2020 Orchid Recap - Why I gave up LECA, Jewel Orchids, cool growers & more!

[@Flanuora]

My orchid highlight this year is I found your channel to keep my daughters mini Phal alive. Then rescued a regular Phal. They are both still alive and I don’t think they would be without your wonderful guidance. Thank you! Happy new year!

[@firstnamelastname3811]

Switched some of my collection to your new watering method, with bark and spagnum moss, And i LOVE it, it saves time, it saves water, it saves fertilizer, and i no longer spread deceases among my orchids, thanks for making these videos.

[@wandashaw3551]

My Orchid highlight for 2020 is that my switch to LECA and self watering is working so far! Three of them are in bloom right now! So fulfilling to try out something different and it works for the Orchid and me, too! 😁

[@Luzihr]

Merry Christmas Dani and Viewers!

[@ioanadumitrescu3836]

I am late but Merry Christmas!

[@howlinhauler]

Best potting for me is ... Bottom _ fired clay Middle _ coconut chunks Top dressing _ moss This method will increase air flow while holding moisture around rots Fertilizer _ fish/worm tea rain water

[@PetraEmmy]

This year may have been terrible but i think if i didnt have all this time to spend watching youtube and learning about orchids i wouldnt be able to say that every one of my phals (8) have flower spikes! So i must find positives in this year of covid and lockdowns and not having my family with me during any celebrations this year. May 2021 bring us all happiness and gratitude for alot of things. Thanks for sharing all your wisdom Dani

[@DrinkingStar]

Two thoughts while watching this video. One, if you live near a port where cruise lines dock, you might want to be a tourist stop/destination for people who love orchids and want orchid advice. You might make some money and be able to open a bigger location for growing orchids. You have a collection of orchids that are the envy of the outdoor orchid gardens I visited in Florida, USA and the Caribbean. Your knowledge and experience with orchids rivals and most likely surpasses that of most university botany professors. Two, the highlight for me this year is the non-stop blooming of my 3 Phals, 2 of which were "rescue" orchids. I am getting 1 to 2 secondary flower spikes coming of the main flower spike. Also, new primary spikes are forming while the secondary spikes are starting to bloom. I use a mixture of Orchid Focus and Miracle Grow fertilizers. The Miracle Grow upped the NPK level which Orchid Focus was too low in(something you mentioned in a previous video). The Orchid Focus provided the other nutrients that were totally absent in Miracle Grow. I use the water from the orchids to water my tropical plants which I grow in my basement from late September to early June. My dwarf lemon and lime trees are now flowering due to this water that I used for my orchids. In the basement, they grow near 2 windows and a sliding glass door. I don't have any artificial light there. I am eating the fruit from these lemon and trees which also flowered last summer. I hope someday to have a keiki grow from my orchids. PS.....thanks for all your advice.

[@Made2OrderGoods]

Love your videos. Happy Holidays! I got into orchids about 3 months into the pandemic and now have about 40 orchids. Your videos have been an absolute heaven sent in learning how to care for them. Thanks again! Happy Holidays 🎆

[@motled]

Thank you and yes this is a very helpful (and validating) video. I’m one of your subscribers that went and did what you warned not to do: I converted the majority of my orchids to leca and none of them liked it, similar to your experience. Slightly different from your approach however, I converted each orchid differently depending on how the orchid’s root system ‘behaved’. One mini phalaenopsis needed more hydration and is thriving in a sphagnum moss & bark mix. One regular sized phalaenopsis orchid wanted even more hydration so I had to move it to all sphagnum moss and it is doing very well. But the rest of my phalaenopsis (one mini and two regulars) are doing very well in a white river rock medium layered on top of a thin layer of vermiculite which is layered on charcoal at the bottom of the pot. The five other dendrobiums (den-phals and nobile-types) I have are still adjusting to the river rock mix (same mix as I mentioned above) which I have in a tall glass vase filled halfway with diluted 20-20-20 orchid fertilizer/tiny drop of calmag/kelp fertilizer .. and it is now winter here so I’m still monitoring how they are adjusting to this setup as we approach spring/summer. So my question to you is : did you consider trying another inorganic medium for some of your orchids that didn’t like the leca.. like the white river rock (it’s really pretty!)? Happy Holidays Dani 💝

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

White river rock... Pumice?

