Can you save a plant from early root rot?

[llmercll]

My indoor peace lily has been showing signs of root rot so I inspected it and sure enough there was a bit of of near the top and outsides. About 80% of the roots were fine though, so what I did was remove as much rot/mold as possible, removed the old dirt, rinsed the bare roots (a lot) and repotted with a better potting soil.

Is there a good chance this will save the plant?

I believe the problem was soil compaction since I hadn't repotted in over a year and am good about watering my peace lily (not too much, or little)

 

[DirtMechanic]

Oxygen helps kill many pathogens. It reads like you helped the roots breathe.

 

[treeguy]

Similar problems (Southern Blight) with Hosta are dealt with by washing the roots free of soil, rinsing thoroughly with a solution of 25% household bleach, bagging in clear plastic and leaving that in the sun for ~1 hour. If this sounds like it would be very stressful, perhaps terminally so, it only sometimes works if the plant survives the treatment.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Ever considered 1 or 2 tablespoons of betadine in a gallon of neutralized water? It would be far more gentle.