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Originally Posted by Shadeflower
Tedro, I do feel for you but I think you are trying to do too much like keep unpotting it.
I still like to use peroxide because it's so cheap. I wouldn't use it on a healthy orchid but as I have been discovering watching youtube video's recently even the proper copper treatment can be lethal to roots too. Doing nothing usually results in the death of the orchid anyway. So I can understand the desire to use peroxide.. I mean I probably have set orchids back using it but the only reason to use it because an orchid is already set back. I don't think peroxide has ever led to the death of an orchid at mine. Getting set back probably but at least not dead. I wouldn't turn around and say peroxide has miraculously saved every orchid I've used it on but I have had recoveries using it.
I wouldn't recommend using it. But I will say I do still use it at times. Mostly I dilute it down a bit more with water. You will know if it is working and whether you had a problem if the peroxide starts fizzing within 10 seconds of getting on the affected stem. Whether it truly fixes the problem I doubt.
In this case I personally would not even use any. But it all depends on how the plant is doing. If I feel like something is spreading up the stem like I mentioned happening with my angraecum that shows there is an active infection. Like I mentioned sometimes you can stop it spreading just potting the orchid a bit higher and keeping the stem dry.
It's a tricky matter as each case varies. I still think you should leave the stem for now.
Cut the spike if you must, I think it's a huge shame but it will conserve energy..
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i used peroxide the first time. but it (3%) was heavily water diluted; i maybe slightly spayed, but mostly — which wasn’t much — i used a q-tip.
we seem to be doing fine.
flowers soon, buds growing. leaves sturdy, good color.
infact, i’m a bit stunned at the effects of me cutting off the end of that one leaf and putting cinnamon on the edge. I have always used cinnamon on every plant I cut. But that leaf simply looks perfect it’s still completely green all the way to the edge of where I cut it. The weather has warmed up I think a lot of my problem was the temperature change because I changed my sleeping pattern and I like to sleep in very cold. So all during the phal’s daytime (7-7) i am alseep until 3-4pm, when i wake is when it’s coldest. then i turn it off. however, i’ve been trying to sleep warmer… i think it helped rather immediately.
we’ll see.
no more repotting or cutting unless she starts dying back… not gonna happen! we’re gonna flower profusely with what we’ve got, then we’ve going straight to making roots! just as we are, no changes.
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