Root problem after repotting for the first time

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Swimmingorchids

The best way to water them is to stick them in a container of water. This way water seeps into the container from the bottom and forces old air out of the pot. After a 15-30 minute soak you put them back again. Then water again when you see the roots change colour

That works, and I have sometimes done that, but I believe that a top-down watering method is better.

If you place a pot into a container of water, one of the first things that can happen is the medium floating out of the pot. Even if that doesn't happen, as fertilizer residues and plant wastes dissolve in the water, they then have the opportunity to spread throughout the medium to be absorbed more broadly.

By watering heavily, top-down and letting it immediately drain, especially when using a water breaker to turn the stream into "rain", you get more aeration of the medium and flushing of the residues.