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If one can & will respond back ? My question is, Is it fine to boil the medium? I have a life time supply of pine bark. It's the sponge like medium refuring to. Thank you for this knolage
One more question please. There's another orchid plant in which the flowers have been broken off by someone else. What do we do with it? Will it bloom again on it's own or should we do something for it? Thanks and have a lovely day❤️❤️❤️
I just impulse bought my first orchid and ALMOST put it in regular soil!! I’m so glad I found this video lol now I want to go buy more orchids I’m obsessed 🤩🤩
About 3 months ago, I bought the recommended potting mix and plastic cups. I followed her instructions for repotting completely. My two orchid plants now have new leaves and the plants look very healthy. Thank you so much.
When I first saw the comment, I thought it was gonna say... "and now everything is dead." Only because the full comment needed to be expanded, and also this is a comment section, so it's not the place to look for kindness and respect, although I wish it was ❤ Thanks for taking the time to update with your experience! I am heading out in a few to get the things needed to follow her advice and give my orchid new life.
Wow you really are very good at what you do! Honestly in the beginning I thought...oh no, Miss Orchid Girl is doing infomercials now! BUT you did such a nice job explaining the difference in mixes. Repot-me should be proud.
Flying gnats: get some of the mosquito dunks (small brown hard donut shaped things that you put in standing water to kill mosquito larva). Put a piece of one in water and let it soak for a few days then Use the water to water the orchids. The pesticide will kill the gnat larva. Keep doing this.
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you spend making these videos. I was given a beautiful "grocery store" no ID Phalaenopsis in March. The last of its beautiful flowers just started to wilt. Because of finding your videos I was able to repot my first orchid today. Thank goodness I did it, the pot was so small and tightly packed that some of the roots were just beginning to get mushy. I was able to repot my orchid in a more suitably sized pot, with good quality potting mix from repotme. Now the potting media actually retains moisture and my orchid will hopefully survive and be able to produce more blossoms after the growth season. By the way, this was a just add ice orchid. Thank goodness I followed my instincts and used water instead of ice. I was especially fortunate to find your videos last month, and learned how to better care for my plant. Thank you so very much for the education you provide in your videos 💞
I bought the soil and pots that she recommended and it saved my dying orchids! Amazing ❤ thank you so much. They are both growing new leaves and roots like crazy! 😊
I repotted 3 phalaenopsis today. It is my first experience with this type of orchid. I'm glad that I watched this video and several related ones. I used the "Phalaenopsis AAA Gold Imperial" from rePotme, and I love it. I also used 2 "slot pots" and 1 "carousel pot" from the same company and I like those also. I will see how the plants do. One of the plants was injected with a dye to cause the flowers to turn blue in color. Attempting to wipe the leaves clean of dust also got dried dye on my hands. I hope to save that plant. My wife asked me to take over the care of these plants, all of which are potbound and in some cases dehydrated. I feel I am on the right track. Thank you for this excellent video and also for the many other videos you have posted. I see that if I have a question, I can check your catalog of orchid videos and very likely find a video that will answer my question.
I'm new to orchids - my husband bought me a mini-phalaenopsis in January. It didn't last long. Now on orchid #4, I found your video. I followed your instructions to transplant this little guy. Found impacted medium but mostly healthy roots. I feel more optimistic that this one has a better chance of survival, thanks to you.
These videos are very helpful! I bought an orchid at CVS about 6 months ago and the flowers didn't last too long. It's still producing new leaves that are very green and firm so I guess I'm doing something right! However, I plan on repotting it. So, I bought some plant medium, and a slatted pot/saucer so that I have all the correct items that my orchid needs to hopefully bloom again! Thanks for showing us how to care for these plants!!
Thank you so much! Last year I knew nothing of orchids and my beautiful plant quickly shrivelled and lost her blooms. Today my orchid has flowered after one year of following your videos. She's a beauty!
We receiving a huge phalaenopsis orchid from a flower shop sent to us by our neighbors. It had 11 huge white blooms and bloomed for over 3 months. When I watched you repotting I decided to try and repot mine. I was a little hesitant since it grew a new leaf in the month of January'! When I repotted I had no idea there was so many roots, 1 measured 18 inches long. I only had the next size up of pots so it's very crowed and will require repotting in less than a year. But thank you for all you recommendations. I used rePotme pots with Gold Imperial Orchid mix since I live in the southwest desert. I had to dig out all the palm mulch which was old and smelly. Since repotting her a week ago I now see a node on the old flower stem is puffing out. I've only fertilized the plant once a couple of months ago and will put some liquid fertilizer on her this next week. Thanks Danny for giving us you expert opinion and knowledge.
Wow, I learned so much in this video. Thank you for explaining and going over the importance of root care and why you don’t cut the yellow roots. I didn’t know it was lacking in chlorophyll. I would have cut it lol
Hi Danny! Just repotted my first Orchid ever a Phalaenopsis. I got it for christmas realized from watching your videos not to do the ice cube thing and even though it was potted in sphagnum moss it was dehydrated! Wasn’t in a pot with slits on the sides so bought from Repotme new pots and Monterey Gold Imperial mix. I thought it would be good to graduate it over from total sphagnum moss to this medium. Got the gloves, sterilized the scissors and saw the roots were pretty good. Ran the roots under warm water and had tweezers to pick out the moss. Would not have had a clue what to do without you. It looks good fingers crossed!
