I love, love, love these videos! Thank you so much for making them. You have helped me so much with caring for my orchids. I am quite a novice, and as I spend the winter in Arizona, I don't have as many orchids as I would like, nor do they perform as well because of the traveling they are forced to do. I have a small backyard greenhouse in my Indiana home and the orchids much prefer Indiana to Arizona! (I don't tend to agree with them!) one of the biggest mistakes I've made so far is potting the orchids in too big of pots... Anyway, thanks again for these videos. They are GREAT!
My dads fiancé gave me one, but I need to re pot it, she has rocks bark all kids of stuff in the medium. Great video , I never had a cat. Orchid before..so this video helped.
Hi, Brad, I was stumped by brassavola roots, but I the last year I found a video by Orchid Ninja on the subject. Please check it out if you haven't yet. I had several cuttings and none did well until I switched to smaller bark.
Tes Cattleyas sont magnifiques! Great job growing those Cattleyas. I wish I could provide enough light and grow those. My flurescent lights give very good growth, but just a bit lacking for intensity, so no blooms. Just empty sheets or aborted spikes. Are more recent normal-color growth LED up to the task for a basement growing area? When I researched it years ago it was too expensive and probably still not intense enough light for Cattleyas, maby technology improved?
Hi, Great, informative video's. Just purchased some seedling cattleyas that are in small orchid bark. I decided to repot in new bark, and noticed rot in the center of the root system. I put a styrofoam peanut in the center after removing dead roots, and replaced the bark. I'm just not certain how long they should stay dry before watering. It gets very hot, but I do have a mister running while the sun is out. Can you give me any watering advice. I'm guilty of many counts of death by overwatering. Thanks. Mo
Love your brassovola nodosa!!! I have one myself, it's just growing on a half coconut shell that I stuck a hook into. The coconut coir inside holds the moisture so you never have problems with roots. The only issue I have is how on earth do I divide it to start a new batch?
Elona Hartjes it is mainly the droplet size, the fogger is used even in winter, it just ups the humidity but keeps everything nice and dry. The misting system cools and humiditfies 10x that of the fogger.
Very pretty Brad I am having the same problem with my brassavola too it has a weak root system. Maybe its just the way that orchid is ,..im not sure. That first SLC you brought out was gorgeous
The Brassavola Nodosa performs best in hydrorock, lava rock, or gravel. Wood chips, and moss retain too much moisture for this species's roots. They also do well on wood mounts. I hope this helps.
Brad, stop cutting your Brassavola spikes! While most Cattleya alliance plants will not rebloom, Brassavola will rebloom off old spikes when they are really happy. I've had my nodosa bloom as much as 3 times on one growth.
Brad : not Cat-lay-a please! It's Cat-lee-a after my ancestor William Cattley from who's name the genus is derived. Go visit The American Orchid Society's web site on its pronunciation
This is interesting. I love this comment and your name. I alway thought it should be pronounced as you say here because of my experience with Latin names and am happy to have confirmed by someone connected to the person they were names after.
Wow your so gifted to have a flower like that
What fabulous Orchids! Thanks for sharing, I always learn so much from you!
Nice orchid
Those are gorgeous! Now I might have to get myself one..lol Thanks for sharing!
I love, love, love these videos! Thank you so much for making them. You have helped me so much with caring for my orchids. I am quite a novice, and as I spend the winter in Arizona, I don't have as many orchids as I would like, nor do they perform as well because of the traveling they are forced to do. I have a small backyard greenhouse in my Indiana home and the orchids much prefer Indiana to Arizona! (I don't tend to agree with them!) one of the biggest mistakes I've made so far is potting the orchids in too big of pots... Anyway, thanks again for these videos. They are GREAT!
Wow, love those blooms. What is the best media for them?
Beautiful and large flowers on those two cattleyas!
fifi corina thanks, they do great in the new greenhouse
I just got an Lc. Gold digger today! She's such a beauty!!! love the nodosa such a refreshing classic
Garrett Spring Nice! the LC Gold digger is kinda of a classic to
Beautiful Cattleyas!!! Thanks for sharing!!
Terry Klemesrud thanks
Cattleya is my favorite. Yours are beautiful
Jackie Fu thank you!
I love Cattleyas and I have that colour too Sir💜 I have collected about 30 plus in different colors🌻just love them💜🥰 hope to see more from you🙏
Beautiful blooms Brad! I think I need to move to your side of Canada. You're in your Tshirt and I'm looking out at mountains of snow.
PlantzNThings haha, I know a good Realtor if you want to make the move!
I'll keep that in mind :)
Love your videos.
My dads fiancé gave me one, but I need to re pot it, she has rocks bark all kids of stuff in the medium. Great video , I never had a cat. Orchid before..so this video helped.
