On Fri, 07 Feb 2003 20:11:51 GMT, bb
wrote:
I gather that healthy orchids roots tend to be greenish in color.
Most of these orchids have a decent size root ball but it ranges from
and obvious rotten mass, to a white mass of roots that is brown on the
inside. It would appear what is happening with these orchids is they
are putting out new root spikes that do fine until they reach the old
root mass, then they also rot at that point.
bb

Healthy roots are generally silver and stiff or wire like to the
touch generally. There are some that are hair covered. Rotten
roots are wet when you touch them and squish. They may have a
thin stiff wire like center. Take only the squishy ones out.
The newly growing tip or a just watered root are the only ones
which are green. So some of the others in the center could be
good, just old and dirty. Good luck.
SuE
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