Autumn / Winter Catasetum Care with Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke discusses tips and tricks for successful autumn and winter care for you Catasetums and allies.

[@beckyschlegel6777]

Just found your channel! Love Fred’s plants, I’ve got a few and always wanted to visit his nursery. Thanks for this talk!!🎉

[@SVKLOrchids]

Good to meet you! I want to visit Fred’s place too!

[@orchidhouse]

Great line of questioning and always wonderful to hear Fred talking! Glad to hear from Fred about giving a bit of water to Mormodes during dormancy because I tried this year as they were very dehydrated and indeed noticed it helps! That he confirms this is reassuring.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Yes, it’s definitely a good piece of advice!

[@kathleenhoughton6129]

Well I love ❤️ you're talks together I always learn something and today I am putting holes in the bottom of the Mormodes container!! 😂 Thanks Stephen for doing this info. Video for all of us!!❤

[@SVKLOrchids]

My pleasure! 🙌

[@judycook4314]

These chats are my favorite! I'm looking at getting my catasetums ready for my dry winter house and found the information today to be helpful. I do occasionally spray a light mist over the plants, and also use a room humidifier. Nothing for the roots. I sure hope to see them survive and thrive next year and not throw up the white flag like they did last year.

[@SVKLOrchids]

I bet increasing the humidity in the root zone will help!

[@FerratheFerret]

Thank you for your informative video! I just received my Cycnodes Wine Delight with only left top leaf (going dormant), but it is still developing its flowers 😅 there are 3-4 buds developing. So your discussion with Fred gave me insights on what I need to do with it (to not fertilizing it and keep water at minimum to avoid bulb rot, especially when the daylight length is shorter and colder). Growing my orchids in France and just started to pick up interest in Catasetum type!

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@FerratheFerret I’m glad this video was helpful! Feel free to ask questions as they arise!

[@michaeldornan7737]

Once again that was a huge help. Tomorrow will give my catasetums a good look before watering and think about this talk. Thanks!!!

[@SVKLOrchids]

I’m glad this is helpful!

[@vickifisher4061]

Catasetinae Rocks. Great questions and I always enjoy listening to Fred's advice. Got a lot of Mormodes during this last haul, so going to have to watch them to make sure there is no excessive shriveling.

[@SVKLOrchids]

I know you love your Catasetinae! I look forward to seeing your Mormodes blooms!

[@MilanOfCreagan]

great video with Fred as always. thanks for making it happen.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Glad to do it! 😃

[@judycook4314]

I’m reviewing this post since the leaves on my young plants have started to turn yellow. I want to do it right this time which is largely to be serious about no watering for a period but adding humidity.

[@shirleyholt898]

Awesome information. Thanks so much. I enjoyed watching. 👏🥰

[@SVKLOrchids]

Hopefully it’s helpful!

[@MyGreenPets]

Lots of interesting tips! Thank you!

[@SVKLOrchids]

Your Catastinae collection might get bigger than mine soon! 😂

[@MattbyNature]

Very nice! I absolutely under-fertilize my Fredclarkeara!

[@newmanmansell760]

Very interesting🙏💖I enjoyed listening

[@SVKLOrchids]

🙌😃

[@TheOrchidSaGa]

Very interesting video! Thank you both so much. Two of mine catasetum orchids are starting there spikes! I have 4 in total so maybe they will bloom at the same time this year… :D

[@SVKLOrchids]

Should be a bunch of flowers soon!

[@Muffin21814]

Thank you again for all you do.😊👍 On a different matter, I was looking back on some of your videos and I have a question. (Nobody really talks about it in depth, just what they do) Is it better to wet the roots before repotting or dividing an orchid?? What is more beneficial to the plant and its health?? Thank you 😊 👍

[@SVKLOrchids]

Yes, wet roots are more pliable and less apt to breaking!

[@francescamatrunola388]

Thanks for this very interesting chat. My question is: I’ve just received a bunch of new catasetinae from a nursery that are already dormant, the roots are as dry as the moss, but the other cats in my grow room are still thriving.. what to do?cheers from Rome 🤗

[@SVKLOrchids]

Just put them next to your others and wait for them to wake up! No water for the dormant plants.

[@danydan3757]

Baby catasetum.💝

[@SVKLOrchids]

Lol indeed!

[@LinusCello75]

Thoughts on increasing humidity if growing with PET method? Add water through the side holes? Create a second container that fits snugly around the plant container?

[@SVKLOrchids]

Adding water in the well at the bottom will do the trick!

[@selene_7191]

YES!

[@SVKLOrchids]

🙌😃

[@stickmanblubbles4489]

Exactly what happens if you don't put them into dormancy and water/feed them year round? Do they rot? Stop growing? Refuse to bloom?

[@SVKLOrchids]

They’ll eventually go to sleep, but will likely do it at a really awkward time. This means they can wake up at an awkward time (like fall) and throw off the growth cycle.

[@winnifredmalcolm6099]

Thanks for sharing..

[@mipogrow]

If a person was interested in attempting to grow a catasetum is there one that is best for beginners? Is it better to wait until spring and they are coming into growth to purchase or is headed towards dormancy better? A couple of times keeping the humidity level 'up' was mentioned. Is that 40%, or 60% is there a range to aim for? I'm looking at the pileatum cross on the SVO website.

[@SVKLOrchids]

I’d say any of the complex hybrids are good for beginners as are the intergenerics. I’d say keeping the humidity above 50% is good, with closer to 70% being optimal for dormancy. Getting them in late spring when they’re about to be watered would be my advice to cut your teeth!

[@mipogrow]

@@SVKLOrchids I'll see what SVO has this spring. I like to keep my humidity at 65-70% so that should be fine. I am a bit of a species snob, but to start out with an entirely new genera maybe some 'hybrid vigour' wouldn't hurt.

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@mipogrow For sure! Although pileatum is fairly easy and SVO had one on its most recent list.

[@mipogrow]

@@SVKLOrchids I saw it. Anything with an FCC should be amazing. It seems like it was a tipo with a HCC crossed to an alba with a FCC. It should be interesting.

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@mipogrow yep, should be cool! Big flowers too

[@christellough3401]

Do I have to take my catesidum out of it's pot in the fall or can I just leave it stay in the pot over winter? Thank you

[@f.dangerfield3549]

my Monnierara millenium Magic Witchcraft has lost several stems turned yellow didn't develop the flower; flowers are deformed or blast. I'm a rank amateur, sad and frustrated

[@judycook4314]

I feel your pain!

[@SVKLOrchids]

That’s ok! There’s definitely a learning curve and no reason to be ashamed! You don’t even want to know how many plants I had to kill to get over that learning curve 😅

[@danydan3757]

yes im still sad about your svo cooperii with that special color @@SVKLOrchids

[@m3msilva]

Thanks for this great video. Question- my young catesetum from SVO I noticed yesterday has a new growth on it, I’m in CA like Fred Clark and he said about keep watering like normal through middle of October but I’m worried about the roots of that new growth, do I go ahead and stop watering now or keep watering but try to avoid the new roots?

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@m3msilva just keep watering as normal and cut water off as normal! The new growths are just bonus and don’t need to be focused on. A bunch of my new SVO plants are going the same!