In CA, I set my already bloomed orchid out in a basket with dirt, bark, and hung it touching a tree, ignored it thru winter, by Spring its blooms were enormous. It was violet and white, smaller flowers became bigger. It loved the mistreatment!
1. NEVER PUT CINNAMON ON ROOTS. 2. If this would be about phalaenopsis only, the lighting would be fine as she said. Different species have different requirements just like other plants. 3. Never pour water over anphalaenopsis and get water in the crown as shown in the video. You will kill your orchid. 4. Phalaenopsis are not the easiest to grow. Oncidium are in my opinion as I grow orchids and own my own business. There are more things I can tell you that are wrong with this video but I am not going to pick it apart. ADVICE, QATCH MORE THAN ONE VIDEO NO.MATTER WHAT THE TOPIC IS. TAKE THE COMMON DENOMINATORS OUT OF THEM AND USE THAT INFORMATION TO HELP YOU. Orchid care is going to also be dependent on humidity levels in your home. Higher humidity homes won't need to water plants or chips as often. Lower humidity homes will need watered more often.
@@imhugman , use one of those tiny plant pitcher with a long narrow neck (spout) The tiny narrow neck allows you to control where you will be directing your water. If you accidentally get some water on the crown immediately wipe them off with a paper towel.
I live in coastal central Florida. When an orchid given as a gift stops blooming I take it out of container. Bare roots I wrap with raffia or put on orchid hook and hang in magnolia tree that is shady under the lower branches. Then I ignore it..no fertilizer and occasional rain or spray with garden hose.now they are blooming with just nature. Orchids grow on trees in woods near our rivers and springs so these are doing the same. They are not really fragile.
Watering a orchid...tip👉 room temp water, RO water is best if you have hard water, do not get water in crown( can get Crown rot), if phal roots are a bit of a silver color they are dry if green they are wet, they like to dry a bit between watering. Do NOT ever water with ice cubes they do not like that 🙈!!! Add some humidity 40% or more for a happy orchid 🌼 💞🌸
Orchids need a rest period. Some species will bloom sporadically throughout the year, but that’s not typical. Don’t water with ice cubes, and don’t force your plant to expend energy it needs for functions other than flowering.
Dont take off the flower stem unless it is dead. The orchid can send out flowers on it. I have seen it and talked to a master orchid grower about it. If the orchid is not well it is best to remove the stem but other than that leave it Alone!
I feed my orchids with egg shells. Put egg shells in a warm oven for 10 min. Takes them out and crush them. Then put the shells in a coffee grinder for 10 sec. until powder. Feed it the powder twice a month. You will have beautiful plants and flowers. I also put them by a window but no direct sun.
I always put my orchid in east and I love it it’s work and I’m happy coz thier healthy and always giving rice water for my fertilizer and egg shell and very happy it’s so much flowers give me and I don’t need to buy anymore.I water my orchid once only. That all my baby hahah.
Mine loves morning sunlight in an east window sill over my kitchen sink I have it in a vase about 1/3 full of water with the crown out of the vase. I use dilute Miracle Grow. It has awesome roots and is putting out a new leaf and looks like a flower spike s emerging. I got it blooming as a gift in Oct. the blooms finally faded & fell off in March! I just mounted it on a cork slab hanging off my cabinet just about the same place it sat in the window sill. Try it this way. They are like weeds. My house gets very cold in winter, little did I know that’s what makes them bloom!
I've had my first orchid for little more than a year but I still spotted multiple mistakes in this video. When watering the plant they poured water over the crown of the plant, which can easily cause rot and kill it. It also recommends spraying without mentioning the risk of rot. Orchid leaves should never have water on them due to the risk of rot. The only time it's necessary to spray water is if it has air roots, but the leaves should remain dry. It might be humid and get rained on in a rainforest, but the water also evaporates quickly enough as to not rot the plant. It also said to cut the spike all the way back once it's lost all of its blooms. As long as the spike is green you should not trim it as it still contains vital nutrients that can be reabsorbed and can still grow a secondary spike out of one of the lower nodes. There's no way to know which one will spike if you cut it back first. And it said to trim dried roots without specifying what that means. Unless roots are black/brown and mushy you should not cut them, and even then be very careful not to cut any healthy portions of the roots. And never apply cinnamon to roots as it will burn them! Cinnamon should only be used on the ends of leaves if you must cut parts of them off due to disease, always being careful not to get any on the roots.
THANK YOU RACHEL ! Everything you said was excellent ... I have just repotted my first phalaenopsis in bark only - it was virtually drowning from wet spag moss. Soggy roots etc I realise that is wrong. What is the correct medium ?
