Repotting Phalaenopsis Orchids | Three transitions to Semi-hydroponics | With updates! Tips & Tricks
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Hi everyone! It's Annabel, welcome back to my channel! Today we are looking at three of the orchids I purchased from Salon Orchidei back in July: Phalaenopsis floresensis , Phalaenopsis schilleriana x gigantea (Schillgig) and Phalaenopsis Princess kaiulani 'flava' x gigantea 'alba'. We will be repotting them into a self-watering variation of Semi-Hydro, a form of passive hydroponics using a mixture lava rock and LECA as a medium to provide constant moisture and aeration. I will then be doing a three month update to see how they got on and any adjustments I had to make.
I hope you enjoy the video!
For any newcomers, welcome to my channel! And to everyone- thanks so much for watching!
Time stamps:
00:00 The Phalaenopsis
00:30 Phalaenopsis floresensis Repot
04:05 Phalaenopsis Princess K x gigantea Repot
06:30 Phalaenopsis Schillgig Repot
10:30 Updates- Dry layer fixes
11:40 Phalaenopsis floresensis Update
13:10 Phalaenopsis Schillgig Update
14:30 Phalaenopsis Princess K x gigantea Update
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Summary Videos- Me as a Grower
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Semi-Hydro Overview & Modifications, dry layer fixes: • Let's Talk: Semi Hydro...
Inorganic Media:
• Inorganic Media Tests ... (Part 1)
• Media Tests Round 2 | ... (Part 2, refined)
Watering & Fertilising:
Short routine: • My Weekly Watering Rou...
Long, detailed nutrient mixes, pH adjusting: • Let's Talk Orchid Fert...
Phalaenopsis Advanced Care: • Let's Talk: Phalaenops...
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Instagram: / the.orchid.room
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❀ My Orchid Room ❀
UK Conservatory
Temps- 18-35C
Humidity 30-90% (high if it's raining outside, low if warm)
Natural light in summer, LEDs in winter
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✩ Plant Products I Use & Love ✩
Quick Disclaimer - These are products I genuinely love, buy and use- I wouldn't list something I didn't use regularly and purchase myself. I've provided links to try and make them easier to find, some of these are Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any of these products through the Amazon links below, I may get a small percentage towards future purchases, which really helps!
❀ Inorganic Media ❀
RHS Alpine Horticultural grit or washed gravel- pebble top layer
LECA - Canna Aqua Brand: amzn.to/2Z5sPPy
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Perlite
❃ Organic media ❃
Sphagnum- Besgrow
Orchiata bark
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💧Water & Nutrients🌱
RO system: amzn.to/3hz5QER
ZeroWater Filter: amzn.to/2KaaYjP
Rain Mix:
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Seaweed: Maxicrop: amzn.to/2VbQ0rv Or Envii: amzn.to/3fZ1bek
Magnesium
Quick Watering Day video: • My Weekly Watering Rou... (Short)
My Watering / Fertilising Routine: • Let's Talk Orchid Fert... (Full, detailed, long)
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🐛Pest Control🐛
Pink Sun Neem Oil/Soap duo: amzn.to/39qyPam
Systemic insecticide Bug Clear Ultra (5g/l Acetamiprid):
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💡 Lighting 💡
High Light Orchids
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Mars Hydro TS600 : amzn.to/3bagRcS
❃ Shelving ❃
Wire shelving, Hartleys direct: bit.ly/2REpeWl
Metal shelving IKEA Mulig
✩ Pots ✩
13cm Buckets Amazon: amzn.to/2V92cci (£~20 for 35)
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Nice, phal video, long time no seen. 😍
Good luck with them.
Thanks, they're doing great 🙂
More phalaenopsis videos 😍
I don't have that much to film with Phalaenopsis at the moment, that I havent already filmed before anyway 🤔
Excellent work. Looking forward for many more informative videos like this.
