Cutting roots is nothing like ripping a persons intestines out! Come on! Orchids aren't human! They are plants! They can't feel there roots being cut off. I think that statement is a little too dramatic! You guys act like orchids are newborn babies or something. They are strong vigorous plants. If they were not then they wouldn't be the biggest flowering plant family there is. Let's be a little more realistic here. You are comparing cutting orchid roots to murdering someone! That is ridiculous!!
All my orchid books recommend cutting the old leafless stem off when repotting a monopodial orchid that is growing that way. I didn't make that technique up I learned it while reading about orchids. I'm not someone that just bought their first orchid and doesn't know anything about them. I have been growing orchids for years and I am not the only one that has said that this is a perfectly fine thing to do. Everyone has their own way of growing orchids. If you don't like my way then don't grow your plants like I do.
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