When and how to repot a phalaenopsis
The four signs it is due, why you repot after flowering rather than during, and a step-by-step that takes twenty minutes.
Reading orchid roots through a clear pot
Green, silver, brown, hollow. What each root colour means, how to tell thirst from rot, and why the clear pot is a diagnostic tool rather than a decoration.
Why orchid pots have holes in the sides
Orchid roots are not like other roots. What the slots actually do, why clear plastic is not just a gimmick, and what happens in a sealed decorative pot.