Hi Nicole! Thank you for the wonderful video. I have a question. Do you spray Bellina from above when you water her? Or do you water her under a pot?
@shirleytaylor9267Сағат бұрын
She is beautiful! I got a pretty purple with white lip cattleya from Hausermann (Hawkinsara Sadie Rainn) last year but moved it to my outdoor orchid area because of a very unpleasant musty background odor. Much too pretty to give away and with the option to grow her outdoors, it was a no brainer to keep her.
@crasydaisy20102 сағат бұрын
I would keep any orchid as beautiful as this. Mine usually die within 8 months! 😆
@eilencarrillo35817 сағат бұрын
Interesting, i have a phal ambonensis and mine smells good that i can remember sweet smell to it i remember thats why i got it, i wonder why they could possibly be that diffrent Now i have to wait the one i have blooms to smell it again.
@millenialmom2.013 сағат бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Super inspiring
@suzisaintjames15 сағат бұрын
I hardly have any sense of smell, so if it's perfume doesn't fill the room, I'd keep it. (My nose tells me that there scent molecules in the air, but I really have to concentrate to tell what it is and then sometimes I can't distinguish one scent from another.) Too much perfume in the air can give me a headache. 💕🌞🌵😷
@NicoleDeanna15 сағат бұрын
@@suzisaintjames understandable! It'd be hard to keep one that fills a room that you don't enjoy, but if it's subtle, why not!
@suzisaintjames15 сағат бұрын
@@NicoleDeanna exactly! 💕🌞🌵😷
@sheiselwilliams116 сағат бұрын
Yes, I have a Potinara Orange Passion 'Burnt Orange' that has a floral smell that reminds me of Easter lilies that I'm allergic to. However, I love its deep orange blooms and spotted lip.
@NicoleDeanna15 сағат бұрын
Hard to get rid of a beautiful one!
@JoyceDarden16 сағат бұрын
Yes I would keep it I just put my nose too close lol. It’s lovely 😊
@JoyceDarden16 сағат бұрын
I just wouldn’t put my nose too close to it
@NicoleDeanna15 сағат бұрын
Exactly :) admired from a distance
@JoyceDarden17 сағат бұрын
I have ordered from Etsy and I’ve gotten nice plants from a couple of people
@RobertaOrchid117 сағат бұрын
Got my first bulbophyllum, so I’m about to find out 😀
@NicoleDeanna15 сағат бұрын
God speed! Do let me know 😂
@denisesase18 сағат бұрын
A summer blooming NOID phalaenopsis, which I suspect to be some sort of bellina and tetraspis hybrid, is the one that comes to mind for me. It looks amazing and has a mostly pleasant fragrance, BUT there's a really unpleasant, musty note in the fragrance. It's beautiful, though, and was one of the first summer blooming phals in my collection to survive my inexperienced years as a grower - so, for me, it's a keeper.
@NicoleDeanna15 сағат бұрын
Definitely gotta keep that one! It's a survivor!
@denisesase12 сағат бұрын
@@NicoleDeanna 👍
@phalaenoman19 сағат бұрын
Beautiful! I have one too since three months. I would like to see your yellow one. Pleaseeeee...
@NicoleDeanna15 сағат бұрын
It's on my Instagram, I posted it December 2023 :)
@alp-196021 сағат бұрын
"Weekly weakly," yeah, me too. I don't fertilize them in winter unless I see blooms forming, then I give them a little.
@joannatheartist100423 сағат бұрын
Hi Nicole! Do you flush your Hoyas too or just your orchids ?
@NicoleDeanna22 сағат бұрын
Mostly the orchids because their roots are sensitive. Hoyas are much less sensitive but I'll flush the leca every few months and check for root mealies
@JoyceDardenКүн бұрын
Love it ready to try something new as long as it’s small thanks a lot Nicole!
@NicoleDeanna22 сағат бұрын
You're welcome 🫶
@paulasevan8350Күн бұрын
Nicole, I have a Phalenopsis violacea for about a year now. It’s growing very well, many new leaves and roots, but it hasn’t bloomed yet. Now that it’s getting colder would you suggest a heat mat ?
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
They love the warmth, a heat mat will keep it nice and cozy :) I think it'll grow nicely. It took me about a year to bloom mine I believe, so i think at minimum by spring you'll get it!
