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Jul 23, 2016 2:09 PM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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First thing I would try is just keeping a spray bottle of water near the plant and spritzing it whenever you walk by. The leaves are a good color, and the pseudobulbs aren't shriveled up which would indicate it hasn't been dried out too much. You can put a few drops of fertilizer in the spray bottle too, so the plant gets a tiny bit of nutrient each time it "rains".

Have you slipped the plant out of that pot to have a peek at the roots, Donna? I think that plant should have lots of white roots, about the size and color of angel hair pasta. Perhaps wait until the flowers are finished before you attempt this because some orchids don't like the disruption.

If it won't come out of the pot easily, soak it for a little while then try again. When you succeed, if the roots are brown, you probably need to get a new pot and some new orchid bark and pot it up all fresh. This will mean also rinsing out most of the old medium from amongst the roots. Orchid don't grow in dirt, as I'm sure you know, so if the medium in the pot is broken down and looks like dirt, that's another good reason to re-pot.
Elaine

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