Orchitop "S"
The Orchitop is the new professional way to care for your orchid.
It is a container made of many narrow parallel plastic rods that are close enough to hold the coarse-grained substrate firmly in place. But what were the inventors actually thinking? This open cultivation system offers several advantages compared to an all-round closed pot. Firstly, the rods do not represent a barrier to growth; aerial roots can find their way and simply grow outwards.
Orchitop - orchid container for temporary plants
The aeration of the substratewhich is so good for orchids to thrive, is of course much better than in a conventional pot. Watering is also child's play and watering errors are virtually impossible. If the plant in the Orchitop is watered in an immersion bath, excess water drains away more quickly and the substrate dries in no time at all. In contrast to normal pots, you can now also water your orchid in the Orchitop from above or below like a normal houseplant! The prerequisite for this, however, is that the substrate contains water-retaining or water-absorbing components.
Either fill the saucer with water from below or pour it into the substrate from above until the saucer is half full. The amount of water corresponds exactly to the volume that the orchid will consume until the next watering. Over the course of the days, the water is gradually drawn upwards by the capillary forces of the substrate so that the roots are always supplied with a small amount of moisture. Another small bonus of this watering method is the increased humidity created by evaporating water from the planter. Incidentally, fertilising works as usual with this mesh pot by adding fertiliser solution to the irrigation water.
No matter which orchid you have at home, the Orchitop is always the best choice, as all species, both epiphytic and terrestrial, feel right at home in it. And as it can not only be placed down but also hung up thanks to the tie-on adapter set, it is just as suitable for hanging varieties as it is for standing ones.