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Originally Posted by flexdc

Don’t throw it away, it is salvageable. You can still save it using the “bag” method. Here is how it is done (well my version anyways) if you don’t already know.

Wet some sphagnum or paper towels and roll them up in to one or two balls. (I prefer paper towels, less expensive and will not degrade as easy.) Put the balls into a zipblock bag. Place the lower part of the orchid (i.e. stem and roots below the lowest leave) into the bag, and put it in a warm and shady location. Zip up the bag; not all the way, leave a little room to let air in. Mist the leaves during the day or the morning if you get the chance. If the paper towels dry up, re-wet them. You should see some condensation in the bag. When you see new root growth, let it grow to about an inch before potting it in your mix and use the smallest possible pot.

Andrew, I like your method. It is much better than the one where you seal up the entire plant in a bag. When I did this, a new root did emerge, but the largest leaf that was still mostly healthy began to rot after 3 weeks. I decided to rescue the plant from the bag and pot it with fresh moss... and amazingly the plant began a very slow recovery. It probably would have done much better had I followed your technique!