Hi Cheryl and thank you for your kind comment. It's been almost 4 years since I made this video and I no longer have this plant.......hope all is well with you and yours.....thanks again and take care, Ed.
As you say, if this is the result of neglect, you have been warned... now you are taking care of it, imagine what the roots will look like in a couple of months when the new growths add to the mix 👍🏼👍🏼
Yes Ed. That happened to most of my dendrobiums. I could only enjoy the blooms at the beginning. I had one nobile left. Will see how long this one stays alive. Thank you for asking.
That is a well-grown orchid! I haven't tried any dens yet, but I really like the color and shape of that one. I'll be looking forward to seeing it's progess.
Hi kevin and thank you for your comment. It's a little early to show this plant again but I will keep you well informed of its hopeful progress......Thank you, Ed.
Lovely plant and great video Ed 👍🏼 maybe not neglect but you just didn't mess about with it and allowed it to adapt to it's environment, albeit over a long period of time 😂 just wondering where you get the chunks of pumice from?
Wow- those are healthy roots! Thank you for this interesting video, Ed. I have about a dozen seedlings of different sorts of dendrobiums...I hope they do as well as yours.
I was very surprised at the root mass on the nobile but very pleased to say the least. Dendrobiums don't like to be dry for above a couple of days but it all depends on the condition of the pseudobulbs.....if they are plump and fat they don't mind the dryness. I hope your dendrobiums do well for you. Thank you for your comment and take care, Ed
Good evening Ed. The dendrobium nobile will be better since it's now had extra care from you. Thank you for sharing your trip to the greenhouse and repotting of the nobile. Mine are always rotted at the bottom of the canes. Couldn't figure out why? Please take care. Catherine.
It's very easy for me to know the difference because I only have one dendrobium Terry. I'll keep my finger crossed that the re-potting will prove successful. have a lovely weekend also, Ed.
I watched all the collab videos. Your neglected one is by far the healthiest and plumbest in my opinion. But i agree to the others, i would have kept the canes. But hey, it is worth a try. The new grows are massive How did you do that? 😀 please share your secret. Just today i found a beautiful hybrid in a flower shop. Huge and badly due for a repot. I watered it well for today and let it rest now. Where did you get the deep pots? And what are these grow stones? Have a good evening Ed.
I am sure I answered this a little earlier in the evening but here goes again. After seeing some of the other growers plants I realized that mine wasn't too bad after all. I don't have any secret formula.....I wish I had and then I could share it with you. The only thing I do when I see new growth is to keep the plant well watered and well fertilized.....seems to work for me. Growstones are no longer available they were produced in the USA from second- hand bottles and calcium carbonate but the place closed down. The deep pots can easily be found on Ebay under the name of Rose Pots and they are very cheap. Ed
my new dendrobium are little plants now . (I have 30 of that) , the question is ... I grow them in torba, not in bark. When I will repot them i think I will do a mix of torba and old bark with a sprue of perlite. (last year all in torba and cocconut was fine, but I cannot find cocco in this period) . So let see what will be the weather in the next days.
Can I take it that torba is a Maltese concrete? I've never heard of concrete being used in an orchid mix but if it works for you don't change it. You have a very large collection of dendrobiums.....I hope they all will do well for you. Ed
Thanks. OK so I know 10°C = 50°F so I was told that’s too low for my nobile dendrobium. So it’s in the kitchen. My min greenhouse temp is around 52°F. So yours is happy in that cool temp. Hmm.
Hi Ed enjoyed this video I have ordered a cattleya dowiana seedling but am nervous of how I am going to grow it iam thinking of bare root in a pot with mist spraying. What do you think?
I've never tried them this way Tina but you never know it might like it . I would plant it in a quick drying medium in a 6mm clear pot wit air holes punched into it. Once it gets settled then they are very robust growers. Give it as much good light as you can and a warm and humid atmosphere. Make sure the medium is dry before nightfall. Lovely to hear from you and I hope all is well, Ed.
