Just got this beaut on sale. Got it home and found out is was drowning and suffocating in a misshapen nursery pot. I repotted in leca, and so far so good. I did loose some blooms (as expected) but only 1 bud has died so far. The rest are blooming beautifully. Who woulda thunk that an orchid would love leca so much!
Is your orchid a moth orchid?? My mom bought me three from Albertsons, and of course they all had root rot. I cut off all the bad roots and sprayed them with hydrogen peroxide and repotted in an orchid bark mix but the roots keep desicating. I think my environment is just too dry. I’m thinking my last ditch effort is to try semi hydroponics
0 J'aime That’s what I was told, but I could be wrong lol got it from Home Depot
0 J'aime So far, it seems to be going great. I just have to remember to change the water regularly. I’m in Texas and it gets so humid that water gets slimey in no time
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full hydroponic works great too
2 J'aime I’m in a very dry climate and nothing else seems to be working. I would have thought that hydroponics would rot the roots since they rotted with the other medium lol
2 J'aime you just have to start slow with very little water. mine are fully acclimated and I keep water levels at what’s pictured 🙂
