Catasetum is very shriveled but roots are still forming; can I give it a drink?

[ccole93]

Ok! Should I start by bottom watering a bit at a time or do a certain amount?

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by ccole93

Ok! Should I start by bottom watering a bit at a time or do a certain amount?

I just water from the top. For a start, enough to get the surface wet. If you want to be on the safe side, start the watering around the sides of the pot rather than where the roots likely are... they will sense the presence of the water, probably grow toward it. My Fdk. After Darks (I have 2 of them, different cultivars) become root machines. The one thing you DON'T want to do is to get water into the middle of the new growth - once it opens out that won't be a problem but while it's still a rolled-up tube, you don't want to trap water in that pocket.