Choose the right pot for your orchid

Choose the right pot for your orchid

You see most orchid health problems are totally preventable.It's because you can easily set up your orchid in a pot the right way from the beginning. And if your orchid has been living in the "wrong" pot up until now, don't worry. It's better that you finding out now. So you can take action and use a suitable pot as soon as possible. The pot is your orchid's home- it's where it will be living 24hours per day for the rest of its life, so it's a good idea to choose a pot suitable to your orchid.

I recommend the following three basic types of pots to choose from.

Plastic pots:
 
Plastic pots are lightweight making them more suitable for indoors. They are not porous thereby the media dries out much slowly. For outdoor plastic pots, those ones manufactured to be ultra violet resisted would be best for this purpose. These pots keep their flexibility and have reduced brittleness when out in the sun. Also when using plastic pots outdoors, clear plastic pots are better than coloured or dark pots because these ones can actually act as heat collectors while in the sun causing the media to dry out. Plastic pots are generally suitable for orchid plants that do not like to dry out between watering.


Terracotta pots:

Terracotta pots are heavier and therefore more resisted in turning over in strong
 wind.These pots are more suitable for outdoors.In clay pots the media quickly dries out because the clay is porous so it wicks out the water content of the media.The pots normally have one drainage hole situated in the bottom. Some designs






Basket orchid pot:

The basket orchid pot is suitable for orchids with sprawling plants or with pendant flowers.The basket design can be of wire, mesh, wood or plastic.The advantage of basket orchid pots allow air to circulate around the root system.The disadvantage is that the media tends to dry out quickly.

By following the above guidelines, you'll be taking the first step in choosing the right potfor your orchid.

Of course, there is a lot more to it, that and I couldn't possibly lay out the entire solutions in this post.
include additional drainage holes on the sides.The terracotta pot is suitable for orchids that like to dry out before the next watering.

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