Hi all,

A few days ago I posted the following:
I was walking along the flower market today on the way to somewhere else,
and saw that the place I recently got my orchids had new stuff. While
forcing myself not to browse seriously, I noticed a lot of not-so-happy
orchids without flowers piled under a table, apparently hauled from a
store-room or something. They were labeled (in Dutch) "Bloomed-out orchids;
1/2 price on pot". Among them, its feet in water, three pseudobulbs of its
seven spongy form that, and all its flowers over but the sticks still there,
was my little salmon-and-coral Oncidium Twinkle. It was four Euros. I've
repotted it in nice brand-new medium and removed all dead material; the rest
seems quite green and perky. The roots all seemed fine. Have I treated it
right? And does anyone have any tips on caring for it?

Update:
Now, a few days later, the remaining pseudobulbs are no longer soft and one
of the... ehhm, whatever one calls the bunches of leaves growing from right
around them, one bunch of these is green and perky and seems fine, but the
other bunch is yellowing at the base and since yesterday one of the leaves
has gone brown. It's lost all of the leaves that grow straight out of the
tops of the pseudobulbs. When I repotted it, the medium was pre-soaked, so I
decided not to water it yet because of its recent rot-experiences, but this
morning I gave it just a tiny bit of water, now that it's not spongy
anymore, but I am a bit worried about it. Should I just hang on grimly and
pray for the little guy, or is there something I could be DOING?

Thanks,
Katrina




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