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Originally Posted by Roberta
No water culture... drowning the roots won't help. Roots adapt to the medium in which they develop. When moving the plant, the closer you can get to what they were experiencing before (while improving air in the root zone, which a repot will do) the greater the change of survival. If you're going to change the environment (which you can do now if new roots are developing) choose an environment where they can continue to grow long-term. Semi-hydro works for a lot of people (a good balance between water and air). If you do it right...fully flushing the reservoir not just topping off, Ray has some detailed notes on his website. it can be a very good choice for Catts and a lot of other epiphytes.
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At least one of our local orchid society members uses hydroponics. I may ask him how he sets his up, but these plants have been through enough shock, lately, that they just need to have some time to rest and heal and grow.
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Originally Posted by Roberta
My mantra - Orchid Teach Patience. The "feedback" you get will be measured in months, not days. There are no quick fixes. You have to approach healing the plants as a long-term project. If the plants were in bad shape, you won't bat 1.000 . But that makes the successes that much sweeter.
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Believe it or not, your words ring in my ears a lot. Every time I look at my Dendrobium platycaulon (which has now bloomed twice), I think of your advice, when I almost threw it out thinking it was dead. It has helped me pause and act, not react, with my plants.
You're very correct on patience and waiting for results.
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