Good evening Mary and thank you so much for your comments.In the UK I am not in tune with the expression orchid soil so I don't understand what kind of medium your plant is potted in. It should be free flowing and quick drying which means there should be no compaction of the media. If your 'soil' is becomming compacted then it will be cutting off the air to the roots. If your plant isn't flowering I would think that the roots aren't providing the plant with enough hormones to fascillitate the production of spikes.......also nobiles like a cold period to produce blooms. The hormones are provided in the nutrition you give them. Calcium nitrate will give you more nitrogen than calcium and edsom salts will provide the magnesium which is essential for photosynthesis of plants. I would mix a very weak fertilizer of your usual orchid feed plus a little more calcium and a little more magnesium with a splash of seaweed extract. It should not be more than 200ppm with your tds pen machine. for both soaking the plant and spraying the leaves at frquent intervals.Pots can be too large if you are using 'soil' but not too large if you are using material such as pebbles and lava rock.....because these rocks although holding water will dry very quickly and cannot be overwatered. Sorry for the ramblings....hope you have had a lovely easter and take care, Ed.
Fabulous repotting video and great plant!
Hi Cheryl and thank you for your kind comment. It's been almost 4 years since I made this video and I no longer have this plant.......hope all is well with you and yours.....thanks again and take care,
Ed.
What a fantastic roots whatever you done you done it good have a nice weekend
Thank you! You too Andrea have a lovely Sunday.
Ed.
I don't care what you say, it's a beauty. You and Shelia both have the touch.😊👍
And I have to thank the growers, like you, for saying such nice things about our plants.............I bet yours are even more beautiful Valarie,
Ed
Thanks Ed,
Checked my D. nobiles, and discovered I need to repot mine. After the Red Sox game this afternoon. Have a great day!
Hope the re-potting went well Rich and thanks for the comment,
Ed.
that is nice repotted orchids,
Thankyou MOJ....have a good weekend,
Ed.
Thank you Ed. Good to see this today🌸Best wishes from Michigan. Wow Dendo looks well.
So nice of you to say so Karla and thank you once again for all your support,
Ed
As you say, if this is the result of neglect, you have been warned... now you are taking care of it, imagine what the roots will look like in a couple of months when the new growths add to the mix 👍🏼👍🏼
I've probably done the wrong thing and they will all be dead in a couple of months!!!
Ed.
Yes Ed. That happened to most of my dendrobiums. I could only enjoy the blooms at the beginning. I had one nobile left. Will see how long this one stays alive. Thank you for asking.
I'm sure it will survive under your care Catherine......just ignore it for a while!!.....Take care,
Ed.
That is a well-grown orchid! I haven't tried any dens yet, but I really like the color and shape of that one. I'll be looking forward to seeing it's progess.
Hi kevin and thank you for your comment. It's a little early to show this plant again but I will keep you well informed of its hopeful progress......Thank you,
Ed.
Lovely plant and great video Ed 👍🏼 maybe not neglect but you just didn't mess about with it and allowed it to adapt to it's environment, albeit over a long period of time 😂 just wondering where you get the chunks of pumice from?
Wow- those are healthy roots! Thank you for this interesting video, Ed. I have about a dozen seedlings of different sorts of dendrobiums...I hope they do as well as yours.
I was very surprised at the root mass on the nobile but very pleased to say the least. Dendrobiums don't like to be dry for above a couple of days but it all depends on the condition of the pseudobulbs.....if they are plump and fat they don't mind the dryness. I hope your dendrobiums do well for you. Thank you for your comment and take care,
Ed
Good evening Ed. The dendrobium nobile will be better since it's now had extra care from you. Thank you for sharing your trip to the greenhouse and repotting of the nobile. Mine are always rotted at the bottom of the canes. Couldn't figure out why? Please take care.
Catherine.
Rotting at the bottom of the canes possibly caused by planting too deep. Does this happen to all your dendrobiums or just the nobiles'?
Ed.
It looked to me that you repotted that dendrobium very good. I have a hard time figuring out which dendrobiums are nobiles! Have a lovely weekend!!
