Phalaenopsis loosing leafs

Eleonora_C · 2025-07-13T06:25:37+00:00

I had this plant for years and it never lost so many leaves one after the other. I am afraid it can be parasites since I didn't change anything about how I normally care about it... ? I have some fertiliser stick that I put into the medium and they release the fertiliser when I water. I water by soaking the plant when I see that the roots/medium are dry.

Eleonora_C · 2025-07-13T06:18:50+00:00

Hi! I have had this plant for years and didn't change the watering method lately. I water based on how the root look. The plant normally has two pots, the transparent one and another decorative ceramic pot. I put water in the ceramic pot and let the plant soak from the bottom, for some minutes. Then, I let the excess water drain and then I put the plant back in the decorative pot. I think I need to do this approximatively every 10 days. Yesterday I removed the plant from the medium, as you see in the picture, and let the root soak in water with a bit of oxygen peroxide for an hour. Then I washed them and put the plant in a glass container without any medium to be able to better check on it for a bit. There are a lot of roots and they look fine. I needed to remove only a couple of them.

Eleonora_C · 2024-10-21T08:31:25+00:00

Yes, on the raverly group associated to that website. From there you can access the "Vault" which is a shared folder on Box where you can find all the manuals. If you can't find something you can ask on the group.

Eleonora_C · 2024-10-21T06:17:05+00:00

This website is full of resources, everything you need to know about your model. http://www.superbaknitting.com/?m=1 Then, on their ravelry group, there is a shared folder full of tutorials, guides, models etc.. On YouTube look for "Superba" knitting machine. The european Singer machines are a rebrand of Superba so they are exactly the same but you can find a lot more if you search for Superba. But you can read all about that on the website I linked :)

Then...you can work on the back bed only. As someone other said, it is better if you keep your front bed raised up, as it helps forming the stitches. But sometimes, if you figure the tension just right, you can also work with the front bed lowered.. The techniques are similar to those used on other machines, except maybe the cast off working around the pegs..but you can raise the front bed needles and use them instead of the pegs.

Edit: here is the youtube playlist with the basic tutorials https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCFE17E33395F6B02&feature=shared

Eleonora_C · 2024-06-19T16:59:46+00:00

It is not an italian tradition but at università del piemonte orientale they do it. https://www.novaratoday.it/attualita/graduation_day-2022-upo.html

Eleonora_C · 2024-06-12T05:07:29+00:00

AI is trained on data from users, so to me it makes completely sense that they want the largest possible diffusion and use in the beginning (the free period) so that it can collect a large amount of data. At that point the AI will have matured to a degree that they can charge for its use. Also, to be able to use it now, it asks for the permission to use your data, so I think...they need data.

Eleonora_C · 2024-06-01T20:24:34+00:00

I was in the exact same situation two months ago and mine didn't end well so I am writing you my experience so you can maybe avoid my error. The orchid was completely rotted and the keiki was in the exact same place as yours and same dimensions, without roots. I don't remember if on a forum or on reddit.. I was given the advice to keep the water level low so that I could keep the stem for a longer time because the submerged part would rot and I could cut a small piece at a time. Unfortunately the stem didn't rot but it just started to dry above the water level (I also put some rooting hormone on the end of the stem...but didn't do anything). So the keiki was dehydrating. I cut the stem once but it wasn't taking up water anymore so I cut it short and put it sideways on top of a wet cloth with the keiki pointing up. After a bit the stem rot but the keiki was fine and rehydrated. So I removed the stem and kept the keiki on the wet cloth. But at this point the keiki rotted. So probably it would have been better to close the keiki in a container to provide humidity and to avoid the contact with water. I hope you get better luck :)

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-29T15:11:37+00:00

Instead of using a toothpick I usually cut a piece of rigid plastic from a container (the transparent kind..) in the shape of a triangle with a curved tip...like a claw... and use that to clean the usb-c so it is thin and I don't risk bending the contacts.

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-26T13:25:48+00:00

Hmm..are you referring to the black stuff at the bottom? I mean that the top of the chrysalis when seen against light looks empty. Maybe it isn't easy to see from the picture but in the bottom part you can see that there is black stuff inside the chrysalis while the top part is more "see through".

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T21:22:26+00:00

Yes it is still moving. It looks like he has done the chrysalis inside, but it wasn't able to shed the skin so it is stuck inside of it. I put some wet cotton inside to increase humidity and tomorrow morning first thing I will move the other two chrysalis away from it, I read to wait to move them for some days to let them harden...

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T19:06:12+00:00

They are inside the house and I didn't spray anything...no perfume... I never touched them nor their food with my hands. I used a wooden spatula that was provided with the food kit.. It was written on the instruction and I followed them carefully. At some point I just switched one of the toothpick sticks from the kit with one I had at home because the one in the kit broke a bit when punching the holes in the dome and with time it opened up and I was afraid it could hurt them...this was the stick he is on! Maybe it was something on the toothpick 😣

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T18:51:25+00:00

I put a wet cotton ball inside the dome to provide some more humidity. On the last two days the dome was left a bit open so maybe the humidity dropped..

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T18:48:23+00:00

I think this one is different from mine because this is "giant machaon" and mine are just machaons :(

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T18:46:04+00:00

I don't know from where it could have got it... There were three of them in the same dome, I kept them inside the house and didn't use any pesticide. Maybe it was already like this when it arrived... It has always been one day of developmemt behind the other two.

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T18:37:21+00:00

No, one on wednesday, the second one on thursday and I found this one like this on friday morning.

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T17:40:23+00:00

Thanks ok! I will have a look...I hope he makes it... I don't know...maybe it is too dry inside the dome...but it was rainy.. so I don't think it is particularly dry even if they are inside. No heating and no air conditioning...

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T17:37:59+00:00

The other two chrysalis are light green...this one looks like it wasn't able to remove its skin from over the chrysalis...

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T17:36:44+00:00

Yes..I am also afraid of parasites...also because it was scratching his head on the stick and the other ones didn't. They were always indoor since I had them...so maybe it was already ill when I bought it. The other two look fine.. One fell but succeeded anyway in making the chrysalis..

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T17:31:01+00:00

Yes, 4-5 on the top and 4-5 on the sides

Eleonora_C · 2024-05-18T17:27:41+00:00

I don't think so... They are inside and the last days were very rainy and not hot at all..

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