You - and you alone have probably changed the way people think about growing orchids more than you can imagine. You not only say 'how' but 'why' - and that's the most important thing. You do what you can when you can and although I know that one day, a video may be your last, you will have left RUclips with a wealth of info for many to follow. Take care my friend.
Rogers's Orchids words Express the truth and sentiment of all viewers of this channel. May God bless you and your family with needed help and miracles.
Been checking back every once in a while for your return. I hope you and your wife are keeping well and we’ll hear from you again. Miss your knowledge on orchids.
Rick you don't have to explain yourself. Take care of yourself and your family. I hope the best for you. Thank you for all of the immense information and education that you have given us. It has been so helpful for me and I'm sure everyone else for growing all types of plants. You're awesome.
Rick, I hope you see this comment: Miss your videos so much. Have learned how to grow in my environment bc of your teaching & example. Now am going to do the Jacks 2 part fertilizer after re watching ur videos & Hillbilly Orchids as well as Orchid Whisperer. Thank you very much for sharing ur knowledge. I hope you are happy & enjoying your life . I know all of your viewers miss you too. God bless you.
I sure miss you & your wonderful videos. Thank you for all that you have done to make me a better orchid grower. You are such an excellent teacher. So knowledgeable & kind too. I wish you all good things. God bless you, Rick.
Rick, you truly are an inspiration! I wish the very best for you and your wife. Thank you so much for your guidance, knowledge and willingness to share all that you know. Your videos have been and will continue to be a wealth of information to those of us on our plant journey.
Rick; From someone who survived a Major Organ Transplant.. I know it takes a lot of effort & strength to maintain some semblance of dignity. You Sir... are a Orchid Master... that has taught so many ! }{ugs from Memphis
Rick it is so good to hear your voice. I've been asking our Orchid friends if they have heard anything from you. Please, do not say your sorry. I are just happy to hear your voice and let me tell you...we have been praying for you and your wife. We love you and will continue to pray for you because nothing is impossible for God.
So glad you were able to make a video. You are my main source of information and my orchids are all doing so well because of your advice. Your channel should be called 'Orchid Guru'. You and your wife are continually in my prayers. God bless.
Had to come back just to hear your voice and your wonderful message. I miss your videos, but I am so grateful to have gotten to listen. Its beautiful that orchids, plants, family, all make you happy. You have been my favorite youtuber, I will never forget you or your amazing advice that changed my way of growing and you really showed me the way. I was missing out until I found you. Your orchids are really living the life with you. Take care rick. Prayers to you and your wife!
Rick you are always with us; all of us! Every time I work with my orchids I’m so grateful for the knowledge you’ve shared and all your videos. I am always referring back to them to continually learn from your expertise. Blessings for you and Jan. 🙏👩🦰
Hello, my name is Amy and Rick L has changed my ways of orchid growing. Actually, you pretty much woke me up and taught me to listen to my orchids and not to treat them all like house plants. Thank you for that. I have watched and quadruple watched your videos for priceless information. I am incredibly grateful. Thank you, Rick. I'm sorry to hear you have had more family loss. My heart goes out to you and Jan. Your outlook on life, despite your challenges, is always a testament to God and a reminder for me to count each and every blessing, even the ones in disguise. Thank you for educating me and touching my heart. I'm forever touched. We love you. I think I'll go sprinkle some dolomitic lime on my orchids. 🌱❤️
Thank You Sir, for all of the information, and knowledge you share with us! Thank You for your kindness! We all hope you and your wife are doing well! 🍀🌸
Omgggg Uncle Rick we love you and so thankful for this update. We were just worried is all. I’m so sorry for your loss, I wish I could hand you my good energy to uplift you even more. Tell Momma Jan she is truly a survivor. Uncle your whole life is so inspiring. We missed you at the orchid show but I told everyone about you and your spirit was truly there. I still offer my computer and anything you may need during these difficult times. You and your family are always in my prayers so be blessed and Happy Growing from your PhalPal Durrell ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
👋🏼🤗Rick and Jan, you two are treasured forever. Your lessons and spirit will live as long as we can hear your voice...even from visits posted years earlier. No matter what, please keep your videos available to keep our RUclips family calm, inspired, and bound together. Your channel gives us hope simply by listening to you. You may never realize what enjoyment and knowledge you give to us by following your steps and stops, moving from plant to plant. God bless you.🙏🙏🙏 Date: September 28, 2020
Rick! So happy to hear your voice again! You have taught us so much about orchid care and nutrients. You are a master! Much love and many prayers for you and Jan. I have been a nurse for 28 years, I know what you and Jan are going through. You are such a strong person. God is smiling down on you and Jan. Huge hugs from Oregon.
Miss you Rick. Lost my orchids in Ian last Fall. If there's such a thing as "goin' on ahead" I take comfort in knowing you're there making the place beautiful.
Thinking of you right now, Rick. I miss hearing from you. Always loved your positivity and watching the joy you took in caring for and sharing knowledge about your orchids. The world is so crazy right now…I just miss settling down and night and listening to you teach about Orchids. It was always so calming, so peaceful. It’s amazing how much can change in just a few years. Hope so much you and Jan are out there and doing well.
PS I really hope you know what a wonderful effect you’ve had on many, many people. My orchids are thriving, mostly because of you. Your good humor, faith and utter lack of self-pity inspire me so deeply. Thank you.
Dear Rick...I know this was posted a while ago, but I just wanted you to know on this Thanksgiving Day, that you are very much in our thoughts. How very grateful I (we) am to have had your wisdom, creativity, generosity and of course your warming kindness as a grower, teacher and friend to learn from. Every time I see a spike, a cascade of flowers and enjoy the color and scent of my orchids, my thoughts turn happily to you and your family and all of the orchid subscribers on your channel that I have learned from these past few years. Thank you for using youtube in such a wonderful way to gather so many of us together and having created such a broad and diverse orchid family. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours with much love to you all.
So happy to hear your lovely voice again Ricky. So sorry for your family loss and other increasing health and recent technology issues! Todd kindly informed us on a recent video he’d reached out and left a message on your answer machine. All your orchid friends around the world were worried and concerned about how you and Jan were. Thank you for all the videos and information you have given us over these years Ricky and many many people around the world, and their orchids, have benefited from your knowledge, your gentle way of explaining to us in language we can understand about growing, from amateurs to more experienced growers.....so so much Ricky L ....so much more than you’ll ever know! Take care and thank you for managing to take time and do this video. Orchid content is a bonus now, just Hi, is great to know your both okay Lots of love and hugs to you and Jan from across the pond xxx
I missed you Rick and that staghorn ...there is not a time I forgot about you and all you taught me...one day ago my husband and I talked about you and wow...surprises!...blessings to Jan
Rick, your fervent hope has truly come to pass - for me and so many others. My plants, as a result of your wisdom, are doing better and better every week. I have incorporated your ideas into my own little collection, and I cannot thank you enough for sharing what you know. Be kind to and generous with yourself, as you deserve it. We all think the world of you. Keep on keepin’ on!