I appreciate your videos, thank you! I was recently gifted my first orchid, which was already flowering beautifully, but I wanted to ensure that she was really happy and healthy so I followed this video and repotted her. I’m glad I did, because I didn’t like the looks of her potting medium, although I only had to snip off one root. I hope that she will now be even happier! Thanks again.
Hey Dani, I watched your video on separating large orchids and repotted them in two pots. I didn't have much hope because it was in terrible shape but what happened was fabulous. The one section that I hoped would live has bloomed with two spikes! It's never done that and this plant I'd years old. The plant in the second pot had no leaves but green stalks and I had not much hope. What happened a totally new stalk grew out of what I thought was dead! You're awesome!
I was bought an orchid 5 months ago as a new home gift, and I’m just about to brave repotting it. Thank you so much for your incredibly detailed video, I now think I have the knowledge this beautiful plant deserves.
#suggestion create a seperate playlist for this so it is easy to see it and all repotme stuff gathered in a same place so we dont need to search on phal potting for beginers and other orchids potting in other playlist😁 congratulations for your partnership im happy for you and 111k subscribers😍🤩🤗 thats awesome to see😊
Great work, one thought, add to the screen, spelling of words that are so new to us students to this culture. Either way you are the best on FB that i have found.
Oh no a sphagnum plug in the middle haha! That is my nemesis. Oh wow that poor mini Phal and the black roots 😱 gives me freaky shivers, hope she recovers! I wish I’d seen such helpful videos like yours when I started keeping Orchids. Luckily, I found your channel shortly after. Repotme and their mixes are really great; I’m happy you partnered with them 😊🌺
Thank you so much! I watched your video the first time a few months ago and finally repotted my tiny orchid that I’ve been tending for years. It exploded with a new leaf and the leaves grew like crazy. Because of that I repotted again a few weeks ago and now it has buds 🤭 I’m so glad I finally got it out of the hard foam or whatever it has been in in its tiny cup from the grocery store. I couldn’t have done it without this video and your recommendations.
This was really helpful! My husband likes to buy me orchids but i dont know how to take care of them and ends up dying (or so I thought) this time i decided to maybe save them. Now i know I definitely have to repot them. 😁
i was gifted a Phalaenopsis Orchid from a co worker and so happy i found your channel. Learned so much already from just a handful of videos especially this one on caring for these beautiful flowers. I bought the special blend with the link you provided and am excited and eager to get my orchid on track for a healthy life.
Nicely done Danny!! Very easy to follow and learn for a beginner. You have definitely taught me a lot over the last two years. I'm definitely a lot more confident my care and problem solving with sick plants. Thanks for your great content and presentation!!!
I wondered about the white roots so thank you for the info concerning those. I love the look of Repotme's media, looks so clean! I also heard before that the roots like to touch the sides of the pot but I see with the poor mini that that isn't always necessary. Thank you!
I got an orchid as a gift. She's currently sitting in a plastic pot inside a glass pot (There's also red fabric as well). I accidentally gave her too much water because I had no idea how to properly care for orchids. I'll definitely be using these videos to help me take care of my orchid as much as I can.
I am so glad I found you! I was given an orchid as a gift and have never been able to grow them. I just repotted mine and fingers crossed it survives. 😊
It was so interesting to see the video on the aquarium gravel. I am in Hawaii and African Violets love growing in the aquarium gravel with no drainage. I was thinking of doing that with my orchids. My phalaenopsis I got for my birthday 4 months ago hasn't lost a flower or leaf in 4 months, even tho I haven't repotted it. I guess they are more forgiving in the tropics,lol! Your video and my violets sure let me know I'm on the right track, thank you so much!💖👍🥰
I've always had the worst luck with my phalaenopsis orchids.😶 But I've been working on them, and i think I've worked it out.😆😆. I just wanted to share that.
Last yr I almost lost an orchid, the few leaves were good but the roots were pretty awful but instead of cutting the root off I discarded the mushy outside, leaving the inner string section. I then put the orchid in a glass jar with just enough water + liquid feed for the string roots to feed. Since then I have had new green roots and leaves growing,so good so far. Come spring time I will repot the orchid and keep my fingers crossed 🤞
Question: Can you put the transparent pot inside a decorative pot, or does it need to stay inside a transparent pot all the time for the root to receive sunlight for photosynthesis?
My orchid is a rescue from my mom (brother thought a plant for mothers day was a good gift for our mom's rotten thumb) and its never been repotted I'm hopping with this video I can make my phal gal happy
Thank you for this video! I especially loved the segment on the root health of the first orchid. I learned so many valuable things about orchid roots from this.
3 Questions about repotting: 1) What do you do with all the roots growing out of the pot. Do you put them in the new media or leave them hanging out of pot. 2) Do you keep the nest in the center ( does not seem so). Can they stay in just the plastic slotted pot or put in plastic slotted pot in clay pot or some other pot.
Dang this was 2 years ago but the roots are ok being outside of the pot, they like the reach for the sun and air but that might be a sign it needs a bigger pot as well. And they need to be in a plastic slotted pot for aeration but that plastic pot can be put into a decorative ceramic pot, just choose one a size up.
I have had orchids for many years, and quite in need of repotting. Some are falling out of the pots they are in, but continue to spike. I have one orchid that has had a baby and I need to separate it and replant. So thankful I have watched this so I know how to look for dead roots -- and there are many on every plant. Will order this mix and new pots. Thanks so much for the information. Can't wait to undertake this project!
