'Izumi' and 'Crowhurst' with yellow and wrinkled pseudobulbs

[PegS]

In case I run into a problem like I had with my Huntleya.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

If you have a separate isolated area in your home or greenhouse, that's a start.

There's a number of household items that can be used as "medicine" or tools, for your ICU.

1. Cigarette lighter.

2. Household bleach.

3. Hydrogen peroxide.

4. Baking soda.

5. Tweezers of varying sizes with teeth (The teeth cause less damage because you don't need to apply as much pressure to hold the object in place.).

If the tweezers are difficult to come by, there are a number of online medical supply stores that'll sell them to private individuals for an inexpensive price.

5. Cinnamon powder.

6. Isopropyl alcohol.

7. Ethyl alcohol (aka ethanol).

8. Razor blades.

9. Scissors.

10. Plant cutters.

11. Numerous kinds and sizes of buckets or containers.

12. Toothpicks.

13. Needles.

14. Matches.

15. Listerine (the original).

16. Knives.

17. Retractable blades.

18. Anti-bacterial liquid dishwashing detergent.

19. Magnifying glass.

The list can go on.

I'll even list non-household items.

1. Physan 20.

2. Phyton 27.

3. Thiomyl.

4. Potassium permanganate.

5. Dithane.

6. Pyrethrine.

7. Jeweler's loupes.

8. Dissecting microscope, if you really want to turn it into a "CSI-type lab", it's expensive though.

Again, the list can go on.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

How's the Huntleya? What's it being grown in again?

Have you tried growing it in a medium grade diatomite medium in a clear plastic pot? Maybe that'll help you along.

[PegS]

It looks like there might be some slight improvement...if nothing else, it's stopped deteriorating...I will see in a couple kore weeks.

It's being grown in fresh bark. I am afraid of overwatering it so I water it once a week only and just mist the exposed roots once a day.

Does it sound right to you?

[PegS]

Thanks!!!!!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by PegS

It looks like there might be some slight improvement...if nothing else, it's stopped deteriorating...I will see in a couple kore weeks.

It's being grown in fresh bark. I am afraid of overwatering it so I water it once a week only and just mist the exposed roots once a day.

Does it sound right to you?

Yes.

That's kind of what I'm doing too. I'm rarely actually watering any of the Zygopetalinae in the Huntleya clade right now. I'd rather grow them drier and have them recover than grow too wet, and have them die (which they do rather quickly).

Make sure that the humidity doesn't drop any lower than 60% right now. If it's stronger, then maybe it can handle lower humidity for short periods of time (it dropped to 50% here for a few days, but they weathered it through - I'm a little concerned though, 'cause too long of this kind of dryness in the air, and they could all go into shock).

Remember it's not growing season for these plants yet. Recovery may be very slow right now. A speedier recovery might be made during mid to late spring when the rains pick up again.

[PegS]

I'm afraid that the best I can get is 50% humidity at night and about 40% during the day...makes me wonder if it will survive in these conditions.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by PegS

I'm afraid that the best I can get is 50% humidity at night and about 40% during the day...makes me wonder if it will survive in these conditions.

I haven't pushed the limits of this plant before, so I wouldn't know.

But all I can offer up is - humidifier.

Since this is the only plant that's such a baby, the humidifier doesn't need to be overly large or fancy. Humidifiers range from $25 to $100. Something like a $25 to $50 one is fine.

[PegS]

It sits on a humidity tray as well!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Humidity trays in my opinion are not as good as humidifiers.

There's always the option of growing inside a well lit bathroom with a window.