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polishguy187 · #1 12-04-2013, 12:36 AM

i got a catteleya pseudobulb from a friend todasy when he repotted an old one. he kinda just twisted it off the end of the rhizome (which was grpwing above the pot with so many roots you couldnt even see the medium) it had about 5 long yet damaged (broken into segments from being twisted off). i put it in this small pot, i didnt reallt bury any of the roots, i staked it in place riught above the medium like how it was growing, and i put a layer of moss on top of the roots and bark. i did this about 4 weeks ago, the bulob is starting to shrivel a little bit, im wondering roughly what the odds areof survival. ive attached a pic, as you can see its not just abackbulb, ikt had leaves and roots. the angle its on you cant see but heres a small 3rd leaf as well

this same friend also gave me a couple tiny ones from a dendro he has, he thinks tyhey are new growths his cat ripped out, im not sure if they're new or old because they're each around 1 cm tall and really thin , with with leavesm, attached at the base with a decent little root, i placed it between 2 big pieces of bark and surrounded it with little piecesto keep it in place.its stopped wiggling around since i put it in so i think its growing new roots already. ive been watering them each once a week, with occasional misting in the middle of the week

ive been gardenning for a while, but this is my first time around with orchids, im at the 6 month mark, my original phal from the store has dropped its flowers, grown, and now is in spike again, as well as 'saving' one i over ferilized (the roots turned the color of the fertiliver instead of green, then developed blisters, then shrivelled off) and one i overwatered. im just wondering if i did the right thing with these 2 and any experienced advice i could get on future divisions