I feel like you made this video exclusively for me😁😁😁. Thanks so much 🙏🏼🍀
You were definitely in mind !! 🙂💗 I have a few in the works that are on topics we have chatted about 🙂
@@TheOrchidRoomthat is really generous, thank you 😊
Transitioning repot + update, what more can you get. Your videos are so informatives. Please continue with this format. Thank you !
Great looking phals by the way I love your wallpaper in the background, super cute
I never get tired of lovely phal roots 😍
Me either! Better than spikes at times! 🥰😃
Great video. Love to see the progress on these. I recently did an experiment with a phal over the weekend into a self watering semi hydro setup. Love the idea of pebbles on the top layer to keep moisture in, and implemented it to avoid that dry top layer;
Phal guru!! 🤩 ‘it has done pretty well in the root department!’ 🤪🥳 good to ‘see’ you again 🧜♀️❤️
Ninaaaa 🥳💗 Hey! Thanks for watching my phal party! They're getting there, I do think a little slower than usual but maybe I'm being impatient, I've been a bit neglectful with them lately! Hope you are doing well 💗
Fingers crossed that they will keep going. They do look like they are onto a good start. Have a great day.
Thanks! This is a fairly typical conversion honestly, I have had alot of phals in semi-hydro for several years so I don't forsee any immediate issues. You have a good day too!
That Schillgig is so beautiful! I recently got a Mok Choi Yew x violacea and it came with the saddest root system, but it's already putting up a new leaf and root nub! I'm excited to see your gigantea hybrids progress.
I have bellina x gigantea, Gigabell- Mok choi yews counterpart 🙂 it's also a slow grower compared to bellina, but is getting massive! Having bellina or violacea in there will speed up the growth, yours at 75% violacea should in theory be a great grower! 🙂 Of course percentages aren't really accurate ways to look at genetics with orchids, but it's definitely got a good chance of taking more after violacea 🙂🤞🤞🤞 I hope it continues to thrive for you! 🙂
Hi Annabel how you doing ? great video as always .I'm still planning on moving in 😂😂😂 with all them beautiful orchids 😂
Haha, nice fat root. :D Nothing makes me happier! Oh, I agree, gigantea is very slow indeed. I have a tiny one in bark and moss. I keep it at around 24-26 degrees of Celsius, in fairly high light (LED light) and while it is growing, it is much slower than any other Phalaenopsis. But I love the silvery leaf. I think it is very pretty. 😍
I agree, just love seeing fat juicy new roots! Glad I'm not alone, I got a mid sized gigantea from Claessen and it started to dry/ darken it's crown almost straight away. I thought uh oh, crown rot, but then it tried to grow a nub of a leaf tip out of the crown... which then stopped, so I actually wonder if there is something wrong with mine. It has slowly made new roots though so it could just be that it was set back but would recover if I kept it hotter. But the conservatory was often over 30C this summer. I may move it onto a heat mat and see if that helps it along, it's been over a year now 😥
@@TheOrchidRoom Oh no! I am sorry to hear that! I got temperatures during the summer that were quite close to 30, but I don't think they went over 30, maybe only for couple of days, up to a week. I would die if they were over 30 in my room 😂 I hope it grows well in these temperatures though! I do have a heat mat, but I am saving it for a special hoya that needs to arrive soon xD Mine has been working on a new leaf for over a month now, so I shouldn't complain! I think maybe you can get another one, just to be safe :)
I need a phalaenopsis gigantea in my life
Yess get one! 🙂 I am going to get another I think, I'm starting to think I've just got a dud plant 😥
If you can get your hands on a phalaenopsis odorion or scention by a company called Sion in the Netherlands I HIGHLY recommend it! It is the best smelling orchid to me. Smells like perfume, a really nice perfume and the scent is strong. I was able to get one sent to me by a kind person in Florida that found them at his local nursery. I have not been able to find one for sale online anywhere else in the US. I imagine they are available in Europe. The leaves of mine look similar to schilleriana. I have no idea how they produce these orchids (genetic engineering), but the flowers last for months. If you enjoy great smelling orchids I think you’d really like this. Seems a very strong, hardy orchid too.
