Repotting while in bloom?

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Author Message   Jak3  My Weather Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 03:25 pm EST :    I have a beautiful phalenopsis plant that blooms continuously and abundantly. Right now it has 24 open floweres, and it has bloomed like this continuously for about 4 years, always sending out new spikes just as the old ones are beginning to wilt. The leaves are very large, several of them about 15" long. The problem is that it has been in the same small clay pot for years. I have been waiting and waiting for it to take a rest so I could repot it, but it shows no sign of slowing down. It is now almost out of the pot. Should I just go ahead and repot it, trying not to damage the current spikes? Or maybe just cut the spikes and repot and wait for new ones? Any advice? It is now so top heavy that it threatens to jump off the window sill! Jak3 - Ontario, Zone "4/5"   Markvs  Posted on Friday, October 12, 2007 - 01:45 am EST :    Your choice, either way, for me, I would attempt to repot without cutting spikes, afterwards removing or at least trimming any damaged. If the roots are too damaged in the repot, then I would consider more serious surgery. Markvs - Waiuku, Zone "9 down to -5 C"

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