Rick, if you are reading this, please, know that you are in my thoughts. I am missing you. May God keep you safe during these crazy times. 🌹 Best wishes from Baltimore!
I still think about you from time to time and the knowledge you gave us is irreplaceable and invaluable. I hope you and your wife are doing well. I’m not much of a godly person, but I hope you’re living a happily blessed life. Our time here on earth is so short, but I’m glad you shared some of yours with all of us.
Hi Rick, welcome back!!! I am so happy to hear your voice💞 . Your faith will move mountains, your words sure give someone hope. God bless you and your lovely Jenn.
Rick, you have no idea how happy this video made me. Because this tells me you are well. I was getting worried about your health. Glad to hear you and Jan are ok and the delay was due to technical difficulties 🤪. Do you have any idea how many orchids enthusiasts you have helped, encouraged and inspired? By the thousands, I bet ya! I’m one of the many. Thank you once again for selflessly sharing your orchid expertise to us. May God bless you in many ways.
I just found your channel and definitely feel your pain and have you in my prayers. I am an orchid grower in North Carolina and have been suffering with arthritis since my 20's. I am crippled by psoriatric arthritis and lost my orchid greenhouse last year and over wintered in a 4x8 grow tent and every availble window in my house. I hope you are well and may some day be able to do a follow up video soon.
Does anyone have any news on Rick? I often wonder about him and miss his videos, his voice and his wonderful self. I obviously am worried too although I don’t know him, I feel like I sort of do.
Thank God you are okay. We have been very worried about you...it's really good to hear your voice again. You're one of the strongest people I've never met. You've inspired so many changes in my orchid routine. My plants are loving the lava rock and the river rock in Las Vegas. We are all continuing to pray for you and Jan.
It’s so nice to hear from you again Rick, I have been following your posts for a while now. You have helped me a lot in my journey with orchids, I have only been doing it for about a year and half and keep learning new things all the time. Thank You so much for sharing your wisdom about orchids and life in general, life can be challenging at times. Blessings for you and Jan, you have no need to apologize for anything.
This is the first time I see your video you are amazing. Keep going on this way please.. You are so energetic . May God bless you... He is able to wipe off every problem..Im sure. I will pray for you and talk to Him as a father. Sometimes we have to face something and with Him it's done. Have a great day. Fm Italy. Cesira
Hi Rick! I was just listening to you talking about your vandas losing an occasional leaf...I thought I'd share here that I have one vanda that I have been growing for years, it finally gave me a flower spike this year. This last year I put it in partial water culture, with probably 5-7 days in water with feed, then I hose it off with warm water, then it sits in its vessel drying out for 2-4 days. Rinse and back to food water. It has 2 keikis attached, and it never loses leaves like my phals do, and you know we are up here in North Idaho, so I've been keeping it under the grow lights this winter. I guess I finally got it right. And this is probably mostly due to you and your generous spirit within this orchid community. I love and miss you dearly. You probably just don't realize how much you affected me and many here. I hope you are enjoying your growing and I hope Jan is doing great, too. God bless you and thank you, my friend. Cara
Hi Rick, Jan and pups, hope everything is going well. Weather has turned cold, hope you got the orchids situated in the grow room. I hope Mr Jackson came over to help get the monster in. Probably twice the size it was. Keep in touch.
I just wanted to say thank you. Watching your videos and putting to practice your techniques has changed the way I grow, not just my orchids but also my succulents. My plants have never been happier. Hope you and your wife are well.
Dear Rick. No worries about the delay. Life does happen and having walked a very difficult way personally, 'and' know how it goes 'and' feel so grateful for all you have given those of us who follow you. I love and appreciate your optimism....a vital component.
Rick, so so happy to hear from you again. Don't worry and do what you can. Anything you "throw" my way is a blessing by itself. Your knowledge and know how has help me grow my orchids wonderfully. Meanwhile just take good care of yourself and Jen. God Bless
Paula from Mexico. I need to look at all your videos, to learn something. My orchids are like my babies. I want to take care of them. I am learning, got a lot to learn. Thank you & may God bless you. Sorry to hear you are sick. 🌹☺️🌈💝
I'm so happy to hear you ,Thank you so much for a video .Hugs from Cali. 👍💜💕💕Sorry to hear about your family member. I'm so happy to see your plants. Take care of your self. God bless both of you .Sending lots of Love to both of you . Love you guys. 💜💕💗💖
Hopefully your feeling better! Sorry for your loss! Thank you for sharing your are amazing! Life is difficult but our orchids and gardens beautiful flowers keeps that life a little better. Love you and be blessed!
Mr. Rick it is so great to hear from you, sending so much love and prayers to you and your family. I treasure all your videos, you have taught me so very much and made growing orchids fun, instead of being frustrated and having to spends so much money unnecessarily. My phalaeopsis look great since I put them in the rock medium I keep them outside they are continuing to grow leaves an roots I have only had mine (4 phals) since this past March and before I started watching your channel I had needlessly invested alot of money on expensive mediums and was experiencing root rot, you saved my plants, I think I would not even have any left by now, I haven't seen any flower spikes yet, but they are still growing new roots an leaves so I am looking forward to seeing them flower. I haven't been able to get any calmag yet but I am doing what I can. Thank you for all you do, I was so excited to see you video tonight. I live in North Florida an I enjoy seeing your plants I know our weather is close to being the same. Hope you can continue making videos. Lots of love from Florida. Many blessings to you and your family.
As it is warm, and my orchids are awakening with new growth, I find myself thinking about you a lot. I hope you and Jan are happy and well, wherever you are. I really miss you!
Hi dear Rick, so glad to hear your voice again. I think of you and Jan everyday and I was worried with the lack of news but I did not want to stress you anymore, just waited till you were ready. Because I understand you are suffering and struggling, also dealing with the facts of life like you said. Your contributions to make orchid growers do better are immense, nothing remained the same after you started your RUclips channel. There is a BEFORE and an AFTER Rick L., among us in the orchid community. Anyway, I hope to still enjoy many more videos from you. You are dealing with your serious problems with so much courage, it breaks my heart but are an inspiration to me and forever will be in my heart. Thank you Rick, take your time, enjoy the good moments as much as you can.Please give my love to Jan and sending my love to you too, my dear friend. See you in the next video😍
Rick, You are a blessing to many! It is good to see you working in your garden. Like so many, I have come to value the wealth of information you have shared on your channel. I can listen to you all-day( your voice sound like Russell Crowe, lol). You radiate peace, kindness, and love life to the fullest. I just started seeing your channel, and I feel like I am with my favorite uncle, who is teaching me about orchids. I am also in prayer for you and your lovely wife, Jan. God bless you both!
