Hello all, newbie here and maybe in trouble

[Mukesh Patel]

Hello All,

I am 50 years old and just starting to grow plants indoors.

I bought a orchid about 2 years ago and left it in the bathroom without much attention, and it seemed fine. I only watered occasionally if I remembered and probably never fertilised. I was struck by how resilient my orchid was, even without any attention it survived for over a year.

As I really needed something to do in my spare time, I thought I'd have a go at keeping orchids, they certainly seemed easy enough.. Anyway I initially starting growing my orchid near the window, but as I have other plants near the window, I decided to buy a grow light and set it up above a table to grow my orchid(s).

I decided on the semi-hydro method as it seemed to be low maintenance and just made sense. I repotted my orchid in a glass vase with hydroleca about 3 weeks ago and it seems to be doing fine. One thing I didn't do at the time is drill holes into the vase at the bottom because I didn't have the tools to hand. I do have the tools to hand and will be placing 2 holes near the botton about an inch above the base soon. By the way, I water my orchids with rainwater collected in a water butt.

One thing I noticed today, is that some of the roots have a white fluffy growth (I think) near the ends.

Not too sure how to add images on here