Both my pots of orchids flowered nicely this year. Having read somewhere about how to bulk up clumps a bit quicker, I thought I would try it. Taking the plants out of the pots and removing the soil, there were several tubers each with little white growth tips.
I lack the courage to try growing these, but it makes sense. I get better growth on my Pleione if I split them at the end of the season, but Pleione are monocarpic.
I haven't tried this method yet but intended to do so this year, your post has reminded me to get my butt in gear. :) I'll have to have a dig around to see what's going on under the soil.
LONGK wrote:I lack the courage to try growing these, but it makes sense. I get better growth on my Pleione if I split them at the end of the season, but Pleione are monocarpic.
I would imagine these would be fine for you, they seem a lot tougher and more flexible than you would imagine.
Conrad: I almost forgot, having had it on my to do list for a while, but a break in decorating the house turned out be ideal time to get a few garden jobs done.
LONGK wrote:I lack the courage to try growing these, but it makes sense. I get better growth on my Pleione if I split them at the end of the season, but Pleione are monocarpic.
I would imagine these would be fine for you, they seem a lot tougher and more flexible than you would imagine.
Squirrel proof? The idea of spending that kind of money just to get them torn out is a little painful! When I moved here last spring they descended on my Lobelia laxiflora seedlings, tore them out of the pots and stuck a hazelnut in! As it was spring that meant that they had to go to their "store" to get the sodding nuts, which smacks of pure spitefulness to me :evil:
They dug up one of my Salvia "Black and Blue" tubers this spring, tore another (large) Lobelia seedling (L.bridgesii) out of its pot , and succeeded in burying enough Hazelnuts last autumn to keep Nutella going for years judging by the number that I'm pulling up on a near daily basis.
I am pleased to say that all the orchids are starting to show up and so far 5 of the 6 pots have new plants showing, so at least some of the propping worked. I am going to have to get them all out and give them a bit of water. reminds me I must find all the none succulents and check they have been watered, or are put somewhere that gets rained on. I tend to forget that some plants need water :oops:
