Ferns and orchids

[bil]

Originally Posted by Jeff214

hmm... I'll check out the big box stores for any glyphosates. If I find a small, cheap bottle, I'll give it a try.

I'm a bit reluctant to repot this particular orchid... the last time I repotted the den spectabile (and a psycopsis), it sulked for a year without much growth. It finally started to pick up growth recently.

The important thing to remember is to keep your brain switched on at all times.
If you don't want to cause a problem, just mask the orchid.
Here's what you do.
Put the whole pot into a large plastic bag, with as much of the fern leaves outside the bag as poss. Tie off the bag snugly, and spray the fern leaves well with a proper dose, ie not over diluted.
Leave it to dry and when it has all dried, remove the bag.
Should there be a small drop caught in the bag that were to wet a orchid leaf, just wipe it off with a wet cloth a couple of times.
It takes time for roundup/glyphosate to be absorbed, about 1/2 an hour.

[katrina]

Roundup in my house? No way! The warnings aside...the smell is atrocious and it lingers for days. When my hubby uses it on our paver patio in the summer...i can't even stand to have the back screen door open for at least 2 days. And that's outside where air can dissipate the odor.

Why not just pull the ferns and keep pulling until it's time to do the next repot? I don't repot just for weeds....but i do keep them pulled. If they are still popping when the weather warms then you can take it outside and paint on the product at that time.

For me...I'd sooner pitch the whole thing rather than have the smell of RU in my home. Admittedly, I am super sensitive to odors...but, still.

BTW- with the bag method...you risk getting over spray on the orchid leaves and even diluted...it could potentially damage the orchid.