Informative. Appreciated the vivid descriptions. I have a mold problem with my dendrobium orchid. Just saw it today. I did not want to repot as it's recently repotted and it's also on the verge of blooming. It has been raining everyday and most of the nights for the last 2 weeks. Ur report meant a lot to me. Thanks
Hello, a complete beginner here! I recently got gifted an orchid and I've never been able to keep a plant alive so this time I am dead set on keeping that thing alive! I've had the orchid for a couple of months and it's been doing great. When the blooms fell off I was told to repot it and move it inside in less light, and water it less often. I did that and it's growing a new... branch (idk if that is the right word) and leaves and I am so excited. A few days ago tho I noticed something very thin like a spiderweb growing between the bark chips and I can't find that exact thing on the internet. It's not on the surface, just between the bark pieces inside the pot. It's spreading in a firework-like formation in a couple of places. it doesn't seem to be affecting the plant...yet. I am afraid to water it because I don't want it to grow faster but I can't find a solution because I have no idea what it is. I hope if you see this you could tell me what it may be. Great video, thanks!
There are spider mites that fit that description. I would soak the pot well and see if anything (insect-like) floats up. If not, then repot again with a different brand of orchid bark.
I would love to see a video of how to treat snow mold properly with fungicide or physan 20! My orchid is in full bloom and seems to be growing new buds just fine, but I just realized it has a pretty bad mold spread in the pot and am terrified of shocking or killing it!
hi and thanks for the good video. here in Finland, it is much more difficult to find physan 20, while listerin is available. Can you tell me if you use listerin, how, and in what quantity? when I'm a beginner I wouldn't want to kill the flowers right away :)
Thank you, Amanda. The right video at the right time. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any fungicide with an active ingredient "Alkyl Dimethyl...'" you've mentioned in this video. Can you help me with that? I live in USA. Thanks in advance.
Hi Liliya, Glad it was helpful! Physan 20 has it, even though it's not a strong fungicide. It kills the mold but other fungus that are stronger, like black rot, I've found Physan 20 does not work. You can pick it up here: amzn.to/3lfdRUg For extremley strong cases, you can use Fungicide Captan or Aliete.
Hi Amanda, another helpful video thanks. I've just used some micorrhizol fungi to experiment with a couple of orchids. Have you ever tried it and does it look similar to what you have just been talking about when it grows?
Hi Carole, I haven't ever bought or used the fungus to grow orchids from seeds, so I can't answer you. From what I've read, there are many different types of fungus used and mychorriza is just the name of the type of relationship between the fungus and the orchid seeds while they do not have roots or leaves. So my guess (huge emphasis on hypothesis here) is that it shouldn't be so much that the fungus is visible to the human eye. I say this because every photo I've seen is done with aid of a microscope, and it's zoomed in 100x times. In those articles, there appears to be little white dust, but it's not something that is easy to see. Of course, I could be totally wrong. Hopefully someone else will chime in and give their opinion, too.
Hello, my rootless phals are in “ICU” which is a glass pot with moisted sphagnan moss covered with perforated saran wrap and is kept at 25C to encourage root growth. Now I am seeing white fuzzy mold covering the root. Is physan 20 bad for the root tip? Can I use potassium permanganate? What can I do? Thanks for your advice!
Hi Amanda, thank you for the informative video! Finally some reliable information. I think some of my rescue phalaenopsis orchids have snow mold. Is it possible to disinfect a store bought medium? I have half a bag left from Lowes and will disinfect and repot the affected plants, but I'm not sure if it's safe to use the Lowes bag in case that was the source of the mold.
Hi Window Frame, You can bake the bark in the oven for 20-30 minutes, and that kills whatever managed to survive from the bag. I would highly suggest getting a different bag though. I haven't really seen if the baked bark breaks down faster or not. Thanks for watching my video. I'm glad it helped.
@@Orchideria I'll try baking it since it would be a throwaway anyways. Is there anything you would use other than Physan20? It looks like the local stores here don't carry it. : (
Yay! First comment! 😊🙌 Hi Tally! I didn't include springtails because I didn't consider them fuzzy enough, or something similar to the mold pictures. But they are in several other "problem" lists. LOL
Hello! Thanks for your videos! In terms of pests... I have one that I cannot find a single video about with orchids. I believe my new phalaenopsis came with a pot worm (or two... I might have seen a tinier one.) Whilst I'm waiting for my order of orchid media to arrive so I can repot--are pot worms harmful to orchid roots? I saw a couple of websites claiming so. How do I make sure not to have any more pot worms when I repot my plant? My original plan was to bathe it in hydrogen peroxide but having seen a couple of your videos made me... not want to do that!