@@snowyowl6892 ,watch MissOrchidGirl on You Tube . She did a phal orchid beginners guide series about 2 years ago. Search for them . I learned a lot , corrected all the wrong infos I have heard from others . Now my 5 Phal orchids have flowers spikes , all with flower buds.
I guess i should of watched this video a week ago, before i purchased my 7 new orchids!!! LOL I am a master gardener , so i am hoping that saves me...:)
@@martynbowen1113 defending the idiotic practice of watering a Phalaenopsis with ice only shows the depth of your stupidity and utter lack of the most basic orchid culture. And how the Hell would you know that ice CAN'T kill them? Have you been in touch with every person who uses ice cubes to water Phals or are you just basing your statement on your tiny "collection" of unhealthy plants that you've had for a couple months? You aren't fooling anyone.
Thanks for the information about how to take care of orchids. I lived in Hawaii back in the 80's, and I love orchids, but afraid to take care of the plant. I learned something from you now I will get some.
@Jake R Yes it's fine. You can easily dab it with a paper towel. If you live in a dry, less humid place, then crown rot is unlikely. As a tropical plant orchids leaves DO get wet where they grow in rainforests. It's good for them actually. Allows the leaves to absorb water. Just ensure the water in the crown is absorbed/evaporated in about 4 hours. Phals need good airflow too.
My friend cut the flower stem ofher orchieds 3 years ago up to this day the stems did not grow back and did noir flower again but the plants are still doing good....another friend of mine did not cut the stem the following year it flowered again so i am not cutting any stem of my orchisd after the flower fall off and i will see if it will flower again...
About sunlight and changing soil. My orchids didn't go healthy so i decided to put them in a light direction. And miracle happened my orchids start groing up and blooming. Believe or not real fact. And the soil i never changed the soil but if you see my orchids are so healthy. I do use garlic water for food.
They just tell ppl to use icecubes because ppl usually cannot grasp they dont need much water, so the icecube ensures a slow release of water preventimg ppl from overwatering on accident
@@ninja_wolfofficial u should never put ice cubes on orchid. What i tells that. And u may water orchid any way u want - the main point is to let roots dry in between watering. My orchids live on a big bathroom window facing south. I water by submerging for an hour, sometimes if i forget several hours once a month. I touch the lower leave - if it is reduced turgor i water the orchid. They are doing just fine. It is better to not water enough than overwater all plants
After trimming dead parts of roots NEVER treat the cut end with cinnamon. The roots will continue to grow without it. Only use cinnamon when dividing orchid plants and if you had to cut a rhizome, then you put cinnamon on cut part.
I have mostly, phalaenopsis orchids, and I do expose them to direct sunlight inside during the winter months, and they do well; however, it’s not all day. Never expose them to direct sunlight outside. Even minimal exposure outside will burn their leaves!
I water my orchids every 7-10 days by checking if the roots are silver or green but all my orchids eventually die because the leaves become droopy... If I don't water enough the leaves become droopy and if I water for the leaves to stay hard then the roots rot... help! Orchids are my favorite flower and I still can't keep them alive
I plant my orchids in plastic slotted pots which I then place inside pots with no drainage holes. The plastic pot should fit loosely to allow air circulation. I then make sure the inside pot is slightly elevated and when watering, I leave about 1/4 inch of water in the bottom of the exterior pot. This allows the orchid to draw water over time as it evaporates from the bottom of the pot, which is how it would get water in the wild. I live in a dry desert climate but all my orchids have nice dark leaves and are very happy, constantly growing new roots, leaves, and eventually flower stems.
@@michellezetterholm8445 hi Michelle, my wife has orchids in leca balls as soil/medium, can she still use your method of 1/4 inch water in the external pot?
So many comments are saying not to spray your orchids & so & so but mine are doing just fine😭😭. I've never had any rotting, they just never grew any flowers and I figured it was because its been really cold where I live lately..which was highly unexpected since its usually hot here and that was why I got the flowers in the first place💀. I've kept them outside throughout the winter too, I'm terrible with orchids😭.
I have kept my orchids in a north-west facing window for about 10 years when I still lived with my parents. I'd say the temperature in my room was fairly constant at around 20-21 degrees celsius or just below 70 fahrenheit, of course it did fluctuate a little with the temperature outside (a little colder in winter and a little warmer in summer) and when the sun peeked in during the later hours of the day the temperature did go up a little. They've bloomed every year. So too much of a fluctuation isn't really necessary in my experience as long as you keep them at room temperature they should be fine as far as temperature goes. 😀
@@chrisbrady8186 different orchids have different ideal temp requirements but it doesn’t mean it’ll die if you stray a few degrees. Tropical countries where orchids flourish are warmer than what was told here the ideal temp.
