I have a phal that up until last week looked as healthy as can be. New spike, old spike with new side shoot, leaves green and trugid - very nice. This past Wednesday the lowest leaf started to turn yellow all over and today it is bright yellow - still turgid but very yellow.

Climate where the orchid is growing has not changed since I got it several months ago. It is watered every Saturday morning. No bugs that I can see. No crown rot that I can detect. It never has wet feet.

Any ideas what is going on with this orchid and what if anything should be done with it?

Thanks...

Your plant is normal.
When the leaf falls off, throw it away and continue growing as you have
been. Several months from now, after it matures another leaf at the top,
it will discard another one at the bottom.

Steve

rmxrm wrote:
I have a phal that up until last week looked as healthy as can be. New
spike, old spike with new side shoot, leaves green and trugid - very
nice. This past Wednesday the lowest leaf started to turn yellow all
over and today it is bright yellow - still turgid but very yellow.

Climate where the orchid is growing has not changed since I got it
several months ago. It is watered every Saturday morning. No bugs that
I can see. No crown rot that I can detect. It never has wet feet.

Any ideas what is going on with this orchid and what if anything should
be done with it?

Thanks...
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This can happen when either a new leaf comes through and the older leaves
then start to die or it could be crown rot.

If everything you have stated is correct it could be that a relatively new
leaf has started growing or a new one is in the process of coming through.
The new leaves use the old leaves resources when they grow.

You didn't mention anything about new growths.......are there any?

"rmxrm" wrote in message
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I have a phal that up until last week looked as healthy as can be. New
spike, old spike with new side shoot, leaves green and trugid - very
nice. This past Wednesday the lowest leaf started to turn yellow all
over and today it is bright yellow - still turgid but very yellow.

Climate where the orchid is growing has not changed since I got it
several months ago. It is watered every Saturday morning. No bugs that
I can see. No crown rot that I can detect. It never has wet feet.

Any ideas what is going on with this orchid and what if anything should
be done with it?

Thanks...
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rmxrm
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This can happen when either a new leaf comes through and the older leaves
then start to die or it could be crown rot.

If everything you have stated is correct it could be that a relatively new
leaf has started growing or a new one is in the process of coming through.
The new leaves use the old leaves resources when they grow.

You didn't mention anything about new growths.......are there any?

"rmxrm" wrote in message
s.com...
I have a phal that up until last week looked as healthy as can be. New
spike, old spike with new side shoot, leaves green and trugid - very
nice. This past Wednesday the lowest leaf started to turn yellow all
over and today it is bright yellow - still turgid but very yellow.

Climate where the orchid is growing has not changed since I got it
several months ago. It is watered every Saturday morning. No bugs that
I can see. No crown rot that I can detect. It never has wet feet.

Any ideas what is going on with this orchid and what if anything should
be done with it?

Thanks...
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rmxrm
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This can happen when either a new leaf comes through and the older leaves
then start to die or it could be crown rot.

If everything you have stated is correct it could be that a relatively new
leaf has started growing or a new one is in the process of coming through.
The new leaves use the old leaves resources when they grow.

You didn't mention anything about new growths.......are there any?

"rmxrm" wrote in message
s.com...
I have a phal that up until last week looked as healthy as can be. New
spike, old spike with new side shoot, leaves green and trugid - very
nice. This past Wednesday the lowest leaf started to turn yellow all
over and today it is bright yellow - still turgid but very yellow.

Climate where the orchid is growing has not changed since I got it
several months ago. It is watered every Saturday morning. No bugs that
I can see. No crown rot that I can detect. It never has wet feet.

Any ideas what is going on with this orchid and what if anything should
be done with it?

Thanks...
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rmxrm
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I just checked the growth point with a magnifing glass and found the starrt of a new leaf (about 1/4" long). I also found a small dark area - crown rot???? I attached a picture of the growth point.

Would it be prudent to assume that this dark area is the start of crown rot and if so what should I do. BTW I normally water the plant on Saturday morning but did not yesterday thinking that I should let it dry out a bit. Good idea or not?

One last point the plant was purchased last December from a local grower that I have pruchased plants from for several years. I would go show it to them but they closed down there business and there are not more local growers in my area.

Thanks...

Put a teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide in the crown on the dark part. If
it fizzes, the plant has crown rot or some such, and the hydrogen
peroxide is sterilizing it. After a few minutes, tip out the rest of
the hydrogen peroxide, if there's any left standing in the crown.
Repeat this every three days for a total of about 5 treatments. I've
managed to arrest crown rot this way.

Also, take the plant out of the pot and see what the roots are doing.
If they're rotting, cut out the rotten parts and spray the rest of the
roots with Physan 20 (1 T per gallon of water). Then repot in fresh
media. That's what I would do, but you'll probably get better advice
from more experienced growers.

Good luck.


In article m, rmxrm
wrote:

I just checked the growth point with a magnifing glass and found the
starrt
of a new leaf (about 1/4" long). I also found a small dark area
- crown
rot???? I attached a picture of the growth point.

Would it be prudent to assume that this dark area is the start of crown
rot
and if so what should I do. BTW I normally water the plant on
Saturday
morning but did not yesterday thinking that I should let it
dry out a bit.
Good idea or not?

One last point the plant was purchased last December from a local
grower that
I have pruchased plants from for several years. I would go
show it to them
but they closed down there business and there are not
more local growers in
my area.

Thanks...

Bolero wrote:
*This can happen when either a new leaf comes through and the older
leaves
then start to die or it could be crown rot.

If everything you have stated is correct it could be that a
relatively new
leaf has started growing or a new one is in the process of coming
through.
The new leaves use the old leaves resources when they grow.

You didn't mention anything about new growths.......are there any?

"rmxrm" wrote in message
s.com...
I have a phal that up until last week looked as healthy as can be.
New
spike, old spike with new side shoot, leaves green and trugid -
very
nice. This past Wednesday the lowest leaf started to turn yellow
all
over and today it is bright yellow - still turgid but very yellow.

Climate where the orchid is growing has not changed since I got it
several months ago. It is watered every Saturday morning. No bugs
that
I can see. No crown rot that I can detect. It never has wet feet.

Any ideas what is going on with this orchid and what if anything
should
be done with it?

Thanks...
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rmxrm

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