Throw that away If the mealy bugs I got sent to me don't stop popping up Won't be long it's gone Cheaper to replace then lose them all Yes all new plants coming into the house goes thru an isolation period
Snow mold? Nah! Powdery mildew? uh-uh! Mealy Bugs? Unfortunately, these pesky critters have been on a few of my plants (NOT, the orchids!!) - but I have my method of getting rid of them!! I just cut off the branch. In the case of the orchid, they have not infested my orchids as yet. And I don't want them to. I check my other plants all the time for mealy bugs, and as soon as I see them, I cut off the branch they have infested. On a lighter note ... I noticed a little nub on the stalk of my phalaenopsis - and started doing a happy dance, which I cut short immediately, when I thought, could this be a spike? Or a new root? After a couple days of monitoring - it's a new root!! Imagine my disappointment, but also a good feeling that my plant is healthy and alive!! I am still nursing three baby phals - so far, so good! Good leaves, good roots - but their growth is oh so sloooow!! (I am impatient!).
Hi! I recently purchased my first phal and reported it in large bark with a small amount of moss throughout. The orchid originally came in some kind of sponge, so after a few weeks I noticed that most of the roots had died due to transplant shock (about 4 smaller roots remaining). Reported again, to remove the dead roots and TH-cam told me to encourage new growth, I should increase humidity for a bit in the pot, so have been watering it twice a week instead of once. Sadly, today I noticed the start of what looks like mildew..I believe my main problem is it's still cold here in the UK -so will be trying a heating pad to warm up the roots and hope this helps. Do you still recommend another repot and the heating pad-I worry that tampering with the roots will only make things worse..thanks!
Hi Erin, I'm afraid that if you keep up the watering (2x week) and increase temperature, the mildew will just grow with more force. You could try a seedling heating pad but make sure there is enough air flow to dry out comoeltely in between watering. I'd wait until the weather outside is warmer before increase the watering. Orchids are slow growing plants and they will adapt with time, so be patient. I know it's hard, but new roots will grow.
Informative. Appreciated the vivid descriptions. I have a mold problem with my dendrobium orchid. Just saw it today. I did not want to repot as it's recently repotted and it's also on the verge of blooming. It has been raining everyday and most of the nights for the last 2 weeks. Ur report meant a lot to me. Thanks
I'm glad the video helped
Thank you for your video
Short simple and easy
Exactly what i thought i needed to treat them
Anyone buying on ebay
Beware
Hello, a complete beginner here! I recently got gifted an orchid and I've never been able to keep a plant alive so this time I am dead set on keeping that thing alive! I've had the orchid for a couple of months and it's been doing great. When the blooms fell off I was told to repot it and move it inside in less light, and water it less often. I did that and it's growing a new... branch (idk if that is the right word) and leaves and I am so excited. A few days ago tho I noticed something very thin like a spiderweb growing between the bark chips and I can't find that exact thing on the internet. It's not on the surface, just between the bark pieces inside the pot. It's spreading in a firework-like formation in a couple of places. it doesn't seem to be affecting the plant...yet. I am afraid to water it because I don't want it to grow faster but I can't find a solution because I have no idea what it is. I hope if you see this you could tell me what it may be. Great video, thanks!
There are spider mites that fit that description. I would soak the pot well and see if anything (insect-like) floats up. If not, then repot again with a different brand of orchid bark.
Great presentation and information. I enjoyed watching.
Hi Nicole, Thank you. I appreciate it.
I would love to see a video of how to treat snow mold properly with fungicide or physan 20! My orchid is in full bloom and seems to be growing new buds just fine, but I just realized it has a pretty bad mold spread in the pot and am terrified of shocking or killing it!
Hi how did you deal with it? Mine is in the exact same situation now :(
i repotted it and treated with hydrogen peroxide!@@feelslikeflying23
If your orchid has a ‘musty’ smell, should you assume there is something growing in the media?
Thanks you!!! I was so confused, but I now know exactly what I did wrong! 🤦🏻♀️
Hi Ash Se, I'm so glad the video helped. Thank you for watching and for leaving a comment.
hi and thanks for the good video. here in Finland, it is much more difficult to find physan 20, while listerin is available. Can you tell me if you use listerin, how, and in what quantity? when I'm a beginner I wouldn't want to kill the flowers right away :)
Thank you, Amanda. The right video at the right time. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any fungicide with an active ingredient "Alkyl Dimethyl...'" you've mentioned in this video. Can you help me with that? I live in USA. Thanks in advance.
Hi Liliya, Glad it was helpful! Physan 20 has it, even though it's not a strong fungicide. It kills the mold but other fungus that are stronger, like black rot, I've found Physan 20 does not work. You can pick it up here: amzn.to/3lfdRUg For extremley strong cases, you can use Fungicide Captan or Aliete.
@@Orchideria thank you so much 💓
Hi Amanda, another helpful video thanks. I've just used some micorrhizol fungi to experiment with a couple of orchids. Have you ever tried it and does it look similar to what you have just been talking about when it grows?