Awesome but I don’t trim the stem if it is still alive. My orchids still have some spikes even without trimming it. Reason why I don’t trim the stems is because they will have some sprout babies/keikis
If you want to keep the stems for keikis, you can always trim off the nodes that already had flower sprouts in them, since nothing new will come out of those
Okay... Just to let anyone know... NEVER PUT ICE CUBE in your orchids. I'm not an expert but I know. Remember orchids is a tropical plants and they like room temperature water. My husband bought me a small pot of orchids for mother's day in 2018 and it blooms till September 2019 finally all the flowers are gone. I bought fertilizer from home Depot and desolved a little bit of it in a water and water my orchids that was only one time. And I cut the old stalk at the very end of it. After 2 weeks it started growing new flower stalk. Now, Nov. 2 2019 it's already 4 inches.
Watch MissOrchid Girl on You Tube. She did a phal beginners guide series about 2 years ago. The cinnamon solution is just plant cinnamon spice from the store that you rub on the cut part of leaves not on cut roots ( per MissOrchidGirl) .
I didn't do number five properly, I didn't know about trimming off the poorly and dead roots and I never heard of a cinnamon solution to sprinkle them with. I changed the pots in September and the orchids has started to bud (most joyous sight for me as I didn't have a clue what to do after rescuing them from the neighbours who moved away and left them in their porch!). But getting back to me not doing number 5 fully, should I re-pot them properly after flowering, or leave them for two years?
Subscribe to MissOrchidGirl on You Tube .she started a series for Phal orchid beginners about 2 years ago. I have been watching her series since I inherited 6 Phal orchids from my dearly departed mother in law.
Dead roots can cause rotting in the roots, and also decay in the potting medium which usually raises the media acid levels. It's not essential as such, no one is running around the world trimming dead wild orchid roots, it's pretty much just a housekeeping thing, you have it out of the pot may as well do all maintenance while there to improve the plants health.
the best way to know when to water a phaleanopsis orchid is to look at its roots in a transparent pot. If theyre still green, no need to water it. once they start getting a sort of silvery color, its time to water them. Once a week is a good general rule of thumb but often it might be too much or too little depending on many aspects such as temperature, humidity, substrate, season etc. For me for example, once a week is way too little and I live in regular central european conditions.
Me too 😔 my orchids are like twoo and three years old they are so beautiful very healthy but noooo flowers ...lets be patient on day they will give us flowers haha
Orchids are heavy feeders, they need a weekly food regimen, & a once a month fertilizer regimen. I feed mine water soluble food every Monday, water normally for the rest of the week. On the first of every month, they all soak for 20-30 minutes in a fertilizer bath. This will give them the nutrients to grow flower spikes, & blooms! 😊 if a bloom branch dies off, (turns brown & dries up) feel free to cut it off. This doesn’t hurt the plant. All orchids have a bloom cycle also. Mine bloom in the fall/winter, I’ve never had any of my plants bloom in Spring/Summer. I hope this is helpful....happy growing!
I was told that the sellers do something to ensure tat they do not flower again - otherwise we wd not keep buying new ones every year. Does anyone know what they do to the plant that wd cause this. ?
You do run the risk of damaging your orchid if the ice cube is in contact with the leaves or roots. They are tropical plants and should be watered with lukewarm or room teperature water.
I'm sorry but I bought an orchid 14 months ago and it's been in bloom for 11 months? I haven't taken any special steps is this normal? I rarely see it dropping flowers
Cinnamon is meant for pest infestations where you have to cut a certain part of heal a part of the leaf. Putting cinnamon on roots is the worse you can do. What you should do when get new orchids is water the roots and leaves with low level of hydrogen peroxide.
I have never seen orchids grow in soil surface before I move to USA. They only grow in the tree and many kind of plant that has flowers like to grow on the tree.
The orchids which I bought last year in blue and pink colour got change into white. Can someone kindly explain what when wrong or is it normal to change colour?
This is a late reply to your question but just in case you never got an answer…the stores get them during certain times of the year, Easter or whatnot and they come blue/pink because they have been dyed with coloring. With each new bloom the true color of the orchid flower will appear, white.
Spraying is not good, you don't want water in the crown. If you want to increase humidity, place it on pebbles with water. Also, if you want to avoid roots turning brown, use filtered water that has less mineral deposits in it. NOT water softened with salt. My roots were turning brown and I found out it was because my tap water is very hard. Do NOT use ice cubes, they are sensitive to cold and temperature changes. Not a lot of ice in the tropics lol
i recently got an orchid & i been freakin out, cuz the flowers wilted... i guess maybe it aint sucha bad thing tho, huh... my MAIN priority, as far as "plants" go, is my pumkin patch.. 🎃 cuz "Tom" is lookin kinda ruff/thin. (🍅) . . . mostly i just record the squirrels tho... & i'll occasionally record the process of all the construction going on next door. if any1 would like to see a house being built, (basement & all) starting with the plowing of the previous house, u know where to find me. or just pop in & meet the gang. the Squirrely Brigade is always here to share a smile. 👌😄👍
Look for "how to regrow roots" , which Brad explains quite simply. He has a great idea how to regrow roots. I am in the process and already see roots. Quite thrilled that it worked.🥳👍🇨🇭
Mona Azar I have about 80 orchids in a very large terrarium. They all receive 20 seconds of watering every 3 hours plus a 4 minute soak every Wednesday morning. Fans are on 24/7 to circulate the air and humidity is always in 80-95% range.
