Overwatered Orchids: 5 Days in Standing Water

Emergency Repotting

1. Get orchid mix.
2. Soak mix, unpot, clean roots, cut all mushy ones.
3. Plastic pots with air holes.
4. No water 1 week (fresh mix stays damp).
5. Then weekly water. East window.
6. If ≥1 healthy root + leaf, recovers in 1–2 months.