@paulasevan8350Күн бұрын
@@NicoleDeanna Thanks so much for the encouragement Nicole ❣️ I really appreciate your personal response❣️ would you suggest me planting it in sphagnum moss? Nicole, can you recommend where I can get some good sphagnum moss online?
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
@paulasevan8350 moss really depends on your environment. I think it can work if you have it on a heat mat. I have the moss I use linked in the description ❤️
@elsapanta8531Күн бұрын
Thank you for your video it really helps me to refresh my routine with my orchids.. I acquired some novelty Phals they have some blooms and 2 have a spikes, hopefully they will continue until they bloom, I already bought the heating mat for them, do you think I should put them already on it? I’m in the north side of Jersey close to NYC so my climate is similar to yours? I have some orchids that their medium smell kind of musty or not fresh do you recommend repotting? Or just give it a good flush and that will be enough? What can you recommend.. thanks in advance, awesome video very helpful!
@NicoleDeanna22 сағат бұрын
I think you can wait till things cool down a bit more, but there's no downside to the heat mat. As for repotting you can if you see new root tips growing, otherwise I'd wait for the spring :)
@HollywiththeflowersКүн бұрын
Thank you for the great advice Nicole, I hope both my cattleyas will bloom soon for me. Yours are so beautiful & you have great taste on flowers .
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
@@Hollywiththeflowers thank you ❤️
@robynwiatt7833Күн бұрын
New to orchids. Your video answered my questions. In
@hillbillyorchidsКүн бұрын
Oh wow it did bloom? Mine hasn't so far. Can't wait.
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
It bloomed when I was in Brazil for 2 weeks and I missed it. I saw the dried blooms on the shelf when I got back lol
@hillbillyorchidsКүн бұрын
@NicoleDeanna Aww man that's a bummer! 🤣
@wandashaw3551Күн бұрын
Hello Nicole, and thanks for these tips. Such a great help. ❤
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
@@wandashaw3551 so glad it was helpful ❤️
@denisesaseКүн бұрын
I like the leaf patterns too!
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
It's so cool!
@brevagrasmanis2 күн бұрын
By having all moss, when you water or soak it, it won’t stay “nice & fluffy.”
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
@@brevagrasmanis I have no issues as long as the pot is small enough and there's decent roots, so it's not swimming in a huge amount of moss
@shirleyholt8982 күн бұрын
Hi Nicole. Looks like you covered everything pretty well. Lot’s of great tips. My air is very dry. So I do run humidifier. We are having a bad drought here in Ohio. We only had 0.07 inches of rain for the month of September. So I’m very cautious about the spider mites. Thanks and have a great week ahead. 🥰👏
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
@@shirleyholt898 thank you Shirley ❤️ I hope you get some rain soon. We didn't get much rain here this month, but we are finally getting some this week. Enjoy your week my friend 🫶
@juliashearer78422 күн бұрын
Being in the UK, I was prepared for not being able to get any of these but the only one I don't have is a summer flowering phal. Though my cattleyas are still very shy to flower, I still love them. And I have a "Jiminy Cricket"!
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
@@juliashearer7842 it smells so good!
@BloomingGoodOrchids2 күн бұрын
Wow 👌 what a beaut 😊
@TerryMcGearyScotland2 күн бұрын
Nice. I’ll need to properly investigate suppliers of named orchids. All I’ve got are ones from supermarkets and garden centres which offer pretty colours of almost exclusively Phalaenopsis.
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
@@TerryMcGearyScotland wait till you try cattleyas!
@TerryMcGearyScotland2 күн бұрын
@@NicoleDeanna can’t wait😄
@vantranpham2 күн бұрын
Hello What kind of light you use and how many strips per each shelf ? Thank you very much .
@NicoleDeannaКүн бұрын
I use the orchid botanical led lights and use 2 - 3 lights per shelf depending on the intensity the plants need
@lidiajimenez27282 күн бұрын
😊
@annatydniouk57392 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
@@annatydniouk5739 thank you so much 💓🫶
@annatydniouk57392 күн бұрын
Thank you, Nicole! It is a very helpful video. What do you use for fighting mites? How do you provide winer rest for your catasetums. I have a few and am not sure what to do with them in fall/winter. A few of them have spikes now.
