How Do You Use A Plant Spa Pot For A Dendrobium Orchid?
Plant spa or self watering pots are designed to deliver consistent moisture to your dendrobium with less weekly maintenance. Self-watering pots come in two parts: the top, in which you plant your orchid, and a lower chamber, which is filled with water for the plant roots to sip through capillary action on an as-needed basis. Dendrobium orchids like consistent moisture but can easily be killed if their roots are immersed in standing water. Self-watering pots can be ideal, allowing the orchid to reach for a drink as it needs. Choose a spa pot with a planting area roughly the size of your dendrobium or up to 5-inches larger in diameter if it has not been re-potted recently. Tilting the dendrobium pot onto its side, very gently coax it out of the pot by lightly pulling the base of the main stem outward toward you. Loosen any roots that are encircling the root ball or that have old bark embedded in them. This will help encourage new root growth and uptake of nutrients. Set the dendrobium in
