Ok above, bad below, my Catts!

[Jeffery]

[QUOTE=orchid-flowers;320182]Cattleyas are epiphytes, so they need air around their roots. If the roots stay wet and if the substrate stays wet, there is not enough air coming to the roots. Wetness prevents air from moving around freely. This is a reason why it is so important that roots get dry soon after watering and substrate must be dry in 3 – 4 days after watering. Everything else endangers root health and therefore plant health. Substrate must be coarse enough to dry so fast.

I sure didn't let 3 to 4 days pass without watering, guess I was treating them more like Phals than Catts.

[trdyl]

I would put these individually in 1.5 inch pots. The one in the middle looks the strongest. The weakest to me looks like the second from the left. They may all survive but nothing is 100%. Good luck.

[Tropicgirl]

I agree with Ted, they need some pretty small pots. It's certainly worth a shot, I've saved quite a few that looked worse than that. I've just started a few in s/h and they seem to love it! Keep us updated on your progress!

[Eyebabe]

There is a saying "underpot and overwater".
What that means is repot in the smallest possible container with media that would dry out completely within one day. Then water every 3 days tops...which is essentially an "overwater" schedule for most normally potted catts.
This give the opportunity for the plant and media to completely dry between watering and then some. Because when you are trying to stimulate growth for catts, you keep them on the "dry" side.
The central plant looks like it will do fairly well.
Treat with a 10% bleach or physan 20 solution for a general anti-bacteria/anti-fungal precaution.
Phyton 27 if you suspect an actual infection.
I'm putting my money that the middle one will make it

[MS PLANTER]

Originally Posted by Tropicgirl

I agree with Ted, they need some pretty small pots. It's certainly worth a shot, I've saved quite a few that looked worse than that. I've just started a few in s/h and they seem to love it! Keep us updated on your progress!

I am new to the forum, as well as orchid growing, and am excited to have found this website.
I haven't come across an explanation for s/h, so here is my first question... what is s/h?
Dianna

[Jeffery]

Thanks everyone for your help, the smallest pots I could get clear was 2 inches, I got a large grade fir bark that should allow good air flow to dry out faster and I placed a small fan in the area, I got a rooting hormone with fungicide, I don't think I covered any of the rhizomes, but if I did, it will only take a little tug and pull to get them out, I got the plants supported by old spike clips that I saved.

[Chris147]

It sounds like you are watering to much. I water once a week and all of my orchids are doing just fine. Try to reduce the watering to once a week, or if worse comes to worse you could always cut it back to 1 pseudobulb and put it in water until you see new growth.

[JerseyWendy]

Originally Posted by MS PLANTER

I am new to the forum, as well as orchid growing, and am excited to have found this website.
I haven't come across an explanation for s/h, so here is my first question... what is s/h?
Dianna

Sorry for the hijack Jeffery, but I wanted to quickly answer her question, and sure hope I'll get it right since I'm such a newb.

s/h = semi hyroponics

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Wendy

[Jeffery]

Originally Posted by JerseyWendy

Sorry for the hijack Jeffery, but I wanted to quickly answer her question, and sure hope I'll get it right since I'm such a newb.

s/h = semi hyroponics

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Wendy

Thats quite all right Wendy, glad some one could help her, now that makes 2 of us that once didn't know what s/h meant, but now know, my first thoughts was shipping and handling

[Jeffery]

Originally Posted by Chris Carpenter

It sounds like you are watering to much. I water once a week and all of my orchids are doing just fine. Try to reduce the watering to once a week, or if worse comes to worse you could always cut it back to 1 pseudobulb and put it in water until you see new growth.

I admit that I had increased my watering of these plants since before when they seemed to be doing so good, but thats only because of hotter and dryer weather here in SoCal, that was short lived though.