[@tylervanmeter5628]

My Orchid highlights: 1. Finding a medium that works... Bark, lava stones, and charcoal seem to be best for my semi arid and cold environment. 2. No more miltoniopsis... EVER!!! 3. Saving a paph that my garden center was throwing out and nurturing it to the point of gaining a new fan growth. 4. Jewel Orchids OMG they are amazing for my dark environment and I love the meadow like flowers. 5. Getting a new job, so having to give away my collection. My father offered to take one. I was so excited to give him my denphal and make a care sheet for him it looks amazing in his townhome and I'm so excited for him to experience this amazing orchid journey!

[@tammylines2779]

miss Orchid Girl. I had a beautiful little white Orchid that my daughter had gave me for Mother’s Day it was in a clay pot that had open slits on the sides i had it for about 10 years until i had to move long story short unless they knew how to take care of an Orchid it will die my love for plants is the reason for my Orchid to serve as long as It did I can tell when a plant needs water and when it does not , not all plant’s like the same amount of water my Orchid showed me that it only wanted to be watered about every 7days but it bloomed because I didn’t know enough about Orchids to do what It needed to help it bloom but your experience is now helping me to do the thing for my orchids , a month or two before Christmas I got a little white orchid and was a lot more of them still there so some time in December I was at the same Giant foot store and they still had some left so I got them they were not looking so good so for Two dollars and something, I took them home gave them a little water and put them right next to the one that I had got before I cannot remember if it was the first day or the next day after I looked at them I had them all in a row and right next to each other , and they there leafs were all straight up as if say I miss you , and they were all from the same batch of orchids . and there leafs stayed up until i moved again and they need to be repotted and i lost one of the two that I had last gotten but my the first one i got and the last one I got are still living I just repotted them and so far they are doing fine it’s been like 3 days and I gave them some water and they are doing just fine. I have all ways watered them from the top because like you said the clay pots will mold that’s y I didn’t soak them from the bottom

[@ShadowNight-kt3dz]

Hi Danny! I also experimented with cool and cold growers this year with amazing results! I have a very similar climate to you, we have hot hot summers that last forever, and winters that are short and very mild. One difference; we have extremely high humidity. I kept my masdevallias in clay pots in just moss, and placed them in large plastic drainage trays made for larger houseplants. I would keep my ceiling fan on 24/7 in the room (my bedroom). I would fill the tray with water when I noticed the moss drying, and they would absorb the water. Yes my orchids were sharing the same water reserve, but I had no problems thankfully. It was a risk I was willing to take. My orchids grew like weeds and bloomed well. I had a rootless masdevallia that came in the mail from a shop, and it rooted well and even bloomed from new growths. But thank you for making that initial video as it inspired me.

[@laurallh4874]

I love your videos. I typically rescue Phal orchids from the grocery store. I changed the way I care for them based on your videos and they went from surviving to thriving! I might try some cool growers you talk about in your videos. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us. I think I have a new hobby.... Happy New Year!

[@goldiesanders6162]

My highlight is getting a flower spike that currently is still in bud on a Phal. I rescued from a box store 2 years ago. It had already spent its bloomes. It was showing signs of dehydration. It was marked down from $15 to $3 (US). Every step of progress ended up with a step backwards, including my daughters cat knocking it out of the window twice. Each time damaging a leaf. It had been setback and mistreated so much I didnt not expect anything from it. I am very excited to see what her flowers will look like when she blooms in a few weeks.

[@stephconley3598]

I love your Vandas in the pots!

[@franmclachlan9120]

I’m fairly new to orchids. Last night I stayed up late watching your videos and decided I liked the idea of leca, so today I went out and bought a few bags, came home and repotted six of my ten phals. Now I found this video from a year ago and see that you don’t do semi hydro any more! I’m not sure what I should do. I don’t have a ph meter, so I will just have to see how they do.

[@Wrongald]

Highlights 2020 1) Most of my bigger orchids (in my small collection) decided to flower for Christmas. 2) A quick chat with MOG on Discord Fail 2020 My first order ever from a nursery was dispatched by them reasonably quickly but my post office didn't notify me of it's arrival until they had had it on a shelf for 10 days...

