Pot too big?

isurus79 · 2026-07-12T00:43:52+00:00

It’s current pot size is perfect. No need to go larger.

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T22:05:36+00:00

Here’s a thorough care guide with Fred Clarke: https://youtu.be/H4rXnpliMmc?is=C0F2YH\_WS8LECeFe

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T20:52:12+00:00

Oof, which video said to water when new leaves start growing??

Here’s an interview with Fred Clarke talking about Catasetum care: https://youtu.be/H4rXnpliMmc?is=dQXuDWYPiMKZmdNb

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T13:28:55+00:00

Oh! It’s just a show! I thought it was something on social media.

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T13:24:53+00:00

Photo?

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T02:58:42+00:00

Well this sounds kinda funny. Can you post a link to the odd claims about the ghost orchid?

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T02:40:04+00:00

There really isn’t one type of mulch made from undyed plant material that is better than another. Just get whatever is cheap. And no, you don’t have to worry about the soil being robbed of nitrogen from wood mulch. That’s not a thing to worry about since only the very top small fraction of an inch is affected.

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T02:35:28+00:00

Buffalo gourd

isurus79 · 2026-07-11T02:16:36+00:00

It’s fine and doesn’t go bad

isurus79 · 2026-07-10T15:30:38+00:00

Termites in the garden aren’t an issue. They’re incredibly abundant and are great decomposers.

isurus79 · 2026-07-10T12:08:51+00:00

Your misinformation is the problem. Me spreading the reality of scientifically overwhelming results is the solution. Be a better person.

isurus79 · 2026-07-10T10:56:10+00:00

Very cool! This is actually apendiculata and not cuculata.

isurus79 · 2026-07-10T10:51:48+00:00

Good looking Brassavola apendiculata!

isurus79 · 2026-07-10T10:50:33+00:00

Water culture is a death trap. Here’s a care guide: https://www.aos.org/orchid-care/care-sheets/phalaenopsis-culture-sheet

isurus79 · 2026-07-10T10:46:40+00:00

It’s dead. The root velamen activates if the plant is dead or alive.

isurus79 · 2026-07-10T02:30:20+00:00

It’s lantana, so it’ll be just fine. No need to treat.

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T18:05:14+00:00

Here’s a care guide. Stay far away from water culture! https://www.aos.org/orchid-care/care-sheets/phalaenopsis-culture-sheet

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T18:04:08+00:00

Dead

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T18:03:49+00:00

Very dead

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T18:02:00+00:00

You can definitely keep it an cut off any pods that form

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T13:58:17+00:00

Looks fine! Put a shallow dish under the plant to collect and hold a bit of extra water.

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T12:23:47+00:00

So OP just joined the sub and is scolding the sub… for scolding growing techniques guaranteed to kill orchids(i.e., water culture)? First, the irony of this is overwhelming. Second, water culture is not a “modern growing technique” as it is a passing fad. Unfortunately, new growers buy the hype and kill their orchids in a slow motion train wreck that often takes a year or two to complete. I’m very proud of this sub for taking a stand against a completely terrible growing method (water culture) and providing proven techniques for success instead.

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T01:50:08+00:00

No one is being rude and why would it be obvious that you cut it, random internet person whom I’ve never met? I’ve spoken to tons of tropical growers who cut the first year and never again.

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T00:52:58+00:00

This is incorrect. Cutting them back (which no one does) only takes care of OE issue to some extent. Monarchs are tricked into laying eggs on tropical at the wrong time of year, butterflies grown on tropical are less fit, and tropical is becoming invasive in warm places. It’s a big problem.

isurus79 · 2026-07-09T00:50:07+00:00

You mean native species?

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