May you and yours, always be blessed. My hope of course is always life. Of course some things are beyond our control, but I do hope and pray that you and yours will be with us for a long...long time. Life would be too different any other way. Stay well my friend. Thanks so much for the knowledge you have always shared. Looking forward to your next video as always. Your friend from Canada.
Rick, you have been and continue to be such a wonderful asset to the entire orchid community!! I am so blessed to have been able to follow you on your orchid growing journey since almost the very beginning. You have enriched our lives with wonderful knowledge about nutrients, (calcium, calcium, calcium!), ph, and just how to be a better grower in general. Your strength, courage, positive attitude and strong faith are in inspiration to us all. We love you dearly and you are always in my thoughts and prayers! Stay strong and rest in the love and faithfulness of your heavenly father. Thank you for always keeping us updated on your situation and your lovely wife, Jan's condition. I'm glad to hear that she is doing well and is enjoying her new career! Now, go and enjoy those beautiful orchids! Love, Caro
It warms my heart to hear your voice again Rick...God bless you and your wife. You are both is my prayers...since I saw your last videos I have had success with propagation of my violets!! Thank you for your information about them...
Rick, Jan, and Mr. Jackson, I hope you are all well. I have been away from your channel, similarly to how you put it, "dealing with life," in the connecting State to the east of Alabama. I have finally settled into a different location after months of getting my new place in order. And, thanks to you, I did not leave my courage you helped me muster to grow orchids behind when I moved. My little place has orchids strategically placed downstairs in a "Florida" room and in bedrooms upstairs. You should not wonder if you have helped anyone; you have and inspired thousands of novice growers like me to overcome years of frustration trying to keep orchids alive. You are an amazing man and teacher, Rick L. Bless you. Thank you. Bless you. Date: April 1, 2020
I sm so happy to hear your voice, and watch a new video again...... when I saw you had a new video, it was such a wonderful feeling! We understand you have your limitations, I for one, am grateful for any contact you are able to make. Your advice, and you "ramblings", are music to ny ears, I'm sure we all feel the same! All the best to you, and your beautiful wife, may you both be blessed with the best our lord can give you. Love and hugs to you both.......
Great to see this new video, thanks for making it. Its so good to see your collection and hear your advice, I have learned so much. I still have new leaves turning yellow and falling off on my dendrobiums, and purple edging on phal leaves which are puzzling. The first problem may be due to over watering, the second may be because of too much sunlight. Most of my orchids are recovering from problems caused by poor potting medium; the lava rocks and stones are working well, and your advice on feeding is having good results. You have given so much to so many people through these videos, THANK YOU. No matter what life throws at us, it is always good to have these wonderful plants to care for and be rewarded by their beautiful blooms. All I can offer in return is gratitude and prayers for you and Jan. Bless you both.
Thank you from my heart for keeping this channel going as long as you have, I have learned such valuable information. I understand where you are coming from, I have a disability and living on a time clock as well. I need to create a channel for my daughter to look back upon. Thank you for all that you do…
Great to hear your voice. I thought Lewy came to visit and decided not to go home. I want thank you for all that you give. I now can keep my orchids alive. I started growing orchids as a means to start doing something for me. I use what I have learned from you to grow vegetables. As I heard your story I understood somewhat what your family was living with. When you would talk about your wife being in school. I just knew she was in nursing school. I have wanted to tell you how much what you give means to me. God Bless You!!!! Our journey is coming to the end. With out knowing it you have brought brightness into someone's life. Thank you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I just found your videos recently and they are worth a wealth of knowledge. I thank you for that. God bless and take care!
Hi Rick, I’ve been thinking about you and your wife see how you two doing. Sorry to hear about your loss. Hope everything is ok and miss your videos. Orchids looks beautiful as always. Yes, I’m one of the learner from your vids. Appreciate all the info you provide. You inspired so many. Take care my friend. Be very safe and God bless. Bye now.
Rick I have been AWOL Ufor a while. I’m glad to see a video from you. You have not only taught me how to grow orchids AND you have taught me how to look at life and it’s difficulties with calmness and the clarity that God is walking with me. I continue to hold you and Jan in my prayers with a thankfulness for each new report of wellness for either of you. I am glad your back issues are behind you. I understand that your other issues are still there and I know that you and Jan will meet those issues with the calmness and serenity it comes from walking with God. I spent some time in Egypt when I was still working at University of Idaho. While there I documented the village breads, their recipes, and their tools. I took hundreds of photographs which are now in the museum in Cairo. I did my little bit to preserve for future generations that little bit of history of Egypt. You, Rick, I’ve done at least that much to open our minds and increasing the understanding of how Orchids grow and how to make them the most healthy Orchids possible. Thank you Rick and vaya con Dios.
So glad to hear from you!! Just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing information you have given!! As was said many times in other comments you have helped me (and many others) in many ways with my orchids I am glad i found you as I'm in lower AL! My orchids are very thankful as well!! Many prayers for you and your family!! Take care!!
Rick, you are an inspiration and a blessing to so many orchid growers. God bless you and Jan. I always look for your posts , you have helped me a lot with info and tips in orchid care. And my plants appreciate you much I would think because so far, there has been no casualty anymore . Take care always . so wonderful to hear from you once more.
Hi Rick and Jan, So glad to hear from you. Your orchids are getting bigger and so healthy looking. Take care of your self and keep in touch when you can. We love all the information you have shared with us. I have made notes on paper and put in my computer in documents to relate to if memory fails me from time to time. Good bye for now your both in our prayers.
Rick, sooooo happy to hear from you. You cannot imagine how much your orchid followers credit you with our limited growing knowledge. First and foremost, take care of yourself and your family......we’ll take whatever we can get. Thanks ever so much for sharing a piece of yourself. Wishing you blessings and better times ahead.
Welcome back, happy to hear you and Jan are doing alright. I have missed your orchid "smarts". You are right, life is hard sometimes but your positive attitude and the love of those around you are two of the keys to life. God bless!
OMG! Im Soooooo happy to see this! Believe it or not I was just reviewing your nutrient mix video and lo and behold there you were with this video! Anyway, I haven't listened to this, yet, but my prayers and love and well wishes for you and Jan and your family are always there for you. Believe me, we all have you deep in our hearts! And of course we hope and pray that both of you are at your best wellness and enjoying, together, this beautiful fall weather that we are having.
