I have this exact issue with my oncidiums. I hear people say they want plenty of water and I repeatedly massacre the root systems by letting them stay too wet. Thankfully they bounce back. I am sure your berry oda will as well :) thanks for sharing!
Melissa Walker orchids can be remarkably resilient, as you say. I suppose they can use their reserves to produce the new growths necessary for survival, stores that many other plants don’t have. It must be an evolutionary trait that comes from what must often be a precarious existence as epiphytes.
Rockdoc2174 yes, as particular as they are I find them more difficult to kill than some other plants. Of course it’s possible but as you say they put up a real fighting chance as long as they are healthy.
It would be worth it, I think. If the change of medium works the improvement should be quite rapid if the change in my Nelly Isler is anything to go by. That suffered for similar reasons.
Hi 👋 thanks for the information. I divided one of my cymbidiums about 18 months ago and now have 5 healthy plants! If you’d like one I would be happy to swap for a berry oda keiki? Many thanks !
Shaun Burns I don't have any Berry Oda keikis left but I have several Spring Dream keikis, some in flower. Like Margaret East wrote earlier, I like Cymbidiums but they are big plants and I need to shift one to make room for the erythraeum as it is so I'm afraid I'll have to decline.
Plant s And other things thanks, Yoshi. I’m hardly a Roger or Dani but I do my best. I’m fairly new to serious orchid-keeping so I’m more than capable of making mistakes and I hope my adventures will help other people avoid doing the same.
They are a typical Dendrobium, needing to dry out completely between waterings. Use an orchid-potting medium that dries in around 5-7 days in summer in your conditions and adjust the amount of water given as the weather cools and it uses less. Never water an orchid by the calendar only by what it needs. More orchids are killed by overwatering than under watering. Don't over pot it, either. Most orchid prefer to be under potted so their roots reach all through the media. If the pot is too big you can get lingering wet spots even when the area around the plant is dry and the roots will suffer eventually.They enjoy bright, shaded light and warmth - mine don't go under 16C overnight during the winter but can see 30+ in summer.
I have this exact issue with my oncidiums. I hear people say they want plenty of water and I repeatedly massacre the root systems by letting them stay too wet. Thankfully they bounce back. I am sure your berry oda will as well :) thanks for sharing!
Melissa Walker orchids can be remarkably resilient, as you say. I suppose they can use their reserves to produce the new growths necessary for survival, stores that many other plants don’t have. It must be an evolutionary trait that comes from what must often be a precarious existence as epiphytes.
Rockdoc2174 yes, as particular as they are I find them more difficult to kill than some other plants. Of course it’s possible but as you say they put up a real fighting chance as long as they are healthy.
Thanks! Would love to see an update on these later on.
It would be worth it, I think. If the change of medium works the improvement should be quite rapid if the change in my Nelly Isler is anything to go by. That suffered for similar reasons.
Hi 👋 thanks for the information. I divided one of my cymbidiums about 18 months ago and now have 5 healthy plants! If you’d like one I would be happy to swap for a berry oda keiki? Many thanks !
Shaun Burns I don't have any Berry Oda keikis left but I have several Spring Dream keikis, some in flower. Like Margaret East wrote earlier, I like Cymbidiums but they are big plants and I need to shift one to make room for the erythraeum as it is so I'm afraid I'll have to decline.
Hi Keith. Just subscribed your channel. Wish you can ship it to USA! Let’s wish us all new RUclipsrs good luck for our new journeys! Yoshi
Plant s And other things thanks, Yoshi. I’m hardly a Roger or Dani but I do my best. I’m fairly new to serious orchid-keeping so I’m more than capable of making mistakes and I hope my adventures will help other people avoid doing the same.
Rockdoc2174 you and me both. Lol.
Sóund very low?
Yes. I have changed cameras since then and now use a Canon 90D with an external microphone, which has cured this.
Tks, I got one and got two flowers on stem ? First orchid want to hear what you say . Tks
They are a typical Dendrobium, needing to dry out completely between waterings. Use an orchid-potting medium that dries in around 5-7 days in summer in your conditions and adjust the amount of water given as the weather cools and it uses less. Never water an orchid by the calendar only by what it needs. More orchids are killed by overwatering than under watering. Don't over pot it, either. Most orchid prefer to be under potted so their roots reach all through the media. If the pot is too big you can get lingering wet spots even when the area around the plant is dry and the roots will suffer eventually.They enjoy bright, shaded light and warmth - mine don't go under 16C overnight during the winter but can see 30+ in summer.