One thing I do differently, is that I give my orchid a good soak before a repot or up pot. That way, the roots are more flexible and less likely to snap and I feel confident to let the orchid sit out in the air 24 hours to let everything that I cut dry over. I put cinnamon on the stem and if there's any remaining leaf, but not on the roots. (I tried it once on the root that broke and it just kept drying, so I cut it again and let it air dry. 👍) Then I proceed with the potting. Sending lots of love 💕 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵 USA. Take care of yourself and each other 😷.
I always enjoy your repotting Videos, especially if they show an update of how the plant ist developing afterwards. And you also rekindled my interest in phals so I got my first primary hybrid!
I just discovered your channel and enjoyed this video very much. I, too, watched Danni's video about cutting the stem. At the time I had a phal that had gotten very tall and was falling out of the pot. Aerial roots everywhere! After watching Danni's video, I had the courage to cut mine. I actually took about 1/2 inch off, repotted and watched my sweet plant thrive and produce 3 keikis! 2 are in spike now. She's a happy plant!
Hi Karyl, sorry for replying so late and thank you for sharing the story of your Phal. I love keikis, they're so much joy. I wish you a happy and healthy 2023 in advance. Happy growing!
Your princess looks wonderful. You did a great job. Plants like to be cleaned up and they appreciate a good prunning of dead or decaying tissues and your Phal is rewarding you for doing it 😃❤️
Hi Fernanda, sorry for replying that late, almost a year later. Thank you for your kind comment, though. Phal. Princess Kaiulani appreciated the repot, indeed. Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance! :)
I'm new to orchid growing, but if I grew in bark, I would compare the pH of old vs new bark. Even Miss Orchid Girl says repeatedly that as bark breaks down it changes to a pH unacceptable to orchids. Remember, orchids grow in live bark in the wild. Because it's alive it doesn't break down. So yes, it's costly to change the bark every two years to preserve the media's pH in an acceptable range for orchids... But you don't have to throw the bark away. You can use it for your other plants (indoor or outdoor) that like the bark's new pH or compost it and mix it with soil as a supplement. Or even use it as top dressing. 💕🌞🌵😷
Thank you for sharing this repotting video. It is amazing how plants/orchids are stronger then we think. As we can see from the update. This is what they would do in nature if they were on a tree or branch. We just think that we need to always step in. But stepping in when we grow them in our environment. Have a wonderful day.
Thank you for your comment and I'm sorry for replying so late, KP. I'm glad to be able to report that Phal. Princess Kaiulani does really well. Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!
After watching to the end, I really think it was the pH in your bark has gone beyond your plant's tolerance. As you say some plants can survive in media 6, 7, or 8 years. I think media's life span has to do with the quality your media (was it fresh or old when it reached your orchid, you never know how long it's been in the bag) and your environment (the cooler your room, and dryer you keep the media the longer the media will last.) I wouldn't set a rule, i.e., in my environment bark lasts 5 years ... Because bark varies in freshness. But I would make a rule that when I first see mold, it's time to change the media... Here's why: because the mold is a new thing, it's telling you that something has changed that the mold likes and obviously the orchid didn't like, I'm guessing a pH change. My advice is that the first sign of mold, it's time for a change, don't wait for your orchid to decline, we never want declining orchids. You've already got good use out of your media. 💕🌞🌵😷
Oh your beautiful Kaiulani. 🥰 I wish I'm able to find that variety some day. I need to repot often, as I water often. My orchids also seem to grow fast out of their pots. So 2 years is good if I get out of the media. I do use growlights.
I try to water on a regular basis, but I have to admit that extreme wet and dry cycles is what my plants are used to. I struggle with low light a low. I'll keep my fingers crossed you'll find a Princess Kaiulani variety which is to your liking very soon. Have a very nice weekend! :)
Totally feel you.😅 So glad your princess looks good after repotting and fingers crossed that she'll make it! 🍀🙏🍀 It's the same with me. I allways fear to damage the roots, and don't like repotting at all. I decide to repot, when the pot is full of roots, or when the orchid does not grow as well as before, or when I think there's rootrot going on. Fortunately most of my Phals tolerate repotting, (the cattleya types not so much), but I had very big trouble with my schilleriana. She had a very healthy root system. I repooted her because there was white fungus in the bark. After repotting she lost all of her roots in the media. It was really bad. I had to repot her again, with only a few areal roors, sprayed a lot and rarely watered at the beginning. Now she is slowly recovering and growing now roots. I'm so happy! 🤗 I'm watching your videos for some years now, and I allways enjoy watching them very much. Thanks a lot for sharing and please let us know how the princess is doing. Lots of love from Germany. ❤🌿🌺
Thank you so much for your kind comment. The princess is doing okay, it would do better if I watered it more frequently. 🙈 But it hasn’t declined any further. So there’s still hope. Happy growing and have a very nice Sunday! 🍀
Tough Love :0) Nice Job! I cut a huge monopodial stem off my oldest orchid as it was getting very hard to pot! It did sulk for a good year, but has recovered and only two blooms this year, but things are looking better. ps I am sure it did not like it! Was a tough decision! Yours is looking very good
Thank you for sharing the story of your huge monopod. I hope it's still doing well. Sorry for replying so late. Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!
