Watering Your Orchids
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- IT'S WATERING DAY! thought i would show you how I water my orchids.. It's super easy but a little different then other plants.
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I have not heard of this show!?! where is it located? and whats it all about? I am going to be at the home and garden show at the international center on the 23rd or 24th. i got half price tickets from wagjag :)
First thing's first, great job! Very informative, however as far as nutrients go I would like to offer some advice. The uptake of nutrients in a plant's roots has as much to do with the Parts Per Million of mineral salts (AKA nutrients) in solution as it is a balance of pH and temperature. Using a quarter strength solution may not trigger the roots to start taking up nutrients or worse it may start selectively taking up some nutrients and not others. Using too much will cause the roots to stop taking in nutrients and water and air etc. etc. momento mori my little plant friend. It has a lot to do with salinity and osmosis and I could go on forever so I won't. The manufactures of these nutrient products understand this and provide instructions to mix the proper solution. I use a nutrient mix at full strength per the instructions on every fourth watering in filtered water (Brita water jug style, city tap water and only run cold water through the filter) with a pH around 5.5. I filter the water the day before and let sit overnight with an airstone and fish tank pump so it's very aerated and at room temp when it it's time to mix the nutrients. Aeration of the water causes the pH to drop as does an increase in temperature so only add nutrients to room temp, aerated water then adjust the pH. I usually end up using a little pH Up with nutrients and pH Down on my regular water days to get that magical pH of 5.5. Honestly I've found that 70% of keeping plants healthy is conditioning the water perfectly. 20%, setting up an environment that while still hospitable to plants is hostile to pests and disease. And 10% TLC.
Get a pH meter, pH Up and pH Down along with any nutrients you buy. Best thing you will ever do!
that is quite the collection! :) I love it.. I'm in the same boat as you.. where ever i have space and light... there is a plant or 10...lol.. i get the evil eye all the time... i will need to start getting rid of things soon or even trade so i can try something new :) I live in Canada... we don't have the selection like the USA... so you need to work together to get interresting and unique plants :)
You are right in soaking for a bit. The orchid media is so well drained you can’t just dribble water on the top. My orchids have responded very well since I did this. Nice video!
Thank you :) It was a good find for sure :)
It's toast :( I still have a leaf that's not dried out and hoping it will do something?
Thanks Bill,my sister gave me an Orchid for my birthday in march of 2020.I can grow almost anything but am somewhat timid about this.Your directions are easy,hope i can do this?
Just don't over think it. people hear the word orchid and get scared... the truth is... they are just like any other plant... the biggest difference is these prefer to grow in bark rather than soil.... just remember to water it when it feels dry and give it a well lit spot and poof... you're almost an expert :)
Thank you so much for this video! We got a Phalaenopsis for my mother in laws funeral and realized its completely UNDERwatered! Not sure why the tag says "water sparingly"... wtf?... thanks for the well explained video! I have subscribed!
I'm so happy you were able to figure things out... The orchid is a lovely keepsake. hopefully it lives a long life and flowers often for you.
"doot de doot" 😂 do you sing that every time you water your orchids? I'll need to start doing that too, haha. thanks for your videos, I'm finding them very helpful.
lol... I Think I do...lol
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they should get food at least once a month. but if your plant is doing fine, keep on going with your routine :) there are so many ways to grow plants.. what works for your plants might kill mine and vice versa. so there is nothing wrong with the path your taking if your plants are happy :)
you talked too much!! so many talks.
donot say things about peaple it is rude to say bad comments ,i think his orchid is vary healty.thank you plantnthings
I agree,they are so rude! At least he is trying to help people.these rude people are so ungrateful
Thanks so much for the great video. I just love orchids, but have never been able to keep them going.
Msginnnny They have a learning curve... once you figure them out they are almost impossible to kill. if you join my facebook group we can help you with any questions or concerns :)
Good to see some nice people not rude people having a go at him for talking to much as they say
I love the mat / Tarp.. my grandmother bought it for me about 20 years or more ago.. I first i thought it was silly but i love it now and glad i got it.. i think of her every time i use it :) I have seen them recently at Lee Valley tools. that company sells online so check it out :)
some of my plants are in bark and some of my plants are in the clay balls.. to avoid them floating i fill the water to the top of the media... they do loosen in the pot but not float away... as the plants develop more roots that should anchor them better.. try propping your plant up with a stake that goes clear to the bottom of the pot to keep your plant from moving too much. you might even try a wire over the top to the root ball like they do with bonsai that should do the trick
רציתי לדעת בקשר לסחלבים ללא עציץ רק אויר
Great info. May I suggest you work on eliminating the word "uh" so frequently?
wow! over 50 orchids in your collection! that's impressive what types do you have? More of my response below :) I ran out of space...lol
not sure where they sell them now.. I was given it as a gift about 20 years ago :) they used to be sold at lee valley tools
I use snow too! It's easy to step outside and get a couple buckets of freshly fallen snow and let it melt
Has your Vanilla Orchid "Cutting" started to put out new roots? or is it really toast now?
wow that would take some time...lol.. Hey! is there any news on your seeds you planted?
