Catasetum Hangers- PET Method

[@SVKLOrchids]

Let me know if you have any questions! I think its a fairly simple process, but that doesn't always translate on camera!

[@NinjaOrchids]

‘I don’t make things, I grow things!’ 😅 yep! I can relate ... Orchid accessories also being the main exception 😃 great video .. straight forward, simples! Thank you! 👍🏼 bloom bonus 🤩

[@SVKLOrchids]

Ninja_Orchids I wish I was more handy! 😅😅

[@donnadiggons5299]

Not boring! Very helpful. I have made some crummy hangers so do appreciate having another version to try. I also enjoyed hearing the Eastern Phoebe calling in the background. Thanks, Stephen.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Donna Diggons Ha! That’s funny you picked that up! I wish the camera would catch the sound of the constantly sparring hummingbirds flying overhead too!

[@maureenswallow3054]

Good ideas are always welcome, thanks, Bill.

[@woowooone]

This is so helpful! Thank you

[@ono7077]

Very nice sharing. Nothing can be precious than sharing knowledge.

[@SVKLOrchids]

OnO Thank you!!

[@dinidw3589]

Thanks for your sharing. Pots and hangers for orchids are very much easy to buy and very cheap here. Some hangers differ for cattleya, phal, dendro, etc. Catasinae are very expensive with limited variant/choices here. Mostly from Bangkok.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Hopefully someone can start importing some Catasetums for you!

[@yourteacher458]

Sea breeze is amazing,I have one and love the bluish colour.Great,very useful video.I can't wait to start doing something,that is,watering..but you said..the end of May,which is round the corner.Greetings,Irena

[@SVKLOrchids]

Your Teacher We had some late season cool weather and I think it set my plants back. I’ve still got a few weeks before I’ll water most of my plants! I gave some of the really dehydrated ones a tiny bit of water in our nearly 100 degree days!

[@andredumas9547]

Hi Stephen, interesting video on home made wire hangers, doing it your way means also that I can make it 3 wires or 4 wires and choose the length that suits me best. Thanks Stephen.

[@SVKLOrchids]

No problem!

[@debbiezografos3622]

excellent video

[@SVKLOrchids]

Thanks!

[@patriciasorchids3999]

My Catasetum collection has gone from 3 to 2. I have decided they don't suit my growing conditions so 2 is my magic number for Catasetums. Both my Cattleya amethystoglossas still have green root tips. Yay! Your hangers are good for more than hanging Catasetums. I can never find hangers the right length for my orchids so this is a very useful video. Thanks for sharing

[@SVKLOrchids]

Patricia's Orchids Sometimes we have to make hard choices with regards to which plants are good for our grow spaces! It’s why I specialize in the types I grow!

[@ladeefire]

Soooo I went from never having a Catasetinae to having 12 - thanks to covid lock downs. I have mo., clow. Ctsm. Some stuff from svo, and a very mature fdk after dark. I just wanted to shout out my appreciation. I have watched all your videos, some twice. I forgot to mention, I live in a very dry, arctic climate. Yep. These guys, other than a few Dendrobium, are my only “warmer” growers. My summers are cool 50-80 so this is all done inside (kingianum got booted and the ctsm live in their space. I would love any tips you would recommend for growing indoor, under lights or in a cooler climate. Thanks!

[@SVKLOrchids]

Hi Lisa, I would say they'll still want to get hot, bright, and wet conditions while inside! I've found spider mites are especially troublesome inside, but raising humidity and nuking the little arachnids is a must with your conditions! I think implementing very strong quarantine controls for new plants is probably a good idea too. Be sure to have your lights on a timer which is changed each month so you get a 14+ hour summer down to a 10 hour winter. Hopefully that covers most of it!

[@michaelpye5972]

Excellent Stephen!!

[@SVKLOrchids]

My pleasure!

[@charlesmckemie8921]

Great and useful video. Thank you

[@SVKLOrchids]

Charles McKemie Thank you so much!

