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Old 04-09-2008, 01:58 PM
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Unhappy Phal and Cymb Advice- repotting

Hello-

I'm a newbie in that I've been looking after Orchids for three and a half years but have more or less just been muddling along and have survived sue to experiementation and good luck!

Wondering if anyone could offer advice about the plants whose pictures I've attached. The pictures are not brilliant but hopefully they won't be too unclear. I can take more if that would help.

One Phal that has suffered I think from too much watering (and perhaps too much fertiliser if the salt residue is anything to go by) whose roots are beginning to rot; is the rotting bad enough to need repotting or should I just continue to monitor and lay off watering?

The other picture is of my cymbidium- it's a new breed to me and I bought this one reduced in a garden center as I think all it needed was some love. Does it need repotted? I've read that they only need repotted when they fill the one they're in or are trying to climb out of it- is this what this one is trying to do?!

Grateful for any general advice as well,

Uko


Cym 1.JPG

Phal 1.jpg

Last edited by Ukolele; 04-09-2008 at 02:12 PM.
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