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Originally Posted by elaerna
Okay I cut off below the moldy part at the stem but it's freaking me out because it looks like so much less even though most of those roots were dead. Cut off - Album on Imgur seems like a big manipulation. |
That dead part isn't helping the plant, and is just physically in the way of potting it so that the good part has a chance. That dead part isn't hurting the plant (at this point it's just wood), but is preventing you from getting the good roots into a better environment. You want to get those good roots into a place where they will be able to take up water more consistently (
misting helps,. but they're be better off in an environment where there is "humid air" - which is what you get with fresh bark, which has lots of air space.
And that, in short is the goal... humid air around the roots. The "humid" part lets moisture transfer, the "air" part is critical to roots of epiphytic plants like Phalaenopsis.
It is normal for the bottom part of a Phalanopsis stem to die - oldest leaves are dropped and new ones grow from the crown. (I have never seen a 10 ft. tall Phalanopsis) But in a well-grown plant that's a gradual process. When the roots in the pot rot (as happened here) the old part went too fast, so the "growing " part couldn't happen. Your job is to give the growing part a chance.
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