How to rescue an orchid with root rot? Master these few tricks and the orchid can still be saved

1. Increase light

Cause: Orchids need sufficient light to grow. If light is insufficient for a long time, it will affect growth and also affect photosynthesis. If the potting soil receives no light, water will remain in the soil for a long time, the roots cannot breathe, and root rot occurs.

Solution: Appropriately increase light, giving it about 4 hours of light per day, but do not expose it to scorching sunlight.

2. Increase ventilation

Cause: If the orchid's growing environment is not ventilated, water is likely to remain in the potting soil after watering, and long-term water accumulation will lead to root rot.

Solution: Appropriately increase ventilation in the growing environment so that the accumulated water in the potting soil dries out faster. In daily care, after watering you can appropriately open the window for ventilation.

3. Reduce watering

Cause: Many flower growers cannot control the amount of watering well. With long-term excessive watering, water accumulates in the potting soil, and the orchid's roots rot because of the accumulated water.

Solution: Reduce the amount of watering, and water only after the potting soil has dried out. When the temperature is too low, stop watering.

4. Fertilize appropriately

Cause: If the usual amount of fertilizer is too large, the orchid cannot absorb the excess fertilizer, or if its roots have wounds, it will suffer fertilizer damage, causing root rot.

Solution: Appropriately reduce the amount of fertilizer, and apply light fertilizer frequently. When applying organic fertilizer, avoid getting it close to the roots. If the amount of fertilizer applied is too large, appropriately increase the amount of watering so that the fertilizer is flushed out faster.