Thank you very much Stephen, for crossing fingers. It worked, it survived and is doing fine. Sorry for replying so late. Happy holiday season and happy growing!
Thank you, Andrea, crossing fingers has helped. Sorry for replying so late. In case you'd like to see an update you can watch my latest video. Happy growing! :)
Very brave of you and will play out well for the Princess in the end!! 💓🤞 BTW I'm just the opposite of you - I love repotting my phals and I'm sure they don't appreciate me disturbing their roots every 1-2 years. I'd usually repot every new plant, but recently I started forcing myself to leave them in the supplier's medium for a few months-year until they outgrow the space or the medium starts degrading. Any chance you consider making the app available for android as well? I'd love to use it. I haven't found anything suitable to track my collection. 🌱
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Sorry for replying so late. There's pros and cons to every method. I fear an android version isn't an option at this point. :( Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!
how did i manage to find your channel sooo late? I do follow MOG for years and she spoke about you but for some reason i never came here. Stupid me. Its such a different to find a orchid channel which grows orchids in the same conditions (germany) as me. so looking forward to see many more of your videos 😊
I just love repotting videos, especially with phals. I have had so much trouble with phals when I try to change them from the moss they come in to bark. I would love a video on doing that because maybe I am doing something wrong.
I layer my sphagnum moss and bark with the top layer being bark. With bark on the top, algae won't grow. My phals are always very happy and provide me with joy with endless blooms! Give this method a try.
Hi Barbara, sorry for replying so late. Changing from moss to bark is a drastic change. Sometimes roots just say there goodbyes at this point. Layering like Karyl suggested might be an option to smoothen the transition. Happy growing and happy 2023 in advance!
I repot every year I use moss and bark. I've noticed with mine if I don't fertilizer enough the bottom leaf will look like yours. I think your plant will be fine you take good care of your plants.
.i don't know what flower this is, but it's very beautiful, i like it very much, i'm from vietnam, nice to make friends, hope you don't refuse, thanks, wish you success
Ho notato che non usi disinfettanti ne sui tagli ne sulle radici, sbaglio? Grazie, il tuo video mi ha aiutato molto a migliorare la mia tecnica dì salvataggio!
Hi Francesca, sorry for replying so late. I disinfect scissors beforehand, so the scissors you see were clean. When I cut infected tissue I disinfect during the process again. Happy growing! :)
I have 20 Novelty Phalaenopsis that all need repotted since they are still in their original 3-inch round plastic pots and in moss, which is no good. It's time for them all to be potted in Orchid bark. They don't look so good, many have spikes, but the spikes have all stalled, and my Phal. schilleriana has a spike but now has decided to develop a keiki on the spike. UGH!
Thank you for commenting, Patrick. Sorry for replying so late. I hope you've managed to repot your Phals, it's not the greatest part of our hobby. :D Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!
One thing I do differently, is that I give my orchid a good soak before a repot or up pot. That way, the roots are more flexible and less likely to snap and I feel confident to let the orchid sit out in the air 24 hours to let everything that I cut dry over. I put cinnamon on the stem and if there's any remaining leaf, but not on the roots. (I tried it once on the root that broke and it just kept drying, so I cut it again and let it air dry. 👍) Then I proceed with the potting. Sending lots of love 💕 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵 USA. Take care of yourself and each other 😷.
Great job Bumblebee! 👍🌸 Phal.Princess Kaulini is already a happy plant! ☺ 🌸 Thanks for sharing and have a nice weekend to you too! 🌞
Thank you, Idiko! :) I really hope it's going to be all right. Have another very nice weekend!
I always enjoy your repotting Videos, especially if they show an update of how the plant ist developing afterwards. And you also rekindled my interest in phals so I got my first primary hybrid!
Yay on your first primary hybrid! :D The one in the video is out of the woods and doing very well. Happy growing!
That looked so much happier in the end!
I hope it will be fine eventually. :) Have a wonderful weekend, Julia, and thanks for stopping by!
She has talked me asleep, yet again😁her voice is so soothing
😴😊
I appreciate your Shoiwing the problem being addressed - helps us!
