Absent-minded = Vanda Rot

[SouthPark]

DC ------ I think you're right about the situation. It was probably plant underwater or partly underwater for a fair while.

We'll put this one down as testing the limits!

[Leafmite]

I left a Dendrobium submerged in a bucket once, around ten years ago. Just got distracted, forgot about it, and a few days later was dumping out the bucket of water and found the orchid. Opps. Being a Noblie Dendrobium at the beginning of its growth period, it was completely fine. I hope your Vanda will recover and be fine, too.

[SouthPark]

If that plant survives, it could be the start of a method of insect/mite control hehe. Take that spider mites (or whatever nasty orchid-munching things are hiding)!

[estación seca]

Submersion does work for scale and mealy bugs. Some soap is necessary because they can hold air against their cuticle, and they are small enough oxygen can diffuse through a bubble from the water to their spiracles. The soap reduces the surface tension so this trick doesn't work.

I don't know whether it works for spider mites.

[SouthPark]

When I was a kid, I recall getting a very itchy head ------ and we know what that means! Nasty. I thought I could drown them when I was at swimming lessons by submerging under water while holding my breathe for however long I could. Didn't work hahahaha. Had to get out the proper treatment!

[WaterWitchin]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

I was reading it as three days of total immersion...

If it was only partly submerged I think they would bounce back for certain. My concern as ES said was that three days is suffocation of cells time

Well, when I put them in the rain barrel, it was just the roots. Three days of rain... yes, total immersion for around three days.

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The semi-terete looks a bit better than the strap leaf. But not much. I'll update a picture of the strap leaf one today. Haven't been able to bear looking at it again, yet.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Oh, WW!
Don’t beat yourself up too bad. We all do stuff like this from time to time. The good news it the semi terete is TOTALLY replaceable lol

There is a new growth on one of them that can be cut next season or I can send you the one with the log attached hahaha

Stay up!!

Or call contractors about the green house and just dive into self pity

[WaterWitchin]

Here's an update on the strap leaf. Doing just great, isn't it?



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Oh... and another failed communication with the contractor. I shall continue to wallow...

[DirtyCoconuts]

the fact that there is no visible rot on the stem and that it wanted to keep any leaves tell me it will A) keep growing as it was (unlikely but possible given the pic) or B) shoot out like four new growths from that bare stem!!


do you have any kelpmax? they respond A LOT to kelpmax

[SouthPark]

Those orchids need a few lessons from some plants, like a certain variety of nutgass - Cyperus helferi. They can survive in regular land environment, and grow entirely submeged too.