How to Grow Orchids Indoors | At Home With P. Allen Smith
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- Опубликовано: 15 янв 2025
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Allen shows you how easy it is to grow your own orchids indoors.
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Practical tips for style, comfort and sustainable living from designer and lifestyle expert P. Allen Smith. Allen dissects style and function to reveal the tips that will take your home and garden to the next level.
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P. Allen Smith is an award-winning designer and lifestyle expert and host of two public television programs, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home, P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens.
Well I have to say to that this video was mis-named. He has told the audience nothing about growing and caring for Phaeleanopsis orchids! Thus voided should have been entitled 'How to decorate your home with orchids for special occasions'. So much of what he did and said are just wrong for the long term health of any orchid! It's nice to be able to place several blooming plants in a large enough container to showcase in your home especially when you're entertaining. However, if you do use plastic zip lock bags as he did, you should at least punch some holes at the bottom of the bag to allow the plant to drain after it is watered. The decorative pot that the orchids sit in should also have a drainage hole, otherwise the plants' roots are going to rot when they sit in the water that drains from the bag.
If you follow his advice your orchids will ROT and will NOT live for more than a few months tops!
Someone should have taken this video down ....
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Oritch
ehowhome - Orichids in plastic bags with no holes, pls rename the vid to How to kill an Orchid :)
Why, no holes in bags, so water can drain? U will get root rot= dead Orchids..😲
and, no ice cubes on tropical plants, please!
No ice cubes people! We're Not Margaritas!!!
+Garrett Spring This guy is an idiot who shapes everything around his inflated head
+TheSingingGardener 1 PREACH!!!!!!!!
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I couldn't believe this. He was way too rough with the orchid plants. This maybe for a short term display, but not for the long term. I agree with everyone else---no plastic bags---and no ice cubes! Enjoy the growing season!
Oh my word, I would never put my orchids in a plastic bag! This would suffocate the roots and kill them in no time!
Marie-Michelle I think he had just purchased the orchids. Not a natural environment at all. I have used wood baskets, hung them outside on my porch in Florida, tried to keep them in an all natural setting. Now I live in Texas & the climate is very different,. So I will attempt to grow here..Any tips are appreciated.
Hi Bertie, the key with Phalaenopsis orchids is to ensure that there is decent air to their roots. You're so lucky in Florida as you have that constant warmth that they enjoy. You could probably get away with attaching them to a tree. I am in UK and I have to grow mine in plastic pots with extra ventilation holes that I have made with a soldering iron to allow plenty of air to circulate around the roots. I grow mine in a coarse bark mixture and they thrive.
Marie-Michelle - I've watched quite a few orchid repoting videos done by US interior designers (don't ask why!), and it seema they all use almost the same technique - stuff a few poor orchids in one pretty looking pot, cover them with stabilised green sheet moss (they don't even bother using healthy sphagnum moss). Then they stick the orchids' arrangement in the darkest spot to liven it up, and hope that the plants don't die before client's payment gets deposited to their account! 😶🙁😞
I would guess these, and other decorators, are using them only for one time decoration, surely not for growing. What a shame. Could cut holes in the plastic bags but how you gonna water with paper stuck around them? Seems like a lot of trouble to remove it weekly.
My thought exactly!!!!
I KNOW THAT LOOKS LIKE A RECIPE FOR ROOT ROT
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This is a "what to not do" video regarding orchids.
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Love the floral arrangement for a special occasion not the plastic bags or ice cubes. We are trying to mimic their natural habitat indoors. They're Tropical.
I AGREE WITH J. DELGADO, WILL JUNIOR, MELISSA, NEKOMANCER, AND OTHERS --- USING PLASTIC BAGS IS THE BEST WAY TO
MAKE THE ROOTS ROT AND KILL THE ORCHID. IT MIGHT WORK OK FOR A WATER LILY.
This is my favorite flower!...reading this comments with ALL having the same sentiments...I feel bad for Mr. P. Allen Smith...this makes me want to continue searching for ways to love my orchids.
these comments
Seriously. This man has never grown orchids. What he's making is a short-term orchid display for some special event - not a long-term orchid arrangement. Orchids would DIE when put like that, because the roots can't breath and the water has no way of getting out. This guy is just pretending to know something about orchids, when in reality he's never owned one.