Do not put cinnamon on the roots! I listened to this video with my first orchid and the cinnamon killed my orchid bc it dehydrated it severely! You only want to use cinnamon on the stem with a q-tip and only where there are places of rot. I have found that just putting rooting powder on the ends of my cut stems have worked best, but check out some other actual orchid channels before doing anything with cinnamon so you know where it can be placed.
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In CA, I set my already bloomed orchid out in a basket with dirt, bark, and hung it touching a tree, ignored it thru winter, by Spring its blooms were enormous. It was violet and white, smaller flowers became bigger. It loved the mistreatment!
I'm CA but we have desert climate. Nights can get to freezing. Do you think it will survive outside during the winter.
odd
where in california though? it cant be in areas that snows
I’m my living room I have a south east window, my orchids are going great and they bloom every year for me! 😊
1. NEVER PUT CINNAMON ON ROOTS. 2. If this would be about phalaenopsis only, the lighting would be fine as she said. Different species have different requirements just like other plants. 3. Never pour water over anphalaenopsis and get water in the crown as shown in the video. You will kill your orchid. 4. Phalaenopsis are not the easiest to grow. Oncidium are in my opinion as I grow orchids and own my own business. There are more things I can tell you that are wrong with this video but I am not going to pick it apart. ADVICE, QATCH MORE THAN ONE VIDEO NO.MATTER WHAT THE TOPIC IS. TAKE THE COMMON DENOMINATORS OUT OF THEM AND USE THAT INFORMATION TO HELP YOU. Orchid care is going to also be dependent on humidity levels in your home. Higher humidity homes won't need to water plants or chips as often. Lower humidity homes will need watered more often.
Thank you Judy for that well sounded tip. I can't thank you enough. bless you.
yeah never do that, this video is not good
How do I water without getting the crown wet ?
@@imhugman , use one of those tiny plant pitcher with a long narrow neck (spout) The tiny narrow neck allows you to control where you will be directing your water. If you accidentally get some water on the crown immediately wipe them off with a paper towel.
I saw a pro Orchid keeper that used cinnamon on root cuts and on stem. Cinnamon is disinfectant, so why not?
I live in coastal central Florida. When an orchid given as a gift stops blooming I take it out of container. Bare roots I wrap with raffia or put on orchid hook and hang in magnolia tree that is shady under the lower branches. Then I ignore it..no fertilizer and occasional rain or spray with garden hose.now they are blooming with just nature. Orchids grow on trees in woods near our rivers and springs so these are doing the same. They are not really fragile.
Linda, Florida sounds so beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Vancouver,Wa.
Watering a orchid...tip👉 room temp water, RO water is best if you have hard water, do not get water in crown( can get Crown rot), if phal roots are a bit of a silver color they are dry if green they are wet, they like to dry a bit between watering. Do NOT ever water with ice cubes they do not like that 🙈!!! Add some humidity 40% or more for a happy orchid 🌼 💞🌸
I was using super cold water. Is that good, or what will happen if I continue use cold water?
But from now on I'll use room temperature water. Lol
☺Agreed.True Story❣
Orchids need a rest period. Some species will bloom sporadically throughout the year, but that’s not typical. Don’t water with ice cubes, and don’t force your plant to expend energy it needs for functions other than flowering.
Why on earth would anyone water anything with ice that’s weird
@@Liberalcali because there are so many gimmicks that tell them to and people just listen and don’t question/understand.
not true, in tropical climates, oncidiums like sweet sugar flowers all year round. not all orchids are the same
Good information. Much appreciated! Thanks from an orchid novice.
Dont take off the flower stem unless it is dead. The orchid can send out flowers on it. I have seen it and talked to a master orchid grower about it. If the orchid is not well it is best to remove the stem but other than that leave it Alone!
No trimming...I have so mny Orchids ...so much flowers👍👍👍
I feed my orchids with egg shells. Put egg shells in a warm oven for 10 min. Takes them out and
crush them. Then put the shells in a coffee grinder for 10 sec. until powder. Feed it the powder
twice a month. You will have beautiful plants and flowers. I also put them by a window but no
direct sun.
