Catasetum is looking good this year

Last year was a disaster for my catasetum. I know these orchids require frequent waterings when they’re growing but I didn’t get it right and the roots either had burnt tips or they rotted. The vast majority rotted and believe me when I say that I was careful with the waterings and they still rotted.

Well, this year I decided to go for a different approach. It sounded stupid in my head but hey, it is working. Rather than watering the plant from above, I’m watering her from below. It’s funny because when I watered her in the past, the water only touched the media, I never “showered” the pseudobulbs nor the leaves. But so far, not a single rotted root (that i can see). I keep the media always wet, yet unlike last year… the roots aren’t rotting. And no burn tips, because the media is always wet. I hope this will continue!