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Old 06-08-2009, 01:48 AM
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Good news and bad news...the bad news is sandwiched in between two pieces of good news, so it isn't really too bad after all.

I received this plant as a raffle plant from my local orchid society last June. About a month or so ago, I noticed its first spike coming along. The first bloom you can see here...this is all the bottom slice of good news...

Yesterday I was checking out my plants...like I do every day...and I noticed that the next bud on the spike was laying on the ground...OH NO...I picked it up and noticed a couple of small holes...YIKES...When I looked at the spike where the bud had been, it was hanging on…by just a thread...and a small worm was gorging itself. I won't go into any specific details about what happened next, but suffice it to say that it won't be doing that trick again! ...this is the bad news stuff in the middle....

On closer inspection of the rest of the plant, I found no more wormy things...but I did find...another spike!!!!! Yeah! All's well that ends well!

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Old 06-08-2009, 02:05 AM
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Very nice, I'm glad you didn't find anymore worms and got another spike! That was one roller coaster ride of a story!
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Old 06-08-2009, 07:29 AM
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Great news that you have another spike, it's a lovely looking Paph
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Old 06-08-2009, 07:33 AM
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That's very nice David.

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Old 06-08-2009, 11:20 AM
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I like it a lot. Way to go, David, in spite of the worm.

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Old 06-08-2009, 05:36 PM
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Thanks all!

I actually found a moth out by the pool today...about 6 or 7 feet from the stand I have this plant on....I wasn't taking any chances...and it won't be going for any laps around the pool any more either.
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Old 06-08-2009, 05:40 PM
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Nice save David. Gotta watch out for the munchies. It's beautiful
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Old 06-09-2009, 01:22 AM
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you are going to need some type of netting, to keep the bugs out.
nice paph btw.
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Old 06-09-2009, 07:06 PM
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you are going to need some type of netting, to keep the bugs out.
nice paph btw.
Hey Snow,
My entire growing area is enclosed in screening, but sometimes a little bugger will find it's way in.

Florida has more bugs per square foot than any other state in teh union.
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