You have a great series of videos; thank you! I would appreciate hearing your thoughts about the ceramic pots that have large holes on the sides, but none on the bottom. They are advertised as 'orchid' pots, but I haven't seen you use them. Instead you use the plastic pots with slits down the sides. Thank you!
Hi, unglazed clay pots (of any kind) dry out too fast for my climate, due to their porous nature. So they just make my life much harder, but they could benefit people with different environments than mine :)
I’ve had 2 orchids I lost one, I think I may have thrown it away before it’s time..😢 I’ve been working on my 2nd one for a very long time,now I finally put in sphagnum moss and I took bark from my firewood and boiled it to get all kinds of Bugs and junk out of the wood,it’s been like a year has hardly no roots in one weeks time I put in moss and wrapped it around the orchard then added my wood chips I broke down as small as I could get it. My roots grew around a 1/2 in that short time I was amazed....I don’t know if my boiled wood did the trick but I’m very happy maybe I’ll get a flower 🌸 spike now.. hoping
After watching this video, I braved up and repotted my orchid, which was growing new leaves but has a lot of rotten roots. I was debating whether to leave it alone or give it a fresh start. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will survive the repotting and thrive. One quick question to Danny or other orchid expert: if the mid-section of a long root is rotting (bottom part is still alive), should I still cut it off of leave it alone? Can the root still carry water/nutrients back is the mid-section is black and rotten away? Thank you for any input.
Thank you! I am a new orchid momm and 😬😬😬💯 i repotted and used the wood chips they sell at the store... I could tell it is unhappy so glad i found your channel! Definatly one of the most informative!)
My MIL frequently gives me an orchid, probably her cast offs which aren't doing well. As I knew nothing about caring for them, they always die. So I've invested some time the past few days in learning how to care for them. With the help of your video, I just replanted my latest orchid gift, which apparently came from a grocery store as it was in one of those tiny pots with an inner cup like you showed. I was surprised that the roots were all still green and good. Some were very long. Hopefully, the plant will do much better now. Thank you.
This is the first time for me repotting an orchid. I was given a beautiful purple mini orchid after having surgery. I'm determined to keep this one growing. Unfortunately, it was not potted in proper orchid medium. It appears to be potting soil. This was not addressed in your repotting video. I just spent 25 minutes to get the dirt off and roots basically cleaned. But there are some remnants still stuck to the roots. The stems were dried so I cut those as you instructed. Almost all the roots are firm however there are several that are half broken. You say not to cut into the green so do I leave them broken for repotting?
Dani ... it does not happen on RUclips often enough but i can tell that you are not the type of person that will just recommend any product .. I really trust your recommendations .. I will certainly be purchasing from repot me ( also love the coloured pots ❤ ) hopefully I can do it from your channel . Thank - you Dani ☺❤👍 !
Thank you for this video. I just recently bought an orchid and thought I could just leave it in the pot it came in from the store. Your video taught me that the pot was not the best one since it didn't have any ventilation slits. I did not know I needed to repot it, buy new medium and clean up some spoiled roots. This was very helpful for a newbie like me.
Can orchids be potted together? I keep seeing multiple orchids together in one wide and shallow pot at the store, but I wonder if it is healthy for them. They don't have clear plastic pots, they're usually about 5 orchids in one pot. It looks like a fabulous decorative way to plant them, but I'm not sure if it's good for them.
Should be fine, as long as you leave enough space between each plant. The negatives however is that if one of your plants get sick or an infestation, then the chance of them all getting it is close to 100%. Also, if one of the plants show signs of distress, you may end up having to repot all of the orchids only to have a look at the roots of the one struggeling. I guess it is worth it, if you have some very specific ideas for big pots of several orchids around your home and don't mind the extra work associated with it 😊
Great video! Question: a lot of the phal orchids I come across seem to come from the grower with a peat moss core surrounding the main root, seemingly from grow trays when the plant was juvenile. Do you ever see these and what would you do if you came across this with a plant you’re caring for?
Just order the stuff I needed for repotting my two mini orchids. I’m really excited and hoping that this will save some of the buds that are struggling to bloom. I got my two orchids back on Mother’s Day and I just watched this video realizing what the problem may be! Hopefully with the new medium and pots they will do a lot better :)
Thanks so much for all your videos. They are so helpful! You usually use hydrogen peroxide when repotting a newly bought orchid. Is there any reason why you didn't use it this time? I would also like to ask if one can use a very light mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water to water the orchids occasionally, just to kill off any harmful bacteria that is present. My orchids are in leca. Thank you
Thanks for all the informative videos! I've recently bought an orchid that was packed so tightly in the pot I had to repot it, I bought the repoting basic kit from Repotme which includes an all purpose orchid mix (no media), I've watered eveytime I saw the roots getting the greyish color (10m in water, like you taught in the other video). But now the wood pieces from the mix are getting moldy, what should I do?
Repotted my first orchid! Followed your directions. Out of ignorance I thought orchids just die after a year. This one has rebloomed constantly despite being utterly mistreated. Recently, its been looking unwell. I saw your video and thought to look at the root system. So sad! Hope I've caught it in time. Blooming year after year. It deserved better!
Thank you so much!!! I owned one orchid in the past but never watered it enough. For my birthday this year my husband bought me a beautiful phalaenopsis orchid. It had two blooms after the blooms from the store died. But it's been struggling 😔 I'm going to follow your instructions I hope I don't kill this orchid. I will cry if I kill this one.
