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Help with Mtssa. Royal Robe?

Question:

I tried posting this once already, but haven’t seen it show up in the last week so I’m trying again.  Hopefully this isn’t a repeat. I recently received a Mtssa. Royal Robe "Jerry’s Pick" (Erache x Milt. Seminole).  I have questions both about potting and media. The plant arrived in a 2" pot, one back bulb and 2 growths. The growths are 18" tall.  Roots are crawling out of the pot all over and the media looks like a combination of little rocks and dirt.  The plant looks very happy. 1st question is about the size of the pot.  Does this plant like to be root bound or is it badly in need of repotting? 2nd question is about the media.  What kind of media is appropriate for this plant?  I’m using prime agra (semi-hydro) for most other things.  Will that work with this one? Thanks in advance for your help! – Michael

Response:

I saw you post this is what I said. ****** Well I’ll tell you what I do and you can do exactly the opposite because I’m doing poorly with mine LOL!!! Actually I think I gave mine away. I think you can treat it like any other oncidium. I fixated on the Miltonia in the background and kept thinking it was miltoniopsis not the Brazilian miltonia, so I kept mine cool. WRONG!! It went nowhere fast. So like I say, intermediate conditions, evenly moist but not wet. I’d err on the side of potbound for oncids. Wilford did better with his than I did. I’ll bet if you did a google groups search on Wilford’s posts you’d come up with his comments to me. Or maybe he’ll read this and add in his 2 cents. K Barrett Matt Swift then said: Milt. Seminole is a Brazilian type Miltonia and likes to be pot bound because it doesn’t like it’s roots disturbed.  Their roots are also very prone to rot so they must be potted in small pots and then allowed to grow over the side of the pot.  In your case, I would wait until early spring or just after you see a new growth forming.before you repot it.  You will have to water it more often than your other plants because it is in such a small pot. Matthew Swift Membership Secretary Cymbidium Society of America www.cymbidium.org Swift’s Orchids www.swiftsorchids.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I tried posting this once already, but haven’t seen it show up in the last week so I’m trying again.  Hopefully this isn’t a repeat. I recently received a Mtssa. Royal Robe "Jerry’s Pick" (Erache x Milt. Seminole).  I have questions both about potting and media. The plant arrived in a 2" pot, one back bulb and 2 growths. The growths are 18" tall.  Roots are crawling out of the pot all over and the media looks like a combination of little rocks and dirt.  The plant looks very happy. 1st question is about the size of the pot.  Does this plant like to be root bound or is it badly in need of repotting? 2nd question is about the media.  What kind of media is appropriate for this plant?  I’m using prime agra (semi-hydro) for most other things.  Will that work with this one? Thanks in advance for your help! – Michael

Response:

Michael, Most plants prefer to be tighter rather than looser when potted. PrimeAgra will work great for the miltassia. — Ray Barkalow < First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I tried posting this once already, but haven’t seen it show up in the last week so I’m trying again.  Hopefully this isn’t a repeat. I recently received a Mtssa. Royal Robe "Jerry’s Pick" (Erache x Milt. Seminole).  I have questions both about potting and media. The plant arrived in a 2" pot, one back bulb and 2 growths. The growths are 18" tall.  Roots are crawling out of the pot all over and the media looks like a combination of little rocks and dirt.  The plant looks very happy. 1st question is about the size of the pot.  Does this plant like to be root bound or is it badly in need of repotting? 2nd question is about the media.  What kind of media is appropriate for this plant?  I’m using prime agra (semi-hydro) for most other things.  Will that work with this one? Thanks in advance for your help! – Michael

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