Tropical Zone Gardening: Orchids then and now. The story of 13 orchids and counting.., 1 by goofybulb

goofybulb wrote:
THE CHALLENGES
Well, I had to learn what to do and how to treat them.

I’ve had some watering issues with the Phalenopsis . I think (at least for me) that the moss in a plastic pot is not good. Especially if you add keeping them inside during a Miami “winter” (less of the AC going, so less air circulation). When I finally gathered all my guts to check the roots, most of them were mushy, just 3 in good standing. I started my first surgical procedures, to remove the bad roots. Then transplanted it in a clay pot filled with predominantly bark mix. Its leaves never got back to the crisp green feeling of a healthy plant, however, for a while, it seemed to hang on, gave a fresh leaf and a spike.

Same issue I had with the white dendrobium. Again, my clumsy hands had to do a transplant!