I do feed my orchids with crushed egg shells too. i get lot of flowers every year
Of all the Orchid tips yours is the strangest, it obviously works for you -- is there any science behind this?
@@susigmage7354 what about miracle growth?
@@MrPm888888 , the science is eggshells are very rich in Calcium which helps Phal orchids bloom. They’re basically using eggshells as fertilizers .
I always put my orchid in east and I love it it’s work and I’m happy coz thier healthy and always giving rice water for my fertilizer and egg shell and very happy it’s so much flowers give me and I don’t need to buy anymore.I water my orchid once only. That all my baby hahah.
Mine loves morning sunlight in an east window sill over my kitchen sink I have it in a vase about 1/3 full of water with the crown out of the vase. I use dilute Miracle Grow. It has awesome roots and is putting out a new leaf and looks like a flower spike s emerging. I got it blooming as a gift in Oct. the blooms finally faded & fell off in March! I just mounted it on a cork slab hanging off my cabinet just about the same place it sat in the window sill. Try it this way. They are like weeds. My house gets very cold in winter, little did I know that’s what makes them bloom!
I've had my first orchid for little more than a year but I still spotted multiple mistakes in this video. When watering the plant they poured water over the crown of the plant, which can easily cause rot and kill it. It also recommends spraying without mentioning the risk of rot. Orchid leaves should never have water on them due to the risk of rot. The only time it's necessary to spray water is if it has air roots, but the leaves should remain dry. It might be humid and get rained on in a rainforest, but the water also evaporates quickly enough as to not rot the plant. It also said to cut the spike all the way back once it's lost all of its blooms. As long as the spike is green you should not trim it as it still contains vital nutrients that can be reabsorbed and can still grow a secondary spike out of one of the lower nodes. There's no way to know which one will spike if you cut it back first. And it said to trim dried roots without specifying what that means. Unless roots are black/brown and mushy you should not cut them, and even then be very careful not to cut any healthy portions of the roots. And never apply cinnamon to roots as it will burn them! Cinnamon should only be used on the ends of leaves if you must cut parts of them off due to disease, always being careful not to get any on the roots.
THANK YOU RACHEL ! Everything you said was excellent ...
I have just repotted my first phalaenopsis in bark only - it was virtually drowning from wet spag moss. Soggy roots etc
I realise that is wrong.
What is the correct medium ?
@@snowyowl6892 ,watch MissOrchidGirl on You Tube . She did a phal orchid beginners guide series about 2 years ago. Search for them . I learned a lot , corrected all the wrong infos I have heard from others . Now my 5 Phal orchids have flowers spikes , all with flower buds.
I totally agree with you.This video seems a collection of all the videos posted on RUclips and quite misleading.
I guess i should of watched this video a week ago, before i purchased my 7 new orchids!!! LOL
I am a master gardener , so i am hoping that saves me...:)
😂😂😂
I strongly suggest you DO NOT use ice cubes to water orchids. It will eventually kill them -- too cold on the roots.
🌺 thanx for the tip. 😃👍
True ice is bad for orchid
Incorrect it won't kill a phalonopsis but will damage the top roots
@@martynbowen1113 defending the idiotic practice of watering a Phalaenopsis with ice only shows the depth of your stupidity and utter lack of the most basic orchid culture. And how the Hell would you know that ice CAN'T kill them? Have you been in touch with every person who uses ice cubes to water Phals or are you just basing your statement on your tiny "collection" of unhealthy plants that you've had for a couple months? You aren't fooling anyone.
martyn bowen you even spelled phalaenopsis wrongly
3:15 which country night temperature could vary between 12 to 18 Celcius a night??
#5 is alive. Orchids were named the 5th most beautiful flower.
Thanks for the information about how to take care of orchids. I lived in Hawaii back in the 80's, and I love orchids, but afraid to take care of the plant. I learned something from you now I will get some.
Thank you
They like ice instead of water.
Don't listen to a thing she said... Mostly all wrong.
Please, NEVER water over the plants crown/ top. It can cause rot wich often kills the plant.
I wish i read this two months ago!
@Jake R Yes it's fine. You can easily dab it with a paper towel. If you live in a dry, less humid place, then crown rot is unlikely. As a tropical plant orchids leaves DO get wet where they grow in rainforests. It's good for them actually. Allows the leaves to absorb water. Just ensure the water in the crown is absorbed/evaporated in about 4 hours. Phals need good airflow too.
Thankyou for shairing your knowledge
And also bacteria
You let water go into the crown with no warning to remove the water and make sure it dries out quickly at the leaf axial to prevent crown rot
Thank you for sharing this information, new friends from Indonesia 🇮🇩
My friend cut the flower stem ofher orchieds 3 years ago up to this day the stems did not grow back and did noir flower again but the plants are still doing good....another friend of mine did not cut the stem the following year it flowered again so i am not cutting any stem of my orchisd after the flower fall off and i will see if it will flower again...
