I need help! My orchid is dying and I donāt know what to ...
I need help! My orchid is dying and I donāt know what to do. Iāve been told it was overwatered. Then I took other off the bark as she wasnāt happy, then transferred into leca pebblesā¦ some roots started to grow mould (white furry type). It is now sitting on aerial glass bowl. Dunno how to rescue it š #OrchidLovers #OrchidProblems #helpneeded
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Hi š. This orchid is definitely salvageable! Phals are great because they are hardy and can survive rootless for several months! The good news is that you have some roots left to work with! There are two options: my preferred method is to repot in orchid bark. The stem is awkward because itās long and the remaining roots are aerial roots. Melisse is right, you can cut into the stem - Iāll link the Miss Orchid Girl tutorial as thatās much better than trying to explain it! The key is to only cut into the dead portion of the stem. Once done, I would repot in a smallish pot until the plant is recovered. When Iām working with mostly aerial roots, I lace sphagnum moss around the roots which I remove, dampen and then lace through the roots every day or two - this helps to keep the plant hydrated and it also helps provide humidity. Humidity encourages root growth! The other method is the water culture method. You could suspend the orchid over the glass bowl you have it in and fill with water so that only the tips of the roots are in the water. Phal roots need a wet/dry cycle (this emulates their natural environment, where it rains, they soak up the moisture, the bark dries up and then it rains again etc), so with the water culture method itās best to keep the roots in water for two-three days, then remove the water for another day or two, before repeating the process. If the roots are coping, you can lengthen the amount of time they are in water (ie, four or five days). Keep doing this until new roots appear and repot in orchid bark. The plant will be stressed out so donāt be too concerned if it appears to do nothing for a few weeks - this is completely normal. Once it recovers from the stress, you should start to see new root growth!
@MotherOfOrchids well I know who Iām asking when I have a question about either of my orchids! Iām sure it wonāt be longā¦the longest Iāve ever been able to keep one going was 2/3 yearsā¦something like that. I have two going nowā¦no spikes or blooms yet thoš¤·š»āāļø. They look ok healthy tho as far as orchids go.