Paph potting - need urgent help.....

[Bolero]

It's 7.10pm and I've just received a late order of Paphs. It's about 65F outside, can I pot them up or should I wait for morning?

I have misted inside the bags they came in but they are bare root.

Any quick thoughts before the outside light fades?

;-)

[Bolero]

LOL.......I will wait until tomorrow morning.

;-)

Darren

[berniep]

G'Day Bolero

Guess you will be up early tomorrow !
Don't forget to let us know what you do.

Cheers
Bernie

[Ron]

Hi Darren
good time to repot them now.
My 2 penny worth.
First I only use 15 mm bark if the Paphs are to go into 3 inch pots or larger.
This I soak for about 2 days to make sure it is well dampened well into the bark.
Repot the Paph so its roots base is covered by at least 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch with bark, assuming they are fairly big plants. This will allow the new roots to grow out under the bark and grow quickly away into the mix.
Tap gently to settle in the mix, I then sprinkle a 1/2 teaspoon of SelGrit (the stuff they give the cooks, small pebble size 2 to 3mm)
Sprinkle a few pellets of Organ Life, place on regular growing spot and water in well to flush out and dust and too settle in the plant.
Then treat as any normal growing Paph.
I have being using this simple method for about 12 years or so and works very well for me.
Good growing
Ron

[Bolero]

Originally Posted by Ron

Hi Darren
good time to repot them now.
My 2 penny worth.
First I only use 15 mm bark if the Paphs are to go into 3 inch pots or larger.
This I soak for about 2 days to make sure it is well dampened well into the bark.
Repot the Paph so its roots base is covered by at least 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch with bark, assuming they are fairly big plants. This will allow the new roots to grow out under the bark and grow quickly away into the mix.
Tap gently to settle in the mix, I then sprinkle a 1/2 teaspoon of SelGrit (the stuff they give the cooks, small pebble size 2 to 3mm)
Sprinkle a few pellets of Organ Life, place on regular growing spot and water in well to flush out and dust and too settle in the plant.
Then treat as any normal growing Paph.
I have being using this simple method for about 12 years or so and works very well for me.
Good growing
Ron

So I will use the mini bark (8 to 10mm) as they are going into 2 inch pots. Is that what you mean?

Thanks for your help. I should really know this by now.

[Ron]

So I will use the mini bark (8 to 10mm) as they are going into 2 inch pots. Is that what you mean?
Thanks for your help. I should really know this by now.

Hi Daren, that is what I use on my baby (small) plants. Works very well for me.
See the photo of how I grow on from community pots to the 2 inch sq pots.
These are about 3 inches deep and pack nicely on the trays for me.
This was taken last year and now all are up into 3 inch pots.

Best of luck
Ron

[Bolero]

Thanks Ron, I am heading outside now. I am sure they will be ok.

I have deflasked 3 lots of paphs now so they might be outside from now on so I can deflask the others. I don't know that I can delay it anymore.

[kmarch]

Sorry I didn't see this last night. I've been quite busy writing proposals for an opera development program.

I'm sure your paphs will be ok. This last batch of bare root paphs I got from Nicky, I had some of them sit for about 5 days before potting them up. They were left in their bags and kept moist and I haven't seen any setbacks so far, no leaf loss or rot.

[Bolero]

Thanks everyone, they are looking great in their new pots. Surprised just how big some of the seedlings are, especially the venustum alba's.

[orchidlover55]

that was fast , great job