Hello everybody! This is my first post here goes..
Sometime last summer I received my orchids by parcel and they're swimming in water! Luckily some dendrobiums and a phal survived. The rest, mostly phals were lost to root and leaf rot
Here's how it happened:
While on vacation, I bought and shipped some orchids to my home address.
To save on weight, they were shipped bareroot with damp paper towels wrapped around the roots.
I packed them in an airtight plastic box--the type used for food storage.
It took 1 WEEK for the courier to deliver the box. Upon opening I was surprised to see my orchids waterlogged. It appeared that water "leaked" from the phals and flooded the container!
My questions are:
1. How did water get into my box? I didn't use too much water I just sprayed the paper towels just enough to get them moist. Or was it because of the heat or humidity in an airtight container? It was hot then around 32 C (~90s F).
2.I'm planning to send another box soon and I'd like to prevent the same mistake. How should I pack my orchids for a week long delivery?
Express air freight is not an option; nor is shipping in an open ventilated box.
Hope you guys can help me out!
Waterlogged orchids in package
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