So far my Phal repotting has not gone well.
The first one I tried, last spring, is now an almost dead Phal with only a couple of roots (actually it's starting to grow new roots in the last few weeks). The up side of this, is that the problem is what first bought be here to Orchid Board looking for a solution.
The second one I tried repotting a couple of months ago now has dying/rotting roots as well.
I repotted it, but I later decided that the medium I had used was already too decayed. I repotted again a couple of weeks later using some brand new stuff which seemed higher quality to begin with than the older stuff had ever been.
I was careful not to damage the roots, and there were only a few dead roots to remove anyway.
Today when I picked it up to water it, I noticed some sort of white growth (like mold) in the base of the pot. I removed it from the pot and found several of the roots were dead and some were even rotten. These were ALL healthy roots when I repotted
I'm sure I'm not watering too much, I'm fairly confident I've got Phal watering sussed and I've never had one rot before. If anything I've underwatered this one since it was repotted as the bark has been drying quicker than the old stuff.
It seems to be going the same way as the first one. I'm worried because I repotted a third one recently, as well as a Paph, they WERE two of my healthiest plants. You may have seen my other post after I did the third one, where I wanted to check my steps. They seem right and I've read as much as I can about it.
Anyway, I've cut off the dead roots and I've rinced the remaining ones in a solution of listerine and water and I'm going to pot it up again in completely fresh bark.
What else should I do, and what might I be doing wrong
Phal Roots Dying after repotting
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