Mrs Tracy glad it helpped, thanks for watching!
hi!
brad. I loved your show n tell cattelya orchid.. I would really appreciate it if you could also say which one is fragrant..
thanking you
sheetal.
Hi, Brad, I was stumped by brassavola roots, but I the last year I found a video by Orchid Ninja on the subject. Please check it out if you haven't yet. I had several cuttings and none did well until I switched to smaller bark.
Tes Cattleyas sont magnifiques!
Great job growing those Cattleyas. I wish I could provide enough light and grow those.
My flurescent lights give very good growth, but just a bit lacking for intensity, so no blooms. Just empty sheets or aborted spikes.
Are more recent normal-color growth LED up to the task for a basement growing area?
When I researched it years ago it was too expensive and probably still not intense enough light for Cattleyas, maby technology improved?
Great video!!! I'm not alone when I say that we wish v had the space n greenhouse like you:) love your videos and lovely Catts!
Fern Crafts thank you, yes, im lucky I have the space
I notice that some of your garden space is on the slope...what do you grow there?
I love your greenhouse, I would love to see all of it and how you built it, do you keep it warm during winter and how?
doesn't matter thanks!, I have a playlist regarding the greenhouse build on my channel
Your C. Intermedia splash-petal is a real beauty... Nice video. Thanks.
John Benedict ORCHIDS thank you!
hi!
Mr.Brad wow!those are pretty gorgeous cattelya plants and blooms.i loved the last one..Rio..does it have a scent?
thanking you
sheetal
i want last cattleya very beautifull.
Hi, Great, informative video's. Just purchased some seedling cattleyas that are in small orchid bark. I decided to repot in new bark, and noticed rot in the center of the root system. I put a styrofoam peanut in the center after removing dead roots, and replaced the bark. I'm just not certain how long they should stay dry before watering. It gets very hot, but I do have a mister running while the sun is out. Can you give me any watering advice. I'm guilty of many counts of death by overwatering. Thanks. Mo
In this video you mention that the misting and fogging systems serve two different purposes. Could you do a video on this topic some day?
Love your brassovola nodosa!!! I have one myself, it's just growing on a half coconut shell that I stuck a hook into. The coconut coir inside holds the moisture so you never have problems with roots. The only issue I have is how on earth do I divide it to start a new batch?
sugarcaine haha, sounds like a great clone of the plant. oh to have your troubles! nice growing!
Brad, awesome orchids. Congratulations. You mentioned that misters and foggers where different. Could you explain how they are different.
Elona Hartjes it is mainly the droplet size, the fogger is used even in winter, it just ups the humidity but keeps everything nice and dry. The misting system cools and humiditfies 10x that of the fogger.
Very pretty Brad I am having the same problem with my brassavola too it has a weak root system. Maybe its just the way that orchid is ,..im not sure. That first SLC you brought out was gorgeous
Growing Things thank! good to know im not the only one with a weak root system on it
The Brassavola Nodosa performs best in hydrorock, lava rock, or gravel. Wood chips, and moss retain too much moisture for this species's roots. They also do well on wood mounts. I hope this helps.
Nice video.
I’ve had problems with my leaves falling off my nadosa. Any idea why?
How long did the brassavola take to bloom?
Read the care instructions on line - give your brassavola more sun, not less. It's supposed to get some red spots on the leaves.
I'm thinking the roots are slow growing because of the blooms and because they apperently prefer growing in grooves and cracks of treesbark
my cambria sheds his leafs after bloom is this normal?
What a big flower
ivy geerman smells nice too!!
My favourite is the orange one :)
Gardening at Douentza the Tropical Flare...It is such an easy bloomer for me. It must be a good clone
Have you smelled your brassovola nodosa in the middle of the night? Mine smells super strong a few hours after the lights go out, it's delicious.
***** i've smelled it a few hours after dark, it smells nice but I was hoping it would be stronger of a scent
my experience with brassavola's is that they grow much slower than cattleya's.
GREAT VIDEO.
Juliana Gooptar thank you!
Brassavola nodosa needs a lot of light,
Brad, stop cutting your Brassavola spikes! While most Cattleya alliance plants will not rebloom, Brassavola will rebloom off old spikes when they are really happy. I've had my nodosa bloom as much as 3 times on one growth.
Brad : not Cat-lay-a please! It's Cat-lee-a after my ancestor William Cattley from who's name the genus is derived. Go visit The American Orchid Society's web site on its pronunciation
This is interesting. I love this comment and your name. I alway thought it should be pronounced as you say here because of my experience with Latin names and am happy to have confirmed by someone connected to the person they were names after.