[@bonniesuekimball7550]

Great! Those are very useful, inexpensive and you can make them to custom fit any plant instead of buying whatever is available 👍love the cattleya, she'll perk up.. you'll see 😁

[@SVKLOrchids]

Bonnie Sue Kimball Definitely! Now that the first bloom has happened, hopefully it’s game on!

[@bonniesuekimball7550]

@@SVKLOrchids 👍🤣

[@anitahjelm9804]

You should see my trys of making different clips and hangers 😅 I always enjoy your videos even though I have the opposite growing conditions. I learn something every time.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Somehow, making something with your own hands seems more satisfying than buying something. Usually. Not always. lol

[@anitahjelm9804]

@@SVKLOrchids but somehow it feels like you take a little extra care of your orchids. By doing it your self I mean. And here in our tiny little country we can't get everything store-bought. Take care and keep on making videos 💐

[@SVKLOrchids]

Anita Hjelm Where do you live?

[@anitahjelm9804]

@@SVKLOrchids Sweden! Light in the summer and darkness in the winter. Temperatures from below 0 F til up in the 80s. It is a challenge to grow orchids here but we do the best vi can 😉

[@SVKLOrchids]

Anita Hjelm Those are the reasons my family left Canada when I was 16! I definitely understand!

[@juanigallego6161]

Muchas gracias por mostrar cómo hacer con el alambre más fácil para colgar las Catasetum o otras plantas. A mí me ha ayuda mucho Mil gracias

[@SVKLOrchids]

😃😃🙌

[@ScaryFear]

I've been making hangers for my nepenthes for a while now. I wasn't good at first but the more you do it the better you'll get.

[@SVKLOrchids]

I agree! Practice definitely makes perfect.

[@jaybudd1617]

Like you I'm not very crafty. I just made a rhizome clip out of a coat hanger. Fingers crossed it works. I enjoy your videos.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Jay Budd Ha! I’m curious to see that!

[@denisesorchidparadise1411]

I need a pair of pliers , I always bend the wire with my hands and it does not always look the nicest! great video

[@SVKLOrchids]

Shoot, I bet your hands are stronger than mine, then!

[@MyGreenPets]

For some reason I saw 'hangovers' instead of 'hangers'. Ha! Great video man.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Ha! You know, a "Catasetum hangover" might make for a funny image on a shirt!

[@soniacristinadutragoncalve609]

Obrigada valeuuuuuuuu 🇧🇷 Rio de janeiro

[@SVKLOrchids]

Sônia Cristina Dutra Gonçalves Rio looks so amazing! I’m jealous you live there! All the best orchids are from Brazil.

[@ievagrazenaite5195]

Intresting idea, I always make four point hangers for my plants. I'll have to try this method - less holes to poke :) Unrelated question, do you have any watering tips for Galeandras coming out of dormancy?

[@SVKLOrchids]

Ieva Grazenaite Unfortunately, I don’t have any advice for Galeandra! I need to get some and test them out!

[@ievagrazenaite5195]

Well, I think I'll start watering mine. The old pseudobulbs look very shriveled and since they don't have the mass of Catasetums, I'm starting to think they should get some water now. Thanks for the answer, love your videos! :)

[@SVKLOrchids]

Ieva Grazenaite Thanks!

[@adriansantos811]

Thanks for the hanger making lesson . This will be my first summer watering several plants in this category, do you recommend a particular method, some are near ready to be watered, some will start later. Trying to recreate the hanging area you created for your plants, have you set that up yet? Will be adding new plants from the upcoming Fred Clarke release in late June early July. :)

[@SVKLOrchids]

Adrian Santos Honestly, I have two t-posts in the ground with a wire closet shelf on its side, attached to t-posts. Nothing fancy! lol

[@dannisorchidjourney]

I tried making my own hanger... it did not turn out very well. I either buy them or have my husband make them. Thank God for husbands.

[@SVKLOrchids]

Ha! Fair enough!