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Is there any rule of thumb as to the depth of the container you are repotting your orchid into? Is it based on the root size or type of root? I have heard mixed opinions on this |
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Too deep a pot will stay wet too long. I use different types for different orchids but generally stay with 4 inch pots 3-4 inches deep, 6 inch x 5, 8 x 6 and 10 x 7. I like slit cut pots for the air ventilation and these are the sizes made.
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Tobi, I grow most all of my Paph hybrids in conventional plastic pots only just large enough to comfortably accommodate the roots. Over potting for Paphs leads to being too wet and to root rot. If you could see my collection it would look like many of my Paphs are in pots that are too small. Since, in the wild, many Paphs grow in shallow pockets of leaf litter on rocky cliffs, I am inclined to think deep pots are not preferable for Paphs. Now for Phrags, I try to get tall, narrow rose pots. I currently have some I'm using for Phrags that are only 3.5 inches wide but 7 inches deep. The Phrag roots really seem to like this and they grow good root masses.
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Yes, thanks for clarifying Cynthia. I was only suggesting the deep pots for Phrags. My Paphs I plant in normal pots as I believe they benefit from shallower conditions given their habitat. I'd like to try some Paphs in really shallow pots, we'll see what happens.
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My azalia pots only go down to 4". Everything smaller than that are in standard pots. I think, since I under pot quite a bit, that most of my Paphs, not the big multiflorals, but the mottled leaf ones, are usually in 3.5" or less standard pots.
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