Rot--can I just cut off the plant base?
Well, I've been trying to save this phal since I purchased it on a certain auction site last year. As you can see, I got pretty good new root growth last summer/fall and already this spring. I've given it SuperThrive (1x / month since March) and a balanced fertilizer. Growth looks good, but I unpotted tonight to check on things and the last of the old roots have rotted. Also, you can see the rot on the base of the plant--I already removed the bottom layer of leaves before this picture and treated the whole plant with Physan (sprayed it on).
So, should I cut of the bottom of the plant? Soak it in Physan? It has the upper root strength now, but will removing the bottom of the plant kill it? Any thoughts?
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