Re: Hard white spots on leaves

On Mar 18, 9:37 am, jan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> hmm.  do they come off?  are they stuck on or part of the leaf?  are
> they hard shell scale or just ookiness from hard water? also, are they
> stray potting bits that have gotten stuck on?  i occaisionally am
> given a heart attack by a stray piece of sphag that has lodged
> somewhere and i think "eek! scale!"  then i poke it and realize it's
> sphag.
>
> have you tried wiping yours off?  water first, then rubbing alcohol.
> see if it makes them run away. ;)
>
> --j_a

I could get most of them off but they were really stuck on there.
There was an indentation left from those that came off.  I also
thought it might be potting medium, but I don't think it would get
that hard, would it??  I do sometimes spray the medium because the
bark chips just allow all the water to go right through.  I use a mix
of chips and moss.  I never get water on the leaves.

Good news is the plants are looking fine.  Growing new spikes and
leaves.