Will powdered sulfur on the roots of Phals. hurt?

[giovannarosa]

Hello! I am new to the Orchid Board and am very pleased to find you. I just bought 7 Phals. that were finished flowering and I am in the process of repotting. I removed all the old medium and cleaned up to roots. My question is, will I harm my plants by dipping them into a powdered 90% sulfur. I thought that it may help heal all the cuts I had to make. Does sulfur hurt Phals? Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks for your replies. I am anxiously waiting for your answers.

[Stray59]

Good question Giovannarosa:
I unfortunately have no answer for you as paphs are not my specialty.....but I did want to welcome you to the board. I am sure someone out there has your answer, but until they provide it, I wanted you to know that you have found a really great site for asking such.
Have a great experience here!
Steve

[SlipperGirl]

welcome to the board!

I think you can put some sulfur on the cut roots, I like to put cinnamon just a little, you dont want to put to much. only cut the roots if they are bad

good luck with your phals

[PaphMadMan]

Don't fill the pot with sulfur, but the amount that will stick to the cuts can't hurt anything, and is fairly effective as you want to use it.

[giovannarosa]

I just want to thank all that responded to my question. I will just treat the cut ends and not immerse the whole root system, I guess it is not necessary to do what I first intended. Thanks so much for your help and welcome!

[Ray]

Sulfur is a great fungicide, but like cinnamon, will desiccate the roots if applied too liberally. Dip cut ends, or dab breaks, but don't cover more than that.

[giovannarosa]

Thnk you Ray, That is just what I did. I am letting them air out until I pot them up tomorrow.

[plucker]

very interesting this thread. I have heard that sulfur is a good fungacide and miticide/insectice to some degree, but also have read that it is bad for orchids. I am still not sure.

[silken]

Originally Posted by plucker

very interesting this thread. I have heard that sulfur is a good fungacide and miticide/insectice to some degree, but also have read that it is bad for orchids. I am still not sure.

It has never harmed any of my orchids. I dist any wounds or cuts or areas where the root is looking bad.

[giovannarosa]

Thank you, Silken!