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Originally Posted by Ray
Then there is the potential impact of repotting: root cells grow "tailored" to the conditions they are in and do not change once grown. If your plant was starting to grow roots in a dense, wet medium, the roots would be "designed" for that. Moving them into a different medium means they may not be well-suited to function in that new environment, so the plant will need to grow entirely new roots to accommodate.
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Thanks Ray, what you say makes sence. I guess this is why the advice is to report when the plant is already in the process of growing new roots.
But it can be quite sickening when a really healthy plant with a huge root mass ends up as a struggling thing with only the few new roots it's managed to since the move.
My first one lost almost all leaves, almost all roots and took about 8 months before it started to grow more (and it's still in a serious way). It was a fantastic healthy plant before I repotted.
My second one had a medium number of roots, most of which it has lost. No leaf loss yet, but I'm very concerned that it will be able to still get enough water from what is left.
It's too early to say on the third that I reported. It was previously in the most compact medium I have ever seen on an orchid but had masses and masses of healthy roots. So from what you say I am really worried it will loose it's roots now it is in new stuff and go the way of the first.
This third one did have a LOT of new roots tips all over it when I repoted but they seem to have gone a few weeks later (at least I can't see many/any through the side of the pot which look like they are still growing). This really concerns me, because from what you say it NEEDS to grow new roots just now.
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