Phal with very dead roots

[Jerry Delaney]

Welcome to the OB pbridges. You will find many growers here willing to pass along information and help. The information already given is by far the most popular and many growers use the "bag" treatment to rescue plants with poor or no roots. While I envy them, I just never could quite get the knack of doing it successfully and usually wind up rotting the plant more. I am attaching a couple of pictures of a plant with no viable roots showing what I do to try and salvage plants. I use the plastic twist ties to make an artificial root system and then pot it in my media of choice depending upon the type of orchid. While it is most likely a second or third best choice, it's one that works for me many (but certainly not always) times. Good luck with your Phal!