Encyclia cochleata problem
Hello everyone,
Several weeks ago I purchased this plant from an Ebay seller. I bought an orchid from him in the past which I was pleased with, so I decided to order from him again. When I rec'd this Encyclia cochleata, it seemed to be very healthy, so again I was pleased. I repotted both within a day after receiving them (as I do all new orchids I get). Not long ago, I noticed a pseudobulb in the same condition as the one you see. I should have contacted you then, but I decided to carry on and hope for the best.....hindsight is 20/20, you know. Both pseudobulbs were slightly attached, but came off easily. As you can see, some of the new roots are good, but many others are (as far as I know) dead. Sometime back, I read that Encyclias do not need an a lot of water because of their pseudobulbs...but recently I read just the opposite...that they need to dry out, for the most part, before rewatering.
The temperature in my greenhouse is VERY hot mid-summer--now-- (some of you might remember me complaining about it in the past and hoping to come up with a solution). It's approx. 90-95 degrees during the hottest part of the day this time of year. An example would be only a few mins. ago...94.1. The humidity flucuates between 60-70% during the day and of course quite a bit more in the very, very late afternoon and especially night. Lemme see...what have I forgot?!? Oh, and my watering consists of tap water with MSU-type fertilizer...weakly weekly.
Can some of you advice me as to what the problem is, please?
I would appreciate any help or input from you.
Vicki
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