When I saw four more leaves falling off on the baby oncidium cane I couldn't figure out why until tonight I saw the culprit - my pater - misting the leaves. He had redeemed himself yesterday by making a table to house my plants in the balcony but all at once he used up these brownie points. I, very crossly, told him the potential evils of misting the leaves: crown rot. And I suspect the reason for one of the soggy leaves on the phals is his doing. Now that the plants are in the house, my over-enthusiastic father has gone off his head. He leaves the window wide open and then accuses the painters of poisoning one of the dens with turpentine when he saw sunburn marks on the leaves. (The balcony, while gets all the morning light, becomes too hot in at noon time. )

Yesterday, soaking the plants in the tub, I noticed brown crawlies floating on the water. I flipped Taylors and Orthos but discovered no bug description. They look like rice weevils and seem to afflict the dens most. I'm terrified. I've got a gigantic den that hasn't been soaked. A check on google confirmed my suspicions: I saw chewed leaves on one of the dens. Grrr. It's WAR.

Note to self: The green orchid with the sun burn has fragrance. So does the unifoliate catt.