Oh wow thanks for the recommendation, they are beautiful! I can't see any for sale right now but it looks like some were on eBay at one point, I'll keep an eye out for one! I'm a sucker for fragrance + foliage 🥰😍
Would like to find out, if you limit the watering after repotting, means not filling up the water reservoir for first few weeks?
Are you making your own self watering pots? What are you using as the wick?
I’ve noticed that you have made small holes in one of your pots for these plants. Is it necessary when using just straight leca pebbles?
You mentioned that you don’t bury the steam because of stem rot. I have Phalaenopis that have 5 to 6 cm steams?????
Hi Paula! Yes, the stem shouldn't be buried. I have phalaenopsis with 20cm stems, all fully leafed out, no need to bury unless you lose the roots and leaves on the lower part of the stem. Then you can think about cutting the stem to allow new roots to enter the medium more easily 🙂 but that's only a worry if there are not many roots at the base, I've personally not had to do it yet as mine have kept their roots both at the base and from the stem.
Speaking of seedlings. What happened to those mini flasks you had to emergency deflask?
The ones that were already yellow and dodgy looking pretty much died straight away. The others did great until I moved them in summer and they haaaaated the conservatory- low humidity, dryness, dry layers, hot temps, toasted babies 🤦♀️😥 I did actually film all of it, I had the idea to do a weekly diary and store it all then put it out in one vid. And then I accidentally deleted the footage on my phone. So just a fail all round! I bought some more flasks to try again with, in the lounge this time with a more stable, controlled climate! So I'll start again with that diary too! 🤦♀️🙈
Hi Annabel.....love you....My question today is about getting my orchids to rebloom. Now in semi-hydro....I have good growth on all of them (150+)...but rebloom is sparse... I have 6 of a kind with only one Spiking...???
Hi Ron! Reblooming will depend on the type of the orchid, the overall health, the season and the level of light they are getting. Complex hybrid phals- autumn, Cattleya usually summer to autumn but some can bloom year round. Summer blooming phals summer, Oncidiums and miltoniopsis spring and autumn. If they arent blooming when they are on track to and are otherwise healthy you may need to up the light level or increase the red spectrum. It usually takes a few months following a repot for the orchid to adjust enough to bloom, assuming no set back, when it is able as new growths mature. Hope that helps!
@@TheOrchidRoom Thank You....I have everything in check.....still don't know. I still have a lot not spiking ..right next to some that are... random..
By some, what do you mean exactly? Phalaenopsis? Species, hybrids? Different species flower at different times of the year. Complex hybrids can vary. Some need to be more mature than others etc. Even in a seedling population, some stronger seedlings will bloom years before others. Lots of variables! In time they will all bloom if conditions are correct! I wouldn't worry, just keep an eye on health and enjoy the journey. If they are healthy and there is enough light, they will bloom 🙂
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I think IKEA have discontinued the NEJKON sadly, my local IKEA (Bristol) doesn't stock them anymore either.
So sad, they were the cheapest outer masks I ever found! I noticed when mine (Southampton) went out that they were still available online, but not for home delivery... but I don't know of thats the case anymore if their supply has now stopped 😥
@@TheOrchidRoom They weren't the prettiest, but they did the job. Their DRÖMSK pot is a suitable substitute for a 15 cm pot + reservoir, but it's £5 a pop, if I recall the NEJKON was 50p!
Yup, and with hundreds of orchids, 50p vs £5 is a huge difference!! 😆🙈
@@TheOrchidRoom Exactly!
It's such a shame!! If you have an in-excess near you, I'm not sure if they're widespread, but they often do discount bulk bought plastic outers. I've taken to popping into there frequently and buying in 10s when they get something good in!