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
@@annatydniouk5739 thank you ❤️ I use NATURALYTE when I have thrips and if I have spidermites, I use soapy water with neem oil and it works well! (Neem only won't work for thrips I found) I usually keep watering my catasetums until the leaves fall off and they are done blooming. You could gradually taper the water down a little bit in the fall but I wouldn't significantly pull back until I start seeing their leaves fall off. Then when they have no leaves you stop watering. I hope this helps! Lmk if you have any more questions 💓
@annatydniouk57392 күн бұрын
@@NicoleDeanna Thank you! It is very helpful.
@Orquideascristy2 күн бұрын
Thanks I love all of them. ❤
@marcusgroucho72282 күн бұрын
You’re so pretty
@PatriciaRomero-v5o2 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
@@PatriciaRomero-v5o 🫶❤️ tysm!!
@PatriciaRomero-v5o2 күн бұрын
Hi Nicole , Thank you for always keeping us updated! Question, What product will you recommend to treat the orchids against pest that is pet friendly and how often is it ok to treat it as preventable ? Thank you
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
@@PatriciaRomero-v5o thank you so much for watching and for your super thanks, that was so kind! 💓 I like using a product with spinosad in it. It's effective against thrips and spidermites and safer than many of the other insecticides. I like NATURALYTE and I hear good things about Captain Jack's Dead Bug. You can also spray your plants with a mixture of a little dish soap, Neem oil and water. Works with spider mites, but less effective against thrips. You can use the transition in seasons to do a preventable spray down. I hope this helps :))
@denisesase2 күн бұрын
Some nice recommendations! 👍
@richarddrake96502 күн бұрын
One other Question can I use straight coconut pieces and spagnum moss and no bark just charcoal bits??
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
I think you can try whatever materials you have and see how it works out. That sounds like a decent mix to me!
@richarddrake96502 күн бұрын
My Wildcat/bobcat is doing great in Spagnum moss. With bark chips on top...
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
Nice!
@richarddrake96502 күн бұрын
Have a question for you dear..Is a Vanda simular to phals,or Oncidium??
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
They are different. They require much more light than phals and oncidiums, even more light than cattelays. Also their roots require tons of moisture but air. They are more difficult for me to grow in NYC, and I've killed a few trying to grow them. They do well in humid conditions bare root, but indoors, it's tough but doable if you can keep up with watering them!
@valerieclark56952 күн бұрын
Thanks so much. Just this morning I picked up one of my Phalaenopsis and it had a root growing down the drainage hole. I had never seen a root growing down the drainage hole with this genus and was wondering what to do. Guess a little repot is in my future.
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
Perfect, yeah it can be done but phals tend to bloom now so if you repot it, it'll take lot of energy to bloom and recover from the repot, let it have a nice bloom show this fall :)
@ellietobe3 күн бұрын
I have not gotten my repotting completed. I have one phal in particular that is climbing out of its pot that I should have repotted last spring and still have not done along with another that is overdue for a repot. I did do a few others last spring but got stalled with other necessary duties this summer. I feel guilty whenever I look at the orchid that is climbing out of its pot. ☹️ I don’t know how you keep up with yours. At one time I had much more time to fuss with my plants. It’s different now and I am really stressed about it. 😩
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
I am in your shoes! How I keep up with my repotting? ehh, i don't :) Lol, don't feel too bad, sometimes I have more energy than other times, some years are better than others, next spring I will do everything early. I had the challenging task of getting things out of semi hydro so those repots took me longer.
@debragrace-johnson37893 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for this 🤗❤
@edwardmangoma76733 күн бұрын
Nice sharing
@yamiletmedinagutierrez74933 күн бұрын
Hola!! Cómo estás me gustaría preguntarle si se pueden usar los típicos tubos led que se usa para iluminar la casa los más económicos.. saludos y muchas. felicidades
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
Claro que si! No se necesita nada caro, solo algo que sea suficientemente fuerte. Besos!
@yamiletmedinagutierrez74932 күн бұрын
@@NicoleDeanna ❤️
@crazykittensmiles3 күн бұрын
I've got 7 on their way to me next week. I assume they will be sent in that compacted Spagmoss. Should I wait for those until spring? It's so frustrating watching them cramped inside those flimsy plastic "pots" and rammed inside the moss!
