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  1. #1
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    Default Can this Orchid be saved?

    My wife has had this orchid for several months but it started dropping leaves towards the end of February. Can I still save it? Any tips would be greatly apprecaited.

    Thanks,

    RedRaider
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    Ray Barkalow
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    I cannot see the medium well enough to make a call on the issue, but it appears you have lost the root system due to too soppy of a potting medium, or it is severely underwatered.

    Cut off the flower spikes, upon it, soak it in a KelpMax solutionfor a couple of hours, then repot it into fresh, premoistened medium. Keep it warm, humid and shady, and it should recover nicely.

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    Concur with Ray. Suspect the media is soggy and cause the roots to die. Repot it a fresh media and use kelp to promote rooting

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