Newest of Newbies feeling my way through Root Rot
Hi all.
Just discovered the website. First post here. Please excuse my profound ignorance. I was given an orchid - no idea what varietal. It had limp leaves that won't stand upright, and lost two biggest leaves after they wrinkled and turned yellow.
I pulled it from the pot and found, based on what I learned from the forums, pretty profound root rot. I've trimmed off most of the damaged roots. It still has some air-roots that are shriveled, but still green. I have attached pics of the now-trimmed orchid.
I've read about full water culture for ICU. Is that what I should try here? Or should I re-pot in new substrate? (Old was pretty muddy, so must have been quite degraded.)
I have never had an orchid before, so no instruction is too simple. Would like to save the poor thing.
What do the experts recommend?
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