[@davidhirsh9231]

Hi I live in the UK. I have converted all my orchids to Lechuza Self watering pots. All of them I have used Westland Hydroleca. I recently test the ph and the difference 0.02 higher with the Leca. I did get some slight salt bloom. I overcome the salt problem by top layering with inert gravel. I believe my cooler conditions in the UK is the reason the system works for me. It really is very low maintenance. Love your channel and your willingness to try new equipment and media and most of all that you do not dismiss systems that do not work in your environment, but are happy to say they may work in other people's places. Keep up the good work. Regards

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

Hello, is this still the case? With using Leca in the UK you still only get 0.2 raised, as opposed to Danny's being raised loads... Due to temperature? Im in the UK and keen to know so I buy it or not

[@racheldickerson6506]

I just started getting into plants this year! I had one phalaenopsis that I mistreated and saved and since got another phalaenopsis and miltoniopsis. Now they’ve all put out new leaves and one of the phalaenopsis is growing a flower spike! ☺️

[@cefcat5733]

Last year - 2019-I found 7 mystery grocery store orchids on sale. I swooped them up because of their structure on my search for beautifully scented orchids. They had no scent in the store. I fought off spider mites on some with your recipe and am fighting still on 2 of them but there is new growth finally. Otherwise that works great! Thanks! Hoorah! One bloomed a 2nd time and is a scented pastel green with a creamy white lip with tiny reddish spots. It smells exotic and unbelievable but not imposing! Happiness! I got 2 Nelly Eislers by mistake but no one can have enough of those! A year's supply would be good. My Tiny Twinkle in yellow is blooming next to a floweing Berry Oda in dark purplish pink. A Vanda I found abandoned with burnt leaves looks great after letting go of the past. 2 others didn't make it. After watching tons of videos to heal a Phallenopsis for a family member, all the other ones we have are happy. I finally got myself a soldering iron for Christmas. The hot nail, candle and wrench gets old as a method. Others have buds so 2021 will not be so lonely. They are taking their time for some reason no matter where they are placed. No chocolate orchid this year. I tried. No pandemic answer from some nurseries. Now the laptop is broken. Question:Have you ever used a homeopathic nourishing spray on your orchids and if so , what resulted afterwards? Merry Christmas and stay healthy! Thanks for all of the beautiful views of plants throughout the year. I love your birds! See you in 2021!

[@jeffreybaum3414]

I had very good luck with an orchid terrarium this year with a huge variety of miniature species, almost no maintenance and non stop blooms. There were a few decisions that I made in the set up that ended up contributing to the success. Happy to share them with you, should you want to approach yours again. I’ll have a look at your terrarium video and see what you weren’t happy with beyond the mushrooms.

[@kathyforehand6963]

Hi Dani🥰 I am new to this channel but I love ya girl I’m trying so hard to get some clear pots I need to repot and I love to see the roots it gives me confidence as a new orchid enthusiast becuz I do love these plants so much I watch all your shows that I have seen now tonight I’m finally caught up please let me know about the pots🙏🏼 and THANK YOU DANI FOR BRINGING ME SO MUCH SUNSHINE 🌞 IN 2020 I lost my husband in Feb this year my sweet love started my orchid collection SO I HAVE TO GET IT RIGHT I HAVE TO KEEP THEM HEALTHY YOUR THE ONE THAT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE TO DO SO AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏🏼❤️😽

[@barbarahimoe1897]

You have been an inspiration to me to try orchids. Just 2 so far along with multiple house plants. Thank you so much for posting about your experiences.

[@jenniferjsaracino]

I have really gotten into house plants and orchids this year! Ive had some great experience and one horrible shipment but thanks to your channel Even the rootless orchid has a chance of recovery! Thanks so much for your passion and sharing both your good and bad experiences.

[@joananderson7446]

Thank you for sharing your experiences with different mediums. Good luck with your terrarium orchids! Have a Happy Healthy New Year!

[@patklinger9894]

all i can say is wow.. i love the videos.. makes me want to grow more and different orchids .. thanks

[@ShyDog827]

What I also decided after watching your infuriating experience with online ordering , was that I’ll forego that temptation and shop my local shops to buy in person. What I recently discovered at a box store was a variety of healthy, carefully wrapped young orchids with detailed name tags in 4” pots. With all your tutorials , I feel pretty confident that I can raise my new Enanthleya and Encyclia to grow and bloom🤞

[@debbiehouser142]

Its definitely a good feeling to accomplish having your orchids rebloom. So thanks to all your videos and the start of your discord server. The server is like having a world of information at your fingertips, literally love it. Happy New Year Danni 🎉 Look forward to anouther year of growing.

[@annie8995]

I have the same thing happening to me and I live in Canada. I got rid of leca for all my orchids and my orchids are now doing a lot better!! 💚💚

[@juliapaust4840]

Merry Christmas, Danny, and, as we'd say it in Germany, a good slip into the New Year! HoHoHo! 🎅🎅🎅

[@lindamarx1256]

Oh dang! I had brought a bag of leca from Ikea, not for semi-hydro, but rather as an additive or for emergencies. Good thing I now know about the ph! I do share the secret wish of using non-organic material, though. For over a decade, I was into cacti, and you can keep them in pure pumice or similar as long as you fertilize. Perfect!

[@lilibethforbes835]

Happy New year, Dani. You are my inspiration. Been watching your channel for at least 2 years now. I started using LECA for 6 months now and I’ve noticed the same issue. Thank you for a lot of information

[@stephaniesands119]

Thanks for another year of great content!! I've learned so much because of you. This year I focused on not only really "listening" to my orchids, but I also finally felt comfortable expanding my collection & adding a few cattleyas, a dendrobium nobile & a denphal. So far so good, but we'll see 😅 can't wait to see what you do in 2021! 😘

[@ariainlondon]

You can buy Ludicia Discolor from Spicesotic right now. The 2020's highlight for me is being from a complete non plant (of any kind) grower up until May 2020, to growing 75 orchids today, all in just a short span of 7 months, all thanks to you (and the pandemic). You are the ultimate influencer and I am the living proof. Happy Christmas and Happy New Year 2021 from London. 🥰

[@pepperpearl8944]

I really liked your new set up with the bark and moss. I live in Florida so I know about long summers and I found that your new set up worked well here in this hot and humid climate. I bought a couple of new to me orchids this year and I've learned a lot about them and how to care for them thanks to you. Happy New Year!

[@minicat3640]

Thanks for sharing! I found some of the same problems with leca as well. No media is one size fits all. I also noticed when repotting sometimes it is IMPOSSIBLE to break up the root ball in leca, and if theres dead roots inside the ball too bad, theres no getting in there. Also the algae/moss gets out of hand since repotting is much less frequent and can choke the roots.

[@oishd6077]

I tried leca when you were in your very own leca phase because i thought it might work for me ... Which it did for while just like you and about 6 months ago i started transitioning back again🤣 because i did not have the time to monitor all the stuff and some plants didn't take well to the transition and finally now here i am with only one phalaenopsis left in leca. All the rest are back in cocopeat and coco chips. But since i did not know what to do with the left over leca , i started mixing it into the cocopeat mix for more aeration and so far so good. 😁😁 In a way you taught me the lesson "don't go around doing things in big scale when you don't know how to use it. Always try in a smaller scale and then work up". Here i sit with 30 litres of leca with nothing to do as i write this😅🤦‍♂️🤣

[@kruh00]

Your collection is epic, love it.

[@lifepaholic716]

I love jewel orchids 💕💕💕 Happy New Year

[@loho1125]

Great review! This has been my favourite channel of this year and I do not see any reason why it shouldn't be that way next year👍👍🤗 I am looking forward to a new year of high-quality and educational orchid videos! Happy new year! Do you have a list of all your orchids somewhere? If I was -hypothetically- sending you a package😇, I would be afraid that you already have all the orchids inside😅

[@lisacampbell9257]

I've been going a little ga-ga over jewel orchids. I'm fighting the "gotta catch 'em all," mentality and not doing as well as I expect. They really are my favorite. I hope you find some way of getting some, it will be fun to compare. ☺️

[@DaveKraft1]

Thanks Dani, and wishing you a Happy 2021! I learned a lot from you. Highlights? Hmm... got a mini-cymbid to bloom (awaiting the others to get going); and got a Hawaaian "Bamboo Orchid" going from a cutting. Oh yes -- and an intensely overgrown unknown catt was subdivided two years ago, and some have started re-blooming; lovely pink and white, with yellow center, and very heavy scent like cinnamon. I love it! Then lost my sense of taste and smell for a few weeks (mild Covid? who knows). It's back, and the bloom is still scented. Be well,

[@twunderaquatics1770]

I started using spagnum moss a few years ago after Rachel O'leary talked about on her fish channel with her orchids. I have one that has constantly bloomed for two years now. Thanks. Liked.

