Forwarded from private e-mail. (I have barely slept and dont know Oncids all
that well)

Kye

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I have a lovely Oncidium, a Shary Lady, it produced 2 magnificent spikes
that filled the whole house with its magical scent. But now all the leaves
have developed tiny black spots. I checked for aphids and scale and red
spider but none of these are visible. It is showing a lot of healthy new
growth, so it seems happy enough. Is this a disease or is it normal? Please
help if you can or put it up on the site. Thank you for any help! Regards
Sandor.
Ps. Please reply in a text only format as my phone does not support any
other type of e-mail.

Kye,

I believe that your friend is referring to Sharry Baby. Black spots on the
leaves are very common in this hybrid. Not to worry, probably.

Diana

I've actually heard of a (Folk) remedy for this, although I've never tried
it. I'll try to remember to dig through my notes tomorrow (I've got some
sort of illness today that has made my life miserable, hopefully it's one of
the short-term ones.) I remember one of the ingredients was Formula 409, it
may have been mixed with alcohol and water. Don't remember the percentages
offhand.
-danny

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
...
Kye,

I believe that your friend is referring to Sharry Baby. Black spots on the
leaves are very common in this hybrid. Not to worry, probably.

Diana

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 18:15:22 -0500, "danny" wrote:

I've actually heard of a (Folk) remedy for this, although I've never tried
it. I'll try to remember to dig through my notes tomorrow (I've got some
sort of illness today that has made my life miserable, hopefully it's one of
the short-term ones.) I remember one of the ingredients was Formula 409, it
may have been mixed with alcohol and water. Don't remember the percentages
offhand.
-danny

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
.. .
Kye,

I believe that your friend is referring to Sharry Baby. Black spots on the
leaves are very common in this hybrid. Not to worry, probably.

Diana




IF given enough light to bloom profusely - Sharry Baby will spot. IF
grown on the shady side less spots and less flowers. The spots are of
cosmetic concern only. Enjoy and don't worry.

SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

The 409 folk remedy is for insects (scale, mealies and the like). It is not
going to stop Sharry Baby from spotting. The only way to do the latter is
to grow it cool, yet very bright -- or so shady that you don't get good
blooming. Kenni

"danny" wrote in message
.. .
I've actually heard of a (Folk) remedy for this, although I've never tried
it. I'll try to remember to dig through my notes tomorrow (I've got some
sort of illness today that has made my life miserable, hopefully it's one
of the short-term ones.) I remember one of the ingredients was Formula
409, it may have been mixed with alcohol and water. Don't remember the
percentages offhand.
-danny

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
...
Kye,

I believe that your friend is referring to Sharry Baby. Black spots on
the leaves are very common in this hybrid. Not to worry, probably.

Diana