No green roots in months, growing keiki
Hi, I’ve had my phalaenopsis orchid for a few years now. It used to be very happy, and even bloomed for the second time last summer. Since then, I’ve repotted my plant several times because it had a fungus gnat issue, then rotting roots, then another fungus gnat issue, then more rotting roots... I ended up changing soil mixtures each time and am now using the classic repotme mixture. I used keiki paste for the first time late last summer after the first time repotting. I used to give her 2 cubes of ice a week, then saw on YouTube that I should actually soak her in water for 10 mins once a week, then saw that I kept over watering her, so I started giving her less water, but then her roots are drying... as you can probably guess, it’s been very difficult to find a healthy balance.
Now the keiki is still growing, but no roots yet. The parent plant’s leaves are drooping and the base of her crown is black/brown. There’s not a single GREEN root on the parent plant... is there anything I can do to save her? 😭
Last edited by Orchidsaremypets; 02-07-2021 at 01:35 PM..
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