Rick, I like soooo many others have missed you. So happy to hear Jan is doing so well. You seem to be in good spirits today, try to keep that great attitude up. I know it is probably difficult some days. Love you. Some of your info is too technical for me, but I love the simpler ones. Have learned a lot from you. Hope it won't be too long before we hear from you again.
I've just found your channel here and already learned so much from you after watching your videos. So sorry to hear about your health and sending prayers to you and Jan for your health and well being. I sure hope this isn't your last video. I want to learn as much as I can from your orchid ventures. I've already started incorporating some of your techniques in my growing space and looking for a good season ahead. Thank you so much for these videos.
Thank you thank you thank you Rick! As someone who understands LBD all too well, I just want to say how much I admire what you have done. As far as orchid growing... You have taught me more than I could ever imagine and I am enjoying beautiful flowers because of it. My Phals are just getting started for the season and almost every one has beautiful bloom spikes and roots. May God bless you and keep you.
Nice to hear your voice and your encouragement for those of us who really need it with our orchids. Now the winter in CA makes the greenhouse quiet, I’ve brought some orchids indoors, and have the time to go back and watch all your videos again. Rainwater has been my 2019 commitment for the orchids...oh, and calcium. Both have made such a difference. Best wishes for a good holiday time, and let’s hope 2020 gives you great days, and maybe another little video in the near future? I know there is a lot of gratitude for what you have taught, you’re making a difference all the time.
My orchids have fared so much better due to all the information I have gleaned from your videos. Your channel is my go to reference guide for orchid culture. Thank you.
Take care Rick..it’s great to hear your voice again , uplifting to say the least, I learn so much from watching your tutorials. Thank you for your time, the most precious thing you can give anybody.. much appreciated..👍💖
Have just been following your channel this couple of weeks. Am really enjoying the informative videos. Much appreciated the knowledge shared. Bless you. Take care Ricks and family. From Malaysia here.
You are the whole reason I'm growing orchids! I would have failed and given up if not for all your help. I love directing people to your channel and letting your videos open their eyes to the way orchids work. Thank you for spending so much time and energy to make sure we didn't keep making the same orchid mistakes. Thank you for making orchids fun! Thank you for making sense of what seemed like Greek to me! God bless you. I'll keep on praying for healing and comfort for you. Lots of love from the Cayman Islands ❤️ - Nicki
Lovely to know Jan is getting better and you are doing fine. No explanations, no apologies necessary. It's nice to see all your lovely orchids. God bless you, Jan and the rest of your family. Thanks for sharing.
Rick I hope you and Jan are doing as well as can be expected! we all miss you out here in orchidland... I found out you had to give up your orchids and find homes for them how sad that you knew you were going to give them to people who love them and could take care of them since you no longer could that was very brave of you! you taught us all how to accept what comes into our lives and not complain! you need to know that you thought a lot of people out to keep their orchids alive and because of you there's a whole garden of orchids so many homes four people were struggling to get there orchids to be the best they could be!!! I have over 70 orchids now and most are phalaenopsis. I bought a few bag babies that are Cattleya orchids...thank you thank you thank you for all the knowledge you put on the internet for all of us to still access it's sad that we can't ask you any questions anymore! maybe you can go back and enjoy some of your videos and God bless you and your beautiful wonderful wife 10
Rick, Another great video. Thank you for the wiliness to share your orchid experiences and knowledge you have gained with us. I can only speak for myself but based on the insights you have provided. I have had similar successes this past spring and summer with my orchids. Because of your videos, I have been researching the cultural needs of my plants. The information you provided allowed me to target the information I needed more quickly. I’m still new to orchids but the knowledge I gained from feeding my orchids has spilled over to all the plants in my yard. You have also been kind enough to answer questions following your videos or tailor a video to address specifics of a common question being asked. Again, while might not specifically asked a particular question, knowing you had put time in to answer it suggested I should listen to both the question and the answer. SO If a picture speaks a thousand words, I can only imagine the volume of words your videos have spoken. The main thing I have learned is don’t be afraid to change things if what you’re doing is not working and keep asking questions. May god continue to bless you and your family. God doesn’t promise us a life without hardship, but he does promise to walk with us the whole way. May you have a blessed day.
Thank you for all your info, it has definitely helped me, I have only just subscribed but have watched a few of your videos, they will always be there for referring back to. I hope you get tremendous enjoyment out of growing them, until such time you give them to another loving home. You are an inspiration.
Love you and your wife...my prayers are following your journey. We have been blessed by your hobby and knowledge of orchids. Thanks for so many videos that will help us and are a joy to watch and review... there is so much information for us that will last for many years to come..Just video when you can we love to share the joy of your beauties blooming.
Thank you so much for the update. You are a wealth of knowledge. Because of you I finally see progress with my orchids. Roots and multiple directions of growth on all of my orchids but one. You and your wife are in our thoughts and prayers daily!
Hey Rick, it's great seeing your new video. No need to apologize for lack of contact. In the orchid community, we have lestnt so much from you. We love and appreciate you and Jan. God bless you all.
You - and you alone have probably changed the way people think about growing orchids more than you can imagine. You not only say 'how' but 'why' - and that's the most important thing. You do what you can when you can and although I know that one day, a video may be your last, you will have left RUclips with a wealth of info for many to follow. Take care my friend.
Well said Rodger well said
You couldn’t have said it any better . I’m sure a whole lot of people feel the same.
Rogers's Orchids words Express the truth and sentiment of all viewers of this channel. May God bless you and your family with needed help and miracles.
I agree with you!
I agree with you 100% Roger 👍🏼
Been checking back every once in a while for your return. I hope you and your wife are keeping well and we’ll hear from you again. Miss your knowledge on orchids.
Rick you don't have to explain yourself. Take care of yourself and your family. I hope the best for you. Thank you for all of the immense information and education that you have given us. It has been so helpful for me and I'm sure everyone else for growing all types of plants. You're awesome.
Checking again for new update. Wish you all my best Rick and your wife. Thinking a lot about you two.
Rick, I hope you see this comment: Miss your videos so much. Have learned how to grow in my environment bc of your teaching & example. Now am going to do the Jacks 2 part fertilizer after re watching ur videos & Hillbilly Orchids as well as Orchid Whisperer. Thank you very much for sharing ur knowledge. I hope you are happy & enjoying your life . I know all of your viewers miss you too. God bless you.
I sure miss you & your wonderful videos.
Thank you for all that you have done to make me a better orchid grower.
