Should I apply cinnamon on broken phalaenopsis leaves?
 

Yesterday a catastrophe occurred to my orchid collection... I was very careless and I was pulling the very heavy blinds and they fell right onto my orchid collection.... then as I was vacuuming the mess I tipped over my stand and dropped the rest of my collection.

The damage wasn't fatal (i hope) though quite a few leaves were damaged. Ive attached pictures of the worst of the damage.

Should I be putting cinnamon on the broken leaves or just letting them naturally dry out? They seem to have already dried out a bit. If yes to the cinnamon then do you just sprinkle the cinnamon powder right on or if there a better way to apply it?

Any other tips to minimize the damage and setback to my orchids would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much

In a typical lower-humidity home environment, don't worry, and don't use cinnamon. The risk of fungal infection is minimal. The risk of root damage from stray cinnamon is much higher.

If you were growing in a high-humidity, wet greenhouse, it might make sense.

Your orchids will continue to grow normally. That damage isn't that bad. Really, don't worry.

Yes you can use cinnamon. I use it, but it's imperative that stray cinnamon doesn't fall on the roots as it can be extremely desiccating. When applying cinnamon or doing any treatment on the leaves, I like to water the plants first so the roots are saturated, I then place a little paper towel at the base of the plant to cover around the roots.

You can also try making your own alcohol/cinnamon concentrate, I keep it in a spray bottle with a few cinnamon sticks in it. I follow the recipe on Ray's website: Home Remedies

Thank you everyone, you've given me some hope 😊