[@clari1125]

Hi Dani! I watch your older orchid videos often because there’s a lot of value in them. I know that your new grow room looks amazing with all the new IKEA cabinets and set ups. But I also like the way you set up these grids on the wall to hang pots on 11:05 and I was wondering if you could share how you attached it to the wall ? What fasteners? Also, I could be wrong but are you using bird feed bowls to hold your pots? Thanks!

[@svps169]

Yay spiderman! 😂 he's a movie star 😎 Happy Holidays Danny! Thank you for all your interesting experiments and your rigorous scientific approach 😊 My orchid highlights this year have been seeing my only orchid almost die and then revive about three times, and then growing a flower spike that I decided to cut because it had almost no roots 😂 currently it is happy and healthy, for now

[@DanielWDrew]

I noticed one of your Vanda tags. Have you seen the online orchid garden tour at RF orchids? It’s here in south Florida. It’s really pretty. They mostly grow vandas.

[@hojabotanica]

Hi Danny! Great that you are going to grow more Jewel orchids they are just sooo beautiful! I think you meant Orchidz.nl, I also try to contact them on other matters via instagram and sometimes they are fast in replying and sometimes indeed they just dont, in general I am happy with them but I also live in NL so it is easy for me to get orchids by post from these nurceries that are located near me. There are also a few growers in the NL, I get my Jewel orchids from orchids Wubben here in NL, but I pick them up myself and I think their webpage is not that user friendly, but maybe you can try to contact them and ask them to sell you some if they send to your region, they currently have some beautiful varieties. Good luck with the search and its always nice to hear about how new projects work or dont, having my orchids in semihydro also didnt work for me in my climate but yeah, we need to experiment to find what works according to each climate and lifestyle. Regards

[@FA-ft9sq]

Im currently trialing semi-hydro but using 100% pumice instead of LECA. Im also trying a completely different transition method: instead of completely removing all the previous media, I just partially replace some of organic media with the pumice partially until all of it is pumice. The results have been very encouraging.

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

How did you get on with pure pumice? It's expensive

[@vsg31159]

Highlights: I added not only many, many more Orchids to my collection but also added different species, trying Leca in one pot, self watering in two pots, added grow lights and ordered baker shelves for upstairs where I plan to expand my collection. 2021 - bring it...

[@Jennifer-ef4bo]

Hi Danny - Spicesotic plants (eBay) in the UK has jewel orchids quite often. Not sure if they will ship to you but they are great in my experience. They also use DHL to send orders 👍🏻

[@coppergryphon7787]

May I suggest making your terrarium bioactive? The springtails and isopods will help keep mold down and help clean up your tank :D I'm planning on making a terrarium with jewel orchids and maybe a Paph. Still debating.

[@mcalaff]

My Highlight: Start for third time with orchids (at the moment better than the other two times but is still early to say something) and other interior plants.

[@TwixyNo]

Happy 2021, Dani, and I think about orchids a lot. I only have room for five phase ops is plants and I have five. Just when I thought one was going to kick the bucket, it busted out with a flower bud. This gives me time to determine what I will one day have. I have the IKEA clay pebbles which I use only for the trays under the pots. Otherwise I am a total sphagnum moss woman. I soak them under the faucet when they are dry. They are doing fine but I do want something else that likes to dry out and then be watered. I bought a new shelf which should allow me one more. I want something easy and I live in a northern climate. Have you a suggestion? Again, I have time. I enjoy your channel a lot and thanks for it.

[@JoeyR1210]

My highlight was moving my zygo to terrestrial media in a selfwatering pot and oh my! It’s doing fantastic, thanks for that tip!!,

[@corey688]

Thanks for all your informational videos, truly helpful. I am curious if you have links to the wire fencing you have mounted to your wall , as well as the pot hangers used to clip onto that fencing (near 0:40 min mark). Cheers.

[@montecristotravels]

Because I am often away for 3-4 weeks at a time I have to find a semi hydro solution - but I am finding that ... you don't have to use LECA. I use it on the bottom but bark on top and ... all good.

