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Old 04-10-2008, 02:23 AM
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Well clean it up and get back to the forum. Once it is clean, look for signs of new roots forming, you might be able to save it, but it will be a long time before it is ready to bloom again. New roots will look like nubs coming from the root ball if you have any of those, there might be hope. When I repot with sphag, I squeeze the excess water out of it after moistening, and loosely weave it around the plant until it forms a ball, then I set it on top of a layer of spagh in the bottom of the pot. Then I place the plant in it's ball of sphag into the pot and lightly pack sphag around the pot until the plant is in the pot and does not wiggle around. You will probably have to go down in size on the pot, and if it is in spike, cut the spike to give energy to the plant to grow roots. Be sure to follow the other directions I gave for cleaning it up, the peroxide does wonders, and then you will be able to see better if all the roots are dead. These plants are tough. Clean it up, and let us know what you find. I will be on here a little longer, and you can PM me if need be. Do you know about the skewer method for watering?
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