Very pretty new orchids. The lavender flower one is really nice. 🤩😊

Heel mooi!!

Hi. Did you ever find out what the Ondontoglosum/Oncidium type yellow/brown coloured orchid was? I think I have the same one from a garden centre in the UK and can’t identify it. The tag just said ‘Forest Orchid 2 spikes’…not very helpful!

I have a sick Miltoniopsis. I'm trying to save, but have no idea if I can save. Can you please advise 12:46

Unfortunate indeed ! But thanks for sharing.

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Yes very sad but go easy on yourself for doing this bc you never thought that this would happen. Just the opposite, you were trying to help your orchids. Like other bad things that happen to us in life, this was a learning experience, although hard to think that right now These orchids will probably recuperate & come back healthy . Thank you for ALL your videos & for taking the time to show us your beautiful collection.

Nice new orchids EJ! The Miltonia rignelli xanthina i have it. It dont want to bloom for me! I divided it and sent my friend Vincent a division in Florida. Guess what a month later it bloomed for him! 🤬😂😂😂😂 no im happy it did bloom for him! 😂 means i have to chamge something up for mine! 😂😂

I've made stupider mistakes, they look promising, much energy left in those bulbs!!! Im sure you will make them better!!! 💜

I would have taken the blue one as well 😁

Beautiful!

It’s awesome to get a few things on your wish list, EJ! Beauties.😮❤🤗👍🪴💯

Thanks for sharing your new orchid pets.

Hello EJ! Your haul is beautiful. I love them all ❤. I'm in the US and have yet to orchids like the last two for that price. That's awesome. I hope you give us some winter care tips for growing in self watering. ❤

Beautiful....great price.

I’m so sorry. What a helpless feeling to watch that happen over days. I hope as many as possible recover. Thank you telling us about the problems or errors as well as your successes!

Such a great sensible discussion. Thanks for giving the big picture! 😊

...and all is right with the world 🌍💓

Unbelievable! They're just so magnificent... thank you for sharing with us. ...

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Beautiful!😍

Gorgeous!

I really love Miltonias , sometimes enchanting about them. Yours are really impressive specimens.

Miltonia Kismet Kind Kai ❤️

Glorious!

As always, beautifull flowers.

Thank you for showing us your orchid boo boo. I learn through my mistakes. I was making one with my orchids that I discovered just last night! Fortunately, none of my orchids have died, but I'm sure I've kept them from growing their best. Thanks for sharing! 💓

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Hi EJ. I'm so sorry this happened.i have every faith in your orchid care that you will help them recover and get back to their amazing beauty ❤️. Good luck. 😊

I am sorry. Thankyou for sharing your experience. I am sure that you will be able to save most if not all of them. ❤

Oh noooo, this almost made me cry. In Rogers hippie soap, he used teatree soap not the oil. I use neem oil. But never so heavy the leaves feel greasy. The leaves need to be able to breathe. Now D. Nobile ( most of them)are Hardy plants. A good clean up, and they might make new growth. I can take a while, but mostly they do.❤

I am hesitant to say it wasn't the tea tree oil, but it is used by many growers in Australia as an insecticidal and antifungal on plants. Without knowing the ingredients in the soap, I can't say for sure, but there may have been something in the soap which caused the problem. Either the pH of the soap is quite low or something in it has a phytotoxic effect (such as with lemon juice and sunlight).

I’m so sorry EJ that this has happened. You can tell By your voice that it’s painful. I hope they make a recovery. ❤️‍🩹

What a specimen

Ah no, so sad when we hurt our plants when we were trying so very hard to help them. I have my fingers crossed for you that no more extra leaves will fall now. I have done tbese things to my plants many times. It’s disappointing & sad to see. Good luck going forward. ☀️

😧 ohhh,my....so sorry for you ,Eelke ....jeezzz.....well, it is what it is .... there is nothing else to do now except moving forward and give them a bit more tlc. Have you thought about introducing predatory mites? 😊 They will do fine in you care ,I know it ! ☘ 😉😀. Please let us know how the 🌿🌱🍃are doing . Thank you for sharing your experience and showing us that growing orchids is not always glamorous, easy or without 💔.

So sorry 😢 It really is heartbreaking but Dendrobium are pretty resistant, especially the nobile types. Even if they don't have the strength to bloom next spring, I hope they start all over again growing new shoots.Thanks for sharing. I once read that oils do not let leaves breath and they should be used with caution with plants in general. Orchids, being for sensitive suffer more. And Dendrobium in particular, they are very fussy, they don't like anything on their leaves. Some of mine got fungus and spider mites. I treated with water and soap but still the leaves don't look as nice as before. Fingers crossed for you, good luck ❤❤❤

Fabulous!

Thank you for sharing this info!

This is sad my heart goes out to you because you feel so responsible for this tragedy you are such a good plant parent and l feel that they will recover under your care all the best❤

We all killed atleast some orchids in our care. We never mean to, but it happens. And looking at those orchids, they probably will survive. You live and you learn i guess. I know how much you love and feel responsible for your orchids, so this sucks. But keep your chin up *hug*😊

Oh EJ....my heart sank when I saw this title.....so very sorry to see this....most of those type oils are acidic, and its like spraying with vinegar.....New or young tissue is more easily burned/effected... The best way to treat spider mites and mealie bugs is spray them with water......in all the years I have had orchids.......Ive never had any issues with spider mites, mealie bugs scale, etc.........never! Mine are outside for months getting rained on.........and then when they go inside.......I spray them with water myself....

So sorry to hear Eelke! It's so tough for you looking at your once beautiful Dens suffer like this. 😢 I am so cautious with any oil on plants/orchids because I know I've seen such disastrous after effects especially on those with thinner leaves. I've heard Dens react negatively to many sprays. I hope they make a recovery with the number of canes available for future growths. One thing that is nice about catasetums, this years spider mite problem quickly disappears with the winter dormancy period coming on. I have other types of plants(Brugmansias) that are spider mite magnets... what a battle this year, but I keep them far away from my catasetinaes so I've not had issues. I will spray them sooner just to be sure before bringing them in for the winter. All the feels for you Eelke! 🤗❤️

😮 so sad! They were so pretty and well grown… something similar happened to one of my dendrobium phalaenopsis that had spider mites and that I treated only with dish soap… all the leaves but one turned yellow brown and fell exactly like yours. I did not use tea tree oil though… I feel really sad for you! Like you mentioned it is an honest mistake. If anyone can fix this it is you EJ. You are such a great orchid grower. 🍀🍀🍀

Is so heart breaking😫😫😫I did something very similar and I lost some but I was able to recuperate some. my solution was to watch them with soap water to remove all of the oily residue and I replaced the medium with new one and I did nothing else to them for two weeks. I recuperated 15 and lost 9. Another note oil and sun or light don’t get alone. Oils on leaves will overheat and dry out the leaves and burn. Love your videos.

Try not to beat yourself up... Though i know i would be doing the same.. if nothing else, it has taughtyou of the pest damage and i think youre mostly right from just viewing it, in my opinion ..youhave such beautiful plants and your excellent grower.. hoping your nobiles will make it and you will always do the best you can, and thats why we watchyour channel. Appreciate the information as i know it was hard to do this video

Very very sorry to see and my heart goes out to you .because just me seeing it made me gasp and feel for you. I believe they may bounce back. But.... Did you say you used hibiclens?? Because... I actually may know what happened if you did

So sorry to see what happened to your lovely orchids. These things unfortunately do happen but I'm sure some will rebound for you.

The most beautiful blooms 💞

I'm so so sorry this happened to your plants. 😭😭🤣🥴😔