got 2 problems (catt, and haraella) - Orchid Board

Rinzo · #1 05-07-2012, 04:15 PM

how do i stop/treat these problems?????

Greg

Rinzo · #2 05-07-2012, 04:18 PM

Mira-Claude · #3 05-07-2012, 04:55 PM

Does the cattleya have a tag? It would help a bit! But from what I can see it is dehydrated. watering more often wouldn't hurt.
Has for the Haraella, I don't have one myself. But might it be sunburn and dehydration?

camille1585 · #4 05-07-2012, 05:43 PM

The Haraella also looks a bit dehyrated. As for that leaf, it looks like it may have gotten munched on my a snail. And the Catt looks like it could do with a ton more water than you are giving now. Does it have other roots aside from those visible ones?

Rinzo · #5 05-07-2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by camille1585

The Haraella also looks a bit dehyrated. As for that leaf, it looks like it may have gotten munched on my a snail. And the Catt looks like it could do with a ton more water than you are giving now. Does it have other roots aside from those visible ones?

it only has a few roots, those roots were new shoots from when i mounted it a month or 2 ago and then they started to get some rot on the roots, the catt does not have a tag, as for the haraella its been getting that spotting on that leaf, does it drop a leaf maybe every once in a whole cause the roots are healthy on it

camille1585 · #6 05-07-2012, 06:26 PM

I hadn't noticed the spotting! Is it the leaf against the mount?

tucker85 · #7 05-07-2012, 06:30 PM

I agree, your cattleya is extremely dehydrated and to make things worse it has very few roots. Water it every day and if you can provide higher humidity, do that. Use a root stimulator also, like KLN, Maxicrop Liquid Seaweed (or any seaweed product) or even Orchid Champion. Your goal right now is to get some root growth going.

Rinzo · #8 05-07-2012, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by camille1585

I hadn't noticed the spotting! Is it the leaf against the mount?

yes

james mickelso · #9 05-07-2012, 09:50 PM

As for the catt, the roots I can see here are supporting the newest pbulb and it looks healthy. I don't see any roots on the older pbulbs. Are there any? If you mounted this catt just awhile ago, most of the roots that may have been on it supporting the older pbulbs probably weren't used to the new environment and went bye bye. Moving an orchid from one environment to another as drastic as this usually results in just this type of situation. Loss of old roots and therefore shriveling of the old pbulbs. But from the looks of the newer of the growths, things aren't as bad as one might think. Water this mounted catt a couple times a week, feeding it with a 20-20-20 fertilizer along with some root stimulator (everyone here likes seaweed or KLN) and watch it take off. Give it time to adjust. Don't fret over the old pbulbs, they are doing their job which is to support the new growth. When the newest pbulb matures, it should put out one or two buds and these are the beginning of the future of this orchid. I doubt this newest pbulb will put out any new roots until it matures this summer but if kept warm during the day with good air circulation, you never know. Most catts grow the new pbulb to maturity, then put out new roots. Sometimes not until after they flower depending on the parentage. As for a name, wait until it flowers, probably not this pbulb but the next and you will be able to find out what it's name is. For me that's part of the fun. Taking something not growing well with no name and flowering it in the future and finding out the name. As for the other orchid, it looks like the mottling is just in the leaf. It could be many things. I wouldn't sweat it untill it starts devouring the leaf. Probably due to being moved around. I have some Catts that exhibit this tendency to mottle and they still produce beautiful flowers. Give it some time. And water them liberally, give them lots of light and air movement. The spagnum moss does nothing except help maintain the humidity levels around the roots. You don't want to drown the roots as a mounted plant anymore than if it was potted in bark or moss. But in this instance you need to water more. You will be able to tell when the roots are dry. Orchids thrive with minimum care and most people don't realize how hardy they really are.

Rinzo · #10 05-07-2012, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by james mickelso

As for the catt, the roots I can see here are supporting the newest pbulb and it looks healthy. I don't see any roots on the older pbulbs. Are there any? If you mounted this catt just awhile ago, most of the roots that may have been on it supporting the older pbulbs probably weren't used to the new environment and went bye bye. Moving an orchid from one environment to another as drastic as this usually results in just this type of situation. Loss of old roots and therefore shriveling of the old pbulbs. But from the looks of the newer of the growths, things aren't as bad as one might think. Water this mounted catt a couple times a week, feeding it with a 20-20-20 fertilizer along with some root stimulator (everyone here likes seaweed or KLN) and watch it take off. Give it time to adjust. Don't fret over the old pbulbs, they are doing their job which is to support the new growth. When the newest pbulb matures, it should put out one or two buds and these are the beginning of the future of this orchid. I doubt this newest pbulb will put out any new roots until it matures this summer but if kept warm during the day with good air circulation, you never know. Most catts grow the new pbulb to maturity, then put out new roots. Sometimes not until after they flower depending on the parentage. As for a name, wait until it flowers, probably not this pbulb but the next and you will be able to find out what it's name is. For me that's part of the fun. Taking something not growing well with no name and flowering it in the future and finding out the name. As for the other orchid, it looks like the mottling is just in the leaf. It could be many things. I wouldn't sweat it untill it starts devouring the leaf. Probably due to being moved around. I have some Catts that exhibit this tendency to mottle and they still produce beautiful flowers. Give it some time. And water them liberally, give them lots of light and air movement. The spagnum moss does nothing except help maintain the humidity levels around the roots. You don't want to drown the roots as a mounted plant anymore than if it was potted in bark or moss. But in this instance you need to water more. You will be able to tell when the roots are dry. Orchids thrive with minimum care and most people don't realize how hardy they really are.

thanks!!! ill update if anything worsens