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Originally Posted by NYCorchidman
You might want to try the enclosed container method, but it will be a long way to go.
I would start with a new healthy plant unless this plant is highly valuable.
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Is the enclosed container method like a pot, or something different? I have not heard of that term.
It is not highly valuable at all, having most likely come from a big box store. It was a gift, so I like it for that reason, plus I don't mind taking the time to try to learn how to correct this problem for future reference. Assuming the problem correction is something financially within my grasp. Sadly, I can't afford anything like a greenhouse at this time, much as I'd like one.
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Originally Posted by AnonYMouse
Stop fiddling with it! You haven't given it a chance to settle into your environment.
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Originally Posted by Orchid Whisperer
It sounds like you have moved the plant from pot to vase culture to a mount in quick succession. The frequent changes are potentially very stressful for a plant.
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Sorry, it did give that impression, but all this happened over a period of about 4, maybe even 5 months. It stayed in each situation a couple of months each time - the mount is only as of this past weekend. But it had to come out of the initial pot - the small number of roots are the result of my having had to trim many of them off, because they were rotting in the original growing media. The few that are left now were the only ones that were green and not mushy.
Would it help to remove it from the mount and let it grow in water for a couple of weeks to rehyrate, possibly? It did seem to like that when it first came out of the original pot, prior to the first repotting. I have a suitable window where it can grow for a bit.
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Originally Posted by james mickelso
But cutting off the little reserve of water it has would make matters worse. The plant will close it's stoma and conserve what water it can short of it's metabolic needs. Yes the leaves will wrinkle but I have kept many rootless orchids alive by misting or spraying the undersides of the leaves until new roots could grow. I feel that leaving it mounted for now, since it has no roots to absorb water, and drenching it mount and all daily will bring this back.
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If it's better to leave on the mount, to drench it, can it be soaked up to and including the leaves or do just the roots themselves need to be thoroughly soaked?
Also, I have read a lot about only watering in the morning, which I have been doing. But can misting be done any time throughout the day, as long as it not done going into the evening? Incidentally, why is that? I would think that rain in the native environment would have as much chance of arriving at night as during the day? I have been curious about that for some time but cannot find a satisfactory answer?
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