You are such an excellent teacher. So knowledgeable & kind too.
I wish you all good things.
God bless you, Rick.
Rick, you truly are an inspiration! I wish the very best for you and your wife. Thank you so much for your guidance, knowledge and willingness to share all that you know. Your videos have been and will continue to be a wealth of information to those of us on our plant journey.
Rick; From someone who survived a Major Organ Transplant.. I know it takes a lot of effort & strength to maintain some semblance of dignity. You Sir... are a Orchid Master... that has taught so many ! }{ugs from Memphis
Rick it is so good to hear your voice. I've been asking our Orchid friends if they have heard anything from you. Please, do not say your sorry. I are just happy to hear your voice and let me tell you...we have been praying for you and your wife. We love you and will continue to pray for you because nothing is impossible for God.
So glad you were able to make a video. You are my main source of information and my orchids are all doing so well because of your advice. Your channel should be called 'Orchid Guru'.
You and your wife are continually in my prayers. God bless.
Had to come back just to hear your voice and your wonderful message. I miss your videos, but I am so grateful to have gotten to listen. Its beautiful that orchids, plants, family, all make you happy. You have been my favorite youtuber, I will never forget you or your amazing advice that changed my way of growing and you really showed me the way. I was missing out until I found you. Your orchids are really living the life with you. Take care rick. Prayers to you and your wife!
Happy to Hear from you! On my channel I always hear wonderful comments about you and your orchids You are special
Rick you are always with us; all of us! Every time I work with my orchids I’m so grateful for the knowledge you’ve shared and all your videos. I am always referring back to them to continually learn from your expertise.
Blessings for you and Jan. 🙏👩🦰
Hello, my name is Amy and Rick L has changed my ways of orchid growing. Actually, you pretty much woke me up and taught me to listen to my orchids and not to treat them all like house plants. Thank you for that. I have watched and quadruple watched your videos for priceless information. I am incredibly grateful. Thank you, Rick. I'm sorry to hear you have had more family loss. My heart goes out to you and Jan. Your outlook on life, despite your challenges, is always a testament to God and a reminder for me to count each and every blessing, even the ones in disguise. Thank you for educating me and touching my heart. I'm forever touched. We love you. I think I'll go sprinkle some dolomitic lime on my orchids. 🌱❤️
Miss you Rick. I learned so much from you. ❤️
Thank for everything Rick 💕🌸🌼💐you made my flowers grow and they thank you I’m sad to see your videos have stopped god bless you where ever you are
Rick, we love you and Jan and pray for you constantly.
Thank You Sir,
for all of the information, and knowledge you share with us!
Thank You for your kindness!
We all hope you and your wife are doing well! 🍀🌸
Svjetlana Vojnović I make this my words . I miss you Rick and Pray for you and Jan🙏🏼.
@@ZU64AO 🍀🌸❤
Omgggg Uncle Rick we love you and so thankful for this update. We were just worried is all. I’m so sorry for your loss, I wish I could hand you my good energy to uplift you even more. Tell Momma Jan she is truly a survivor. Uncle your whole life is so inspiring. We missed you at the orchid show but I told everyone about you and your spirit was truly there. I still offer my computer and anything you may need during these difficult times. You and your family are always in my prayers so be blessed and Happy Growing from your PhalPal Durrell ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
👋🏼🤗Rick and Jan, you two are treasured forever.
Your lessons and spirit will live as long as we can hear your voice...even from visits posted years earlier. No matter what, please keep your videos available to keep our RUclips family calm, inspired, and bound together. Your channel gives us hope simply by listening to you. You may never realize what enjoyment and knowledge you give to us by following your steps and stops, moving from plant to plant.
God bless you.🙏🙏🙏
Date: September 28, 2020
Thank you for your help in growing orchids. I just like listening to you explaining orchid care by keeping it real and simple. I miss you.
Rick! So happy to hear your voice again! You have taught us so much about orchid care and nutrients. You are a master! Much love and many prayers for you and Jan. I have been a nurse for 28 years, I know what you and Jan are going through. You are such a strong person. God is smiling down on you and Jan. Huge hugs from Oregon.
Miss you Rick. Lost my orchids in Ian last Fall. If there's such a thing as "goin' on ahead" I take comfort in knowing you're there making the place beautiful.
Thinking of you right now, Rick. I miss hearing from you. Always loved your positivity and watching the joy you took in caring for and sharing knowledge about your orchids. The world is so crazy right now…I just miss settling down and night and listening to you teach about Orchids. It was always so calming, so peaceful. It’s amazing how much can change in just a few years. Hope so much you and Jan are out there and doing well.
very kind words.......cant tell you how much it means to me........we are doing well.....thank you and many blessings back!
PS I really hope you know what a wonderful effect you’ve had on many, many people. My orchids are thriving, mostly because of you.
Your good humor, faith and utter lack of self-pity inspire me so deeply.
Thank you.
Dear Rick...I know this was posted a while ago, but I just wanted you to know on this Thanksgiving Day, that you are very much in our thoughts. How very grateful I (we) am to have had your wisdom, creativity, generosity and of course your warming kindness as a grower, teacher and friend to learn from. Every time I see a spike, a cascade of flowers and enjoy the color and scent of my orchids, my thoughts turn happily to you and your family and all of the orchid subscribers on your channel that I have learned from these past few years. Thank you for using youtube in such a wonderful way to gather so many of us together and having created such a broad and diverse orchid family. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours with much love to you all.
Thank you for posting info about orchids and African violets. Your info is great and I like your soft spoken voice.
So happy to hear your lovely voice again Ricky.
So sorry for your family loss and other increasing health and recent technology issues!
Todd kindly informed us on a recent video he’d reached out and left a message on your answer machine. All your orchid friends around the world were worried and concerned about how you and Jan were.
Thank you for all the videos and information you have given us over these years Ricky and many many people around the world, and their orchids, have benefited from your knowledge, your gentle way of explaining to us in language we can understand about growing, from amateurs to more experienced growers.....so so much Ricky L ....so much more than you’ll ever know!
Take care and thank you for managing to take time and do this video.
Orchid content is a bonus now, just Hi, is great to know your both okay
Lots of love and hugs to you and Jan from across the pond xxx
Hi Rick! I miss you. I pray for you and Jan. And wish to thank you again, and again and again....
I missed you Rick and that staghorn ...there is not a time I forgot about you and all you taught me...one day ago my husband and I talked about you and wow...surprises!...blessings to Jan
........very kind......thank you very much!