It's very easy for me to know the difference because I only have one dendrobium Terry. I'll keep my finger crossed that the re-potting will prove successful. have a lovely weekend also,
Ed.
I watched all the collab videos. Your neglected one is by far the healthiest and plumbest in my opinion. But i agree to the others, i would have kept the canes. But hey, it is worth a try. The new grows are massive
How did you do that? 😀 please share your secret.
Just today i found a beautiful hybrid in a flower shop. Huge and badly due for a repot.
I watered it well for today and let it rest now.
Where did you get the deep pots? And what are these grow stones?
Have a good evening Ed.
I am sure I answered this a little earlier in the evening but here goes again. After seeing some of the other growers plants I realized that mine wasn't too bad after all. I don't have any secret formula.....I wish I had and then I could share it with you. The only thing I do when I see new growth is to keep the plant well watered and well fertilized.....seems to work for me. Growstones are no longer available they were produced in the USA from second- hand bottles and calcium carbonate but the place closed down. The deep pots can easily be found on Ebay under the name of Rose Pots and they are very cheap.
Ed
my new dendrobium are little plants now . (I have 30 of that) , the question is ... I grow them in torba, not in bark. When I will repot them i think I will do a mix of torba and old bark with a sprue of perlite. (last year all in torba and cocconut was fine, but I cannot find cocco in this period) . So let see what will be the weather in the next days.
Can I take it that torba is a Maltese concrete? I've never heard of concrete being used in an orchid mix but if it works for you don't change it. You have a very large collection of dendrobiums.....I hope they all will do well for you.
Ed
Hello, your video is just what ai needed before repotting my one. What is the minimum temperature of your greenhouse please?
Hi Lauran and thank you for the comment. I keep my minimum temperature in the greenhouse between 10c-12c.
Thank you and take care,
Ed.
Thanks. OK so I know 10°C = 50°F so I was told that’s too low for my nobile dendrobium. So it’s in the kitchen. My min greenhouse temp is around 52°F. So yours is happy in that cool temp. Hmm.
Hi Ed enjoyed this video
I have ordered a cattleya dowiana seedling but am nervous of how I am going to grow it iam thinking of bare root in a pot with mist spraying. What do you think?
I've never tried them this way Tina but you never know it might like it . I would plant it in a quick drying medium in a 6mm clear pot wit air holes punched into it. Once it gets settled then they are very robust growers. Give it as much good light as you can and a warm and humid atmosphere. Make sure the medium is dry before nightfall. Lovely to hear from you and I hope all is well,
Ed.
I will follow your advice Ed Thank you. Very cold here at the moment
Take care Ed
My mistake maybe that i potted my remaining nobile in too large a pot plus wrong medium, its in orchid soil.
Good evening Mary and thank you so much for your comments.In the UK I am not in tune with the expression orchid soil so I don't understand what kind of medium your plant is potted in. It should be free flowing and quick drying which means there should be no compaction of the media. If your 'soil' is becomming compacted then it will be cutting off the air to the roots. If your plant isn't flowering I would think that the roots aren't providing the plant with enough hormones to fascillitate the production of spikes.......also nobiles like a cold period to produce blooms. The hormones are provided in the nutrition you give them. Calcium nitrate will give you more nitrogen than calcium and edsom salts will provide the magnesium which is essential for photosynthesis of plants. I would mix a very weak fertilizer of your usual orchid feed plus a little more calcium and a little more magnesium with a splash of seaweed extract. It should not be more than 200ppm with your tds pen machine. for both soaking the plant and spraying the leaves at frquent intervals.Pots can be too large if you are using 'soil' but not too large if you are using material such as pebbles and lava rock.....because these rocks although holding water will dry very quickly and cannot be overwatered. Sorry for the ramblings....hope you have had a lovely easter and take care,
Ed.
Thats why it hasn't flowered i assume?
Thank you Mary... Please see my post to you....take care.
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Cheers Helen and have a good Sunday,
Ed.