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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Flowering Vanilla Orchid
« on: Today at 01:47:12 AM »That will be a challenge for someone to remove. Such a delicate plant
To remove the vine may take a while to do without damaging the root system or stressing the vine.
One way would be to wet the roots 'til they turn green, showing that they have abosrbed the water.
Once wet like that, gently roll a root side to side, but gently, 'til it comes loose from the substrate that it's
affixed to. The object is to save as much of the root system without bruising, breaking, or damaging them.
The roots can be quite brittle so it is important to take time to loosen them slowly and gently while they
are still green with water which does make them slightly less brittle.
Another way to remove the dampened roots is to use a very thin bladed, clean knife and gently slide it
under the roots holding the blade as parallel as possible against the substrate to help loosen the roots
from the substrate.
You will want to work on one root at a time. This is, true, very time consuming but it is important not
to stress the plant by damaging the roots because this tropical vine needs its root system intact to grow
and thrive in its new situation and it doesn't replace its roots quickly if they are damaged.
OK — HTH
Paul M.
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