| When I did the sphag and bag method with a phal, I had problems with white mold. Everyday or every other day I would dip the root nub in a small cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide and place the plant in the bag. The plant I placed in a styrafoam cup that I'd poked holes into and then in the bag. In the bottom corner of the bag I put a damp paper towel and sealed the bag. Then I got busy with other things and didn't check on it every day. So about six weeks later I was really ecstatic to find it had 3 new roots. Probably the sphag and bag method will work without the pre-soak of plant in rooting hormone sugar solution. But I do believe letting the plant soak up nutrients for a couple hours in that solution is highly beneficial in its recovery. |