Good point. Watering the mounted orchids first is probably a good idea. The mounted orchids were in a very humid terrarium and I sprayed them every day...probably just had done so when I saw the snail damage.
After sprinkling the coffee crystals onto the medium surface of the other plants and orchids, I watered well. A little goes a long way with the instant coffee crystals.
I never had root damage from the coffee. My losses were from the damage the snails had already done. They completely consumed some of my tiny miniatures, entire plants were gone. They greatly damaged the roots of many of my non-orchids and orchids and they damaged many of the new growths on both orchids and other plants. It took a while for the plants and surviving orchids to recover. I probably won't order from that orchid vendor again.
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