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Should I fertilize or wait?

slowjane CA/ Sunset 21

7 years ago

Hi all -

So I've got an orchid I'm trying to save (I posted about it awhile back) and wondering when I should start fertilizing. I've got it "sphagged and bagged" which is working! Very exciting! It's got two new leaves and two new tiny roots. I feel like with all this new growth it might need nutrients but don't want to overdo it. It only has one semi-healthy old root left (thus the sphag and bag). Any advice appreciated!

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Meyermike(Zone 6a Ma.)
7 years ago
Right away. If those roots are still alive, they will need nutrients. They get nutrients all the time in nature. It will help it recover)
slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
Original Author
7 years ago
Ok thanks! Yes, those roots are brand new. It's got one 3" long old root that is still alive. Still tiny but I poured weak fertilizer over them and in the sphagnum moss. Hopefully it got some nutrients. Keeping it bagged seems to be working.
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jane__ny
7 years ago
Take it out of the bag.
slowjane CA/ Sunset 21
Original Author
7 years ago
So you think those are enough roots for it to be in open air? And do you think I should pot it in my bark mix? I'm not sure the roots are long enough yet to keep it stable. The one old 3" root would be all that would be in the mix...

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