plug can bloom within 7-9 months so it is not so surprising. I put a lot of plugs in 4 inch pots last summer and bloomed only one of the 25 I kept this spring. They were blown around from hurrican katrina so it may not have been from the pot size, but this year they go in smaller pots.

[Tommy]

Thanks so much for your advice, need all i can get. havent been growing Orchids but a couple of years and need all the help i can get.but it seems that i am hooked now. thanks. Tommy