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Originally Posted by KPinNC
Thanks Silken. I feel like an abusive parent. However, I did not over fertilize. The pot has a drain hole at the bottom. It that maybe why it hasn't rotted the roots yet?
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It takes practice to figure out how your conditions work best for the orchid so don't feel too bad. Good drainage is very important and I usually use a pot with many drain holes-preferably a few on the sides near the bottom too. So long as the entire contents are drying within about a week right thru to the centre it might be fine. Otherwise rot will slowly happen. In the wild these orchids grow on tree branches with their roots exposed to all the breezes and tropical rains. They get wet often but dry off quickly. So you want to imitate that as closely as possible while still having the convenience to yourself of it being in a pot which is easier to manage than mounted on a tree! So you want open airy potting media that dries out after being very well watered and drained. If all of that is happening, then I would just leave the keiki on till it grows 3 inches of root and then plant it.
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