Rick, your fervent hope has truly come to pass - for me and so many others. My plants, as a result of your wisdom, are doing better and better every week. I have incorporated your ideas into my own little collection, and I cannot thank you enough for sharing what you know. Be kind to and generous with yourself, as you deserve it. We all think the world of you. Keep on keepin’ on!
Rick, if you are reading this, please, know that you are in my thoughts. I am missing you. May God keep you safe during these crazy times. 🌹
Best wishes from Baltimore!
I still think about you from time to time and the knowledge you gave us is irreplaceable and invaluable. I hope you and your wife are doing well. I’m not much of a godly person, but I hope you’re living a happily blessed life. Our time here on earth is so short, but I’m glad you shared some of yours with all of us.
Hi Rick, welcome back!!! I am so happy to hear your voice💞 . Your faith will move mountains, your words sure give someone hope. God bless you and your lovely Jenn.
Rick, you have no idea how happy this video made me. Because this tells me you are well. I was getting worried about your health. Glad to hear you and Jan are ok and the delay was due to technical difficulties 🤪.
Do you have any idea how many orchids enthusiasts you have helped, encouraged and inspired? By the thousands, I bet ya! I’m one of the many.
Thank you once again for selflessly sharing your orchid expertise to us. May God bless you in many ways.
I just found your channel and definitely feel your pain and have you in my prayers. I am an orchid grower in North Carolina and have been suffering with arthritis since my 20's. I am crippled by psoriatric arthritis and lost my orchid greenhouse last year and over wintered in a 4x8 grow tent and every availble window in my house. I hope you are well and may some day be able to do a follow up video soon.
It's great hearing from you and Jan...yes, life does just happen, just take care!! Your orchids look great!
Does anyone have any news on Rick? I often wonder about him and miss his videos, his voice and his wonderful self. I obviously am worried too although I don’t know him, I feel like I sort of do.
Is that you Fiona, in the UK, in the BCSS Facebook group?
Karsten T Yes it’s me Karsten!!
You came across my mind just now. Sending every good wish to you and your family.
I miss watching your videos and wonder about you and Jan, and your plants and pets. Sending my best to all.
Thank God you are okay. We have been very worried about you...it's really good to hear your voice again. You're one of the strongest people I've never met. You've inspired so many changes in my orchid routine. My plants are loving the lava rock and the river rock in Las Vegas. We are all continuing to pray for you and Jan.
It’s so nice to hear from you again Rick, I have been following your posts for a while now. You have helped me a lot in my journey with orchids, I have only been doing it for about a year and half and keep learning new things all the time. Thank You so much for sharing your wisdom about orchids and life in general, life can be challenging at times.
Blessings for you and Jan, you have no need to apologize for anything.
This is the first time I see your video you are amazing. Keep going on this way please.. You are so energetic . May God bless you... He is able to wipe off every problem..Im sure. I will pray for you and talk to Him as a father. Sometimes we have to face something and with Him it's done. Have a great day. Fm Italy. Cesira
Hi Rick! I was just listening to you talking about your vandas losing an occasional leaf...I thought I'd share here that I have one vanda that I have been growing for years, it finally gave me a flower spike this year. This last year I put it in partial water culture, with probably 5-7 days in water with feed, then I hose it off with warm water, then it sits in its vessel drying out for 2-4 days. Rinse and back to food water. It has 2 keikis attached, and it never loses leaves like my phals do, and you know we are up here in North Idaho, so I've been keeping it under the grow lights this winter. I guess I finally got it right. And this is probably mostly due to you and your generous spirit within this orchid community. I love and miss you dearly. You probably just don't realize how much you affected me and many here. I hope you are enjoying your growing and I hope Jan is doing great, too. God bless you and thank you, my friend. Cara
Wow what a beautiful garden. Love to watch. Done watching stay safe and connected.
Hi Rick, Jan and pups, hope everything is going well. Weather has turned cold, hope you got the orchids situated in the grow room. I hope Mr Jackson came over to help get the monster in. Probably twice the size it was. Keep in touch.
Love your videos Rick and your scientific approach to orchid growing, don't give up!!!!
I just wanted to say thank you. Watching your videos and putting to practice your techniques has changed the way I grow, not just my orchids but also my succulents. My plants have never been happier. Hope you and your wife are well.
I (among many others) have been worried. I pray for both of you all the time. Do what you can. We’ll continue to appreciate you.
Dear Rick. No worries about the delay. Life does happen and having walked a very difficult way personally, 'and' know how it goes 'and' feel so grateful for all you have given those of us who follow you. I love and appreciate your optimism....a vital component.
Rick, so so happy to hear from you again. Don't worry and do what you can. Anything you "throw" my way is a blessing by itself. Your knowledge and know how has help me grow my orchids wonderfully. Meanwhile just take good care of yourself and Jen. God Bless
good to have you back Rick, blessings to you and Jan, all the plants are doing great
Paula from Mexico. I need to look at all your videos, to learn something. My orchids are like my babies. I want to take care of them. I am learning, got a lot to learn. Thank you & may God bless you. Sorry to hear you are sick. 🌹☺️🌈💝
I'm so happy to hear you ,Thank you so much for a video .Hugs from Cali. 👍💜💕💕Sorry to hear about your family member. I'm so happy to see your plants. Take care of your self. God bless both of you .Sending lots of Love to both of you . Love you guys. 💜💕💗💖
Praying for you and your Wife Amen
Hopefully your feeling better! Sorry for your loss! Thank you for sharing your are amazing! Life is difficult but our orchids and gardens beautiful flowers keeps that life a little better. Love you and be blessed!
Rick you have the most beautiful plants I have ever seen 😊
All the green and roots , down to the media and pot. Nicely done. They look amazing.
So glad to hear from you. You are one of my favorite orchid RUclips orchid growers. I've learned so much from you.
Mr. Rick it is so great to hear from you, sending so much love and prayers to you and your family.
I treasure all your videos, you have taught me so very much and made growing orchids fun, instead of being frustrated and having to spends so much money unnecessarily. My phalaeopsis look great since I put them in the rock medium I keep them outside they are continuing to grow leaves an roots I have only had mine (4 phals) since this past March and before I started watching your channel I had needlessly invested alot of money on expensive mediums and was experiencing root rot, you saved my plants, I think I would not even have any left by now, I haven't seen any flower spikes yet, but they are still growing new roots an leaves so I am looking forward to seeing them flower. I haven't been able to get any calmag yet but I am doing what I can. Thank you for all you do, I was so excited to see you video tonight. I live in North Florida an I enjoy seeing your plants I know our weather is close to being the same. Hope you can continue making videos. Lots of love from Florida. Many blessings to you and your family.
As it is warm, and my orchids are awakening with new growth, I find myself thinking about you a lot. I hope you and Jan are happy and well, wherever you are. I really miss you!
