Hey! What's All This Then

Roots a touchy subject around these parts. Most of the time I bemoan the lack of happy roots but all of a sudden my Epc. Rene Marques and my Potarina are pushing out roots (and leaves) like there's no tomorrow. So the question is, is it time to repot these guy?

Orchid Pests

Mealy bugs, mites, thrips, scale, fungus gnats, all very nasty to be sure. The most dangerous however is the White Footed Hibiscus Weevil which has been know to consume an entire tropical hibiscus in a matter of hours, even cracking the stem for the precious fluids within. Not much information on the net but I've managed to get some data:

Just Not Fast Enough

Well, it's been months now and nobody's dead yet. In fact, the little buggers are putting out new leaves and lots of new roots. It's almost like they like it here. Sure, one of the minicatts in s/h has some roots that need trimming and a couple of the Dracula look a bit sad but not too bad.

A new flora cart is almost ready to hold a very bright Cattleya case and a comfy area for tall Phals.

The Dracutorium is being constructed with a built in evaporative cooler that takes fresh air in, humidifies it, circulates it around the case a bit, and then exhausts it out. The goal being a cool, humid area with brisk air movement and enough fresh air too keep fungal nasties at bay.

Alas, there's repotting to be done and that spells danger with a capital me.