I just discovered your channel and enjoyed this video very much. I, too, watched Danni's video about cutting the stem. At the time I had a phal that had gotten very tall and was falling out of the pot. Aerial roots everywhere! After watching Danni's video, I had the courage to cut mine. I actually took about 1/2 inch off, repotted and watched my sweet plant thrive and produce 3 keikis! 2 are in spike now. She's a happy plant!
Hi Karyl, sorry for replying so late and thank you for sharing the story of your Phal. I love keikis, they're so much joy. I wish you a happy and healthy 2023 in advance. Happy growing!
I will send all orchid survival vibes to your gorgeous phal ❤
Thank you so much, Nina. Sorry for replying so late. Your survival vibes have reached Phal. Princess Kaiulani. It's doing fine. Happy growing! :)
Your princess looks wonderful. You did a great job. Plants like to be cleaned up and they appreciate a good prunning of dead or decaying tissues and your Phal is rewarding you for doing it 😃❤️
Hi Fernanda, sorry for replying that late, almost a year later. Thank you for your kind comment, though. Phal. Princess Kaiulani appreciated the repot, indeed. Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance! :)
I'm new to orchid growing, but if I grew in bark, I would compare the pH of old vs new bark. Even Miss Orchid Girl says repeatedly that as bark breaks down it changes to a pH unacceptable to orchids. Remember, orchids grow in live bark in the wild. Because it's alive it doesn't break down. So yes, it's costly to change the bark every two years to preserve the media's pH in an acceptable range for orchids... But you don't have to throw the bark away. You can use it for your other plants (indoor or outdoor) that like the bark's new pH or compost it and mix it with soil as a supplement. Or even use it as top dressing. 💕🌞🌵😷
Hi there :D I cross my fingers for Your Kaiulani! it's such a beauty :D
Thank you very much. So far it's looking good. Happy growing! :)
Thank you for sharing this repotting video. It is amazing how plants/orchids are stronger then we think. As we can see from the update. This is what they would do in nature if they were on a tree or branch. We just think that we need to always step in. But stepping in when we grow them in our environment. Have a wonderful day.
Thank you for your comment and I'm sorry for replying so late, KP. I'm glad to be able to report that Phal. Princess Kaiulani does really well. Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!
Good job👍
Thanks a lot for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend! :)
After watching to the end, I really think it was the pH in your bark has gone beyond your plant's tolerance. As you say some plants can survive in media 6, 7, or 8 years. I think media's life span has to do with the quality your media (was it fresh or old when it reached your orchid, you never know how long it's been in the bag) and your environment (the cooler your room, and dryer you keep the media the longer the media will last.) I wouldn't set a rule, i.e., in my environment bark lasts 5 years ... Because bark varies in freshness. But I would make a rule that when I first see mold, it's time to change the media... Here's why: because the mold is a new thing, it's telling you that something has changed that the mold likes and obviously the orchid didn't like, I'm guessing a pH change. My advice is that the first sign of mold, it's time for a change, don't wait for your orchid to decline, we never want declining orchids. You've already got good use out of your media. 💕🌞🌵😷
Oh your beautiful Kaiulani. 🥰 I wish I'm able to find that variety some day.
I need to repot often, as I water often. My orchids also seem to grow fast out of their pots. So 2 years is good if I get out of the media. I do use growlights.
I try to water on a regular basis, but I have to admit that extreme wet and dry cycles is what my plants are used to. I struggle with low light a low. I'll keep my fingers crossed you'll find a Princess Kaiulani variety which is to your liking very soon. Have a very nice weekend! :)
Totally feel you.😅
So glad your princess looks good after repotting and fingers crossed that she'll make it! 🍀🙏🍀
It's the same with me.
I allways fear to damage the roots, and don't like repotting at all.
I decide to repot, when the pot is full of roots, or when the orchid does not grow as well as before, or when I think there's rootrot going on.
Fortunately most of my Phals tolerate repotting, (the cattleya types not so much),
but I had very big trouble with my schilleriana.
She had a very healthy root system. I repooted her because there was white fungus in the bark. After repotting she lost all of her roots in the media.
It was really bad.
I had to repot her again, with only a few areal roors, sprayed a lot and rarely watered at the beginning. Now she is slowly recovering and growing now roots. I'm so happy! 🤗
I'm watching your videos for some years now, and I allways enjoy watching them very much.
Thanks a lot for sharing and please let us know how the princess is doing.
Lots of love from Germany. ❤🌿🌺
Thank you so much for your kind comment. The princess is doing okay, it would do better if I watered it more frequently. 🙈 But it hasn’t declined any further. So there’s still hope. Happy growing and have a very nice Sunday! 🍀
I try to stay on top of repots, but I grow in inorganic media, so there is no media waste. I understand your approach to not wasting media 👍🏼
I'm still using organic media. My Ficus lyrata in hydroton clay pepples is the only on in inorganic medium.