Hi dear Rick, so glad to hear your voice again. I think of you and Jan everyday and I was worried with the lack of news but I did not want to stress you anymore, just waited till you were ready. Because I understand you are suffering and struggling, also dealing with the facts of life like you said.
Your contributions to make orchid growers do better are immense, nothing remained the same after you started your RUclips channel. There is a BEFORE and an AFTER Rick L., among us in the orchid community. Anyway, I hope to still enjoy many more videos from you. You are dealing with your serious problems with so much courage, it breaks my heart but are an inspiration to me and forever will be in my heart. Thank you Rick, take your time, enjoy the good moments as much as you can.Please give my love to Jan and sending my love to you too, my dear friend. See you in the next video😍
Well said Fernando
@@kathleenmurphy2379 thank you Kathleen
I love your videos! You are an incredible source of information. Thank you for clearing up so many misconceptions.
Rick, You are a blessing to many! It is good to see you working in your garden. Like so many, I have come to value the wealth of information you have shared on your channel. I can listen to you all-day( your voice sound like Russell Crowe, lol). You radiate peace, kindness, and love life to the fullest. I just started seeing your channel, and I feel like I am with my favorite uncle, who is teaching me about orchids. I am also in prayer for you and your lovely wife, Jan. God bless you both!
We love you Rick, God bless you and your wife.
May you and yours, always be blessed. My hope of course is always life. Of course some things are beyond our control, but I do hope and pray that you and yours will be with us for a long...long time. Life would be too different any other way. Stay well my friend. Thanks so much for the knowledge you have always shared. Looking forward to your next video as always. Your friend from Canada.
Rick, you have been and continue to be such a wonderful asset to the entire orchid community!! I am so blessed to have been able to follow you on your orchid growing journey since almost the very beginning. You have enriched our lives with wonderful knowledge about nutrients, (calcium, calcium, calcium!), ph, and just how to be a better grower in general. Your strength, courage, positive attitude and strong faith are in inspiration to us all. We love you dearly and you are always in my thoughts and prayers! Stay strong and rest in the love and faithfulness of your heavenly father. Thank you for always keeping us updated on your situation and your lovely wife, Jan's condition. I'm glad to hear that she is doing well and is enjoying her new career! Now, go and enjoy those beautiful orchids! Love, Caro
It warms my heart to hear your voice again Rick...God bless you and your wife. You are both is my prayers...since I saw your last videos I have had success with propagation of my violets!! Thank you for your information about them...
Rick, Jan, and Mr. Jackson, I hope you are all well. I have been away from your channel, similarly to how you put it, "dealing with life," in the connecting State to the east of Alabama.
I have finally settled into a different location after months of getting my new place in order. And, thanks to you, I did not leave my courage you helped me muster to grow orchids behind when I moved. My little place has orchids strategically placed downstairs in a "Florida" room and in bedrooms upstairs. You should not wonder if you have helped anyone; you have and inspired thousands of novice growers like me to overcome years of frustration trying to keep orchids alive. You are an amazing man and teacher, Rick L. Bless you. Thank you. Bless you.
Date: April 1, 2020
I sm so happy to hear your voice, and watch a new video again...... when I saw you had a new video, it was such a wonderful feeling! We understand you have your limitations, I for one, am grateful for any contact you are able to make. Your advice, and you "ramblings", are music to ny ears, I'm sure we all feel the same! All the best to you, and your beautiful wife, may you both be blessed with the best our lord can give you. Love and hugs to you both.......
Great to see this new video, thanks for making it. Its so good to see your collection and hear your advice, I have learned so much. I still have new leaves turning yellow and falling off on my dendrobiums, and purple edging on phal leaves which are puzzling. The first problem may be due to over watering, the second may be because of too much sunlight. Most of my orchids are recovering from problems caused by poor potting medium; the lava rocks and stones are working well, and your advice on feeding is having good results.
You have given so much to so many people through these videos, THANK YOU. No matter what life throws at us, it is always good to have these wonderful plants to care for and be rewarded by their beautiful blooms. All I can offer in return is gratitude and prayers for you and Jan. Bless you both.
Thank you from my heart for keeping this channel going as long as you have, I have learned such valuable information. I understand where you are coming from, I have a disability and living on a time clock as well. I need to create a channel for my daughter to look back upon. Thank you for all that you do…
Great to hear your voice. I thought Lewy came to visit and decided not to go home. I want thank you for all that you give. I now can keep my orchids alive. I started growing orchids as a means to start doing something for me. I use what I have learned from you to grow vegetables. As I heard your story I understood somewhat what your family was living with. When you would talk about your wife being in school. I just knew she was in nursing school. I have wanted to tell you how much what you give means to me. God Bless You!!!! Our journey is coming to the end. With out knowing it you have brought brightness into someone's life. Thank you.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I just found your videos recently and they are worth a wealth of knowledge. I thank you for that. God bless and take care!
Hi Rick, I’ve been thinking about you and your wife see how you two doing. Sorry to hear about your loss. Hope everything is ok and miss your videos. Orchids looks beautiful as always. Yes, I’m one of the learner from your vids. Appreciate all the info you provide. You inspired so many. Take care my friend. Be very safe and God bless. Bye now.
Rick I have been AWOL Ufor a while. I’m glad to see a video from you. You have not only taught me how to grow orchids AND you have taught me how to look at life and it’s difficulties with calmness and the clarity that God is walking with me.
I continue to hold you and Jan in my prayers with a thankfulness for each new report of wellness for either of you. I am glad your back issues are behind you. I understand that your other issues are still there and I know that you and Jan will meet those issues with the calmness and serenity it comes from walking with God.
I spent some time in Egypt when I was still working at University of Idaho. While there I documented the village breads, their recipes, and their tools. I took hundreds of photographs which are now in the museum in Cairo. I did my little bit to preserve for future generations that little bit of history of Egypt. You, Rick, I’ve done at least that much to open our minds and increasing the understanding of how Orchids grow and how to make them the most healthy Orchids possible.
Thank you Rick and vaya con Dios.
So glad to hear from you!! Just wanted to say thank you for all the amazing information you have given!! As was said many times in other comments you have helped me (and many others) in many ways with my orchids I am glad i found you as I'm in lower AL! My orchids are very thankful as well!! Many prayers for you and your family!! Take care!!
Rick, you are an inspiration and a blessing to so many orchid growers. God bless you and Jan.
I always look for your posts , you have helped me a lot with info and tips in orchid care. And my plants appreciate you much I would think because so far, there has been no casualty anymore . Take care always . so wonderful to hear from you once more.
