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title: "When I first got my Moth Orchid, the roots were nice and green. Now,…"
description: "When I first got my Moth Orchid, the roots were nice and green. Now, the roots are green..but they have weird brown scabs on them. (And by roots I mean the…"
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# When I first got my Moth Orchid, the roots were nice and green. Now,…

_Publicado por ABucketOfPlants el 2023-03-16_

When I first got my Moth Orchid, the roots were nice and green. Now, the roots are green..but they have weird brown scabs on them. (And by roots I mean the roots above-soil) please help, what’s going on?!

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## 5 comentarios

### Elin comentó el 2023-03-16

Your orchid has gotten root rot and you need to address this immediately. Repot your orchid into new fresh orchid bark, trim off dead roots and use a clear pot with lots of drainage.

#### ABucketOfPlants respondió el 2023-03-16

OH GOD

#### ABucketOfPlants respondió el 2023-03-16

Does it work if I just don’t water the moth orchid for like a week even after it’s silver?

#### ABucketOfPlants respondió el 2023-03-16

Also my moth orchid has had this for a longgg time 😅

#### ABucketOfPlants respondió el 2023-03-16

I’m worried

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