More Dendrobium Problems

[cb977]

So with no new growth or leaves, does this mean this dendrobium is a gonner?

Becca...

in that thread I posted, you'll see that I cut away the canes that were giving me problems and repotted the others. The plant now thrives!
It even got a blue ribbon at our last show!

[Becca]

Sue...I did read that, sorry you had to point it out to me again...lol. I have been contemplating cutting off the cane on the first orchid that has a cane turning brown, but it is still hard/firm feeling so I had some reservation doing it. So if the replacement plant looses all of it's leaves like the old one has, and it does not have new growth, should I just give it some time or is it just doomed?

[quiltergal]

Here's a thought Becca. If you're thinking about tossing it anyway try this first. Cut off the cane. Then cut the cane into sections that have a couple of nodes each. Find a shallow dish (I've used a frisbee) and fill with damp peat moss or sphag. Lay the cuttings in the dish and gently push them down into the medium. Put the dish in a ziploc and let it go for 2-3 weeks. You may be able to entice a few Keiki out of the cuttings.

[Becca]

Hi Terri! It's to late! I cut the cane off last night before going to bed since when I started to feel it again i found the bottom part was soft when the last time I checked it, it was firm! When I cut it, it was so soft it kinda just bent in half from my sheers that I use only for my orchids (yes I sterilize them) instead of cutting in half.....ooops! Also some kinda of a liquid squirted everywhere....hope this was okay. I put some cinnamom on the open wound and put it to bed, althougth I am not sure that cutting it where I did was enough, but I was trying not to have to take it out of its pot. Also, what do nodes look like on dendrobiums?

[quiltergal]

Nodes are where the leaves were or are. If it was that squishy it probably wouldn't have worked anyway. Oh well.