Also keep the crown/treated area dryer, so if you usually place this under
the misters or in another automated water stream you may want to move it
so
water doesnt' ruin all you hard work.
K
"Bob Walsh" <davewalsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:btqdnd2szpSPuHPanZ2dnUVZ_rSrnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Great ideas. I will start cutting/scrubbing this morning.
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
> "K Barrett" <mormodes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:-8GdnXNdJMjwKXDanZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>I have only managed to save a phal by scrubbing to firm hard tissue
(IIRC
>>with a toothbrush) then pouring peroxide (straight from the bottle from
>>the drugstore) into the crown of the plant, if you have good roots the
>>plant should pup from the side. I know people who have cut down until
>>they do not see any discoloration in the central stalk, then peroxide,
and
>>keep fingers crossed hoping for side branches. You could find out about
>>plant hormones like keiki paste that encourage side growths from the
axial
>>nodes. But if the source of the infection hasn't been killed then
bacteria
>>(or whatever) will spread through the system and kill your plant. IMHO
if
>>the infection has been stopped then the otherwise healthy but
decapitated
>>plant has no choice but to pup from the side.
>>
>> K Barrett
>> "Bob Walsh" <davewalsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:PK-dnRRqQcy47XDanZ2dnUVZ_r2nnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>I have a Rhynchostylis gigantea that has lost it's growing point and is
>>>now dropping leaves. Does anyone know how, or have some ideas, to get
it
>>>to start a branch or new growth on the stem?
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>
>>
>
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