Thanks for the tips Bill! I will use the well water that we fetch down the road from now on :-)
good video, its helpful for my plants , thanks a lot, but sorry to say that you talk too much, and make me feel booooooring,
i picked up the same fertilizer.... let me know how your results are. have a looksee at my channel when you have a chance, i just started posting my first videos, any advice you can offer would be appreciated! great video!
Hi Bill, I am using exactly the same fertilizer for my orchids and the label says to use it every time I water, even I don't and just use it once a month. Are you still using that brand? Also, where did you buy those clay pots with slits on the side? I would love to try them with some of my phals. Thank you in advance for your answer!
I still use the same fertilizer... I feed them whenever I remember... not nearly as often as I should...
those pots I think came from garden gallery... but I have had them for a very long time.
Far far toooo much waffle, you grabbed the watering can on numerous occasions. For Christ sake water them.
Hey ive got drosera capensis alba flowering i saw that your seeds werent doing much they arent doing well i wouldnt mind sending some down your way if you want this spring pm if you would like?
if i could keep mine outside i would do the same :)
Great video. I am a total orchid newbie and your video has explained the process of watering quite well. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with everyone. This novice sure appreciates it.
I'm glad you found this video useful :) Many Orchids are very easy to grow. I hope you are very successful :)
WHAT! i will Totally have to check that out! :)
Look, I can imagine that once the camera is in your face, you become slightly nervous and everything becomes more difficult. But it's really annoying to hear you say "uuuuhm" before every other noun. "I've got a... uuuuhmmmm *taps with hand* uuuuuuhm... Watering Can filled with, this is actually uuuuuhm....". And on, and on it goes.
Rude!
Thanks, you just assured me that I was watering my orchids correctly :)
Glad I could help :) This method works Very well for me.
Got my orchid as a gift. Named her la Flor. Now am learning how to care her. Quite interesting rather.
they can be very fun to grow :)
In many of my videos i show my face :)
I learn TLC 2day! thanks friend.
Thanks, this was very helpful. I watched a few other videos, but this was the most thorough.
Thank you, I'm very happy to hear that you found my video to be helpful.
Have you tried the miracle grow Orchid Mist?
I was wondering where you buy your clay orchid pots?? I am in the same area of Ontario as yourself and know most of the local garden centers. As well where do you buy your hydroponic hydroton pellets??
I buy my clay orchid pots from Garden Gallery. The Hydroton pellets I actually got from a friend... but I have seen those at garden gallery too. The Phal is responding well to the hydroton but the oncidium really didn't like it so I transplanted that back to bark.
מדברים בלי סוף ואין תרגום לשפות זרות
Indeed.
Thank you :)
So nice indeed :)
Thank you so much for the video.I got a blue orchid once and not knowing how to water it she didn't live long :( The store clerk said she needs only 2-3 drop of water once a week. Now for my Bday I got another one and I decided to do research.Luckily I found your video.
Good job on explaining...it was just a little long. But I just watched a long watering orchid video where all she did was talk and talk about water and what's in water pointing the camera at the orchid sitting in the pot with water already..and how she watered it cause she had 40..I could not tell where the water line was..above crown or under moss and she said let it sit... but she did not show how to drain it. So in your video you actually showed what to do. Thank you
I was watering my orchids once a week during the summer but now every 11-12 days. Used to run water through the media for a minute or so, but it was taking me way too long! I have over 50 orchids in the house some of them are still not old enough to bloom. But now I let them soak for 30 minutes or a whole hour while I do something else. LOL
I just started using hydroton but I noticed that everything floats, even the plant! that's not good when they're growing new roots. what do you do about it?
I counted my orchids today and I have a lot more! HAHAHA
I have 28 Phals'; Three of them have a keiki, 2 Dendrobium Aggregatum (Species), 20 Catts. 13 evergreen Dendrobiums, 1 Cymbidium, 6 Oncidiums and 2 Epicattleyas.
I'm planning to sell those that are not too small. But that'll be once the weather gets warm. As I said, lots of them are very young and probably need a couple of years more in order to bloom. My house is really overcrowded and I don't want the husband to kick me out! ;)
really enjoyed this I am groiwng orchids so this was great information :)
where do you the fertilzer i want to buyet that fertilizer breand sghultz 193117
That brand is available in most stores in my area. You might try looking for the brand Schultz on amazon
Hello, thanks for the video...where did you purchase that blue "tub" that you are working on? thank you!
TripleMRocks It'ss a Table top tarp. you can buy them at Leevalley.com
thank you!
Yeah, I say I only managed 70% of them. I'll do the rest tomorrow. Yes, I just puta video about them up. I di da shout out to you too.
That's cool about the snow. I never would have thought about it. Today was watering day for me for almost all my plants.
Hi, I loved your video, but not the comments of some subscribers. They should realize that you are doing a great service for free, and your information is great. I gave up growing orchids years ago as they took up too much time, but now kids grown, university degrees accomplished business flourishing, so I am back to what I love.
