It appears that most of us have started off on a same note that is buying/receiving a Phal with severely compromised roots, packed in moss, drowned or serverely dehydrated..... That's why we have a post and a sticker called
The Phal abuse ends here.
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ends-here.html
Have you ever wondered what's the root of the problem? What's behind this very fact that being rather expensive, Phals are so severely neglected, mistreated, abused? Given that orchids become rather common, we can't attribute this to simply sellers' lack of knowledge or interest, can we?
I know, there are "growers" and "sellers", but on average, when you buy a perrenual or an annual, they do not require emergency treatment. Typically, one buys a reasonably healthy plant in somewhat reasonable potting, even when buying tropicals.
Why is it so different with orchids that we are forced to learn Orchids First Aid & CPR???
Will this practice ever change?
Thoughts? Comments?
Orchid abuse - WHY?
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