My sans has very little roots!
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One of my Sans. rooting corners
Comments (9)Hey Stush, Aren't you nice singing my praises like that, thanks for the kinds words (here & at Sans.Forum). Yes, Linda, I too grew a whole new love for these thanks to our friend Norma (among others), who warmly helped me, mentored me, turned me on to Hermine Stover's Sans. book& generally gave me a great deal of encouragement & affection (hugs to you Norma); and Jeff (CactusMcH), who generously shared a few Sans, w/me & was even wounded in the process. Norma & Jeff both helped me so much I subsequently gave a Sans. talk & showed my plants to my local Indoor Gardening Society. I have about 10-13 different Sans now (I usually say not a yellow stripe among the bunch), but was recently given a yellow strip of 'twisted' Sans.something, which I don't like, so I cut the leaf in half & set it aside to root. Hey Purple, Seems to me that's what those older, often bit ratty Sans. leaves are for. I just did what you're suggesting over the wknd. I had a portion of a Sans. rooting & it looked like the inner portion was dying, but the outer leaves were fine, so I pulled the outer leaves off, let them dry for a day or 2 & then will add them into another pot where I've got some Sans. rooting. FYI: they can be rooted in almost any kind of mix (except peat). I often reuse older mix for Sans., I believe they don't care one bit. I started these crazy experiments, cause I'm curious & often have lots of plant material w/ which to experiment. (I have become the foster mother for Sans. here in my local Indoor Gardening Society (Hoyas too, eh, eh, eh)....See MoreEpidendrum Orchid: had bugs, left with very little roots.
Comments (3)A good starting point might be the notes in the link written for Canadian growers. Cattleya are related to Epidendrum and need roughly the the same conditions with perhaps a little more light for the reed stem Epidendrums. Canadian orchid congress culture/cattleya.pdf...See MoreNew Sans has very water-retentive soil. Should I do anything yet?
Comments (6)I can't tell about the roots -- the Sans plants are so dense I really can't see much soil surface, but I don't see roots in the parts I can see (I didn't dig down though). It seems to have regular Miracle-Gro style potting soil mixed with small bits of pine bark. The plant doesn't seem to be suffering otherwise, but I don't have the experience with this plant to notice more subtle signs. It remains green, upright, and with no consistent dead spots. The top layer of soil is dry, but not dried out. The bottom layer (when I feel it through the drain holes) feels like it could have been watered a day ago. I could get a photo tomorrow. I'd prefer to wait until spring to repot because I haven't been able to gather the ingredients for gritty mix yet, but I wouldn't want to lose the plant before I get a chance. Thanks for your help!...See MoreCan the roots grow in no or very little light?
Comments (1)Some deciduous plants seem, to me, to definitely prefer rooting in the dark, in winter....See Morenewhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
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