Hope for crown rot!

[Joyorchid]

Honestly, I just ignored it. Initially, just stuck it in s/h to see how it would fair, then on the way to the trash one day saw a little basal keiki and decided to see what would happen. Watered, fertilized and gave t-5 lights like all my others. 15 months later I was moving everything around and noticed it had a huge spike with buds. So happy!

So, my advice is, ignore. Don't baby them too much.

[bil]

Originally Posted by Joyorchid

Honestly, I just ignored it. Initially, just stuck it in s/h to see how it would fair, then on the way to the trash one day saw a little basal keiki and decided to see what would happen. Watered, fertilized and gave t-5 lights like all my others. 15 months later I was moving everything around and noticed it had a huge spike with buds. So happy!

So, my advice is, ignore. Don't baby them too much.

From what I read, I'm willing to bet that the single biggest orchid killer is " Too Much". Too much water, too much fertiliser, too much attention....