I would not put the plants in a plastic bag, because when you water it, the roots will sit in water and rot. These plants need to drain fully and not sit in water.
With plastic???? With papers in the the vase???? Ice cubes???? Geeeeeeee!!!!!!!
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This video made me cry😢
DO NOT use ice cubes because these are tropical plants and HATE cold. DO NOT place orchids in containers without drainage or air flow. He must make plenty of trips to the nursery. Of course some ppl just throw their plants out after blooming which is a shame.
This man is coocoo
Plus the icecube swindle too!
Very informative and helpful ❤thank you
Where did you get these ideas? I’m mortified.
Wow, thanks your for showing us this wonderful tip. I went and bought a bunch of orchids, which I wanted to arrange together. Thanks for showing how, think they look great.
No holes on the Ziploc bags???
I don't think that's right. Don't orchid roots need to breathe and drain? I was waiting for him to poke holes in the baggies. Not supposed to pack all that moss in either! That was definitely a miss for P. Allen!😣👎🖓🙎
This man Is Crazy!!!!!!!!😨😨😨!
Love the new look. Now, we just need to know how you would water those two orchids in the new pot?
You are fabulous, my orchid was blue when I bought it. Upon rebloom, it was white. What did I do wrong?
"blue" orchids sold in the grocery stores, are not natural. They are given blue water and suck it up into the flower. When they rebloom, they bloom in their natural color.
You did not make any holes in the plastic bags for the water to run out when watering.
hi
Would like to know what are these green sticks which is used to support bloomed orchids
I think he made this video as a prank. You have to get a orchid pot and orchid soil for drainage.
Wow this was a video how to kill my orchids lol plastic bag no way!!
I totally agree. Phalaenopsis are much easier to grow indoors than Azaleas.
any tips on growing pot?
There are thousands of tips at "misorchidgirl" here on youtube.
These are pictures I took around my house, the Big Island of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, ka'ula, Kauai, and some of the other Island. The flower you are about to see, are some of the most beautiful flower I have ever seen. I hope you love them as must as, I did take them.
What are the fertilizer using for orchids
P. Allen Smith is right about a few things. The Phalaenopsis orchid blossoms can last 3 to 7 months with minimal plant care and they do look great in any room especially with the wide variety of blossom colors. His use of wire to fasten the stakes and decorative stakes are a matter of taste. I like the bamboo and clips just fine. He knows a lot about decorating and design but he is a little confused about growing Phalaenopsis orchids. There are some orchids that need wet roots but not this variety. If no holes were punched in the plastic bags to allow good drainage, water would accumulate and cause the roots to rot which would kill the plant. Besides good drainage this orchid needs low to indirect light, and 65 to 85 degree temperatures, and no direct contact with glazed flower pots because toxins can be leached from the glaze which will slowly kill the plant. When they do bloom do not leave them where insects can pollinate them because pollination causes the blooms to die and the plant to make seed pods that are not nearly as pretty as the beautiful flowers.
absolutley right :) I keep mine in a window,with direct sunlight a few hours in the morning, and they, the window stays partly open year around, an belive me it gets cold here in the winter, but they grow and thrive and blooms constantly, I never clip the flover stems unless they die back, cause they usually regrow flowers on the old stem.I water mine once a week, and give them some fertilizer in the water once a month, not much water at each time, just enough so the mulch gets damp. These orcids grows on trees, and small ledges in small jungle mountans,where there is barley any other water and soil than what they get from the mist and rainshowers amd soil made from leaf fall from time to time, I have noticed that they dont like it to warm and dry inside and they actually thrive best if the room they are in are a little bit cooler, and the flowers last long. now if you want seeds from them then let insects polinate them. If not just let them be :) These orcids are quite easy to maintain if they get little water weekly( mulch or soil never dry out completly ), some fertilizer, and morning sunlight,not to warm and dry. and never cut back the flower stems unless they die back.
"...a little confused"???? hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where do you get your nice pots?