Tough Love :0) Nice Job! I cut a huge monopodial stem off my oldest orchid as it was getting very hard to pot! It did sulk for a good year, but has recovered and only two blooms this year, but things are looking better. ps I am sure it did not like it! Was a tough decision! Yours is looking very good
Thank you for sharing the story of your huge monopod. I hope it's still doing well. Sorry for replying so late. Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!
@@bumblebeesorchids3408 thank-you. Once in a while I get time to visit another channel and enjoy and value yours, merry Christmas and happy new year 🎉
I think it's going to make it beautiful phal tho got my fingers crossed for you great repot video 👍😘
Thank you very much Stephen, for crossing fingers. It worked, it survived and is doing fine. Sorry for replying so late. Happy holiday season and happy growing!
Looks so it wants a good report a good clean and a good water and hopefully it will be okay for you fingers crossed and thumbs up
Thank you, Andrea, crossing fingers has helped. Sorry for replying so late. In case you'd like to see an update you can watch my latest video. Happy growing! :)
Very brave of you and will play out well for the Princess in the end!! 💓🤞 BTW I'm just the opposite of you - I love repotting my phals and I'm sure they don't appreciate me disturbing their roots every 1-2 years. I'd usually repot every new plant, but recently I started forcing myself to leave them in the supplier's medium for a few months-year until they outgrow the space or the medium starts degrading.
Any chance you consider making the app available for android as well? I'd love to use it. I haven't found anything suitable to track my collection. 🌱
Thank you for sharing your experiences. Sorry for replying so late. There's pros and cons to every method. I fear an android version isn't an option at this point. :(
Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!
how did i manage to find your channel sooo late? I do follow MOG for years and she spoke about you but for some reason i never came here. Stupid me. Its such a different to find a orchid channel which grows orchids in the same conditions (germany) as me. so looking forward to see many more of your videos 😊
Sorry for replying so late and thanks for stopping by, Jenna. :) Happy growing!
Great job, I think I pack to much substrate into mine . Learnt loads thanks.🤗
Thank you very much, Helen. Sorry for replying so late. Happy growing! :)
Hiiiii
I came to this video from your root burn video.
Im sorry to see your Phal like this. 😢
Cheers❤
I'm happy to be able to say it's doing really well now. :) Happy growing!
I just love repotting videos, especially with phals. I have had so much trouble with phals when I try to change them from the moss they come in to bark. I would love a video on doing that because maybe I am doing something wrong.
I layer my sphagnum moss and bark with the top layer being bark. With bark on the top, algae won't grow. My phals are always very happy and provide me with joy with endless blooms! Give this method a try.
Hi Barbara, sorry for replying so late. Changing from moss to bark is a drastic change. Sometimes roots just say there goodbyes at this point. Layering like Karyl suggested might be an option to smoothen the transition. Happy growing and happy 2023 in advance!
I repot every year I use moss and bark. I've noticed with mine if I don't fertilizer enough the bottom leaf will look like yours. I think your plant will be fine you take good care of your plants.
Thank you, Selina. And sorry for replying so late. In case you'd like to see an update you can watch my latest video. Happy growing! :)
.i don't know what flower this is, but it's very beautiful, i like it very much, i'm from vietnam, nice to make friends, hope you don't refuse, thanks, wish you success
Thanks for stopping by!🙏🍀
may i recommend microwaving your média before reuse it, im sure also putting it in the oven will have a similar effect.
Thanks, Daniel. I might try it in the future. Sorry for replying so late. Happy growing! :)
Ho notato che non usi disinfettanti ne sui tagli ne sulle radici, sbaglio? Grazie, il tuo video mi ha aiutato molto a migliorare la mia tecnica dì salvataggio!
Hi Francesca, sorry for replying so late. I disinfect scissors beforehand, so the scissors you see were clean. When I cut infected tissue I disinfect during the process again. Happy growing! :)
I leave my phal' and houseplants alone until they tell me they want out. 🌱
💚 your videos!!
Thank you so much, Alma. :) Sorry for replying so late. Happy growing!
I have 20 Novelty Phalaenopsis that all need repotted since they are still in their original 3-inch round plastic pots and in moss, which is no good. It's time for them all to be potted in Orchid bark. They don't look so good, many have spikes, but the spikes have all stalled, and my Phal. schilleriana has a spike but now has decided to develop a keiki on the spike. UGH!
Thank you for commenting, Patrick. Sorry for replying so late. I hope you've managed to repot your Phals, it's not the greatest part of our hobby. :D Happy growing and a happy and healthy 2023 in advance!