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title: "Dear plant diary, My orchid hates me 100%. Mold on roots, leaves are…"
description: "Dear plant diary, My orchid hates me 100%. Mold on roots, leaves are squishy, root rot. Sincerely-PLANTS!!🪴🌱"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "PLANTS!!🪴🌱"
published: "2026-05-29T11:39:00.489887Z"
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# Dear plant diary, My orchid hates me 100%. Mold on roots, leaves are…

_Posted by PLANTS!!🪴🌱 on 2026-05-29_

Dear plant diary,

My orchid hates me 100%.  
Mold on roots, leaves are squishy, root rot.

Sincerely-PLANTS!!🪴🌱

## 10 comments

### Christina commented on 2026-05-29

My first and only mini orchid died last week a month afyer its bloom stalks were cut back. The leaves were still vibrant and green but the roots said to hell with you, im out ✌️ - I see you 🫂

### Alocasia Baddie 🪴 commented on 2026-05-30

Sounds like my orchid when it was over watered. I cut everything including bad roots and I am rehabbing it now.

#### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 replied on 2026-05-30

I rescued it and the soil was bone dry and the roots were hard but some had root rot.

### Alocasia Baddie 🪴 commented on 2026-05-30

What’s type of soil? That could be the issue? Maybe?

### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-05-30

It was well draining soil when I got it

### Alocasia Baddie 🪴 commented on 2026-05-30

Ahhhh gotcha. What type of soil are you using?

### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-05-30

It is dry mulch because I don’t have an orchid mix

### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-05-30

I water by taking the plant out and soaking the roots for a few minutes

### Waspinator commented on 2026-05-30

It happens. I currently have three in root loss rehab. My dendrobium anosmum even jumped out of its pot to let me know it needed help

### DMSullivan1 commented on 2026-05-30

Been there…. And usually out of nowhere

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