Your videos are the reason I have orchids. I have been afraid to get them for fear that I had no idea how to care for them. Thanks to your channel my collection has finally started and is growing. As a new caretaker of orchids how high up do you want the media when you repot. I am putting it up to right under the bottom leaves but I feel like that's too high up the stem. Should the entire stem be visible or somewhat covered at the bottom? Also wondering if you and repotme would consider an updated video of this with all the pre mixed media because I have seen several others that are supposed to be good for most orchids and maybe also explain the proper care and storage for unused media since it does come premoistened. Just a thought. I would love to see it and hopefully am not the only one. Thanks.
I just bought an orchid from a big box store. It is in full bloom, but in very sad shape. She was in a tiny, thin plastic pot that was set into a nice ceramic pot. It was on the half price shelf, so I rescued her. I went ahead and repotted her, even though she is in full bloom. She was planted in only sphagnum moss that was hard as a rock! I put her in a 5" plastic pot with ventilation holes. I used orchid bark. Fingers crossed she lives!
I live in the Netherlands, so I don't have that many choices when it comes to orchid mediums. I've only seen the orchid medium blends that come in a package, I mean it's already a blend. I hope this will be suitable to my different kinds of orchids. I've got Phaleanopsis, one Paphiopedilum and one Spider Orchid (brassia I believe).
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Thank yo so much for for all the information you post here. I just saved my Phalaenopsis . most of the roots were dead. I planted it properly. Thank you so much.
Love this vid. Just got a new orchid and got some shit for cutting its roots but they were so rotted 🙃 glad to see that my roots matched the rotted roots here now I'm just hoping for the best 💕
#Miss.Orchidgirl#orchids I love to watch your videos on RUclips please keep posting them they are very helpful n I have 1 orchid n my mom has 1 too. An I love watching your videos because they are very educated... And I started watching your videos when I was only 18 yrs old.
ah interesting ill gather huge bags of spagnum moss in the spring to repot mine. thanks. I live in an area with forests completely filled with spagnum moss in ontario canada.
I was gifted an orchid several years ago, but have had no clue about how to treat it, so this was helpful! I see that it's necessary to repot it, but it's in a glass pot! I hope I'll be able to save it, but I see I need a new pot, as well as some potting mix.
rePotme🌺 could basically do a chart connecting the type of potting mix with the geographical location of our location! This would help a lot of us on which rePotme medium to buy! ie: Arizona, Hawaii or where I live in NOVA SCOTIA 🇨🇦 all different, all varied seasons… Summer = high humidity Winter ~ dry heat!
What happens if the flower spike dies? Do you clip it off? I have an orchid that doesn't have a flower spike for awhile now. How do I encourage it to grow a new flower spike?
8:40 my pilea peperomides was growing some white/pink stems under the soil, was uncertain if they where stems or roots, but they turned out fine after repotting them.
This video is sponsored by rePotme and the media and pots used were provided by them. Check them out at my affiliate link here go.missorchidgirl.com/repotme2 Check out our entire Orchid Care for Beginners Series! ruclips.net/p/PLxo6tXzj__mZzIrS7nCGjI6NEwWCwvuya
If one can & will respond back ?
My question is, Is it fine to boil the medium? I have a life time supply of pine bark. It's the sponge like medium refuring to.
Thank you for this knolage
Just got my own! So excited!!
I learned a lot from this video. Thank you.
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One more question please. There's another orchid plant in which the flowers have been broken off by someone else. What do we do with it? Will it bloom again on it's own or should we do something for it?
Thanks and have a lovely day❤️❤️❤️
My husband gave me an orchid for Valentine’s Day and I’m determined to keep it alive and well. Thank you!
me too 😅
Same. Got mine for Mother’s Day
I just impulse bought my first orchid and ALMOST put it in regular soil!! I’m so glad I found this video lol now I want to go buy more orchids I’m obsessed 🤩🤩
How is ur orchid doing?
Me too! i got one as a present, and not only has it survived, it's bloomed twice!
I bought one too $*
I also got one because I was bored
I got one as a gift the other day and I'm looking up video to see how to take care of it. I'm not a planter but we will see what happens.
I love how gentle you are with the plants. I’m learning so much!
same
This is a great video, glad I watched it before destroying my orchid thinking I could just pot it in soil 🤦🏻♀️
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When you already potted your orchid in regular garden soil mix.... I’m crying now my orchid is dying and idk what to do!
That’s exactly what I was going to do. I’m glad I watched this!
About 3 months ago, I bought the recommended potting mix and plastic cups. I followed her instructions for repotting completely. My two orchid plants now have new leaves and the plants look very healthy. Thank you so much.
Thank you for taking your time and putting this info out there!
When I first saw the comment, I thought it was gonna say... "and now everything is dead." Only because the full comment needed to be expanded, and also this is a comment section, so it's not the place to look for kindness and respect, although I wish it was ❤
Thanks for taking the time to update with your experience! I am heading out in a few to get the things needed to follow her advice and give my orchid new life.
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I’m glad your orchids are healthy and happy!!
Wow you really are very good at what you do! Honestly in the beginning I thought...oh no, Miss Orchid Girl is doing infomercials now! BUT you did such a nice job explaining the difference in mixes. Repot-me should be proud.
Dear Orchid Lady how can I get rid of the flying Knats that fly out from the orchid pot while waterlng
Vanellen Hawthorne you may have decomposing medium that is attracting gnats. Definitely inspect and potentially repot your orchid.
