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After two months of reporting this, I isolated and kept an eye on all the other plants. Nothing else seems to be effected similarly. I used Physan once a month, alcohol and aspirin solution wipes. Nothing new of note, and the damage appears singular.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading through this thicket of opinion and fact on nomenclature and practical applications of science and academic compromises. After thirty years of moderating panels of arts managers and artists gathered to award philanthropic and tax-based arts funding, this same...

Phrag. Olaf Gruss flavum (pearcei x besseae flavum) Repotted as per FirstRay's instructions on orchid S/H media, feeding and care. Not blaming any of these treatments...all other paphs and phrags repotted thus so far are thriving and blooming. Physan and other 'cides are my cautiously-used...

On my MAC, I use Duckduckgo as the search engine and 1Blocker to kill tracer programs like googleads and other nasties that go bump on the page.

False, but I did drive 60 miles and a half-hour ferry ride to J&L's Open House (pandemic pathological cabin fever) for my birthday and dropped hundreds on miniatures...like so many hors d'oeuvres on my plate! TPBM harbors a secret magnificent obsession having nothing to do with orchids.

A newly-opened box of strappy, thin and Oh-so-tasty-to-cats miniature phrags from the grower left innocent, tender and alone on the floor for a moment. The horror! The agony! The suffering! The satisfied feline smiles! The healing took me and the plants a year of repair. Lol...oy!

Welcome from a non-NYC New Yorker. Had a good run of great lighting from T5 LED light fixtures this past year, my first green room experience. Flowering and growth has been great. Love the low power usage and low heat, with variable heights working well. Shifting into Semi-Hydroponics, taking it...