Please tell me I did this right!

[Orchisticle]

So I was looking at my orchid and I noticed that there was some white fungus stuff growing in the side of my pot. So I took my orchid out of the pot and noticed that all of my roots were dead. I pinched the roots and they all collapsed and in some of them there was some black goopy stuff in them. So I cut all of them off and I left all the roots, maybe 4 of them, that were still alive, they were maybe an inch or less long. Take a look at the pictures and please tell me I did the right thing. Does it still have a chance? I repotted it and watered it. Is there anything else I should do?
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[mayres]

The picture of the roots cut off is too fuzzy to see their condition. If they were all mushy then you did the right thing. I would encourage you to use superthrive or other root stimulant to encourage root recovery. I would cut the rest of that brown flower spike clear off at the base. What media did you replant into? Of course you want to be careful not to over-water which is what probably caused the problem to start with. Keeping the humdity up (if possible) will probably help in the recovery. It is recoverable but will take a significant amount of time. You might do a search on Sphag and Bag as a way to keep humidity up during recovery. Good luck. mike

[Orchisticle]

Hey,
thanks for the reply, I repotted in orchid bark. I have heard of the bag trick to keep the humidity up, it probably would be a good idea to do. Thanks for the input.
Jonathan

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Use the bag, but don't seal it up. Let the potting mix slowly dry, and then water. You want the humidity, but the roots still need the air. Cynthia