Flying gnats: get some of the mosquito dunks (small brown hard donut shaped things that you put in standing water to kill mosquito larva). Put a piece of one in water and let it soak for a few days then Use the water to water the orchids. The pesticide will kill the gnat larva. Keep doing this.
Thank you so much for all the time and effort you spend making these videos. I was given a beautiful "grocery store" no ID Phalaenopsis in March. The last of its beautiful flowers just started to wilt. Because of finding your videos I was able to repot my first orchid today. Thank goodness I did it, the pot was so small and tightly packed that some of the roots were just beginning to get mushy. I was able to repot my orchid in a more suitably sized pot, with good quality potting mix from repotme. Now the potting media actually retains moisture and my orchid will hopefully survive and be able to produce more blossoms after the growth season.
By the way, this was a just add ice orchid. Thank goodness I followed my instincts and used water instead of ice. I was especially fortunate to find your videos last month, and learned how to better care for my plant. Thank you so very much for the education you provide in your videos 💞
I bought the soil and pots that she recommended and it saved my dying orchids! Amazing ❤ thank you so much. They are both growing new leaves and roots like crazy! 😊
I repotted 3 phalaenopsis today. It is my first experience with this type of orchid. I'm glad that I watched this video and several related ones. I used the "Phalaenopsis AAA Gold Imperial" from rePotme, and I love it. I also used 2 "slot pots" and 1 "carousel pot" from the same company and I like those also. I will see how the plants do. One of the plants was injected with a dye to cause the flowers to turn blue in color. Attempting to wipe the leaves clean of dust also got dried dye on my hands. I hope to save that plant. My wife asked me to take over the care of these plants, all of which are potbound and in some cases dehydrated. I feel I am on the right track. Thank you for this excellent video and also for the many other videos you have posted. I see that if I have a question, I can check your catalog of orchid videos and very likely find a video that will answer my question.
I repotted my 5 & 3 year orchids out of the media that they came with. Amazing that they were still alive. Thanks for the video.
I'm new to orchids - my husband bought me a mini-phalaenopsis in January. It didn't last long. Now on orchid #4, I found your video. I followed your instructions to transplant this little guy. Found impacted medium but mostly healthy roots. I feel more optimistic that this one has a better chance of survival, thanks to you.
These videos are very helpful! I bought an orchid at CVS about 6 months ago and the flowers didn't last too long. It's still producing new leaves that are very green and firm so I guess I'm doing something right! However, I plan on repotting it. So, I bought some plant medium, and a slatted pot/saucer so that I have all the correct items that my orchid needs to hopefully bloom again! Thanks for showing us how to care for these plants!!
Thank you so much! Last year I knew nothing of orchids and my beautiful plant quickly shrivelled and lost her blooms. Today my orchid has flowered after one year of following your videos. She's a beauty!
We receiving a huge phalaenopsis orchid from a flower shop sent to us by our neighbors. It had 11 huge white blooms and bloomed for over 3 months. When I watched you repotting I decided to try and repot mine. I was a little hesitant since it grew a new leaf in the month of January'! When I repotted I had no idea there was so many roots, 1 measured 18 inches long. I only had the next size up of pots so it's very crowed and will require repotting in less than a year. But thank you for all you recommendations. I used rePotme pots with Gold Imperial Orchid mix since I live in the southwest desert. I had to dig out all the palm mulch which was old and smelly. Since repotting her a week ago I now see a node on the old flower stem is puffing out. I've only fertilized the plant once a couple of months ago and will put some liquid fertilizer on her this next week. Thanks Danny for giving us you expert opinion and knowledge.
Wow, I learned so much in this video. Thank you for explaining and going over the importance of root care and why you don’t cut the yellow roots. I didn’t know it was lacking in chlorophyll. I would have cut it lol
Thank you. I just adopted an orchid from an estate sale and with your video I will give it the best opportunity to thrive
Hi Danny! Just repotted my first Orchid ever a Phalaenopsis. I got it for christmas realized from watching your videos not to do the ice cube thing and even though it was potted in sphagnum moss it was dehydrated! Wasn’t in a pot with slits on the sides so bought from Repotme new pots and Monterey Gold Imperial mix. I thought it would be good to graduate it over from total sphagnum moss to this medium. Got the gloves, sterilized the scissors and saw the roots were pretty good. Ran the roots under warm water and had tweezers to pick out the moss. Would not have had a clue what to do without you. It looks good fingers crossed!
I appreciate your videos, thank you! I was recently gifted my first orchid, which was already flowering beautifully, but I wanted to ensure that she was really happy and healthy so I followed this video and repotted her. I’m glad I did, because I didn’t like the looks of her potting medium, although I only had to snip off one root. I hope that she will now be even happier! Thanks again.
Hey Dani, I watched your video on separating large orchids and repotted them in two pots. I didn't have much hope because it was in terrible shape but what happened was fabulous. The one section that I hoped would live has bloomed with two spikes! It's never done that and this plant I'd years old. The plant in the second pot had no leaves but green stalks and I had not much hope. What happened a totally new stalk grew out of what I thought was dead! You're awesome!
Thank you so much!!!!!!! Great video for a beginner who loves orchids!
what to do if flowering stem die also no more blooms were on the stems do I cut it off the rest of leaves are green and roots look good
7:53 Amazing video! 🌸 I love how clearly you explain each step of orchid care
Thank you so much for this series! 🤞 for my orchid, I had no idea what I was doing! She's repotted and we shall see how she does.
