HELP!!!!!! I haven't seen this before..........they look lost to me. How do I stop other plants from getting it and how is it treated.

All the other plants around these are clean so far and I don't know why this would happen. I water twice a week and have only had the plants a month or so..........I repotted when I got them and they were healthy then.

Thanks

Darren

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looks fungal but not sure somebody else would know

Bacterial rot - do you have a heat issue ?

No heat issue but I think I've worked out the problem......it's a combination of factors. Funny thing is it hasn't happened with any other plants in the past whether Paphs or anything else.

Anyway what has happened is I watered in the afternoon.........plenty of air movement and the leaves were dry by nightfall but............I grow these seedlings sort of underneath cattleya's and Den's. What has happened that after I've watered them the plants above continued to drip down on these hangianums into the night. The evening was cool so the water would have sat in the axils and on the leaves causing fungus and rot. The cool night air wouldn't have helped (it would have been warm enough without the water for them to be ok though).

My mistake I've watered before a coolish evening and let the water drip on the seedlings for too long. Looks like these two copped the brunt of the dripping but the other plants all look mainly healthy. I will spray some fungicide tomorrow and hopefully nothing else will be affected???

Thanks

Darren

Oh yeah looks like some sort of bacterial or fungal rot. Yucko. Does it smell like something fermenting? You could use hydrogen peroxide and cinnamon as an alternative treatment too. I hesitate to use harsh fungicides on seedlings. Be sure to isolate the infected plants because it can be very contagious!

Thanks,

I have brought them inside now. One is completely unsaveable but I think the other one might be ok, still has good roots.

Will let you know.

This is the first time I've ever had this happen but did assume it was fungal or bacterial. Well you live and learn.