Phalaenopsis keeps getting root rot? Try changing the growing medium

  Many gardening friends love Phalaenopsis, but just cannot grow it well, especially in pots, where growing Phalaenopsis well seems to become fraught with difficulties. In fact, when all the problems are summed up together, it comes down to root rot, and the most direct and main cause of root rot is watering. It can be said that failing to grow Phalaenopsis well is mostly due to not knowing how to water.

  But in reality, Phalaenopsis is not hard to grow, as long as we can make sure its root system does not rot. Problems such as yellow leaves, leaf drop, and failure to bloom can all be easily solved if we put our minds to it.

  Many gardening friends like to use sphagnum moss to grow Phalaenopsis, but besides being loose and airy, sphagnum moss also holds water extremely well. And if beginner gardening friends use sphagnum moss to grow Phalaenopsis, it is often not easy to judge when to water and how much to water.

  In fact, besides sphagnum moss, there are many other choices of medium for potted Phalaenopsis. For example, using pine bark to grow Phalaenopsis is a very good choice, and it suits both new and experienced gardening friends. That is because pine bark is not only more nutritious than sphagnum moss, but also contains a kind of beneficial bacterium that does a good job of promoting the growth of Phalaenopsis.

  But more importantly, it makes it easier to judge watering time than sphagnum moss; even if you water once every 2-3 days, the plant will not get root rot from too much water. That is because pine bark itself has rather poor water absorption and is very airy, and after each watering the water drains through. Yet the pine bark will always stay slightly moist, and such a moist-but-not-wet environment is very suitable for the growth of Phalaenopsis.

  Therefore, if your Phalaenopsis keeps getting root rot, you might as well change the growing medium. If we always fail to judge the timing and amount of watering for Phalaenopsis, then we might as well switch the growing medium to pine bark, which generally will not cause root rot in the plant. Interested gardening friends might as well give it a try!