Reddit mentions of Clear Plastic Pot for Orchids Assortment 3inch, 4inch, 5inch with ID your Orchids booklet
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Exclusive "Identifying Your Orchids" booklet included with your orderClear plastic allows light and air into rootsPromotes great drainage, humidity and aerationAssortment contains 2 each of the popular sizes - 3inch, 4inch and 5inch potsRaised center helps eliminate stagnant water
Specs:
| Color | Clear |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | Quantity2 |
| Weight | 0.04 Pounds |
Disclaimer: I'm a newbie too, just sharing some things I learned. Apologies if you already knew all this.
It sounds like you already cut off a lot of roots, but don't go by color when determining whether a root is healthy, dead, or rotten; go by feel. Squishy and flat are dead, plump ones are healthy. I'm not sure what kind of pots you use, but I love these. They work really well to keep a humid, but airy environment. Plus you can see inside the pot which I find really helpful. Perhaps your dendrobium was overpotted. The roots should fit inside without being totally smooshed but there should not be much room between the sides of the pot and the outer edges of the roots. Epiphytic orchids love being potbound too. Mine like to send out aerial roots or grips the sides and bottoms of their pots. Also the media should be loosely packed around the roots. The idea is for the water from the media to evaporate close to the roots rather than being tightly packed and keeping them soaking wet. As it recovers it's extra important that the root area is in a humid environment. I had a dendrobium aggregatum that had all hollow papery roots. I stuck it inside a deep plastic cup with some spaghnum moss (not potted, I just set it on the moist moss) and misted the inside of the cup regularly to keep it humid for a while and then potted it in new bark and gave it some kelp extract. This all seemed to help it bounce back and grow new roots. You could also look into the spag in a bag method if you are down to very few or no roots.
I saw you asked about pots. I just use the cheap plastic ones from amazon. The clear ones. You can use anything with a few holes in the bottom though. There are some nice ceramic ones with holes all over the sides but those aren’t necessary unless you like them. Something like these although these actually have some side slits too which mine don’t have. Clear is nice cause you can see the roots! 😁
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