I was bought an orchid 5 months ago as a new home gift, and I’m just about to brave repotting it.
Thank you so much for your incredibly detailed video, I now think I have the knowledge this beautiful plant deserves.
I love this series, I’m new to orchids, can’t wait for the watering video.
Thank you so much. I have just repotted 12 of my orchids and saved them from lack of ventilation. They already look happier.
#suggestion create a seperate playlist for this so it is easy to see it and all repotme stuff gathered in a same place so we dont need to search on phal potting for beginers and other orchids potting in other playlist😁 congratulations for your partnership im happy for you and 111k subscribers😍🤩🤗 thats awesome to see😊
I am watching this video 2 months after it came out and there are now 121K subscribers. You are on fire, Danny!
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I got a 4 inch one on sale this weekend. It was on clearance because the flowers fell. I can't wait to repot it.
Great work, one thought, add to the screen, spelling of words that are so new to us students to this culture. Either way you are the best on FB that i have found.
I like how you include your promotions now. It isn't obtrusive at all, and really shows what you like in the casual 2ay someone would talk about it
Oh no a sphagnum plug in the middle haha! That is my nemesis. Oh wow that poor mini Phal and the black roots 😱 gives me freaky shivers, hope she recovers! I wish I’d seen such helpful videos like yours when I started keeping Orchids. Luckily, I found your channel shortly after. Repotme and their mixes are really great; I’m happy you partnered with them 😊🌺
Thank you so much! I watched your video the first time a few months ago and finally repotted my tiny orchid that I’ve been tending for years. It exploded with a new leaf and the leaves grew like crazy. Because of that I repotted again a few weeks ago and now it has buds 🤭 I’m so glad I finally got it out of the hard foam or whatever it has been in in its tiny cup from the grocery store. I couldn’t have done it without this video and your recommendations.
This was really helpful! My husband likes to buy me orchids but i dont know how to take care of them and ends up dying (or so I thought) this time i decided to maybe save them. Now i know I definitely have to repot them. 😁
i was gifted a Phalaenopsis Orchid from a co worker and so happy i found your channel. Learned so much already from just a handful of videos especially this one on caring for these beautiful flowers. I bought the special blend with the link you provided and am excited and eager to get my orchid on track for a healthy life.
Nicely done Danny!! Very easy to follow and learn for a beginner. You have definitely taught me a lot over the last two years. I'm definitely a lot more confident my care and problem solving with sick plants. Thanks for your great content and presentation!!!
Because of this video I was able to save my orchid! Now its happy and growing a new leaf and stem 😄 Thank you!
I wondered about the white roots so thank you for the info concerning those. I love the look of Repotme's media, looks so clean! I also heard before that the roots like to touch the sides of the pot but I see with the poor mini that that isn't always necessary. Thank you!
I got an orchid as a gift. She's currently sitting in a plastic pot inside a glass pot (There's also red fabric as well). I accidentally gave her too much water because I had no idea how to properly care for orchids. I'll definitely be using these videos to help me take care of my orchid as much as I can.
I have been using repot me and it def is amazing.but now the difference in media I understand so much better thank you Dani
This video was best I’ve seen - clearly explained, concise and very well presented. I’m new to orchid growing and found it so helpful. Thank you.
Thankx for all of your helpful videos. I have found my "One Stop Orchid Shop"!
I am so glad I found you! I was given an orchid as a gift and have never been able to grow them. I just repotted mine and fingers crossed it survives. 😊
It was so interesting to see the video on the aquarium gravel. I am in Hawaii and African Violets love growing in the aquarium gravel with no drainage. I was thinking of doing that with my orchids. My phalaenopsis I got for my birthday 4 months ago hasn't lost a flower or leaf in 4 months, even tho I haven't repotted it. I guess they are more forgiving in the tropics,lol! Your video and my violets sure let me know I'm on the right track, thank you so much!💖👍🥰
I've always had the worst luck with my phalaenopsis orchids.😶 But I've been working on them, and i think I've worked it out.😆😆. I just wanted to share that.
Last yr I almost lost an orchid, the few leaves were good but the roots were pretty awful but instead of cutting the root off I discarded the mushy outside, leaving the inner string section. I then put the orchid in a glass jar with just enough water + liquid feed for the string roots to feed. Since then I have had new green roots and leaves growing,so good so far. Come spring time I will repot the orchid and keep my fingers crossed 🤞
Question: Can you put the transparent pot inside a decorative pot, or does it need to stay inside a transparent pot all the time for the root to receive sunlight for photosynthesis?
My orchid is a rescue from my mom (brother thought a plant for mothers day was a good gift for our mom's rotten thumb) and its never been repotted I'm hopping with this video I can make my phal gal happy
Thank you for this video! I especially loved the segment on the root health of the first orchid. I learned so many valuable things about orchid roots from this.
3 Questions about repotting: 1) What do you do with all the roots growing out of the pot. Do you put them in the new media or leave them hanging out of pot. 2) Do you keep the nest in the center ( does not seem so). Can they stay in just the plastic slotted pot or put in plastic slotted pot in clay pot or some other pot.
Dang this was 2 years ago but the roots are ok being outside of the pot, they like the reach for the sun and air but that might be a sign it needs a bigger pot as well. And they need to be in a plastic slotted pot for aeration but that plastic pot can be put into a decorative ceramic pot, just choose one a size up.
