When I have done sphag & bag, I open the bag every day for a few minutes to let air get in and have not had a mold issue.

Other times, I will use a take out container (if it's a small orchid) and use that instead of a bag and just have a small hole punched in it so it can still get humidity while not being closed off all together. I did not encounter mold issues when I did it this way. Good luck! :)

Thats a great idea! I will go and see if I have anything large enough.:)

Thanks for the idea. I might try that on two of my Lc. plugs that are in a bag right now.

Good luck.

I, too, have been nursing a dying phal (miniature). It has 2 good roots (finallY), the leaves look awful. I'm just keeping on keeping on. I wish you the best with yours.

OOOhhh..what kind of mini's do you have?
Well the roots on mine done have new growth but are somehow looking better...How are yours doing? Are mini's difficult?

So I bought a wardian case to nurse back unhappy plants. The roots are not wrinkled anymore but I am still not seeing any new growth. would some sort of warmth help that? The living roots still have some black spots on them but they are not rowing so I see this as a good sign:) How long can it take to see new growth?

I've used a seedling mat for bottom heat to encourage root growth along with diluted rooting hormone. How long it takes for root growth really depends on a lot of conditions (how healthy your orchid is, the growing conditions you are providing, etc).

I have a phal that had root rot from sphag not drying out. I repotted into a different medium back in January, only to find that the medium I used was starting to break down and had to repot into something else again in March. I thought all this repotting was going to really set it back, because it had to readjust to new medium each time. I checked on it every time I watered to see if there were any changes and saw none. There wasn't growth yet the leaves and roots seem to be the same. However just today when I watered it, I saw through the clear pot that the current roots branched off with new roots, and there is a tiny nub within the leaves that might be a new spike! Meanwhile I have a den that just decided to bounce back and give me new roots in a week. I think it really all depends! Hang in there! :)

Yes, hang in there! I nursed a near dead phal back and it took a good 3 months before I saw new roots. It now has new leaf growth and fairly decent roots to the point that I am sure it will survive (unless I do something bad to it). That's nearly 5 months later. I carefully misted the leaves every day while it had no roots. I am sure it helped. But you have to be VERY sure not to let it get into the crown of the leaves or it will cause crown rot.