Dealing with Orange Rot + What to do After the Blooms Fade || Miltoniopsis Orchid Care
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2020
- This summer has been brutal on my Miltoniopsis collection. Some are doing fine, one got orange rot, and another needs some maintenance after the flowers have faded. The Miltoniopsis santanaei has performed better than expected, blooming right in the middle of a heat wave. While the Milt. Pink Lemonade needed an emergency repot due to orange rot.
Check out the video to see how the Miltoniopsis are doing this summer season.
Music:"Moultrie's Madness" by The 126ers
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Growing Environment
Orange County, Southern California (USA)
Zone 10B: Subtropical/Hot-semi arid climate - hot, dry summers / mild winters with low to moderate rainfall
Average Summer Outdoor Temperatures: 63-83F
Average Winter Outdoor Temperatures: 48-70F
Average Rainfall: 13 inches/year
Indoor Temperatures: 65-85F
Indoor Humidity 40-60%
East/West facing windows
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THINGS I USE:
- Self-watering pots: amzn.to/2Fl5lAm
- Sphagnum Moss: amzn.to/2FlqZVx
- Seedling Bark: amzn.to/2FjH8dH
- MSU Fertilizer for Well Water: amzn.to/2RfKTne
- Nutricote Slow Release Fertilizer: amzn.to/33kwQlI
- Seaweed Supplement: amzn.to/3ikIdR0
- Silica Supplement: amzn.to/2GLYS21
- Miticide for Spider Mites: amzn.to/2FlAIuO
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They are beautiful!😀❤️
Thank you! 😁
Very nice:)!🥰🥰🤗
I don’t have any of these, but they are so beautiful 😍 thank you for another great video 🌸
Thanks Nina! 😁
You gotta be doing something right! When I get orange rot, I just can’t keep them alive!
Thanks! I think I caught the orange rot before it could progress to the rest of the plant. Sometimes it survives and sometimes it dies. Hoping I get lucky this time around :)
That's pretty cool, that your Pink Lemonade has been with you for 4 years! I always wondered what that orange stuff was. Have you ever detected any funky odors from weak/sick Miltoniopsis? I've had some in the past that once something weakened them, they would give off a weird odor.
I just lost my last Miltoniopsis, which was a Hajime ono, to thrips😥.
Yea, some of my Milts got root rot and erwinia and died quick. The erwinia and bacterial rot made the whole plant and media smell fishy. This one didn’t get to that stage so I think it’s safe for now 🤞
I looked up Erwinia, I was not familiar with the name of that bacteria. Thanks for the info! May your Miltoniopsis make a full recovery!
What is your source for seedling bark? I am going to repot mine and I will try your medium mix!
I got it on Amazon. This is affiliate link to the product I ordered: amzn.to/2QVzhp2
It has been a year, how are they doing? My miltoniopsis seem to do well for a year then orange rot seems to set in. I’ve tried all the varieties of media. Not sure what to do differently.
The miltoniopsis are doing ok, some are a little dehydrated with the hot summer we've been having. They are making it through. Orange rot can be tricky to treat. It doesn't seem like a media issue, but perhaps a fungal or bacterial infection is taking hold. Usually happens when a plant is stressed or weak. Might be necessary to treat before you see symptoms with fungicide/Physan 20 to prevent it from occurring. I did this about 2x a year, soak Milt pots with some dilute physan20 to kill off any potential bad microbes and I think it helps keep the bad microbes away for a while. It's not a cure-all, but it may help them chug along. Best of luck!
I want to ask about the leaves on your Hajime Ono: did you use any chemical treatment on them (if so, what) or did you just trim them? Thx!
I just trim the unsightly leaves. If it keeps progressing, then I treat it with physan 20 or hydrogen peroxide to kill the fungus that causes spotting. Otherwise, it could be a salt buildup issue that leads to leaf tip dieback...then I would flush the pot with water and cut back on fertilizer.
What did you do to the bulb with orange rot? Did you throw it away? Or just cut out the orange area?
I threw away the bulb with the orange rot. It was infected. If the orange area was small, you can cut it out, but in this case, it was better to remove the bulb and stop the rest of the plant from getting infected too.
Do you spray the plant and rots after you cut off the infected bulbs?
Usually, no. I try to cut off the infection to the point where only healthy tissue remains. Adding some cinnamon, wax, or something to the open wound could help seal it and prevent any additional infections. If the entire plant looks to be unwell, then applying some Physan20 or other similar bactericide/fungicide can prevent further issues.
@@AttainableGreen great. I use cinnamon also. Question, is okay to fertilize orchids while they are in bud before they bloom? thx
@@kayte13 Yes, it's fine to fertilize orchids in bud.
@@AttainableGreen thank you so much
I did kill my two milt:(
I have killed a lot of them too but I think I figured them out now 😊