I have had orchids for many years, and quite in need of repotting. Some are falling out of the pots they are in, but continue to spike. I have one orchid that has had a baby and I need to separate it and replant. So thankful I have watched this so I know how to look for dead roots -- and there are many on every plant. Will order this mix and new pots. Thanks so much for the information. Can't wait to undertake this project!
You have a great series of videos; thank you! I would appreciate hearing your thoughts about the ceramic pots that have large holes on the sides, but none on the bottom. They are advertised as 'orchid' pots, but I haven't seen you use them. Instead you use the plastic pots with slits down the sides. Thank you!
Hi, unglazed clay pots (of any kind) dry out too fast for my climate, due to their porous nature. So they just make my life much harder, but they could benefit people with different environments than mine :)
I’ve had 2 orchids I lost one, I think I may have thrown it away before it’s time..😢 I’ve been working on my 2nd one for a very long time,now I finally put in sphagnum moss and I took bark from my firewood and boiled it to get all kinds of Bugs and junk out of the wood,it’s been like a year has hardly no roots in one weeks time I put in moss and wrapped it around the orchard then added my wood chips I broke down as small as I could get it. My roots grew around a 1/2 in that short time I was amazed....I don’t know if my boiled wood did the trick but I’m very happy maybe I’ll get a flower 🌸 spike now.. hoping
After watching this video, I braved up and repotted my orchid, which was growing new leaves but has a lot of rotten roots. I was debating whether to leave it alone or give it a fresh start. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will survive the repotting and thrive.
One quick question to Danny or other orchid expert: if the mid-section of a long root is rotting (bottom part is still alive), should I still cut it off of leave it alone? Can the root still carry water/nutrients back is the mid-section is black and rotten away? Thank you for any input.
Danni said if part of the root was dead but the end was still alive to leave it on.
Thank you! I am a new orchid momm and 😬😬😬💯 i repotted and used the wood chips they sell at the store... I could tell it is unhappy so glad i found your channel! Definatly one of the most informative!)
I've been searching for months for such a good visual on roots! Thank you!
My MIL frequently gives me an orchid, probably her cast offs which aren't doing well. As I knew nothing about caring for them, they always die. So I've invested some time the past few days in learning how to care for them. With the help of your video, I just replanted my latest orchid gift, which apparently came from a grocery store as it was in one of those tiny pots with an inner cup like you showed. I was surprised that the roots were all still green and good. Some were very long. Hopefully, the plant will do much better now. Thank you.
Thanks for adding that bit about the root colors! I was eyeing some white roots wondering if I should cut them so I'm glad I watched this first!
This is the first time for me repotting an orchid. I was given a beautiful purple mini orchid after having surgery. I'm determined to keep this one growing. Unfortunately, it was not potted in proper orchid medium. It appears to be potting soil. This was not addressed in your repotting video. I just spent 25 minutes to get the dirt off and roots basically cleaned. But there are some remnants still stuck to the roots. The stems were dried so I cut those as you instructed. Almost all the roots are firm however there are several that are half broken. You say not to cut into the green so do I leave them broken for repotting?
Leave them if they are green. You will be surprised how good orchids are at growing their roots!
Dani ... it does not happen on RUclips often enough but i can tell that you are not the type of person that will just recommend any product .. I really trust your recommendations .. I will certainly be purchasing from repot me ( also love the coloured pots ❤ ) hopefully I can do it from your channel . Thank - you Dani ☺❤👍 !
Thank you for this video. I just recently bought an orchid and thought I could just leave it in the pot it came in from the store. Your video taught me that the pot was not the best one since it didn't have any ventilation slits. I did not know I needed to repot it, buy new medium and clean up some spoiled roots. This was very helpful for a newbie like me.
Can orchids be potted together? I keep seeing multiple orchids together in one wide and shallow pot at the store, but I wonder if it is healthy for them. They don't have clear plastic pots, they're usually about 5 orchids in one pot. It looks like a fabulous decorative way to plant them, but I'm not sure if it's good for them.
Should be fine, as long as you leave enough space between each plant. The negatives however is that if one of your plants get sick or an infestation, then the chance of them all getting it is close to 100%. Also, if one of the plants show signs of distress, you may end up having to repot all of the orchids only to have a look at the roots of the one struggeling. I guess it is worth it, if you have some very specific ideas for big pots of several orchids around your home and don't mind the extra work associated with it 😊
Thank you madam how gentle explaining.
Great video! Question: a lot of the phal orchids I come across seem to come from the grower with a peat moss core surrounding the main root, seemingly from grow trays when the plant was juvenile. Do you ever see these and what would you do if you came across this with a plant you’re caring for?
Watch her first re-pot closely. That center portion of the exposed roots is that hard core of original potting mix. She removes it completely.
Had no idea not replanting in a pot..I did replant in a flower pot with dirt and it's doing amazing in my bedroom window.. 😁❤️🌷🌺🏵️🏵️
Just order the stuff I needed for repotting my two mini orchids. I’m really excited and hoping that this will save some of the buds that are struggling to bloom. I got my two orchids back on Mother’s Day and I just watched this video realizing what the problem may be! Hopefully with the new medium and pots they will do a lot better :)
Thanks so much for all your videos. They are so helpful! You usually use hydrogen peroxide when repotting a newly bought orchid. Is there any reason why you didn't use it this time? I would also like to ask if one can use a very light mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water to water the orchids occasionally, just to kill off any harmful bacteria that is present. My orchids are in leca. Thank you
Great video!
Thank you!
And I find your voice very relaxing.
Great info.
Appreciate it!
