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03-03-2004, 05:24 AM
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black leaf tip on cymbidium, other than salt buildup
Dear All,
Some of the leaves on cymbidium start to show black tip. I checked this newsgroup and people are saying that it is due to salt buildup in the growing media. But the thing is that this cymbidium is in my office and I use the water from drinking machine to water it. The drink machine is a big box about my chest high, with 3 faucets, for cold water, room temp water and hot water. I usually drink warm water by mixing rt. water and hot water. I use the left over to water the cymbidium. I assume the water from the drinking machine is soft water. Is there any other reason to cause black leaf tip? Thanks, Tiff |
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03-03-2004, 01:23 PM
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black leaf tip on cymbidium, other than salt buildup
First of all, what makes you think the water is soft? At my office, we have
bottled spring water, and it has a TDS of about 200 ppm all by itself. Tastes great, but builds up on media pretty well. Another potential reason for leaf-tip blackening is related to nutritional deficiencies. What's your feeding regimen? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Frank" wrote in message om... Dear All, Some of the leaves on cymbidium start to show black tip. I checked this newsgroup and people are saying that it is due to salt buildup in the growing media. But the thing is that this cymbidium is in my office and I use the water from drinking machine to water it. The drink machine is a big box about my chest high, with 3 faucets, for cold water, room temp water and hot water. I usually drink warm water by mixing rt. water and hot water. I use the left over to water the cymbidium. I assume the water from the drinking machine is soft water. Is there any other reason to cause black leaf tip? Thanks, Tiff |
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03-03-2004, 01:23 PM
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black leaf tip on cymbidium, other than salt buildup
First of all, what makes you think the water is soft? At my office, we have
bottled spring water, and it has a TDS of about 200 ppm all by itself. Tastes great, but builds up on media pretty well. Another potential reason for leaf-tip blackening is related to nutritional deficiencies. What's your feeding regimen? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Frank" wrote in message om... Dear All, Some of the leaves on cymbidium start to show black tip. I checked this newsgroup and people are saying that it is due to salt buildup in the growing media. But the thing is that this cymbidium is in my office and I use the water from drinking machine to water it. The drink machine is a big box about my chest high, with 3 faucets, for cold water, room temp water and hot water. I usually drink warm water by mixing rt. water and hot water. I use the left over to water the cymbidium. I assume the water from the drinking machine is soft water. Is there any other reason to cause black leaf tip? Thanks, Tiff |
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03-03-2004, 11:42 PM
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black leaf tip on cymbidium, other than salt buildup
Thanks for pointing it out.
I bought this cymbidium two weeks ago and I gave it the first feed yesterday using a 30-10-10 acidic plant food. But the media is well drained, the solution I poured in just flowed out immediately from the holes. What is the most effecient way to feed for well-drained media? Thanks a lot, Tiff "Ray" wrote in message ... First of all, what makes you think the water is soft? At my office, we have bottled spring water, and it has a TDS of about 200 ppm all by itself. Tastes great, but builds up on media pretty well. Another potential reason for leaf-tip blackening is related to nutritional deficiencies. What's your feeding regimen? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! |
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04-03-2004, 03:30 AM
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black leaf tip on cymbidium, other than salt buildup
Fed the plant at every watering - in somewhat diluted concentration - then
lush every now and then. If you've only had it two weeks, I doubt the problem lies is your hands. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Frank" wrote in message om... Thanks for pointing it out. I bought this cymbidium two weeks ago and I gave it the first feed yesterday using a 30-10-10 acidic plant food. But the media is well drained, the solution I poured in just flowed out immediately from the holes. What is the most effecient way to feed for well-drained media? Thanks a lot, Tiff "Ray" wrote in message ... First of all, what makes you think the water is soft? At my office, we have bottled spring water, and it has a TDS of about 200 ppm all by itself. Tastes great, but builds up on media pretty well. Another potential reason for leaf-tip blackening is related to nutritional deficiencies. What's your feeding regimen? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! |
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04-03-2004, 03:31 AM
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black leaf tip on cymbidium, other than salt buildup
Fed the plant at every watering - in somewhat diluted concentration - then
lush every now and then. If you've only had it two weeks, I doubt the problem lies is your hands. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Frank" wrote in message om... Thanks for pointing it out. I bought this cymbidium two weeks ago and I gave it the first feed yesterday using a 30-10-10 acidic plant food. But the media is well drained, the solution I poured in just flowed out immediately from the holes. What is the most effecient way to feed for well-drained media? Thanks a lot, Tiff "Ray" wrote in message ... First of all, what makes you think the water is soft? At my office, we have bottled spring water, and it has a TDS of about 200 ppm all by itself. Tastes great, but builds up on media pretty well. Another potential reason for leaf-tip blackening is related to nutritional deficiencies. What's your feeding regimen? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! |
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04-03-2004, 03:52 AM
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black leaf tip on cymbidium, other than salt buildup
Fed the plant at every watering - in somewhat diluted concentration - then
lush every now and then. If you've only had it two weeks, I doubt the problem lies is your hands. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "Frank" wrote in message om... Thanks for pointing it out. I bought this cymbidium two weeks ago and I gave it the first feed yesterday using a 30-10-10 acidic plant food. But the media is well drained, the solution I poured in just flowed out immediately from the holes. What is the most effecient way to feed for well-drained media? Thanks a lot, Tiff "Ray" wrote in message ... First of all, what makes you think the water is soft? At my office, we have bottled spring water, and it has a TDS of about 200 ppm all by itself. Tastes great, but builds up on media pretty well. Another potential reason for leaf-tip blackening is related to nutritional deficiencies. What's your feeding regimen? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! |
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