[@sillyNAHcheeto]

Have you tried bonsai gritty mix in semi hydro (basically pon without fertilizer)? I'm considering trying it out

[@ShyDog827]

( cont’d) I was ready to pot up my new encyclia orchids...and you had all this new stuff you were using ): I really like the organic growing medium and my rescued Phals are responding very well in it . I saw another grower using organic medium for her encyclia, and they love it...and she also had problems with leca /: So I’m learning from your trials and sticking with organic (:

[@marioroz3142]

If you ever tried growing Catasetinae orchids in semihydro, you can really experience the joy of watering everyday during the growing season. Mine can literally empty the reservoir in a single day! But sadly I might also have to switch back to the old bark and sphag, because I no longer have enough time to water everyday :( Also your Ludisia remids me of my Goodyera hispida (maybe not the same, but similar) it was my favorite jewel orchid, until it was eaten by spider mites :( :( :(

[@Andysaid420]

Literally just purchased a shit ton of leca and self watering pots after hearing so many people rave about em and in her videos from 2 years ago she liked em so I thought DEFINITELY getting em... 😥

[@funtimeswithleonillyanna157]

I also have a hard time maintaining my orchids in leca. I thought i was doing it wrong, thank God, its just not me.

[@KanemiX3]

I did not expect the Vegeta 9000 refence there. Caught me off gaurd lol

[@chemenginecat3940]

So funny that you mention jewel orchids, I just found some on Facebook marketplace of all places! Very tempted, just not sure about shipping in USA winter. Seattle orchids calls the Macodes Petola a hot growing orchid, so I’m not sure how they’ll do in my climate (72F mostly year round). Can you give us more detail and an update on how yours are doing, Danny?

[@faeryegrrl777]

Happy Holidays! In your terrarium set-up shots, were those Haraella Odorata (aka retrocalla) by chance? I have 4. I actually started with those 😅 and two are great and two are JUST hanging on. Was just curious if you know much about them. There are only a couple of videos about them in English and they aren't instructional, only showing the plants. I will say Phals were SO much simpler to take care of.... especially with your help! Thank you!

[@Hansulf]

Hey! I live in Mallorca, so we are Mediterraneum neighbours, and I know a type of orchid you may be interested on that grows perfectly in this weather! Bee orchids! They are not as incredible as the tropical ones, but they are pretty small plants with small but beautiful flowers!

[@Yupppi]

I wonder if this "pot gravel" that's sold here would be an alternative for LECA. It says in the bag that it's neutral, without minerals etc bleeding out.

[@hodongkang6511]

what about lava rock or pumice as a medium? do you consider to experiment with it?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, lava rock, pumice, perlite, leca etc. they are all aerators. Very good in a mix if you need more aeration. I don't need more aeration in my very warm climate, I always need more water retention, so it would not work out for me as it would for other people. It won't be a useful video :P

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

​@@MissOrchidGirl they have different absorbing characteristics though. Some hold more water than others. I believe pumice holds a lot.... LECA holds the LEAST so you can't put it in the same category

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

Which means I'm also thinking what about lava rock or pumice with reservoir, and semi hydro fertiliser...

[@user-um5tp4kc6m]

Hello Danny, which type of grow led lights do you use in terms of lux power, watts and so? Your orchids seem to like them and I need to suplement the natural light that are receiving mines... Congrats for your channel!!

[@luxmifrei9759]

Check out her description box below. She has all the infos that you may need to grow orchids. Good luck.

[@janice4512]

I want more jewel orchids too!

[@levihunter472]

Was curious how your Zygopetalums are doing in the terrestrial mix ☺️ Love your channel Dani!!

[@kerryroyal7489]

Hi Dani, I'm from Toowoomba Australia & oh boy I was so excited to find a Jewel ludisia at my local bunnings store 2 days ago 😃 very expansive, now I'm scared to re-pot it lol. Our climate is probably cool to intermediate, I was thinking, after watching your video re-potting a jewel to use potting mix with fertiliser in it with quater being perlite? I would really love your opinion pretty please 😁 Your terrarium was my most interesting as I too was growing a mini ideogessii? Dendrobium in a terrarium which it loved until I broke it, but all is well it now lives on our deck outside & loves it!

[@athomenotavailable]

Why not pure hydroponics then? I found that my Neofinetia grow quite well with the bottom 1/3 of just a few roots dipped into my aquarium. It's actually ridiculously maintenance free above water. Only problem is that my aquarium doesn't like being fertilized that much, leading to algae bloom, and the orchids hanging above it makes maintenance difficult

[@stevefraser1409]

Thank you for your extremely informative videos.

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

@missorchidgirl hello! How did you get on with suppliers for jewel orchids please! I'm in the UK, I'm not looking for the usual lusidia discolour and common Macodes, I'm looking for loads of different ones through. A list of supplies in the UK would be very much appreciated! Cost is a factor too🕵️

[@azkiin601]

Have you tried Araflora before?, I think they might have some jewel orchids.

