black spots on a phal leaf
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all of my plants (I only have 3 right now. I'm a newbie...don't have 300 plants like Harvey or Jane.) are in the kitchen by the sink. The sink is not under a window, but the room gets lots of light from windows and sliding glass doors in the adjacent family room. The temp is usually in the high 70s. So far the spots are not spreading or getting larger. I haven't put any fertilizer on it yet. My jpeg from my phone is working again, so I'll try to post it now. I do think the stem where all the blossoms died at once originated by this leaf. I posted on this earlier. The other stem with blossoms is fine so far.
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Black Spot on Phal Leaf
Comments (8)I agree with vt andrea in that you won't be able to avoid leaf spots and an occassional yellowing here and there. However, as long as the plant looks healthy ... you should be OK. Mealy bugs are fairly easy to get rid off with a little man made soap and veggie oil/neem oil solution. Scales are harder and I wound up having to physically scrape or rub them off the leaves. Nice collection vtandrea! I have about 60 different types of orchids and most of my dendrobiums are planted on palm trees. They love it there!...See MoreBlack spots on phals
Comments (2)Hi, I'm new here, but I had the same problem and I use mancozeb and decis together and that did the trick, also moving them is a good idea, I also use cinnamon to stuff the spots, I use a strile knife and sort of create a little sink then I stuff with cinnamon its not too pretty after but it stops the spots from spreading eventually you will get new leaves, hope this helps....See MoreWelcome Message draft
Comments (31)I also just want to call out a thanks to the hard work WC8 has put into this - I think sweetcicely put it really nicely. Cj - that's a really good point. I really do try, but I sometimes forget to append "I think that..." or "From my limited experience..." to the beginnings of my post, which I think is important in ensuring that the reader knows that any advice being given is a guess or at least from limited experience. Even if it's neither these two things, anyone not growing in my conditions should take any information I give with a grain of salt, and so that little "I'm not sure, but this is what I think" really serves as a nice reminder to the reader. Sometimes I see it as a liability waiver! Re the nature of people visiting the forum - with the invention of the internet, people tend to 'ask' more than research. It's gone from going to the library to checking out a book, to going to google and searching for a key word, to just posting questions on forums and waiting for answers. I think the welcome draft is fantastically detailed and has so much great advice and information, but as others have said, may not be efficient, keeping in mind the mentality of the people who come here asking for questions. Is it possible to have a single line at the top of the page in a very prominent place saying: "Thanks for visiting the forum! If you have some time before posting your question, please READ THIS" and link to the page you've drafted? That way people who do click on the link will expect to be presented with something they need to read - if they do read all of it, they'll be that much wiser and if they don't, then there's no hurt feelings since it's not the first thing that jumps into their face when they visit the site, so it's less....foreboding....See MoreBlack spot on phal stem
Comments (7)Orchids, for the most part, do not grow in the dirt or the ground (there are some ground orchids, but yours is not one). Their roots have evolved to be exposed to the air and collect rain water and nutrients from the air and rain. They are not near the ground. They are not in the dirt. They grow up high in the trees with their roots exposed. The roots evolved to be exposed to the air, not sitting in a pot. Your plant needs to be raised up higher so the roots can get air. Their roots need to get watered and dry out quickly. Think about sticking your finger in a cup of water for a few days/weeks. What will happen to your skin? Our skin needs to be exposed to air just like your orchid. They grow clinging to the trunks of trees getting rained on and dry out quickly from wind. That is what you have to try to copy. It is important to understand what you are growing. You need to research your orchids and learn how they grow. Goldstar gave you good advice. Jane...See More
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