Cinnamon rules

[Cinderella]

Hi,
How long is someone suppose to keep Cinnamon on a Cattleya orchid leaf for fungal/bacteria help? Thank you.

[Call_Me_Bob]

as long as it is only where it was cut, just leave it there and dont worry about it.

[Cinderella]

Originally Posted by help

as long as it is only where it was cut, just leave it there and dont worry about it.

I actually didn't cut anything. A few of the leaves on one of my cattleya has some blackened areas. As a precaution, I thought I could dust the black areas with the Cinnamon in case it was that fungal/bacterial things that happen some time. Maybe I misunderstood the use of this?

[Call_Me_Bob]

try taking pictures and posting them. i usually use cinnamon anywhere i cut to prevent infection and such.

[Cinderella]

Originally Posted by help

try taking pictures and posting them. i usually use cinnamon anywhere i cut to prevent infection and such.

Ok, that sounds like a plan. I will try and get those pix up in the next few days. In the meantime, Thank you for your help.

[Call_Me_Bob]

sounds good merry christmas

[breeindy]

i think its more used for an open cut, you could pin prick the area and them cinnamon it. i do this but with fungicide if i think a spot could be infectious. You need to break the surface more than put it on the top.

[Ray]

Bree is correct.

Cinnamon is a great topical fungicide and mild bactericide. If you see blackened areas, that means the infection is internal, so the external application will be of little-to-no value.

In such cases, I cut away all traces of the blackened tissue, the coat the wound with cinnamon to dry it out and prevent adventitious infection.

Alternatively, you may use a systemic fungicide or bactericide.

[Cinderella]

Originally Posted by Cinderella

Hi,
How long is someone suppose to keep Cinnamon on a Cattleya orchid leaf for fungal/bacteria help? Thank you.

Ok, just took some pictures of what this thing looks like. I am beginning to think there is more than one thing going on, now that I look close. Please help with letting me know what all these symptoms are and how do I fix it. Thank you!