[@azkiin601]

Nevermind they seem to be out of stock currently.

[@coralboggess1154]

That’s a ludisia Alba I got mine from an AOS grower. I would look into your local orchid society and look for growers that’s how I found some in my area 💕

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, thank you! There's no orchid society in my country sadly ☺️

[@gloriayoung6219]

Hi Danni my 3 phaleonopsis are doing wonderfully thank you for all your instructions...I know I'm ready for the jewel orchid...can you tell me your favorite place to order I live in the united states Texas to be exact

[@juliapaust4840]

Hi Danny, I might have missed the video, but I'm curious, why do you not put Ludisia, beeing terrestrial, into normal earth? 🤩 🌲🎅🌲🎅🌲🎅🌲🎅🌲

[@leilamontazeri]

Hi Dannie, i have a macodes petola with just a rotted root (it seems to be rotted). I want to repot it, shoud i cut the only root? Or let it be? Happy new year🌹

[@elonahartjes7904]

Thanks!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Thank you! 🧡

[@andredumas9547]

Hi Danny, most interesting because I am fighting an urge to bin my two vandas, they are too big, take up a lot of spaceI, don’t fit well on a shelf, I feel that they are not happy in a pot, let’s face it professional, commercial vandas growers never grow them in pots, surely for good reasons !

[@kellyskinner3839]

Which orchid do you recommend for someone that had a lot of problem with them. I love orchids but they don’t love me. The flowers literally start falling off right after I bring them home. Help!!

[@inessanikishova9109]

Hi Danni....thank you for the video...... btw if you want to split transport cost i will be happy to do that for the orders..... as many times i order and wait for 3 weeks and more for parcel to arrive ...and DHL here is kind of pricey....i like to order often.....but cannot pay for delivery that much only for few orchids.... so will be nice....let me know ..and Happy New year!!! 🥰

[@amyalpert492]

Can I just repot my orchids currently in leca into bark?

[@paulanoakes5358]

Where do you get your plastic decorative pots? ?

[@luxmifrei9759]

Danny may have it listed in her description box below. Have a look. Good luck.

[@AleeshaSattva]

Have you tried ordering through Shopee or Lazada? I have very good luck with plants through them (not every seller but most are great)

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

It's not EU? I'm in the UK and go on shopee and it's not in my language even

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

Lazada same thing

[@margarethughes9023]

Dani, all of my orchids are in a mix that is predominantly leca. Could this be why none are blooming?

[@luciaganea3305]

Do you have a recomandation for purchase them in Romania?

[@gabegordon3318]

Love the vid

[@mluizaarmentano]

Não entendo seu idioma mais da para ver o processo, as orquideas são minhas paixão.

[@GoldenArrow297]

Now that i have copied you almost 90% to semi-hydro. I have to over haul my set up all over again. :( What is your take on stone/terracotta chips?

[@EvelynMaya1]

Don't change if it working for you.

[@GoldenArrow297]

Thank you

[@aland2253]

Have you done a video on converting back to organic from Leca?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, nope there was no need, it wasn't such a different medium am there was no need for special treatment. Just repot and water as usual 😊

[@aland2253]

Ok, great. Thanks for responding, Dani

[@jaznjaimee]

The Ludisia Discolor has straight pinkish veins.

[@morganschwarz4847]

I am using non organic substratet it is going okay, and love your videos

[@nortonorchids2549]

Did you try pumice?

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

@missorchidgirl Also curious 👆

[@Honeybear2448]

On esty.com there is one web sight called. DutchGuyOrchids, there is a great selection and they are the healthiest group of orchids I've ever seen.

[@martinaharrisondefault5027]

It appears they were using stolen images that were not their own

[@andiiryan]

I use spicesotic-plants on eBay and had no problems with them.

[@vladmariana3313]

Am inteles ca ai cumparat Orchidee si de la producatori din Germania. Eu locuiesc in München si sant interesata sa cumpar si alte orchidee care nu se gasesc in magazine. Sant incepatoare in domeniul asta si ma intereseaza care dintre acesti producatori sant mai buni. As fi fericita sa primesc un raspuns de la tine 🥰

[@alejandrabalaoro9056]

Pwde ba gulayin ang orcihids

[@alejandrabalaoro9056]

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