Milt. Sunset needs your help!
Login
User Name
Password   


Registration is FREE. Click to become a member of OrchidBoard community
(You're NOT logged in)

menu menu

Sponsor
Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.

Milt. Sunset needs your help!
Many perks!
<...more...>


Sponsor
 

Google


Fauna Top Sites
LOG IN/REGISTER TO CLOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT
  #1  
Old 09-12-2024, 09:14 PM
lunarorchid lunarorchid is offline
Jr. Member
 

Join Date: Jan 2024
Zone: 8b
Location: South Georgia
Posts: 6
Milt. Sunset needs your help! Female
Default Milt. Sunset needs your help!

So let me just say this has been going on for a few months, a slow decline and I'm not really sure where to go with this orchid or if I should bin it and try again later.

It started with the newest pseudobulb turning brown at the bottom, it continued to brown but stayed firm it had a new growth growing and the roots were healthy it progressed to being a little mushy so I decided to cut away the bulb leaving it with two bulbs.

Now the second bulb is starting to brown from the top down and it also had started a new growth. If I have to cut this one off I'm going to be left with just one bulb and that doesn't give me much hope.

I'll attach photos, and he's a video I took earlier today
Youtube short of this pitiful thing

Also here's the first post I made about it on reddit
Reddit post w/pictures in the beginning

I've only had it a few months. I did move it from under the grow lights but then the second bulb began to brown so I'm not sure it's the grow lights.

I'm hoping someone here with more experience than me can offer more insight. I doubt it can be saved but I'm willing to try.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 09-13-2024, 01:42 AM
estación seca's Avatar
estación seca estación seca is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Jun 2015
Zone: 9b
Location: Phoenix AZ - Lower Sonoran Desert
Posts: 18,531
Milt. Sunset needs your help! Male
Default

You're not watering enough. The leaves and pseudobulbs are wrinkled. This kind of orchid needs to stay moist, which means not even approaching dry.

Don't cut parts off. They will die naturally. You might cut something that would survive.

I would also back off on the light until it plumps up. You can give it more light once it's growing well again.

Long term, it would be much happier outside in summer with much warmer temperatures than inside your house. You can look up species ancestry on orchidroots.com, then look up species growing conditions on orchidspecies.com .
__________________
May the bridges I've burned light my way.

Weather forecast for my neighborhood
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 09-13-2024, 10:14 AM
Waterdog111's Avatar
Waterdog111 Waterdog111 is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: May 2024
Member of:AOS
Location: Gulf Coast
Age: 75
Posts: 232
Milt. Sunset needs your help! Male
Default

I dont remember but if I havent already ,welcome to the board! And good luck with your problem.
__________________
W.D.111
Tiny house dweller
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 09-17-2024, 09:42 PM
lunarorchid lunarorchid is offline
Jr. Member
 

Join Date: Jan 2024
Zone: 8b
Location: South Georgia
Posts: 6
Milt. Sunset needs your help! Female
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by estación seca View Post
You're not watering enough. The leaves and pseudobulbs are wrinkled. This kind of orchid needs to stay moist, which means not even approaching dry.

Don't cut parts off. They will die naturally. You might cut something that would survive.

I would also back off on the light until it plumps up. You can give it more light once it's growing well again.

Long term, it would be much happier outside in summer with much warmer temperatures than inside your house. You can look up species ancestry on orchidroots.com, then look up species growing conditions on orchidspecies.com .
Thanks so much for the feedback, I will not cut anything off although the browning bulb is actually getting mushy around the top.

I've moved it so that it's only grow light adjacent not directly under them, and I've managed to up the temperatures to 78/79F. Pests are they only thing that really keep from growing outdoors it's a constant battle.

---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 PM ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by Waterdog111 View Post
I dont remember but if I havent already ,welcome to the board! And good luck with your problem.
Thank you so much! I'm definitely hoping it pulls through I was very excited for this orchid.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
brown, bulb, cut, reddit, started


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Does my Miltonia Sunset look OK? Kevstar Beginner Discussion 7 09-19-2018 11:22 PM
Miltonia Sunset Regelian Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 10 04-27-2017 10:48 AM
Miltonia Sunset with a couple of blooms silken Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 5 11-01-2016 02:51 PM
Miltonia flavescens Luis Renato Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 11 10-25-2012 11:16 AM
Miltonia Sunset spikes Kelo Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 5 05-07-2011 05:15 PM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:23 PM.

© 2007 OrchidBoard.com
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.37 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Clubs vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.