Thanks for reminding me about the Morels. I’ll send Beau on a mission, tomorrow. ;)
Also - I took your advice and ‘deconstructed’ that orchid I’m trying to save for Mom. First of all, it has sprouted a new leaf, so I took that as a good sign!
Secondly, when I took the root structure apart, even though it was solidly PACKED in sphagnum moss, it had pale or mainly green roots and NO black roots at all. I only had to do a little clipping.
So, I loosened that all up and repacked it more lightly, gave her a spray with the Miracle Grow orchid fertilizer I’ve been using on them and set her back where she’d been growing.
My Mini Orchid that Amanda gave me last Mother’s Day is re-blooming; I’ll have to take some pictures of her for you, tomorrow. A real deep purple with a white throat.
Good news on the phal. They do grow pretty slow. And they are pretty indestructible unless water is left standing in the crown. I would always water mine then give them a tip out. Nice job on the repotting. Growers use sphagnum moss, even chunks of Styrofoam because it’s cheap. An orchid bark mix is best.