What is this on my orchid?

[PaxTea]

Snow water?

I am intrigued, but worried that my snow might be too dirty. What if you live in a city?

[Gail]

Only those of us that have seen those huge mounds of cleared, dirty snow would ask that. : . I just collect bins from the back yard, bring them in (bathtub) and let them thaw.

[PaxTea]

Haha! Yep. I've seen that snow alright. I've seen way too much of it.

There are some cleaner parks around here where I could try scooping up some clean looking snow. Sounds fun. I'm sure everybody would think I was really weird, but hey, I don't mind.

[NYCorchidman]

Some of the bark chips on my pots have that white stuff, which is salt builup. I haven't found it harmful in anyway.

The rest of your photos, I'm not really sure what you are focusing on, but I assume the uneven surface texture?
I see that on the phal roots when the roots that once were attached to something have been detached from whatever they were attached to.
Nothing to be worried about.

[RosieC]

I agree it looks like salt buildup on the bark. I always flush new plants these days on their first watering because I don't know how much they have been fertilised by the vendor.

The roots look fine to me, nothing to worry about there.

[butterfly_muse]

Excellent, thank you guys! That is great to know!

[Cintirella]

I'm new here, and would like to read about the section you mentioned " the phal abuse stops here " section. But can't find it

[butterfly_muse]

Originally Posted by Cintirella

I'm new here, and would like to read about the section you mentioned " the phal abuse stops here " section. But can't find it

If you go to Forums > Beginner Discussion, it should be the very first thread at the top of the page. It's a sticky so it's above all of these ones. =) It's a 50 some odd page thread, so you will need some time (I read it in like 4 days on and off), but it's worth the read.

[Cintirella]

thank you