I just watered my orchid. I used about 3x the usual concentration of orchid fertilizer. I used about 1/2 Tbs diluted in a quart of water. When I picked up the orchid's pot to make sure the roots were silvery, and the pot felt light, the wilting leaf fell off. I noticed the leaf was 2nd from the bottom of the four leaves.
The leaf was yellow with some orange and almost red coloring around the base of the leaf and edges of the leaf closer to the base. On the underside of the leaf I noticed the leaf was tan and yellow. The tip of the leaf, away from the break is still a lush green. The only black specs rub away easily, as if they are dirt. The leaf feels leathery to the touch.
As for sunburn, I don't think so, my orchid is protected by glass block windows on the southern side. Also I put my orchid underneath a small tropical tree, a split leaf philodendron. The orchid pot is on top of the soil for the philodendron, so the tropical tree protects my orchid. There is about eight other plants that protect my orchid in the room. I tell that I've watered my orchid enough, when water spills out the drainage holes and into the split leaf's soil.
Last edited by orchidkilla; 02-19-2011 at 05:05 AM..
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