Is my phal orchid rotting?

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Originally Posted by Julia17

Hey guys, I just wanted to thank you all again for all the replies and advice. Over the last few weeks I've been observing lots of new roots appear, and today I noticed a spike growing! This is much more progress than I expected in such a short period of time, so I must be doing something right!

Here's what I did:
I took Stray59's advice, and I microwaved the medium before repotting the orchid. I suspect this made a big difference.

I repotted it into a TINY container because it had a tiny root system.

I used a mixture of bark, sphagnum moss and perlite.

I also poked a LOT of holes into that container because of the poor air circulation in my place.

I kept an eye on it all the time and made sure it was always moist- it dries out very quickly because the container is so small.

I've been using mainly water, because the container is so small, I don't want it accumulating salts and burning the roots again. Yesterday however I used some orchid fertiliser, with seaweed solution, and a bit of epsom salt for magnesium.

Anyway I'm so glad it's doing well, not only was it my most vulnerable orchid, but it's now my first one to grow a new spike. Patience has been the key! Thank you all again!

Dang!! Talk about bursting new roots! Looks awesome!