What is this mold growing on my cattleya orchid bark?
I found some gray mold on the bark of my orchid bark. What do I do #help #plantaddict #helpneeded
5ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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Best Answer
@SpikeKing19 yes that is mold.
To remedy this, stop watering your orchid until the roots are grayish or white in color. Once this has happened, resume your normal watering schedule. If you do notice mold on your plant, it is harmless. One way to combat this is to make sure your orchid has enough air circulation.
Natural Ways Of Getting Rid Of The Mold On Orchids
First of all, you need to arrange 3 % Hydrogen peroxide, 70 % Isopropyl alcohol, 8 ounces spray bottle and a fresh orchid medium. To get rid of the mold, you can follow the below steps. Start the proceedings by unpotting the orchids. To do that you can simply squeeze the inner pot and loosen the roots from the sides of the pot.
After that take the plant out from the pot gently. Next observe the plants as well as the roots of them. Secondly you need to take the potting medium out. I recommend emptying the pot since the soil mix is contaminated. Next you can discard the potting medium as you cannot make use of them anymore.
In the meantime, you need to disinfect the work area. To do that you may use 70 % isopropyl alcohol. Furthermore, don’t forget to sterilize the pots thoroughly before you use them. Next it would be better if you could disinfect your orchids as well. To disinfect the orchids, you can fill an 8-ounce spray bottle with Hydrogen peroxide and then spray on the orchids.
Having said that, refrain from spraying the healthy roots with that as if you accidently do so, chances are that it would damage the velamen. Let the plants disinfect for about five minutes. Keep doing this treatment for effective results.
Finally, you can consider transplanting the plants while using a new potting medium. Bear in mind that you need to keep the leaves on the dry side so that you do not have to go through these troublesome times once again.
To remedy this, stop watering your orchid until the roots are grayish or white in color. Once this has happened, resume your normal watering schedule. If you do notice mold on your plant, it is harmless. One way to combat this is to make sure your orchid has enough air circulation.
Natural Ways Of Getting Rid Of The Mold On Orchids
First of all, you need to arrange 3 % Hydrogen peroxide, 70 % Isopropyl alcohol, 8 ounces spray bottle and a fresh orchid medium. To get rid of the mold, you can follow the below steps. Start the proceedings by unpotting the orchids. To do that you can simply squeeze the inner pot and loosen the roots from the sides of the pot.
After that take the plant out from the pot gently. Next observe the plants as well as the roots of them. Secondly you need to take the potting medium out. I recommend emptying the pot since the soil mix is contaminated. Next you can discard the potting medium as you cannot make use of them anymore.
In the meantime, you need to disinfect the work area. To do that you may use 70 % isopropyl alcohol. Furthermore, don’t forget to sterilize the pots thoroughly before you use them. Next it would be better if you could disinfect your orchids as well. To disinfect the orchids, you can fill an 8-ounce spray bottle with Hydrogen peroxide and then spray on the orchids.
Having said that, refrain from spraying the healthy roots with that as if you accidently do so, chances are that it would damage the velamen. Let the plants disinfect for about five minutes. Keep doing this treatment for effective results.
Finally, you can consider transplanting the plants while using a new potting medium. Bear in mind that you need to keep the leaves on the dry side so that you do not have to go through these troublesome times once again.
@vvvelo @KikiGoldblatt the nursery kept her wet all the time and she was a clearance plant I only recently put holes in her pot so she could breath. She's completely dry now but I let her dry out for a week so she should be good.