DEADLY Repotting Mistakes You're Making with Your Orchid.

[@loribadgero1035]

The birds towards the end were saying, “Thank you! Heading to Rome now…” 😂😂❤

[@thenaturecompany]

🤣🤣🤣 I like your idea of what they said much better 🤣🤣🤣

[@FreedomRider1982]

Your vast experience enables you to make great decisions on the fly as you encounter related issues. Great work !

[@thenaturecompany]

Thanks 👍 I think a lot of it is common sense , but I also forget I have been growing orchids commercially for 20 years and personally for a lot longer 😁so some of it is learnt knowledge . Really appreciate your compliments thanks

[@FreedomRider1982]

​@@thenaturecompany ofcourse !

[@lanreoranyeli2248]

Always something to learn from every video you post... Both of mine are in spike and i have my fingers crossed 🤞 This video will come in useful for my next repot. Thank you so so much for letting us fetch from your well of wisdom. Cheers!

[@thenaturecompany]

Thanks, I hope it helps keep your orchids blooming! And you flatter me too much 😊

[@loribadgero1035]

It’s a really good tip to be proactive and change pots or media when you know it needs to be done rather than think it can wait. Spot on, Peter!😊🥰🤗👍💯🪴❤️

[@thenaturecompany]

This is the one thing I think I get a handle on and when I look around there are a few that have not been done for a while 😊

[@Joe-nj3bb]

I was thinking about trying one of the coconut fiber baskets for a cattleya to grow outside during spring and summer. I would prefer to have my cattleyas be as specimen size as possible and I worry about set back with dividing. 15:49 I thought that was a cat earlier but those must have been birds. 😸 The Stanhopea spike reminded me of the way Dracula orchid spikes grow.

[@thenaturecompany]

we have several Cattleya that we grown like this and are nice big specimen size not , one you can see in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmfPiX53e7KJgMksi=rJwiFV05MV8CrP05 These spikes start out so thin and small you wonder how they can hold up the huge flower displays this specific one puts on .

[@SharmuneJeffers]

Thank you 👍

[@thenaturecompany]

Glad you found it useful! 😊

[@miamianz]

I have mine in a wood basket with lava rocks as the base for media and fill upper with wood chips and spaghnum moss. I'm here in florida it requires shade in the summer for sure

[@thenaturecompany]

Thanks for this , I would have never thought the flower spike would have been able to find its way through lava rock . This is why I love hearing how everyone grows , so many different methods 💯😍

[@hotdudes802]

Thanks Guys

[@thenaturecompany]

Thanks for watching, hope you learned something new!

[@FreedomRider1982]

Going over to the Stanhopea vid now. Honestly not familiar with those. I get the impression they might have rough go of it, here in South Florida ( at least in summer ).

[@thenaturecompany]

no I don't think so they will take 35 deg C during the day . I think they are ideal for your environment

[@FreedomRider1982]

​@@thenaturecompany ok ... I'll keep my eyes peeled for one. I'll be going to a few orchid shows over the next couple of months. I do love the basket lined with the coco fiber. I can tell they are one of your favorites and a suggestion coming from a person with your credentials and experience means an awful lot .

[@thenaturecompany]

just wait till you get a wif of the scent .. 😘

[@zionexclusive]

I often make the wrong choice 😂

[@thenaturecompany]

we all learn by our mistakes

[@JamesBrown-i2e]

I bought a Stanhopia Oculta last year in spike with one spike, but it blasted. I put it outside this summer, and it produced two spikes in early fall this year. They both bloomed and now I have it hanging inside because it's freezing cold here in Kentucky. It's producing several new growths right now. It's in a 6" plastic net pot. The new growths are pushing up to the edge of the pot. I really don't want to repot it right now into an 8" pot. Do you think if I leave it cramped in the current pot it probably will have more spikes next year?

[@thenaturecompany]

I don't like to let mine get to cramped . I give them the space they need to grow . If it is new to your collection check the media that it is not getting old . At least with those plastic net pot you can cut the plastic easily away when you do want to repot . Also repotting does not affect the flowering if it is done at the right time and they may be less like to abort if they have the space and ease of growing out without hitting any obstacles

[@JamesBrown-i2e]

@@thenaturecompany Yea, I looked at again this morning and it has about 5 new growths and some new roots growing on the surface. It's going to be a challenge getting it out of the pot because a couple of growths are poking out of the side of the basket. Thanks for the advice!

[@thenaturecompany]

Pleasure happy growing 🫂💕

[@peterbosman1438]

once you have decided on the first decision you are going to make you can then start deciding on what your next decision will be

[@thenaturecompany]

now that's the decision

[@louie932]

But you have the wrong ID on the first plant in your clip. It is not a Stanhopea. It is an intergeneric hybrid with Stanhopea in the parentage

[@thenaturecompany]

Yes indeed it is you have a very good eye . It's repotting and climate conditions are the same and the majority of the viewers are beginners and the information often has to be kept as simple as possible so as not to lose their attention . Thank you for your feed back it helps others in the community who are a bit more advanced learn more . 👌💯💕 . It is Stanhopea x Acineta x Gongora (an un-named intergeneric hybrid we bought from Ecuagenera 10+ years ago )