I need help with my orchid!! 😞
I got this orchid a few months ago I believe it was—and it had been planted in a really hard substance that I had decided to repot it out of and into bark. Ever since then, it’s went way downhill and all of its roots died and were cut off and now it looks like this 😞. I feel so disappointed and I would love to know if there’s a way to bring her back, and what steps to take! And maybe if it is salvageable, would adding moss in the mix fix it? And what could I do until then? #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #OrchidLovers #PhalaenopsisOrchid #Phalaenopsis #Orchid #helpneeded #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantCorner #TheWateringHole
0ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
6
Replant your plant in a fresh orchid potting mix. You can also buy ‘plant food’ specifically for orchids or root re/growth. There are many supplements for root growth. I hope this helps and I’m sure others at #TheWateringHole would love to give a few other suggestions.
@pinkmilk @maci.in.bloom @MamaLinne I hate to be a banshee of gloom, but can you do me a favor and tell me if this area is squishy at all? I’m usually all for trying to save anything I can, but unfortunately stem rot is no joke. If it is rotten there…I don’t know what to say except you can try again with a new orchid. Try to figure out what went wrong the first time.
If it is completely firm there and not squishy or rotten there, then here’s what I recommend:
NO fertilizer or plant food. When a plant is in distress, they are not able to take in any nutrients and it can burn them.
HIGH humidity. There are no roots to speak of, so you’re going to want to put your orchid in a clear plastic bin or ziplock bag with only lightly lightly damp sphagnum moss that’s had all the moisture squeezed out of it, and then fluffed up so it’s not compressed at all. I make a little bed of sphagnum, lightly wrap some around the root area as well, and leave them be in a stable environment, for them to recover. The high humidity will give them a break so they don’t need to work so hard to regrow roots.
OR, you can also balance the leaves over a glass with a couple inches of water, and place that in a humidity box. You don’t want the root area to actually touch the water. With this technique the orchid will sense the water below and try to grow roots to reach it.
If it is completely firm there and not squishy or rotten there, then here’s what I recommend:
NO fertilizer or plant food. When a plant is in distress, they are not able to take in any nutrients and it can burn them.
HIGH humidity. There are no roots to speak of, so you’re going to want to put your orchid in a clear plastic bin or ziplock bag with only lightly lightly damp sphagnum moss that’s had all the moisture squeezed out of it, and then fluffed up so it’s not compressed at all. I make a little bed of sphagnum, lightly wrap some around the root area as well, and leave them be in a stable environment, for them to recover. The high humidity will give them a break so they don’t need to work so hard to regrow roots.
OR, you can also balance the leaves over a glass with a couple inches of water, and place that in a humidity box. You don’t want the root area to actually touch the water. With this technique the orchid will sense the water below and try to grow roots to reach it.
Forgot my screenshot of yours. Please tell me if this area is squishy?