Can cold weather here in Florida indoors make orchid leaves get floppy? I have some that are indoors and their leaves have turned floppy because that temperatures keep on changing. Have any ideas to correct this?
What type of soil do u use
"don't have to use anything fancy...I'll just use some of these kiwi vines...then I'll take this wire wrapped with jute..."
The proper title: How to kill orchids foolproof!
thanks for the tip, really quite useful!!
What???! :-) PLEEEEASE use your brain. :-))))))))))))))
Which fertiliser should I use to feed the Orchid plant?
Hi Fatima, here is a link to the brand that I use for my orchids and they are doing very well with this. I hope this helps you. www.amazon.co.uk/Orchid-Care-Gift-Box-500ml/dp/B00C7SFHW4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422125236&sr=8-1&keywords=orchid+focus
Just love this video..great ideas for planting in fancy pots I have been growing orchids for 20 years and will be using this idea for my next center piece
Great idea for using orchids as annuals, but for growing long term, not so much :)
P. Allen Smith are you reading our comments?
This was a great demonstration; I am going to try it.
It is completely wrong. If you follow his you will kill your orchids. Read the other comments.
How do you water the orchids and how often
How is the Orchids going to stay alive in those plastic bags with know air holes...Very Strange To Me...What you made was very nice and I think I will give it a try when you tell me how they stay live in those plastic bags..Thanks
how did this man get so rich and I can't even find a good paying full time job?????
The plastic bag is going to retain the excess of water and rot the roots !!
Ice cube !!! Why not some chicken soup ?
No drainage??? Bad for Orchid
No drainage OR air !
Since these are tropical flowers WHY would you put ice on them?
Thank you for sharing, this is another way to display beautiful blooms : )
Great idea!!! thanks for sharing.
Putting orchids in plastic bags a NO without holes, even the pot has no holes.
Nice to watch, clean tidy planting... especially on orchids... clear explanation... thanks.
Oh my !!!! poor orchids . don't do this please!!!
great demo! how do u water ,how often? thanks Allen. my daughter saw u on t.v!
+Tippy H DONT FOLLOW HIS ADVICE.......use water (luke warm), then when ever the media is dry give a soak to ur orchids!!!!
+Chris Roberts thanks very much, will do.
Always heard orchids were hard to grow. Im getting some and trying this! They are beautiful!!
How to kill an orchid 101
Step one: watch this video and follow the instructions
the BEST title for his video would be..... "What NOT to do to an Orchid if you want it to SURVIVE" ....it's a how to kill your orchid video all the bag would do is hole any moisture into the roots and eventualy cause mold and rot!
@, This is "what to not do" video
i dont agree with ice cubes either.
Thank you for your lovely tips. Loved how simple basics? 💕
Please fo NOT follow these "tips". This is NOT how to grow orchids. This video is many years old and if you read other comments you will see how terribly wrong it is.
What does the P stand for ?
When in plastic bags how would the water drain out? Afraid of root rot......
cool!
What is the material of the clear container ? Plastic.
Of course it is a temporary display
I got a problem. Ants is crawling and i think they have built nest inside the roots.
What can I do?
Help.
I dont want to use pesticides. but if i got no choice... then i guess i dont have a choice. help.
you can carefully take the pet moss from around the roots and rinse them and the ants away then have new clean moss , wet it drain it then repot. it might help.
Spray around the plant some Hydrogen Peroxide and half water. This will keep ants out of your orchids. Don't spray the Hydrogen Peroxide in the pot only outside, around the area of the orchid.
No plastic bags they need to breath use containers with small holes.
The buds on my orchid so are falling off before they bloom. What's wrong with it?
😍Beautyful orchids,Sr. P. ALLEN SMITH.
no ice
enjoyed this thank you :)
Never use ice cubes to water an Orchid. Temps for Phalaenopsis should not fall below 55 degrees F. Orchid roots like to cling to a wood mount or in a coarse medium that has air spaces for the roots. Orchid roots DESPISE glazed pots. Where does he get this information because he obviously does not grow them himself.
Very stupid to put the orchids in the plastic bag. Number one to keep healthy orchids is ventilation
I really like this guy, smart with personalty! Rare!
Ummm anything he says in the vid is wrong. The title should be how a dumbass can kill a plant faster!
