Dendrobium with two dead keikis and a new growth

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Hi NYCorchidman, maybe you are right. I thought it has two dead looking keikis but only one has roots. It was the one that had leaves when I got this. But the other one was already dried up like that. So I assumed it must have been another dead keiki.

The canes feel hard. The skins looks dried out and flaky but around the nodes they look green. I checked the roots and found they are white and hard (I'll post pics when I get home). The roots near the top of the base are white and hollow and somebody has trimmed them to about 1 inch long. Maybe its the previous owner, I dont know but I was shocked to see that. Poor thing.. I hope it survives.

My regular fertilizer is high in Nitrogen. But is applying that once a week enough? Or should I dilute the content more and feed maybe like 2 times a week instead of one? Its potted in Better-gro bark medium that dry-out fast. So maybe I should at least water twice a week. My Phals. don't seem to mind the once a week watering but maybe the Den. needs more since its de-hydrated?