Vanda tessellata potting

Finally I was able to curl the roots of Vanda tessellata into the clay pot.
I used the same potting method as with my Vanda insignis - plastic net pots in between roots to hold them in place and then a layer of sphagnum moss just at the top to hold some moisture:



Will see if it works out, I am really tired of the vase method.

This vanda got lots of dark spots on the leaves which makes her look sort of rough. I think I spoiled the foliage when scale attacked my ascda and I washed all vandas in the dish soap water.
Then direct sun added more damage and now some of my vandas don't look all that perfect.
The new couple leaves that came out on Vanda tessellata after treatment look ok, so I hope it is not totally ruined.

Black tips on vanda roots

This is the picture of Vanda tessellata with new roots in a vase ( reason why the picture is distortedly fuzzy).



Why there are black tips on the new roots? I didn't fertilize for a long-long while(shame), so it is not a burn from ferts.
My vandas do live on the windowsill and we got down to -30 C outside, therefore I am inclined to think that it is from cold. I moved them away from the window for now.
Are there any other possible reasons for such black tips?

Update: roots resumed their growth. I do think it is from cold air indeed.

Vanda tessellata update

Large division of Vanda tessellata came from Ten Shin Gardens on the Montreal show in October. It had only two long roots growing awkwardly up. I had to twist and turn and curl them back into vase and didn't do a very good job -cracked both at the base and thought they are goners.
After almost two months here it looks ok in the vase, grew new leaf and look at all the new roots starts!



I had peeled some of the bottom leaves so they are not squished in the vase and now there is some space for new roots.

Vanda tessellata

This was legitimate purchase since Vanda tessellata was on my wish list. Young but quite large division with two long roots that grow vertically. I curled one of the roots back into vase and peeled couple leaves from the bottom to free some nodes for new roots. Now I can remove it from the wish list :)