Okay, I'm jinxing it.
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Uh oh! Knock on wood. I hope you didnt just joined the jinx club.
The Mutant
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That's great.
I'll show my wardii your comment to let it know it has shamed me and made me appear to be a bad, bad wardii owner. Nothing inspires as much as a little guilt trip, right? :wink:
The Mutant
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More jinxing! I just have to. :evil:
This is how my venustum is growing (the first picture was taken approximately a week ago, the second one today):
And my newest victim is my hainanense, picture taken today:
Anyone else dare to upload a picture of a growing spike/bud? :wink:
This is how my venustum is growing (the first picture was taken approximately a week ago, the second one today):
And my newest victim is my hainanense, picture taken today:
Anyone else dare to upload a picture of a growing spike/bud? :wink:
NYEric
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Wow! you're doing really well with your plants. thanks for sharing.
The Mutant
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Dunno about that... Discovered yesterday that my hainanense has mealybugs! :sob:
I've started treating it, but I doubt that the spike will survive the treatment.
Oh, bother.
SlipperFan
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I hate when that happens.Dunno about that... Discovered yesterday that my hainanense has mealybugs! :sob:
I've started treating it, but I doubt that the spike will survive the treatment.
Oh, bother.
NYEric
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They should survive, just depends on the treatment. rub them off with alcohol (90%) and then treat w/ insecticides.
The Mutant
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It was not a pleasant surprise, that's for sure. I don't know if I've had mealybugs before, but I do know that I have seen one on one of my orchids earlier this year... I'm pondering if it wasn't on this guy actually, which could explain why it has grown so darn slowly! Luckily, I haven't found any mealybugs on any of my other chids, so it seems to be a very local infestation.
How about "very rough treatment"? I've treated the entire Paph with an alcohol/soap/water mix and removed all bugs I found (after bending apart the fans to be able to get them, and one fan was removed completely) as well as their eggs. It's now repotted (I did it to ensure the mealybugs weren't on the roots) and the spike is sad, sad, sad. I'll see if it perks up in a day or two, otherwise I think it's quite safe to say that it has blasted. Well, the most important thing is that my little hainanense survives.
Oh, yes, forgot. Thanks for your advice, but unfortunately I've run out of insecticides and don't have any money to buy more... So home remedies it is.
NYEric
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Hmmm, OK. Natural can work but I find mixing home remedies with man-made compounds is the best way to go.
The Mutant
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Sad little hainanense after rough treatment:
And just to test if I can jinx more than Paphs, here's a Phal in bud (Jennifer Palermo):
And just to test if I can jinx more than Paphs, here's a Phal in bud (Jennifer Palermo):
And as soon as I can afford it, insecticide is going to be purchased. :wink:
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70% isopropyl alcohol can be sprayed on the plants to kill pests
NYEric
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No, mealies will just up and walk away from that!
The Mutant
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Eric: You may be right regarding the spike on my hainanense. It has actually started perking up a bit!
Here's my venustum:
And my Jennifer Palermo:
Here's my venustum:
And my Jennifer Palermo:
NYEric
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Your heinie should be fine! :evil:
streetmorrisart
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I saw this thread awhile ago and have thus been doing my best to not make eye contact with my wardii aside from carefully watering it. The flower *should* be open in a day or two... I got it at Windy Hill early this year and will post a shot of it if it looks good.
The Mutant
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My hainie is perfectly fine, thankyouverymuch (I'll pretend I didn't understand what you meant :wink: ) Eric and is recovering slowly but surely.
Here's a picture of it (My paph hainanense that is, nothing else):
And my venustum bud is still with us:
And, finally, some more Jennifer Palermo:
Here's a picture of it (My paph hainanense that is, nothing else):
And my venustum bud is still with us:
And, finally, some more Jennifer Palermo:
Ah! You jinxed it! :rollhappy:
The Mutant
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Okay, jinx - 3, Mutant - 0.
I nipped the spike on my hainanense yesterday 'cause it had started to turn yellow. I think my venustum will blast as well, cause it has stopped growing and has started to curl the bud towards the spike, as if it's going to open soon, but just like my wardii did, it doesn't open properly. And, also, like my wardii, it has gotten real far before starting to really stall.
They don't like me apparently and I have no idea why (except that I started this thread, seems to be enough reason). :sob:
I nipped the spike on my hainanense yesterday 'cause it had started to turn yellow. I think my venustum will blast as well, cause it has stopped growing and has started to curl the bud towards the spike, as if it's going to open soon, but just like my wardii did, it doesn't open properly. And, also, like my wardii, it has gotten real far before starting to really stall.
They don't like me apparently and I have no idea why (except that I started this thread, seems to be enough reason). :sob:
The Mutant
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Yeah, and it only targets Paphs considering my Phal opened its bud without problems. To be serious though, there's something lacking in my caring apparently, 'cause I refuse to believe it to be a coincidence that three Paphs in a row has blasted (think we can add a fourth to the list of victims soon) and I honestly don't believe they've blasted because of this thread. I'm wondering if it could have something to do with the fertilizer...
