Phalaenopsis repotting


Repotting Orchids

This is a Phalaenopsis Orchid that has seen better days. If this had been my Orchid, steps I’d take are below to bring this plant back to good times. :-)

Problems seen here:

    1. the humidity tray below this Orchid has no water and has fertilizer salts built up
    2. the plant is in a pot that is slightly too big as the plant has actually gotten smaller over time!
    3. the plant is in mix that has no water content whatsoever
      General fixes:

      1. clean out the humidity tray, fill with water
      2. soak the plant well in water by watering over the sink or humidity tray so the bark gets saturated with water
      3. Repot

      To repot this plant:

      1. get new pot that will just slightly constrain the roots when potted
      2. get medium size Orchid bark at local garden store, soak just a bit more bark than you will need in water for a few hours
      3. soak / water the plant
      4. 1/2 hr later carefully remove the plant
      5. confine roots with hand very carefully as roots will be brittle, and make them aim down in the new pot, touching pot bottom
      6. while holding plant level in pot, sprinkle bark between roots from top, until pot is full
      7. carefully push bark down so plan is firmly held in pot, without squishing roots
      8. the way you know if the plant is anchored enough in new pot is if you very carefully lift the plant from base, it will hold bark and pot as one unit

      If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post below and I’ll answer in comments field of the Blog entry.

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