Hey there! I have a couple root related questions. My orchid(first picture) seems to have lots of healthy leaves (I have had her for about a year) but she hasn’t gained super stable roots into her pot, I think the pot is very deep. Every time a root comes to the surface it doesn’t look healthy either. For my snake plant I’m wondering if it’s root bound and I should repot or if he is doing fine and I don’t need go change anything. Thanks in advance!
Orchids are non soil plants- so they will often have showing roots. It does look like you have a great deal of root rot on the orchid based on the colors. I would repot the orchid with fresh bark and clean up the roots.
2개 좋아요Snake plants LOVE to be root bound and this is on the lighter side. I would leave the snake plant alone for now.
2개 좋아요 Thanks so much! I’m gonna get to repotting the orchid now! Should I cut off any rotting roots? I don’t want to wreck things further for her. Also when adding in more bark pieces can I forage from my yard and boil them or would it be best to just buy them from the store?
좋아요 1개I would cut off anything that is mushy or black. As the roots re grow they should end up a silver color. Silver means it’s ready for water and green bean looking roots means it’s well hydrated- only water when you start to see the silver on the roots come back 🥰
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I agree with LeAnn! Just wanted to add that the orchid pot looks like it might be a bit large (meaning the soil will stay wet for too long). I also recommend using a clear pot with slots on the sides. The pot being clear will allow you to keep an eye on the roots - only water it when the roots look silvery rather than green - and the slots down the sides allow for aeration around the root system.
3개 좋아요 Do you know where I could find clear pots? I’m thinking of stopping by dollarama sometime today but I have no idea if they have them there😅
0개 좋아요 I got mine on Amazon :)
0개 좋아요 I like your profile pic btw lol
0개 좋아요 Hahah, thanks!!
좋아요 1개 Okay, I found one. How are the roots looking? I also mixed some of the old cork bark mix with a walnut bark mixture. Is that ok?
