What is the best month to repot a Phalaenopsis, and should you use a transparent or an opaque pot?

Many people who want to grow some flowers and plants first think of going to a nearby "flower market" because it has plenty of flower varieties, especially the popular "Phalaenopsis" in recent years, and you can easily find uncommon varieties here too.

However, after flower enthusiasts buy it and take it home, they start complaining that the transparent pot the Phalaenopsis comes in is an eyesore. But orchids are best suited to small transparent pots, because their roots are more sensitive than those of ordinary flowers; if something goes wrong with the medium inside, it is hard to notice when an opaque pot is used. At the same time, a newly purchased plant should not be repotted right away, because it easily suffers from "not adapting to the new environment." Therefore, if you care about the pot's pattern, it is best to use the pot-in-pot method.

So when is the right time to repot an orchid in a transparent pot? First, the season: the best time to repot is from March to June in spring, and in autumn when the temperature is 18 to 25 °C. At this time the weather is neither too cold nor too hot, and the orchid is in its "growth period" - just like a person growing up, being disturbed by repotting at this time means it recovers relatively quickly; about 10 days after repotting, you can see white new roots emerging, and it settles into the pot especially fast. Note here: be sure to avoid high summer temperatures (above 30 °C) and low winter temperatures (below 10 °C); at these times the plant either gets "heatstroke" or is "frozen stiff," the roots are mostly dormant, and in serious cases they rot, so repotting is like sending it to its death.

Also, if your plant is in booming bloom, do not repot it then either, because the roots easily fail to take up nutrients, which then leads to buds dropping later and flowers fading early. If you want to repot, wait until the flowers have completely finished blooming and withered. In addition, there is a little trick for telling when the pot is full: you can observe the newly grown leaves; if they are clearly a size larger than the old leaves, this is the plant signaling to you that its roots are growing well, the inside of the pot is crowded, and there is no longer enough room - it is time to give it a transparent pot one size larger.