I brought a discount orchid that appeared to be rotting. The medium was moss and decaying wood chips. Most roots were brown and mushy but a few were green. It has many healthy leaves and a brown flower stem.
I reported in orchid bark. Trouble is leaving water underneath in a dish doesn't reach the top of the pot near aerial roots. So I poured water from above to soak the medium. Well, next day bark was completely dry! Do orchids need to stay in wet bark or is watering once a week by soaking the bark good enough? I don't know how long the roots can be dry for?
And when and how often to fertilize? The bark has no nutrients I assume?