Hi Carole, I haven't ever bought or used the fungus to grow orchids from seeds, so I can't answer you. From what I've read, there are many different types of fungus used and mychorriza is just the name of the type of relationship between the fungus and the orchid seeds while they do not have roots or leaves. So my guess (huge emphasis on hypothesis here) is that it shouldn't be so much that the fungus is visible to the human eye. I say this because every photo I've seen is done with aid of a microscope, and it's zoomed in 100x times. In those articles, there appears to be little white dust, but it's not something that is easy to see. Of course, I could be totally wrong. Hopefully someone else will chime in and give their opinion, too.
Thank you very much
Hi Sajeevi, Thank you for watching my videos. I appreciate it. 🙏
I really enjoyed all 🙂
I have mold! Freaking out. Found a fuzzy white bud, lorry, I need help.
Hello, my rootless phals are in “ICU” which is a glass pot with moisted sphagnan moss covered with perforated saran wrap and is kept at 25C to encourage root growth. Now I am seeing white fuzzy mold covering the root. Is physan 20 bad for the root tip? Can I use potassium permanganate? What can I do? Thanks for your advice!
Hi Amanda, thank you for the informative video! Finally some reliable information. I think some of my rescue phalaenopsis orchids have snow mold. Is it possible to disinfect a store bought medium? I have half a bag left from Lowes and will disinfect and repot the affected plants, but I'm not sure if it's safe to use the Lowes bag in case that was the source of the mold.
Hi Window Frame, You can bake the bark in the oven for 20-30 minutes, and that kills whatever managed to survive from the bag. I would highly suggest getting a different bag though. I haven't really seen if the baked bark breaks down faster or not. Thanks for watching my video. I'm glad it helped.
@@Orchideria I'll try baking it since it would be a throwaway anyways.
Is there anything you would use other than Physan20? It looks like the local stores here don't carry it. : (
What about Springtails? WOW! I just noticed I was the first comment, Cool Beans!
Yay! First comment! 😊🙌 Hi Tally! I didn't include springtails because I didn't consider them fuzzy enough, or something similar to the mold pictures. But they are in several other "problem" lists. LOL
@@Orchideria yes I remember you mentioning them. Others use them in terrariums to keep the mold down. Good little creepy crawlers.
@@Orchideria ❤ back at you.
Hello! Thanks for your videos! In terms of pests... I have one that I cannot find a single video about with orchids. I believe my new phalaenopsis came with a pot worm (or two... I might have seen a tinier one.) Whilst I'm waiting for my order of orchid media to arrive so I can repot--are pot worms harmful to orchid roots? I saw a couple of websites claiming so. How do I make sure not to have any more pot worms when I repot my plant? My original plan was to bathe it in hydrogen peroxide but having seen a couple of your videos made me... not want to do that!
Throw that away
If the mealy bugs I got sent to me don't stop popping up
Won't be long it's gone
Cheaper to replace then lose them all
Yes all new plants coming into the house goes thru an isolation period
Finally someone who doesn't just suggest using hydrogen peroxide
Snow mold? Nah!
Powdery mildew? uh-uh!
Mealy Bugs? Unfortunately, these pesky critters have been on a few of my plants (NOT, the orchids!!) - but I have my method of getting rid of them!! I just cut off the branch. In the case of the orchid, they have not infested my orchids as yet. And I don't want them to. I check my other plants all the time for mealy bugs, and as soon as I see them, I cut off the branch they have infested.
On a lighter note ... I noticed a little nub on the stalk of my phalaenopsis - and started doing a happy dance, which I cut short immediately, when I thought, could this be a spike? Or a new root? After a couple days of monitoring - it's a new root!! Imagine my disappointment, but also a good feeling that my plant is healthy and alive!! I am still nursing three baby phals - so far, so good! Good leaves, good roots - but their growth is oh so sloooow!! (I am impatient!).
Hi Lyn! I know the exact feeling! Having patience is the hardest! Thank you so much for still watching my videos! I appreciate it! 🙏
Hi! I recently purchased my first phal and reported it in large bark with a small amount of moss throughout. The orchid originally came in some kind of sponge, so after a few weeks I noticed that most of the roots had died due to transplant shock (about 4 smaller roots remaining). Reported again, to remove the dead roots and TH-cam told me to encourage new growth, I should increase humidity for a bit in the pot, so have been watering it twice a week instead of once. Sadly, today I noticed the start of what looks like mildew..I believe my main problem is it's still cold here in the UK -so will be trying a heating pad to warm up the roots and hope this helps. Do you still recommend another repot and the heating pad-I worry that tampering with the roots will only make things worse..thanks!
Hi Erin, I'm afraid that if you keep up the watering (2x week) and increase temperature, the mildew will just grow with more force. You could try a seedling heating pad but make sure there is enough air flow to dry out comoeltely in between watering. I'd wait until the weather outside is warmer before increase the watering. Orchids are slow growing plants and they will adapt with time, so be patient. I know it's hard, but new roots will grow.
@@Orchideria thanks so much for the advice, I'll give that a go! It's amazing how attached we get to these plants!