And friends have confidence in my abilities as I just got a drop off of orchids on the verge of death.
Will try to nurse them back.
We have a drought here in So. California so I save rain water just for my orchids, and fill a bucket from the 55 gallon barrels I have. To that I add fertilizer as you do, but I have to water more often as most are grown outside, and the winds just dries them out.
All in all you did a great job showing watering and repotting and I will save these tapes for future friends who will need help.
Enjoy!
Glenda, P.V orchid lady
+Glenda Urmacher Thank you for your Kindness :) I'm so happy that you have finally returned back to growing orchids. you're right they can take up a lot of time...
Er um um er umm um how boring listening to someone saying um and er all the time...
Well, I suggest your do your own video and it will be an incredible, perfect piece of art. I can't wait for your masterpiece!
Clever idea with using the cleaners for fish tank water.
What's the light level needed for a phalaenopsis Orchid?
Jenny Hernandez Phals like a bright indirect light.. they like morning sun but not the hot mid day.
Is any of your video that we could see your face? You doing very good video but we don't see whose talking
Oh GEEEEZ sorry - WAY too many UH"s & UM's!!!!!!!!!!!!! From the very beginning and they never ended. Count them. I'm sure you have some good info here, but It was hard for me to listen. Not trying to be rude, but please consider going to Toastmasters or something! ;)
No, in fact, you are rude. Do your own video and I'm sure it will be just perfect.
Starts actual watering at 5:42 ;-)
Why not just shut up!
hi so I bought an orchid at a chain store and it was in a frig. will it have any problems
your orchids are looking happy
Good caring for orchids, they are wild plants but they are grown now for home decos and become so sensitive. I had one but flowering on November and stay for a month... so nice...
Thank you!!! I'm new with these orchids, so thank you.
i like orchids flower
can i collect rain water and boil it days before i water my babies? i live in a city.
Good singing while watering, keep it up, great video!
Talk too much
How many times a week do you water them?
there isn't really a schedule... some get water every few days... others ones a week... some every few weeks... it depends on the plant, what potting media that is used and the level of dryness.
I just got my first orchid thanks for the tips!
I use my aurium water, its full of nuturence
is it possible to re use water ?
just a direct Qs!
Can u see the pottiñg of phaenalopsis and oncedium
?
How boring.
how long between watering s is it usually
Where did you get the nice table top tarp for repotting?
I have another question that I hope you can help me with, thanks again for all the advice. I've noticed that when I water my mini phal that the next day the bark and the sphagnum moss media is practically dry and the roots look silver and still are wrinkled. Since I did buy it from a store I know it probably needs some TLC so I was wondering should I water it every two or three days? I know watering a phal varies however just from my observations it appears to need more water. I don't want to over water it though. Or am I mistaken?
Depending on your media it is possible to need to water every few days. Do you soak your plant for 10 minutes or do you just run water through the media?
I soak it for 10 minutes then let the water drain.
+TheBrokenDoll6 perfect
Great video, thank you so much! Your orchids are lovely :)
Eilyn M. Thank you :)
painful!
Where can I get a waterproof mat like your blue one?
Thank you for Your help I just received my first Phalaenopsis orchid for my birthday x 🌼 x
That Exciting :) Good Luck with your first orchid.. let me know how it goes :)
PlantzNThings
Hi I'm afraid my orchid died, I think it was the temperature, I now have another one (Mothers Day gift) so far it is going well x
Thank you. Easy to understand.
How often do I have to water my orchids? Thanks a lot
+CARMELIAN PRIDE That depends on what type of orchid you are growing...
Taking care of creeping ficus
Hi, can i use that used water fot watering other orchids ? Or shall never use the whater i've used befor ?
interesting question.... the correct answer is that you should not re use your water to water other plants. the reason is that bacteria and fungal issues can easily be carried in water... so if one of your plants is infected it can easily transfer to your others. with that being said... I have re-used water in the past and I have been fine... but I don't make it a regular habit.
Thanks for your quick answer.
And orchid viruses. Sharing water and un sterilized cutting tools is like sharing needles.
your phal hybrid is beautiful
How often do you water your orchids?
Jenny Hernandez with most of them I try and water them once a week... there are a few that need to be watered a little more frequently. but that being said... it really depends on the media they are planted in. if they are in Moss you will likely need to water less frequently.
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So I am very new to orchids and recently purchased a mini orchid that looks exactly like your orchid on right and was wondering do I need to hand pollinate it in order for it to continuously bloom? I know this probably sounds like a stupid question but I am curious.
+TheBrokenDoll6 actually no... if you pollinate them they will drop the flower and work on seed production. if you want long lasting flowers I wouldn't pollinate :)
Would I eventually need to pollinate it or would it just come back each year with new flowers and such? What exactly does seed production in an orchid cause it to do?
you should never need to pollinate your orchid flowers..seed production takes a lot of energy from the plant. if you are not able to germinate the seed than I wouldn't bother wasting the plants energy.
Ah okay, thanks.