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Search: Posts Made By: Missusk
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-24-2021, 01:00 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Thanks! I will give the soaking a try then and...

Thanks! I will give the soaking a try then and see what happens! It's ok to soak phals for 8 hours plus?
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-24-2021, 12:02 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Ok, thanks. The challenge I have with the...

Ok, thanks. The challenge I have with the persistence part is that sometimes I have go away and I'm not sure my husband has the patience to deal with scale infested orchids. I'm really hoping it's...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-23-2021, 10:51 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Ugh. I think it's scale and now I'm seeing that...

Ugh. I think it's scale and now I'm seeing that a few of the orchids show signs of it. I took a toothbrush with alcohol to try to scrub some of it off. But I feel like I'm damaging the leaves. ...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-22-2021, 10:21 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
I have indeed thanks to all the great advice I...

I have indeed thanks to all the great advice I read on this board.

Any idea what is causing the black parts on the two phals I posted above? The first three pics I reposted are for one phal; the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-22-2021, 04:22 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
And I got another Phalaenopsis that was on it's...

And I got another Phalaenopsis that was on it's last legs - roots were rotted, etc. Did the repot, etc. It was doing well - new roots developing, some new leaves. Yesterday I watered it and it...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-22-2021, 04:14 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
And here is the orchid that was stuck in a pot...

And here is the orchid that was stuck in a pot with no drainage holes. I repotted it and it was doing great - new healthy leaf and roots - until this week! I noticed that it's developed a black...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-22-2021, 04:08 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Here is another orchid that I asked about - it...

Here is another orchid that I asked about - it lost most of it leaves and hasn't produced a new one, but it has developed what looks like lots of healthy roots.

The image to the very right is when...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 08-22-2021, 04:05 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Update! So all the orchids have survived. ...

Update!

So all the orchids have survived. In fact almost all have produced new leaves.

Thought I'd share some photos.

Here is the orchid that I thought had the least chance of surviving. ...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-20-2021, 04:52 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Update – I was diligently spraying the orchids...

Update – I was diligently spraying the orchids with soap and water, did the kelpmax soak for the rootless orchids, set them up with bamboo skewers and covered them loosely with unsealed plastic...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-18-2021, 05:36 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Okay - for the first phalaenopsis with barely any...

Okay - for the first phalaenopsis with barely any roots and chewed up leaves, I set up an old terrarium I found in our garage to see if I can get some roots to develop. I need to clean the leaves...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-18-2021, 05:27 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
I was given that orchid in October of 2020. I...

I was given that orchid in October of 2020. I believe it might have been repotted then? The person who gave it to me said that he got a Keiki off of it which he was going to grow. He said that the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-18-2021, 04:48 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
This is all very helpful information ! Thank you...

This is all very helpful information ! Thank you so much. I've sprayed the one orchid with a soap/water mixture, let it sit for 10 minutes, then rinsed and dried it off. It's sitting near a fan so...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-18-2021, 10:57 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Oh boy. Searching “spider mites” on the...

Oh boy. Searching “spider mites” on the board…ugh..

Thank you for all your advice.

I think I will try the more “natural” approach first – mainly because I have the ingredients already plus I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-18-2021, 12:53 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Really? That is exciting to hear! Thanks for...

Really? That is exciting to hear! Thanks for getting back to me!

I'm in central New Jersey so right now the plants are indoors. The house temperature is pretty much 68 degrees during the day,...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-18-2021, 12:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Here is phalaenopsis #2 – this one is in a...

Here is phalaenopsis #2 – this one is in a plastic pot that is in another container with no drainage holes. My friend received this from somebody who thought it was a rubber plant! She didn’t want...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-18-2021, 12:14 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,643
Posted By Missusk
Help! Can I save these abused phalaenopsis?

Hi everybody! I am from central New Jersey and am a newbie with orchids. As I mentioned in my introductory post I got seven phalaenopsis orchids from somebody who had to move abroad. They seem...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-17-2021, 12:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,692
Posted By Missusk
Thanks! I will definitely do that next time it's...

Thanks! I will definitely do that next time it's an issue.
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-17-2021, 12:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,226
Posted By Missusk
Thanks so much - I have read through part of the...

Thanks so much - I have read through part of the thread. So much very helpful information! That's why I decided to join the forum. I'm just wondering if some of the orchids I have are even...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-17-2021, 12:29 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,226
Posted By Missusk
Hi! Thank you for the welcome! I believe...

Hi! Thank you for the welcome!

I believe they are all phalaenopsis. One was planted in a pot with no drainage because the previous owner (prior to my friend) thought it was a rubber tree plant....
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-17-2021, 12:23 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,692
Posted By Missusk
This discussion about hydrogen peroxide is so...

This discussion about hydrogen peroxide is so helpful. I wish I had read it before I sprayed hydrogen peroxide on a phalaenopsis orchid that had fungus gnats. The next day two of it's leaves turned...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-17-2021, 12:14 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,424
Posted By Missusk
This is very helpful! Thanks

This is very helpful! Thanks
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 04-16-2021, 11:58 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,226
Posted By Missusk
Greetings from the Northeast of the US!

Hi! I am a newbie with orchids– but “bought” a collection of 7 orchids to help out somebody who was leaving the country.

Long story short – the orchids are not in great shape – many don’t have...
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