Vanda leaf getting brown
Dear all,
I am new to the forum and after searching on the web for a couple of days related to my issue, I have decided to subscribe to this forum since it seems many competent people are writing here. Hope you can help me.
I have a vanda since 2 weeks, it came in a glass, I removed the plant from the glass and I hanged it the day after on my window. I live in Romania, now outside we have 55 degrees F. Humidity in my apartment is around 65/75 (quite high I would say). Ventilation is not optimal in these days when I am at the office the windows of my apartment are closed. The vanda is hanged on a window facing south est. I water the roots every day about 1 minute in the shower, twice a week I let it soak for 15 minutes, trying to wet only the roots and blowing away possible drops of water form the lower leaves afterthe bath.
The plant had two stems, one had and still has flowers, the other was green and about to flower, but it dried few days ago, I guess due to the stress about the change of environment for the plant.
Since one week I have started to notice that one central leaf is getting brown. When I bought it was not like this. I think it is a fungus, and since I saw pictures and videos of vanda getting rotten in few weeks starting with a small spot like mine I am very worried.
First of all, is this a fungus? How can I detect the exact type and chose the corresponding product? At the moment I have with me "Previcur Enery" and I am about to buy "Aliette 80 WG". How do you suggest to act?
What about the black spots on the upper leaves? Can I clean the away?
Finally, there is some dirty at the basis of each leaf, and it is not easy to remove it. Any suggestion?
thanks a lot for your help,
Luigi
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