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Old 06-05-2024, 02:23 PM
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I looked at your prior thread. If your roots have now dried into papery sheath, that's not overwatering. Mushy roots, probably. Yeah, twice a day is a bit too much. Ditto what Ray says on roots tailoring to a new environment that's radically different.

I've transferred tightly packed soppy sphagnum moss from grocery store type packaging into semi-hydro and not suffered much root loss. But that's an entirely different story. From a wetter environment to drier, yes, awaiting new root growth helps a lot. I would not use water culture to get roots growing. You need to concentrate on having them survive in the medium you want to use. That leads back to what Ray says about roots growing adapting to your culture. Get the humidity high with the baggie over it, or a glass vase or whatever fits. Remember to remove occasionally. When I use a container over the top, I leave an air gap... like set container on a couple of chopsticks, flat rocks, whatever, so there's still air exchange.
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