WHAT??????????????!!! BIG LAUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think you are more decorator than someone who knows how to grow orchids !🤔
am reading the comments while laughing! I think it's a new age how 2 care the Orchids! me, i'll never put them in the freezer bags!! no wonder there are lots of viewers! May those orchids in the zip lock bags last for A LONG LONG TIME. hyhy
The Real Title follows: How to Kill Orchids Indoors | At Home With P. Allen Smith
1. These bags should have plenty of holes all around, the water should be poured out after every watering;
2. No ice cubes!!
Does anybody knows if the yellow phal that is shown is a registered hybrid? I have the exact same orchid, and it's fragant!!!. The buds are quite strange too.
Beautiful,thank you for sharing 🙂
I love it.
Then don't do that cause You will kill'em this way. He's no expert in orchids.
so its not necessary to have drain holes or air hole for the plants when they are in the zip lock bags? and they are so beautiful.
yes it is,if you over water them, the roots will start to rot,. so the water have to go somewhere,. These orchids need only small amounts of water, weekly or every 2 weeks depending on how the climate in your house is where you live. I keep mine in a window, with direct morning sunlight only. I water them once a week, and give the fertilizer once a month. I only water them just a little bit each time, just so the mulch they are in, gets moist.I have seen and heard that people say they need plenty of water but that is a truth with modification, cause where they live up in trees and ledges in the jungle, there is rain, but actually its quite little direct rain on the orcid it self they usually gets it from the humidity in the air, and if its raining alot, like in a thunderstorm , the water always drains of immediately so the plant doesnt drown.keep them inside not to dry and warm , and not to cold either, about 15- 24 C is very good. Mine is standing in the window sill, and the window is open year around so they get cold air in the winter, but that doesnt seem to do them any harm actually. They bloom several times a year.
It is very interesting! Thank you!!
-Jungle window sight
What?!! *big laugh* Pleeease use your brain. :-)))))))))))))))
I had the WTF face when you start putting it in the plastic bag w/ no holes ^_^. It is better to use old coconut husk for base..
But how do you water them
Dont follow the advice go to missorchidgirl or bradsgreenhouse to get the right advice
I think he cares more about putting ugly sticks in the pot than he is about keeping the orchard alive. Who is going to notice the supports when they are looking at the beautiful flowers anyway! I guesshHe must have connections or a big inheritance to pay for airing his show.
I have a plant that I found to have very badly wilted four bottom leaves. What treatment(s) would you suggest to help the plant recover? I pulled it out of the pot and found that the roots had mostly died off. I trimmed the dead roots away. There are black colored spots on the few remaining roots and I have painted them with a 1 to 4 diluted popular amber mouthwash in case the blackened areas are some type of fungus. Since there are just a minimal amount of root left I am thinking about cutting the bottom wilting leaves off next to the stem before re-potting up to the remaining leaves with fresh medium. Even though the plant is sick, the plant is putting out new growth in the top. Has anyone tried these tactics or does anyone have some other suggestions on how to save the plant?
Hello, I Love P Allen Smith’s Ideas ! 💕💗💜❤️👍☺️ Chris-Raleigh NC
I’m no expert and I enjoy watching his videos. But orchids in a plastic bag is not a good idea. He didn’t even prick the bottom part to add holes.
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Almost half a million views and I wonder how people lost plants because of following his advice?
never ever use dirt or potting soil for Orchids they need air at the roots and soil holds too much water a bark mix is much better i use it mixed with hydraclay balls for even more airflow seem to make my orchids very happy!!!
Was expecting april fools at the end or smthing ! Serioulsy !
DONT USE ICE CUBES!!!!
shouldn't there be holes in the bags?
Most misleading video on orchids I have ever seen!!! 🤬
The purple ones are so pretty!
but will not be for long. In plastic bag they will simply rot and die
Areu you seriously sayng to put ice to water tropical plants ?????? These plants need room temperature/warm water not ice cold water!!!!🙏 stop doing videos on how to kill a healty orchid ! You brooke a root as weel because you took you plant out of the pots with dry medium !
one mans moth is another mans butterfly
Thank you!