It's Official I Am An Orchid Grower

[lindad3406]

Well, count me among growers that have killed orchids I read that if you are in it long enough, you have to have some RIP plants. I put 2 orchids in S/H a few months ago. Both in great shape, but I guess one wasn't ready for S/H. The one I murdered was a Blc Laura Bush ' Carmela ' the other is a Cattleya loddigesii v Harrisoniana. The former is doing great in S/H and growing new roots and rhizomes. I ordered me a new Laura Bush 'Carmela ' because they are so pretty. Wish me luck with the new one.

[quiltergal]

I hope you didn't throw Laura Bush out. I have a Lc. that looks dead. Had no roots to speak of when I put it in s/h. 4 months later it's sending up two new leads through the dead stuff and growing new roots. So, while it may look dead, it may just be mostly dead.

[lindad3406]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

I hope you didn't throw Laura Bush out. I have a Lc. that looks dead. Had no roots to speak of when I put it in s/h. 4 months later it's sending up two new leads through the dead stuff and growing new roots. So, while it may look dead, it may just be mostly dead.

Yes, I did Terri. I had put it in a spag bag, but I noticed it was covered in hard scale, so, I figured it was better to toss it. Was I wrong? I still can recover it.

[quiltergal]

If it is infested with scale it's probably best left in the trash!

[lindad3406]

That's what I thought. Hard enough to treat scale on healthy plants