Pseudo bulbs in S/H
 

I need your help!:_(
I had a fantastic cambria that gave me a lot of satisfactions but, probably for the high temperature (28 – 33°C) and for the old bark, the roots died and the pseudo-bulbes started to dry. In the pics you can see what remained after my drastic intervention: 2 groups of three pseudo bulbs without roots, but with a healthy rhizome (cut in two parts)
In your opinion I can try to save them in S/H or it is an useless waste of time?
If it is the case, what I have to do? Should I put the pseudobulbes directly in S/H or it is better to maintain them in humid condition (sphag?) and wait for new roots?
Thank you for your advice,
Pierangelo

I´m just a newbie but for what i´ve learned i´ll tell you that s/h are not a magical solution for dying orchids, it´s just another way of culturing. Also, you need new root growth to transplant into s/h. but maybe using the sphag´n´bag method combined with the s/h you´ll be able to get some new growth of those bulbs and then recover your plant.
Wait for someone experienced to tell you though...

I know most of the OBers will say to use the Sphag and bag-method to grow roots.
But still, i have had good results by just sitting the bulbs in S/H, and provide higher humidity by putting a bag over the pot, cut a hole in the bag for air-sirculation, placing the pot out of brigth light, and keep it in a warmer place... Another way of S.a.B, i guess. ;)
I have just gotten new roots to a rootless, little bulb on my Cambria. The motherplant is doing great, are growing two spikes at the time, but this little bulb lost its roots due to rot since it were burried down in leca (when i was away in holiday, the hole pot fell down, and the chid-sitter put it back, burring the smalest bulb).
After cleaning it from rot, i just placed it back in the pot with the rest, and put a bag over it. Now its started to grow roots again, after just two weeks. :)
But this chid has been growing in S/H the last six months, i dont know if thats a point to it, too...? :scratchhead:

But, S/H-culture is not usually a miracle-cure for dying chids... Its just another way of growing, that some find better, and some chids prefer...

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