Hi Rick and Jan,
So glad to hear from you. Your orchids are getting bigger and so healthy looking. Take care of your self and keep in touch when you can. We love all the information you have shared with us. I have made notes on paper and put in my computer in documents to relate to if memory fails me from time to time. Good bye for now your both in our prayers.
I hope you and Jan are doing ok.I miss your videos they are very great videos
Rick, sooooo happy to hear from you. You cannot imagine how much your orchid followers credit you with our limited growing knowledge. First and foremost, take care of yourself and your family......we’ll take whatever we can get. Thanks ever so much for sharing a piece of yourself. Wishing you blessings and better times ahead.
Welcome back, happy to hear you and Jan are doing alright. I have missed your orchid "smarts". You are right, life is hard sometimes but your positive attitude and the love of those around you are two of the keys to life. God bless!
OMG! Im Soooooo happy to see this! Believe it or not I was just reviewing your nutrient mix video and lo and behold there you were with this video! Anyway, I haven't listened to this, yet, but my prayers and love and well wishes for you and Jan and your family are always there for you. Believe me, we all have you deep in our hearts! And of course we hope and pray that both of you are at your best wellness and enjoying, together, this beautiful fall weather that we are having.
Rick, I like soooo many others have missed you. So happy to hear Jan is doing so well. You seem to be in good spirits today, try to keep that great attitude up. I know it is probably difficult some days. Love you. Some of your info is too technical for me, but I love the simpler ones. Have learned a lot from you. Hope it won't be too long before we hear from you again.
Hello Rick and Jan, hoping the new year will bring health and peace for you, we missed your
very knowledgeable videos. Prayers for you all.
I've just found your channel here and already learned so much from you after watching your videos. So sorry to hear about your health and sending prayers to you and Jan for your health and well being. I sure hope this isn't your last video. I want to learn as much as I can from your orchid ventures. I've already started incorporating some of your techniques in my growing space and looking for a good season ahead. Thank you so much for these videos.
You sure have helped me to think differently...brillliant videos! Thank you! ATB! And Blessings...
Thank you thank you thank you Rick! As someone who understands LBD all too well, I just want to say how much I admire what you have done. As far as orchid growing... You have taught me more than I could ever imagine and I am enjoying beautiful flowers because of it. My Phals are just getting started for the season and almost every one has beautiful bloom spikes and roots. May God bless you and keep you.
Hello Rick, Sure wish we all could hear from you. How are you doing? We miss you. Praying you are in living life at it's best.
Nice to hear your voice and your encouragement for those of us who really need it with our orchids. Now the winter in CA makes the greenhouse quiet, I’ve brought some orchids indoors, and have the time to go back and watch all your videos again. Rainwater has been my 2019 commitment for the orchids...oh, and calcium. Both have made such a difference. Best wishes for a good holiday time, and let’s hope 2020 gives you great days, and maybe another little video in the near future? I know there is a lot of gratitude for what you have taught, you’re making a difference all the time.
My orchids have fared so much better due to all the information I have gleaned from your videos. Your channel is my go to reference guide for orchid culture. Thank you.
Take care Rick..it’s great to hear your voice again , uplifting to say the least, I learn so much from watching your tutorials. Thank you for your time, the most precious thing you can give anybody.. much appreciated..👍💖
Hope you're doing well Rick, wishing all the best to you and your wife.
Have just been following your channel this couple of weeks. Am really enjoying the informative videos. Much appreciated the knowledge shared.
Bless you. Take care Ricks and family.
From Malaysia here.
You are the whole reason I'm growing orchids! I would have failed and given up if not for all your help. I love directing people to your channel and letting your videos open their eyes to the way orchids work. Thank you for spending so much time and energy to make sure we didn't keep making the same orchid mistakes. Thank you for making orchids fun! Thank you for making sense of what seemed like Greek to me! God bless you. I'll keep on praying for healing and comfort for you. Lots of love from the Cayman Islands ❤️ - Nicki
Lovely to know Jan is getting better and you are doing fine. No explanations, no apologies necessary. It's nice to see all your lovely orchids. God bless you, Jan and the rest of your family. Thanks for sharing.
Rick I hope you and Jan are doing as well as can be expected! we all miss you out here in orchidland... I found out you had to give up your orchids and find homes for them how sad that you knew you were going to give them to people who love them and could take care of them since you no longer could that was very brave of you! you taught us all how to accept what comes into our lives and not complain! you need to know that you thought a lot of people out to keep their orchids alive and because of you there's a whole garden of orchids so many homes four people were struggling to get there orchids to be the best they could be!!! I have over 70 orchids now and most are phalaenopsis. I bought a few bag babies that are Cattleya orchids...thank you thank you thank you for all the knowledge you put on the internet for all of us to still access it's sad that we can't ask you any questions anymore! maybe you can go back and enjoy some of your videos and God bless you and your beautiful wonderful wife 10
Rick,
Another great video.
Thank you for the wiliness to share your orchid experiences and knowledge you have gained with us. I can only speak for myself but based on the insights you have provided. I have had similar successes this past spring and summer with my orchids. Because of your videos, I have been researching the cultural needs of my plants. The information you provided allowed me to target the information I needed more quickly. I’m still new to orchids but the knowledge I gained from feeding my orchids has spilled over to all the plants in my yard. You have also been kind enough to answer questions following your videos or tailor a video to address specifics of a common question being asked. Again, while might not specifically asked a particular question, knowing you had put time in to answer it suggested I should listen to both the question and the answer.
SO If a picture speaks a thousand words, I can only imagine the volume of words your videos have spoken.
The main thing I have learned is don’t be afraid to change things if what you’re doing is not working and keep asking questions.
May god continue to bless you and your family. God doesn’t promise us a life without hardship, but he does promise to walk with us the whole way. May you have a blessed day.
Thank you for all your info, it has definitely helped me, I have only just subscribed but have watched a few of your videos, they will always be there for referring back to. I hope you get tremendous enjoyment out of growing them, until such time you give them to another loving home. You are an inspiration.
Love you and your wife...my prayers are following your journey. We have been blessed by your hobby and knowledge of orchids. Thanks for so many videos that will help us and are a joy to watch and review... there is so much information for us that will last for many years to come..Just video when you can we love to share the joy of your beauties blooming.
Thank you so much for the update. You are a wealth of knowledge. Because of you I finally see progress with my orchids. Roots and multiple directions of growth on all of my orchids but one. You and your wife are in our thoughts and prayers daily!
Hey Rick, it's great seeing your new video. No need to apologize for lack of contact. In the orchid community, we have lestnt so much from you. We love and appreciate you and Jan. God bless you all.