Sad New Rescue Arrives

[JMNYC]

So Fab Staff guy rings my bell and hand me this pitiable, near death Phal in a big plastic pot.

Very unwell, clearly overwatered. I take it to the sink, knock it out, over 4" of the base rotted and, of course, all those roots. I cut off everything up to the healthy part. I remove the lowest leaf, find heroic little keiki!

I then get one of the 3" clear, shallow, plastic tubs I take from the recycling bin when I find them (originally containing apple sauce or related edibles). I get my two knives, heat their blades on a gas burner, I open three drainage holes at the bottom, open triangulated air vents on the perimeter, burn 3 holes to hang the wee thing.

I center what is left of the puppy in the new pot (puppy still has life), fill lower half with bark mix, top half with NZ moss, give it a number, hook up A 3 wire hanger, hang it high in relative shade.....if it comes back to life and health, I will gradually move it lower into brighter lite.

I made pics, very lame but I will put them up anyhow.