Tips for rescuing a clearance shelf orchid who is looking sad ??? I put it in a north east facing window that just gets direct sunlight in the morning, gave it orchid food spray, and plan to change the pot and soil to a larger one with orchid substrate. Any tips are greatly appreciated, I’m new to the orchid community :)
grow them in water! remove all the moss and soil clean up / cut up the bad roots then place them in water! this is how I do all of mine now lol
1 me gusta just make sure the water is just over the roots and not completely submerged.
1 me gustaCheck for root rot when you repot it. If it needs help for that, treat with hydrogen peroxide. Otherwise, learn the visual difference between dry and happy roots, don't get the crown wet, and never use ice cubes.
2 Me gusta I hear that I should water when the roots are silver ?
1 me gustaYep. They are silver and smooth when dry, an apple-green when wet, and they turn silver and shrivel when dehydrated. Healthy roots can also be white when they haven't been exposed to light
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I’ve been told never sit the roots in water, have water level just under roots. Even if you’re orchid LECA.
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