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
Ahh yessss ahh I hate those. Are they standard phals or summer bloomers? If summer bloomers, they take a blooming break in the winter, and you can probably do it wihtout trouble if you keep them warm. You can use a heat mat as well to keep them extra happy :) If they are standard complex phals, they will bloom soon, and your bloom count could be reduced if you disturb the root systems now. It can be done but not the most ideal. I get it though.... sometimes they do even better if you repot them out of that tight moss plug, even in a cooler time, so this answer I know is kind of all over, but I think you can do it.
@crazykittensmiles2 күн бұрын
@@NicoleDeannaOh actually there's 8! 😅 Phalaenopsis gigantea var. decolorata 'Tawei' Phalaenopsis KS Super Zebra 'Yellow Zebra' Cattleya 'Jungle Eyes' Cattleya Monte Elegante 'Xin Pu' Phalaenopsis bellina Red Apple x alba Phalaenopsis schilleriana Cattleya intermedia var. orlata species Phalaenopsis GENE'S SUMMER VIOLET It's weird there's one seller on eBay who has wonderful orchids and they do so well when I get them home. But the online large sellers I know it'll just be me growing roots for at least a month. Although I had a rootless Dowiana regrow a very good system in 4 weeks which was brilliant.
@crazykittensmiles2 күн бұрын
@@NicoleDeannaBut I will definitely be lowering my grow lights from 14 to 12 hours Tomorrow. I'm nursing a Bellina Fire in moss and on a heat Matt right now for hopefully some root growth 🌸
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
@@crazykittensmiles perfect!
@hillbillyorchids3 күн бұрын
Great Tips! Yea i can't wait for winter. Less watering 😂
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
LITERALLY! lmao! 😂
@helenurquhart23753 күн бұрын
Ooh! Thank you. I grow orchids and was about to buy a support for my vanilla planifolia when I came across a Hoya seller. Your video is so helpful. I'm excited to choose my first two. ❤
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
Wonderful! I'm glad this was helpful!
@YRMYPPPT3 күн бұрын
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
❤
@denisesase3 күн бұрын
I have so much plant moving to do by mid autumn. My growspace changes prior to winter because the usual spot gets much too cold in winter for the majority of my collection. I'm also watching everything like a hawk for bacterial and fungal issues during this time of year 👀.
@NicoleDeanna2 күн бұрын
You're so on top of everything!! :) Excellent!
@KathyGeils2 күн бұрын
What do you spray your plants with getting ready for the fall? What is the mixture of dish soap and neeman oil? I am new to this and need to stay on top of things. Thank you. You are very helpful.
@denisesase2 күн бұрын
@KathyGeils Hi Kathy. I'm guessing there are a variety of different methods employed by individual growers. I don't personally use systemic fungicides. If I notice bacterial or fungal issues, I tend to cut away the affected part of the leaf, root, stem, or other tissue with a sterilised tool (snippers, knife, scissors, anything appropriate really) and dust the open cut with cinnamon powder, which has antimicrobial properties. This prevents spread to other parts of the plant. While it may look cosmetically imperfect, at least my plant will be healthy (it is better to sacrifice a leaf than the entire plant in my humble opinion). I also spray mould in the potting mix with 3% hydrogen peroxide, which seems to keep it at bay until the season or root growth is appropriate so I can do a full repot. It's about finding a method that works for you in your environment and within your budget. In MY environment during winter, I keep my leaves and stems bone dry and wipe up any water that spills on them during watering as I find this helps to prevent rot in my cold, humid conditions with suboptimal airflow (UK wintertime 😮💨). However, this might not be appropriate in your environment if, for example, you have dry hot conditions. It's about trail and error, and I've lost quite a few plants along the way. But ultimately, you'll learn what works best for your conditions, with perseverance and research. Happy growing 😁. PS: My main preventative is providing as dry as possible conditions during winter, which is when I notice the majority of bacterial/fungal spotting. I can't comment on dish soap/neem oil as I don't personally use these, but perhaps another grower may be able to share their experience.
@MrDebarshi73 күн бұрын
When speaking about fertilizers please mention their NPK ratio so that people can know what growth you are opting for to have a plant like your. It seems like 11-2-12 in your case.
@NicoleDeanna3 күн бұрын
@@MrDebarshi7 13-3-15 is the one I'm currently using :)