Catt help

[adespo]

Help!! my mother in law gave me all of her orchids. Tthey were all in awful condition and I felt bad so I kinda begged her for them I hate to see them just croak. I cleaned them up repoted and watched them rebound like champs . I guess I was a bit overzealous for one of the catts watering because the roots rotted away. I was wondering if it still saveable with no roots if I keep it in spag and a ziploc or what I need to do to save it.

[BillC]

Hi Adespo, sphag and bag is the usual treatment for plants which have lost roots. Don't have the sphag too moist, wring it out well after soaking, and let some air into the bag from time to time. Keep the bag in good light but not direct sun. It could be a long time before you see new roots, but when you do, pot the plant up. Good luck with it!

Bill

[sandra]

Catts are very resilient plants. I have 2 in particular that had all their roots removed. One, that I believe was brewing with rot when I took it home and the other that I think I overwatered. It was my first orchid and I never had inspected the roots until I began researching the steps involved in caring for them. They're both now doing better than I expected for such a short time since I performed surgery on them. 4 new ps.bulbs on one, and 3 on the other, so far!

Read these following threads. I suggest you follow the recommendations in them. Best of luck with your orchid.

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