Did I say $1 for the orchid? Well here's the rest of the story! Why sometimes a bargain isn't.
Here is the front and back of the tag that came with it. Not a lot of info. Has anyone ever scanned a tag like this and gotten additional information? I've seen these before and wondered who would be likely to access the additional info by scanning the tag.
This is the original packaging. A clear plastic pot with lots of holes inserted into a ceramic pot with no holes at all. The roots you could see through the plastic looked like tapeworms and when I finally dumped it out they proved to be flat and lifeless. Probably from sitting in water too often. There were a few good roots, but they were short.
I quit using the ceramic pot and this was how I was keeping it until it got a new home.
I was wondering what I could use for a new home. Then I was at the feed store stocking up on cattle feed and looked up and saw this hanging on the wall. A sheep muzzle. I'm not familiar much with show animals so I don't know the real purpose but it was an 'aha!' moment for the orchid. And where any hint of it being a bargain went out the window
. I cut the leather straps off, lined it with coir using an extra liner I had. I also bought some orchid mix but I ended up not using it. When I dumped the orchid out, there wasn't much spagnum there. One piece about an inch with and half again as long. I think it must have pretty much deteriorated and left chunks of bark or whatever. I added some perlite to the mix and reused it.
Add an old wire hanger and here is the finished result. It will certainly drain fast. I'm not sure about feeding it so it may go hungry for a little while. I wouldn't take bets on it, but it's not going to be cooked by the sun in this location.
