Mass Phalaenopsis Root Rot Situation?

[tmoney]

i dunno, your original photos don't look too awful bad. i probly wouldn't have even bothered with it.
although, we tried capping our medium with sphag to retain moisture and it honestly worked too well, even when the top coat was totally crispy. so we ripped it all off and don't do that anymore.

i'd be happy with those roots! but for sure the practice of not mixing water is the first mot basic step to plant hygiene

[jje10001]

Originally Posted by tmoney

i dunno, your original photos don't look too awful bad. i probly wouldn't have even bothered with it.
although, we tried capping our medium with sphag to retain moisture and it honestly worked too well, even when the top coat was totally crispy. so we ripped it all off and don't do that anymore.

i'd be happy with those roots! but for sure the practice of not mixing water is the first mot basic step to plant hygiene

The roots on most of them weren't too bad and aside from one severely-impacted plant, none are displaying signs of dehydration post-repot...but they were far better looking before the mass rot incident. It was definitely some sort of infection, the roots would darken slightly and go mushy (velamen pulled off easily), before turning completely dark brown with a liquid interior and a foul smell.

I've definitely stopped using sphagnum to cap off bark, keeping it only for the paphs that need the moisture, and I've never really shared water because of the fear of viruses.

[tmoney]

uggh, yeah that sounds gross. sorry to hear, but an interesting thing to be on the lookout for!