I cover the bark with water and boil for 10 minutes.
Take it to the sink, put in a colander and run cold water through to cool it down.
Continue rinsing until the water runs clear. Wait until it is throughly cool before using. Remember, the media is going to be very wet so watch the watering.........


It's always a good idea to have Physan20 on hand. It does work...

Oh, this is just the way I do it. It may be wrong, I don't know, it works for me.

...and now you really having me laughing! How did you explain the "burnt bark" smell?
Al

thanks. i think im going to try this method. im off to find my media. and yeah, it smelled like a forest fire up on mt.lemmon. throw a spruce log into a fire then put water on the ashes... i think thats the best it can be described as. yuck haha

ok. so after relooking at my phal, apparently all the roots are dead. only 3 are left about an inch long and the whole plant is wrinkled and wilting . i think its a gonner. theres knobs on the bottom leaf tho. are these new roots? i think theyre visible in the pic. its from a couple weeks ago but those dark spots/bumps have been there and are still there.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.
I think you should buy a couple of new orchids to honor its memory and to get through the grieving ;)

thx. i was planning on trying to the very end but i will but a couple more. i havent found any in my local stores yet tho. i think theyre out of season at the big box stores right now

Wrebbitrocks--don't give up yet! i lost almost all roots on my phals but tried mounting them upside down on pieces of wood with moss and plastic coated wire. i keep them misted daily unless i forget....:(

it's taken a little time and consistent attention, but it's working well so far. even though the foliage on one or two were looking a little withered at first, i now have buds appearing --don't give up!!!

organize your basic supplies (include a good reference book on orchids) as you can and have them ready for you. don't give up!!

Mary

what a surprise. instead my dendrobium phalaenopsis noid white just died. wth

Oh W'rocks, thats such a shame. How's the Phal. doing??? Is it gone too?
I'm in the process of trying to save my Baldan's Kaleidoscope in a plastic bag potted in S/H. It had no roots also. I don't know if it'll work but I figured I had nothing to lose. LOL

Were you able to find any other orchids for sale anywhere. I just bought some on Ebay from incredibleorchids. They were packaged very well and not expensive even with shipping. Maybe this is the thing to try.

Keep trying and don't give up.

Karen

yeah it is a shame. looks like my paph is going down the drain too. but i have high hopes for the phal. it has a little green thing at the bottom which im hoping is a root trying to poke its way out. i have high hopes!!!

redundancy ftw!