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kp53 10-25-2017 08:44 PM

Phalenopsis orchid with holes in the leaves
 
Hi,
I have my phalenopsis outside for the summer on a retaining wall. They have holes in the leaves, I think it might be slug damage.
My question is do I bring them in and wait for the damaged leaves to fall off or call it a day and trash them? One of the plants has a spike but the other 5 don't.
Any help is appreciated :(

camille1585 10-26-2017 02:08 AM

Why would you trash them? The damage is purely cosmetic if it is due to snails or slugs. The plants will at worst look ugly for a few years. Just make sure that there are no hitchhikers when you bring the plants in. If you don't have pets you can use slug pellets, otherwise I put cucumber slices on the top of medium before going to bed, and the next morning they are usually underneath the slices. repeat until you don't catch any more.

greenpassion 10-26-2017 02:20 PM

Is this thread doubled?

Orchid Whisperer 10-26-2017 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by greenpassion (Post 856869)
Is this thread doubled?

Yes indeed!


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