About sunlight and changing soil. My orchids didn't go healthy so i decided to put them in a light direction. And miracle happened my orchids start groing up and blooming. Believe or not real fact. And the soil i never changed the soil but if you see my orchids are so healthy. I do use garlic water for food.
I almost had a damn heart attack with the way they watered that orchid!
They just tell ppl to use icecubes because ppl usually cannot grasp they dont need much water, so the icecube ensures a slow release of water preventimg ppl from overwatering on accident
@@ninja_wolfofficial but you are not to use Ice cubes 🤔
@@ninja_wolfofficial u should never put ice cubes on orchid. What i tells that. And u may water orchid any way u want - the main point is to let roots dry in between watering. My orchids live on a big bathroom window facing south. I water by submerging for an hour, sometimes if i forget several hours once a month. I touch the lower leave - if it is reduced turgor i water the orchid. They are doing just fine. It is better to not water enough than overwater all plants
"Trim flower stem after 2nd or 3rd node" is that counting from the plant base or from the stem tip? Thank you for your time.
After trimming dead parts of roots NEVER treat the cut end with cinnamon. The roots will continue to grow without it. Only use cinnamon when dividing orchid plants and if you had to cut a rhizome, then you put cinnamon on cut part.
Thank you so much for correcting that information for us.
Beautiful 😍
I have mostly, phalaenopsis orchids, and I do expose them to direct sunlight inside during the winter months, and they do well; however, it’s not all day. Never expose them to direct sunlight outside. Even minimal exposure outside will burn their leaves!
You are superb in teaching thank you
Beautiful video
I water my orchids every 7-10 days by checking if the roots are silver or green but all my orchids eventually die because the leaves become droopy... If I don't water enough the leaves become droopy and if I water for the leaves to stay hard then the roots rot... help! Orchids are my favorite flower and I still can't keep them alive
I plant my orchids in plastic slotted pots which I then place inside pots with no drainage holes. The plastic pot should fit loosely to allow air circulation. I then make sure the inside pot is slightly elevated and when watering, I leave about 1/4 inch of water in the bottom of the exterior pot. This allows the orchid to draw water over time as it evaporates from the bottom of the pot, which is how it would get water in the wild. I live in a dry desert climate but all my orchids have nice dark leaves and are very happy, constantly growing new roots, leaves, and eventually flower stems.
@@michellezetterholm8445 hi Michelle, my wife has orchids in leca balls as soil/medium, can she still use your method of 1/4 inch water in the external pot?
So many comments are saying not to spray your orchids & so & so but mine are doing just fine😭😭. I've never had any rotting, they just never grew any flowers and I figured it was because its been really cold where I live lately..which was highly unexpected since its usually hot here and that was why I got the flowers in the first place💀. I've kept them outside throughout the winter too, I'm terrible with orchids😭.
I prefer a stubborn orchid I love a change makes the flowers even more special
Mine thrive on a bit of neglect and common sense .x
Who's home temperature is 80 during the day and 64 at night? Shall my family sweat during the day and freeze during sleep so my orchid can flower? lol
Rubbish
64 isn't cold but 80 is way too hot.
@@connordavis1094 But the suggestion was a 15 degree difference between day and night temps..I'd say ANY 15 degree difference is drastic.
I have kept my orchids in a north-west facing window for about 10 years when I still lived with my parents. I'd say the temperature in my room was fairly constant at around 20-21 degrees celsius or just below 70 fahrenheit, of course it did fluctuate a little with the temperature outside (a little colder in winter and a little warmer in summer) and when the sun peeked in during the later hours of the day the temperature did go up a little. They've bloomed every year. So too much of a fluctuation isn't really necessary in my experience as long as you keep them at room temperature they should be fine as far as temperature goes. 😀
@@chrisbrady8186 different orchids have different ideal temp requirements but it doesn’t mean it’ll die if you stray a few degrees. Tropical countries where orchids flourish are warmer than what was told here the ideal temp.
Awesome but I don’t trim the stem if it is still alive. My orchids still have some spikes even without trimming it. Reason why I don’t trim the stems is because they will have some sprout babies/keikis
If you want to keep the stems for keikis, you can always trim off the nodes that already had flower sprouts in them, since nothing new will come out of those
My stems just dry by themselves. Never had any babies or new flowers out of them
Should I trim brown roots that have grown outside the pot.
Yes it can infect and smell bad.
