Nothing too out of the ordinary… I just used my usual Phal bark mix but added a little sphagnum moss. I sprayed the root system with 3% hydrogen peroxide and had it repotted in about 3 minutes flat!
Hi Dana. I enjoyed this video with the variety of orchids, some of which I actually don’t have in my collection, but I was particularly interested in the phals because I did my fertilising this morning and noticed a couple that had what you called woody roots. They felt very firm but the colour looked as if they were dead roots so I’m in two minds as to whether I should cut them off or not. I decided that they weren’t doing any harm so left them intact. Thanks for another interesting “chit chat” and sharing your orchid knowledge.
Hi there, Renate! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment. The woody roots are still a bit functional for the plant (so say the experts). I have removed one or two during a repot if the remainder of the root system was young and healthy. Unfortunately for my orchid, the woody roots was all it had. When I repotted it, I only removed the roots that were clearly dead. I’m hoping this one rebounds with a little extra sphagnum in the pot. It’s a pretty bloom and rare for my collection because it actually has a pedigree (name tag!).
Always enjoy your videos 💕 Looking forward to seeing the last Phal reset and grow roots! Thank you for the excellent content, as always.. -Bett
🤗 Thank you so much for watching!
Looking forward to seeing how you will repot the phal to encourage new root growth.
Nothing too out of the ordinary… I just used my usual Phal bark mix but added a little sphagnum moss. I sprayed the root system with 3% hydrogen peroxide and had it repotted in about 3 minutes flat!
Hi Dana. I enjoyed this video with the variety of orchids, some of which I actually don’t have in my collection, but I was particularly interested in the phals because I did my fertilising this morning and noticed a couple that had what you called woody roots. They felt very firm but the colour looked as if they were dead roots so I’m in two minds as to whether I should cut them off or not. I decided that they weren’t doing any harm so left them intact. Thanks for another interesting “chit chat” and sharing your orchid knowledge.
Hi there, Renate! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment. The woody roots are still a bit functional for the plant (so say the experts). I have removed one or two during a repot if the remainder of the root system was young and healthy. Unfortunately for my orchid, the woody roots was all it had. When I repotted it, I only removed the roots that were clearly dead. I’m hoping this one rebounds with a little extra sphagnum in the pot. It’s a pretty bloom and rare for my collection because it actually has a pedigree (name tag!).