Masdevallia Orchid Care (105)

In todays video we help out a local grower who has a Masdevallia Ignea which is infected with a fungal bacterial infection over the leaves, we check the roots, repot and spray with fungus fighter and wait to see the outcome.
As always thanks for watching.
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[@agpizz]

Nice to see someone recording video's of fungus not alot of videos on this topic

[@MicksMasdevalliaorchids]

Thanks Austin

[@andreaallum8859]

Thanks for sharing the problem with us today very interesting video

[@MicksMasdevalliaorchids]

Thank you for watching most appreciated Andrea.

[@ColinSalvage]

I had exactly the same problem, the leaves were the same, the plant was quite lage so I split it in 3 all with new growths 2 just eventually died after losing all their leaves I got one left which is now putting up new growths cause I had 3 I treated them differently one watered in to the media the other I sprayed those 2 died the one that survived was underneath a mister like having a cloud forest so I suppose what it would be used to .
I didn't spray with no fungicides.

[@MicksMasdevalliaorchids]

Colin unfortunately for any grower its trial and error on a personal note I would have said the media had broken down and retained far too much water causing the roots to start to dye off, I would of not used any spray but when I noticed the new growths were being effected I knew I had to do something.

[@GrowingOrchidswithRoger]

I've used that spray successfully. Last time I needed some, that one was out of stock so I got 'Fungus Clear ultra' - that also seems to work ok. (I think it's the same active ingredient?)

[@MicksMasdevalliaorchids]

Thanks Roger I think we are limited here in the UK for pesticides our controls seem a lot harsher then other countries but it has also worked for me in the past, so fingers crossed I can save the ladies Massie.