bareroot phal importation: how to start them well?
 

Beginner or advanced topic? Anyway in a previous post I explained how a bad habit (soaking plants in a pall for watering) spread out fungal root rot so I lost many plants. My society organized importation from taiwan and I will receive 16 phals with roots streamlined and wrapped in humid sphagnum and newspaper. They will be in that wrapping about a week before i get them, and most roots will be broken from streamlining them for packing (I know from previous importation). The grower suggested that we unpack asap, let the roots dry, then repot in medium treated with fungicide and growth hormone and just water them with that mixture till new roots start growing then start the usual regimen of water/nutrients etc.

Am simply wondering if this is the best procedure. Any1 used to reacclimate bareroot plants have some tips? Also if I cut broken roots the plants will loose at least 50% of their roots; so should I cut those or not? (only broken - no rot)

Thanks in advance :)

If they come in good. You just do what they say.

If they come in bad. You have to learn how to grow roots from scratch.

If they come in so-so, it'll just take some time.

Before you put them in the pot or mount them. Disinfect them.

Care of international shipment of plants can be rough. Especially if the plants come in looking really torn up. It could take years to recover.

this thread has been remade with much more input from orchidboard members in the phalaenopis forum for anyone interested.