Those are aerial roots, they're brown due to low humidity enviroment. I don't trim them but place the pot in a humidity tray, it helps a lot.
wow dami nio po flowers napakaganda nman po nyan mam naka2 refresh
Okay... Just to let anyone know... NEVER PUT ICE CUBE in your orchids. I'm not an expert but I know. Remember orchids is a tropical plants and they like room temperature water. My husband bought me a small pot of orchids for mother's day in 2018 and it blooms till September 2019 finally all the flowers are gone. I bought fertilizer from home Depot and desolved a little bit of it in a water and water my orchids that was only one time. And I cut the old stalk at the very end of it. After 2 weeks it started growing new flower stalk. Now, Nov. 2 2019 it's already 4 inches.
Where do you get or make cinnamon solution please. Love how simple the instructions are. Thank you
Watch MissOrchid Girl on You Tube. She did a phal beginners guide series about 2 years ago. The cinnamon solution is just plant cinnamon spice from the store that you rub on the cut part of leaves not on cut roots ( per MissOrchidGirl) .
I use over the counter herb cinnamon from the grocery store on my leaves when I cut them.
incorrect to mist on the flowers,only mist on the leave and air roots.
Could you place phalaenopis orchids next to south window just not directly in front of it?
But how do you make your orchids bloom again !! Please tell me me ❤
Beautiful
We want you speak about how we take care in winter? There is no sun all time
Beautiful orchids
I saw a Dendrobium phal at the store today, two of them and they were so gorgeous but they were 70$ 🥺
A..M..A..Z..I..N..G....😍😍
Nice editing!
Love the vedio. Thank you so much
Australia
Thanks for good tips.
Thank u so mach 💛🇦🇪
I didn't do number five properly, I didn't know about trimming off the poorly and dead roots and I never heard of a cinnamon solution to sprinkle them with. I changed the pots in September and the orchids has started to bud (most joyous sight for me as I didn't have a clue what to do after rescuing them from the neighbours who moved away and left them in their porch!).
But getting back to me not doing number 5 fully, should I re-pot them properly after flowering, or leave them for two years?
Subscribe to MissOrchidGirl on You Tube .she started a series for Phal orchid beginners about 2 years ago. I have been watching her series since I inherited 6 Phal orchids from my dearly departed mother in law.
Dead roots can cause rotting in the roots, and also decay in the potting medium which usually raises the media acid levels. It's not essential as such, no one is running around the world trimming dead wild orchid roots, it's pretty much just a housekeeping thing, you have it out of the pot may as well do all maintenance while there to improve the plants health.
East window gets morning sun direct ray.
West window can be v harsh....sh.
North window would be best. The least sunray, especially in the winter.
I don’t understand exactly where to trim the stems…please help.
they are so beautiful we can not get this kind of orchid here we have different kinds orchid only...i want that but....
I love Orchids, Beautiful video, thanks for sharing!
the best way to know when to water a phaleanopsis orchid is to look at its roots in a transparent pot. If theyre still green, no need to water it. once they start getting a sort of silvery color, its time to water them. Once a week is a good general rule of thumb but often it might be too much or too little depending on many aspects such as temperature, humidity, substrate, season etc. For me for example, once a week is way too little and I live in regular central european conditions.
The branch with the blooms dyed. Will another one grow? I have been waiting forever and nothing!
Me too 😔 my orchids are like twoo and three years old they are so beautiful very healthy but noooo flowers ...lets be patient on day they will give us flowers haha
And i think is not good idea to cut the branch
Orchids are heavy feeders, they need a weekly food regimen, & a once a month fertilizer regimen. I feed mine water soluble food every Monday, water normally for the rest of the week. On the first of every month, they all soak for 20-30 minutes in a fertilizer bath. This will give them the nutrients to grow flower spikes, & blooms! 😊 if a bloom branch dies off, (turns brown & dries up) feel free to cut it off. This doesn’t hurt the plant. All orchids have a bloom cycle also. Mine bloom in the fall/winter, I’ve never had any of my plants bloom in Spring/Summer. I hope this is helpful....happy growing!
I was told that the sellers do something to ensure tat they do not flower again - otherwise we wd not keep buying new ones every year.
Does anyone know what they do to the plant that wd cause this. ?
Everyone says not to water with ice cubes. I have always done that and had great success
I think it's okay just don't put the ice cube on the root because by the time the water has gotten to the root it isn't that cold.
You do run the risk of damaging your orchid if the ice cube is in contact with the leaves or roots. They are tropical plants and should be watered with lukewarm or room teperature water.
I'm sorry but I bought an orchid 14 months ago and it's been in bloom for 11 months? I haven't taken any special steps is this normal? I rarely see it dropping flowers
What is the cinnamon solution?
