PLASTIC BAG TREATMENT: For Rootless Plants

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by Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler)

Originally published in The Orchid Doctor in 1980 and 1988

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Put the potted plant in a large enough plastic bag to close off the top, place it under the bench and open it every 12 days to ensure it has not dried out; roots should form and then over a week roll down the side of the bag and remove. A87-1053
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PLASTIC BAG TREATMENT: For Ailing Pseudobulbs and Plants Place them in plastic bags in a moist place away from the sun or bright light; when the new roots or shoots with roots appear in a few weeks or a few months they can be potted up. ODA76-36 0

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