Thanks for all the informative videos! I've recently bought an orchid that was packed so tightly in the pot I had to repot it, I bought the repoting basic kit from Repotme which includes an all purpose orchid mix (no media), I've watered eveytime I saw the roots getting the greyish color (10m in water, like you taught in the other video). But now the wood pieces from the mix are getting moldy, what should I do?
I potted an Orchid while I followed along this video! Thanks for the lesson
So helpful! I just had to do this to a blooming orchid I received. Thanks for sharing, I love your videos ❤
Wow, you are the best! I have learned a lot from you. Thank you very much for sharing.
Repotted my first orchid! Followed your directions. Out of ignorance I thought orchids just die after a year. This one has rebloomed constantly despite being utterly mistreated. Recently, its been looking unwell. I saw your video and thought to look at the root system. So sad! Hope I've caught it in time. Blooming year after year. It deserved better!
just bought myself a gorgeous little orchid, but I noticed she had some roots growing up and out of the pot. thank you for this video!
Thank you so much!!! I owned one orchid in the past but never watered it enough. For my birthday this year my husband bought me a beautiful phalaenopsis orchid. It had two blooms after the blooms from the store died. But it's been struggling 😔 I'm going to follow your instructions I hope I don't kill this orchid. I will cry if I kill this one.
Your videos are the reason I have orchids. I have been afraid to get them for fear that I had no idea how to care for them. Thanks to your channel my collection has finally started and is growing. As a new caretaker of orchids how high up do you want the media when you repot. I am putting it up to right under the bottom leaves but I feel like that's too high up the stem. Should the entire stem be visible or somewhat covered at the bottom? Also wondering if you and repotme would consider an updated video of this with all the pre mixed media because I have seen several others that are supposed to be good for most orchids and maybe also explain the proper care and storage for unused media since it does come premoistened. Just a thought. I would love to see it and hopefully am not the only one. Thanks.
I was gifted (my wife was gifted) an orchid and this was very helpful. Thanks
I ordered medium and pots today. I'm looking forward to repotting my orchids.
I just bought an orchid from a big box store. It is in full bloom, but in very sad shape. She was in a tiny, thin plastic pot that was set into a nice ceramic pot. It was on the half price shelf, so I rescued her. I went ahead and repotted her, even though she is in full bloom. She was planted in only sphagnum moss that was hard as a rock! I put her in a 5" plastic pot with ventilation holes. I used orchid bark. Fingers crossed she lives!
I do like the clear plastic pots with holes.
I live in the Netherlands, so I don't have that many choices when it comes to orchid mediums. I've only seen the orchid medium blends that come in a package, I mean it's already a blend. I hope this will be suitable to my different kinds of orchids. I've got Phaleanopsis, one Paphiopedilum and one Spider Orchid (brassia I believe).
new to your channel , thank you so much !!! i have lost a number of orchids over the years . now i know why !!
Wow I am learning so much. You talked like a botanist ❤.
Excellent! Absolutely excellent! So incredibly thorough and helpful. One of the finest teachers I’ve listened to- even at university. 🤗
Hello How can I get your potting mix for Phaele. I am in NSW. do you sell here closer. I live in Taree NSW.. thanks Its absolutely beautiful ❤️
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Thank you for your ways of how you care for orchids I'm learning so much from you.
excellent video, Easy to understand and very well presented .
Thank yo so much for for all the information you post here. I just saved my Phalaenopsis . most of the roots were dead. I planted it properly. Thank you so much.
Love this vid. Just got a new orchid and got some shit for cutting its roots but they were so rotted 🙃 glad to see that my roots matched the rotted roots here now I'm just hoping for the best 💕
Your voice is so addictive to listen to :) love your orchid care videos!
Wow, thank you!
#Miss.Orchidgirl#orchids I love to watch your videos on RUclips please keep posting them they are very helpful n I have 1 orchid n my mom has 1 too. An I love watching your videos because they are very educated... And I started watching your videos when I was only 18 yrs old.
Very helpful video, thank you 😊
Someone gifted me an orchid and I had no idea how to look after it!
ah interesting ill gather huge bags of spagnum moss in the spring to repot mine. thanks. I live in an area with forests completely filled with spagnum moss in ontario canada.
Everytime I repoted an orchid, the roots have died shortly after.
Hi, sorry to hear :( maybe this can help! ruclips.net/video/dEjcJiluF6w/видео.html
I was gifted an orchid several years ago, but have had no clue about how to treat it, so this was helpful! I see that it's necessary to repot it, but it's in a glass pot! I hope I'll be able to save it, but I see I need a new pot, as well as some potting mix.
New subscriber to your channel finally I found this channel to help me how to take care my orchids ❤
rePotme🌺 could basically do a chart connecting the type of potting mix with the geographical location of our location! This would help a lot of us on which rePotme medium to buy! ie: Arizona, Hawaii or where I live in NOVA SCOTIA 🇨🇦 all different, all varied seasons… Summer = high humidity Winter ~ dry heat!
What happens if the flower spike dies? Do you clip it off? I have an orchid that doesn't have a flower spike for awhile now. How do I encourage it to grow a new flower spike?
Oh no, I think I can spend hours on this channel...
Thank you for the tips. This has been more informative than some google searches I have done in the past. :)
8:40 my pilea peperomides was growing some white/pink stems under the soil, was uncertain if they where stems or roots, but they turned out fine after repotting them.
Such a helpful and easy to understand video! Thanks.