@@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!

@@NicoleDeanna exactly! 💕🌞🌵😷

Hard to get rid of a beautiful one!

I just wouldn’t put my nose too close to it

Exactly :) admired from a distance

God speed! Do let me know 😂

Definitely gotta keep that one! It's a survivor!

@@NicoleDeanna 👍

It's on my Instagram, I posted it December 2023 :)

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

You're welcome 🫶

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!

@@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?

@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 ❤️

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 :)

@@Hollywiththeflowers thank you ❤️

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

@NicoleDeanna Aww man that's a bummer! 🤣

@@wandashaw3551 so glad it was helpful ❤️

It's so cool!

@@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

@@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 🫶

@@juliashearer7842 it smells so good!

@@TerryMcGearyScotland wait till you try cattleyas!

@@NicoleDeanna can’t wait😄

I use the orchid botanical led lights and use 2 - 3 lights per shelf depending on the intensity the plants need

@@annatydniouk5739 thank you so much 💓🫶

@@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 💓

@@NicoleDeanna Thank you! It is very helpful.

@@PatriciaRomero-v5o 🫶❤️ tysm!!

@@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 :))

I think you can try whatever materials you have and see how it works out. That sounds like a decent mix to me!

Nice!

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!

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 :)

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.

Thank you so much for this 🤗❤

Claro que si! No se necesita nada caro, solo algo que sea suficientemente fuerte. Besos!

@@NicoleDeanna ❤️

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.

​@@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.

​@@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 🌸

@@crazykittensmiles perfect!

LITERALLY! lmao! 😂

Wonderful! I'm glad this was helpful!

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You're so on top of everything!! :) Excellent!

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.

@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.

@@MrDebarshi7 13-3-15 is the one I'm currently using :)