Hydrogen Peroxide in S/H

[orchidjunky]

Is it ok to put 3% hydrogen peroxide in a s/h.. i.e. to help with root rot

[Ray]

Sure it's OK, but what will you accomplish?

When you transfer a plant from an entirely different root environment, the roots are tailored at a cellular level to that environment. Now that they are in a new environment, they probably won't work as well, and don't change, so the plant will need to grow new roots that do tailor themselves to the new conditions, and we expect the old roots to die and decompose. (That is why timing of the repotting is important.)

[orchidjunky]

Originally Posted by Ray

Sure it's OK, but what will you accomplish?

When you transfer a plant from an entirely different root environment, the roots are tailored at a cellular level to that environment. Now that they are in a new environment, they probably won't work as well, and don't change, so the plant will need to grow new roots that do tailor themselves to the new conditions, and we expect the old roots to die and decompose. (That is why timing of the repotting is important.)

So would you advise to just not disturb the plant further? Would H202 just cause more problems if the plant is already disturbed from transfer and trying to adjust to it's new surroundings?

[Ray]

It wouldn't do any harm, but my point was that it likely won't do much good, either, unless you put a whole mass of "iffy" roots into the pot without trimming them, but even then in a forestalling action, not a preventive one.

[orchidjunky]

gotcha... so i'm hanging my "do not disturb" sign on it as we speak!