Cinnamon is meant for pest infestations where you have to cut a certain part of heal a part of the leaf. Putting cinnamon on roots is the worse you can do. What you should do when get new orchids is water the roots and leaves with low level of hydrogen peroxide.
I have never seen orchids grow in soil surface before I move to USA. They only grow in the tree and many kind of plant that has flowers like to grow on the tree.
Hi you, thank for video 🇻🇳🇻🇳
Thanhk you
I strongly suggest not following this advice. Find an actual orchid channel.
Terrible sound too
Wish I’d read the comments before I cut, think I just ruined my orchids.
This advice is the same as actual orchid channels...it's all very good advice, actually.
Probably because their stealing proper orchid chanells content
@@checkplease7735 Proper orchid Channels would not make the suggestions in this video.
The orchids which I bought last year in blue and pink colour got change into white. Can someone kindly explain what when wrong or is it normal to change colour?
This is a late reply to your question but just in case you never got an answer…the stores get them during certain times of the year, Easter or whatnot and they come blue/pink because they have been dyed with coloring. With each new bloom the true color of the orchid flower will appear, white.
@@lisar313 thank you for your informative reply👍
Thanks
Thank you so much for your advices, my orchid doesn't want to bloom, I'll try your methods
nonono dont folow this method! most orchid bloom all year! i recomend channel "miss orchid girl" almost every information abaut orchid care there
3 ice cubes a week and a south facing window... Game changer!
Spraying is not good, you don't want water in the crown. If you want to increase humidity, place it on pebbles with water. Also, if you want to avoid roots turning brown, use filtered water that has less mineral deposits in it. NOT water softened with salt. My roots were turning brown and I found out it was because my tap water is very hard. Do NOT use ice cubes, they are sensitive to cold and temperature changes. Not a lot of ice in the tropics lol
Reverse Osmosis
Hi there, thank you for sharing your video information, very interesting. May I ask what's the medium you use? Thank you, God bless you 🙏💕
Beautiful thanks for sharing
What kind of fertilizers good for the orchids?
Go to repotme.com for all Orchid supplies.
I do all that my orchids are green they have many new leafs very healthy roots but never give me flover 😔
Same with my orchids
@@shalinis3112 so sad well let's be patient maybe one day 😀
More light 😁
Thank you!
Thank you for the tips, really useful...
Thank you
Nice flower..
Where is the plant in the photo?
What cinnamon solution?
i recently got an orchid & i been freakin out, cuz the flowers wilted... i guess maybe it aint sucha bad thing tho, huh... my MAIN priority, as far as "plants" go, is my pumkin patch.. 🎃 cuz "Tom" is lookin kinda ruff/thin. (🍅) . . . mostly i just record the squirrels tho... & i'll occasionally record the process of all the construction going on next door. if any1 would like to see a house being built, (basement & all) starting with the plowing of the previous house, u know where to find me. or just pop in & meet the gang. the Squirrely Brigade is always here to share a smile. 👌😄👍
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Vraiment dommage qu'il n'y ait pas de traduction en plusieurs langues. Car très intéressant.
How to regrow new roots in phalaelenopsis orchid which have no roots?
Look for "how to regrow roots" , which Brad explains quite simply. He has a great idea how to regrow roots. I am in the process and already see roots. Quite thrilled that it worked.🥳👍🇨🇭
Wao very nice
So what's the cinnamon solution? You kind of left ud just hanging here.
Did you get permission to use the video clips from those other channels?
Many thanks ❤❤❤🙇♀️🙇♀️
I want keiki.
Oncidium types are better for begginers, in my opinion.
and they flower profusely non stop all year round in tropical climates
A friend of mine gave me an orchid 1 week ago, and i put it on the vase with water.. is that ok?
What about orchids in water system? Thank you
Mona Azar I have about 80 orchids in a very large terrarium. They all receive 20 seconds of watering every 3 hours plus a 4 minute soak every Wednesday morning. Fans are on 24/7 to circulate the air and humidity is always in 80-95% range.
I think orchids (flowering or not) will make any space look better. They don't flower 365 days a year ya know.
Cinnamon solution 🤔 can you tell me how I make and use the cinnamon solution? Thanks 🙏🏼
@Virgen Weed I think it's just cinimon.
@Virgen Weed rude.
Mine face south, no choice. Not direct sun.
Love this..
If u do not cut the stem it will become new plant in 2 to 3 years
How to make the cinnamon solution for the cut dried roots?
Do not put cinnamon on the roots! I listened to this video with my first orchid and the cinnamon killed my orchid bc it dehydrated it severely! You only want to use cinnamon on the stem with a q-tip and only where there are places of rot. I have found that just putting rooting powder on the ends of my cut stems have worked best, but check out some other actual orchid channels before doing anything with cinnamon so you know where it can be placed.
This is so much bad information 😬
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