Phal Root Rot - Now what?
had been keeping an eye on my first NoID Phal since it was my second only potting. The leaves have been floppy since the pot up but it wasn't improving after 2.5 months. As of late the leaves started to take on a wrinkled appearance but it was still holding on to its buds and pushing out more. This morning I removed it from its pot and confirm what I was suspecting was the problem which was root rot. As you can probably guess it was nearly 99% of them. I've trimmed up all the dead root, cut the flower spike. I have a couple small half dried out air roots left and one or two roots that were bad towards the bottom but were half salvageable towards the stem. Presently it is in a glass with water below (not touching) the roots to give them humidity without wetting them. I want the "cut roots" to dry and heal over. I'm not sure what I should do since obviously the plant is dehydrated but I shouldn't soak it and kill what roots I have left. Potting it up right now doesn't seem like a viable option either since it needs 1. to dry out but 2. it needs hydration. Suggestions other than the dust bin?
To add the frosting on the cake as far as a bad day. Having your spouse yelling at 5.45 a.m. waking you up really sets the tone for the day. The downstairs toilet turn into a fountain downstairs whilst adult youngest son was showering.Plumbers called promptly at 8 a.m. A plugged sewer line the cause. Two plumbers with an auger for an hour. Sighing!
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