Growing Vandas with Larry Yamamoto

Larry Yamamoto shares how he grows his Vandas with members of the Mililani Orchid Club
Mililani Orchid Club
Mothers Day Event
Saturday May 13,2023
8:00am - 2:00pm
Mililani Mauka Elementary School
94-380 Kuahelani Ave.
Mililani, HI. 96789

[@Waikolene]

Thank you Larry for the info on Vandas. Your Pots are very interesting..TY for the idea. I love Vandas but mine always look like they are suffering, even though I too live in Hawaii. I always blame the fact that I don't have a greenhouse but hang them outside in a home made shade cloth area with misting irrigation and some Pele's hair to help keep the humidity higher on their roots. I thought my yellow leaves mean too much sun because everyone else's plants look perfect with green leaves...Now I know...TY

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Dar! I’m glad you enjoyed this video. I found his pots very interesting as well. Do you live here on Oahu? Larry has some beautiful vandas and I had the pleasure of seeing some of his other orchids on display at the recent Kunia Orchid Show. A couple of them were award winners! I’ll make sure to pass on your message the next time I see him. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@Waikolene]

@@orchidsinparadise2438 No Iive in Waikoloa, so dust, wind and humidity are my nemesis..

[@marciaorquidias5384]

Thank you for sharing and thank you Larry for sharing all your knowledge.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@kanakapono]

Mahalo, Valuable info from a successful source who loves his orchids.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha! You’re very welcome! He obviously is very passionate about his orchids and I’m so glad that he was okay with me recording him so I could share this great info with everyone. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@rosanaterra4504]

Hi Vanda are my favorites 😍very much thanks for the video so we learn more 🌱🌱🌱🌱

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Rosana! You’re very welcome 😊 Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@cas808lovelivegive]

I'm so glad you recorded him! He was so good!

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Yes he definitely was, I really enjoyed listening to him. See you at this weeks Bloom festival?

[@donnettegeorge5921]

Mahalo to you too for recording Larry. Very interesting and informative.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha! You’re very welcome 😊 Larry had some great info and I’m happy that I was able to share it.. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏼

[@PlantVisionz]

Thank you for sharing this talk..its awesome to learn from experienced growers. Their tips are gold.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Mahalo for watching 💚

[@joananderson7446]

Thank you for sharing this video. It is informative and interesting!

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Joan! It was my pleasure 😊 Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

Wow Lovely Flowers ^^ Like 107 My friend, thank you for good sharing

[@kathleenross7412]

Thank ypu for sharing i learned alot of useful information im new to growing a vanda orchid

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Kathleen! I’m glad this video was helpful for you! Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@nadeneoconnor8455]

Thank you great information ❤

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha! You’re very welcome 😊 Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@tran-vm3uu]

Thanks a lot for the video.

[@orchidsandhoyaschannel5952]

Very informative. The pots are great idea.

[@Orchids365]

Very informative and educational, thanks Kelly 💚😊.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Roxy! You’re very welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed it 💚

[@rogehnimunoz4327]

This is a very informative video. So great to hear from the experts. Thank you so much for this. God bless.

[@nanomc3174]

Oh wow ! I learnt so much from Larry’s talk…very informative…and I thank you for sharing this with us…

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha! You’re very welcome 😊 I’m glad that I was able to share his knowledge of growing vandas with everyone. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏼

[@naturenel]

This was excellent!👍🏼 I’m gonna make those pots and put some of my larger Vandas in them. Great idea.💡 I mix my own 3 in 1 pesticide. Orthene, Sevin, and Permatrol. It destroys all pest , insects and arachnis mites. I just started using it recently and testing it out. I only use it as spot spraying. I love that he said it’s best to fertilize the entire plant. I do the same as his program. Weekly is best! I do flush them out as he does. He validated so much of what I do. This video was such a feel-good educational workshop. Thank you for the post. My favorite so far of the talks. 💚 The sound was super clear. 👍🏼

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Nelson! I really enjoyed it as well. I have a vanda that hasn’t bloomed for me, so I’m going to try and implement his growing methods and see if it does the trick. 🤞 I love being able to share these educational talks with everyone, lots of great information 💚 Mahalo for watching 🤙🏼💕

[@lindagrabner4186]

Hi Kelly, he was very interesting and the holy pots, how genius. For me I’d be afraid to put my vandas in the sun ( I don’t have many) the sun is brutal here. I really enjoyed listening to him, thank you for that 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻 PS. Ordered from S&W, received my orchids today. Jeremy asked if I knew you, told him I never meet you but watch your you tube channel. 💖💖

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Linda! Yes Larry had a lot of great info, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I went to visit S&W recently and he asked me if I knew you too 😂 Hopefully I’ll get that video out soon. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽💚

[@newmanmansell760]

This was so helpful😌🙏💖Thanks for recording this video! I apply fertilizer every watering once a week, but it's very mild and so far I have no problem, but the flushing I believe is very important because I experience black roots and that must be fertilizer root burn

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Newman! I’m so glad that you found this video helpful 💚 I have a vanda that has not bloomed for me yet so I’ll be trying to do what Larry suggest and hope that I see some flowers soon 🤞 Mahalo for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment, I truly appreciate it 💚

[@newmanmansell760]

Let me know if your Vanda blooms with his method😌🙏💖

[@wengmacslifeineurope9409]

Vanda luzonica from Philippines has a beautiful flowers Its flowers look similar to those of Vanda tricolor. The flowers are spaced loosely and are a bit waxy. The sepals and petals of this orchid are white with purple streaks and pink spots near the tips.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Sounds amazing! I hope to have one in my collection one day 💚

[@Jogjavanesia]

Thanks to Mr. Yamamoto, who has shared his knowledge about how to care for vanda orchids. Btw, is it better for vanda orchids to be grown without media or planted in pots with media?

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha! I have all of my Vandas bare root. Also Mr. Yamamoto said that vandas do better bare root and he has so many beautiful vandas so he must be doing something right 💕 Happy growing 💚

[@csosborne1]

Thank you for sharing this with us. I learned a lot about vandas that I didn't know, and I currently own 2. We live in Kentucky so we have cold winters and the vandas don't do very well in our home. Maybe I can apply some of his routine to my flowers and that might help.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha Carol! You’re very welcome 😊 I have a vanda that hasn’t bloomed for me so I’m going to try doing what he said and hope I’ll be rewarded with a spike in the near future 🤞 I hope it works for you as well. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@John21199]

🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Mahalo for watching 🤙🏽

[@abotanicalmess]

Hi! Located on Oahu and slowly getting into orchids. I’ve killed a few orchids that were gifted to me years ago😢. I’m willing to try again. Will you be going to the bloom festival this weekend?

[@tanyaferr]

I’ve killed hundreds of orchids - kept telling myself that I should stop(buying). But I seem to fall back into looking at them again. Now I tell myself that those plants taught me something so it’s ok - they were my experimental plants and I know better how to keep them now. I used to also keep the tags of all the ones I lost - but it got to the point that it was filling a my 5 inch pot. So no feel bad about losing a few along the way.

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

Aloha! Oh I can totally relate. I lost a lot in the beginning and it’s very discouraging. I honestly considered giving up but I’m so happy that I stuck with it. I’ve on,y been collecting for about 4 years so I’m still learning and I still lose plants from time to time but when I get one to rebloom, the joy it brings me is PRICELESS 💕Have you considered joining one of the orchid clubs? It’s definitely a great way to learn and get to meet other orchid growers. I do plan on attending the Bloom Festival. Mahalo for watching 🤙🏼

[@abotanicalmess]

@@tanyaferr thank you for the encouragement! It’s all about the plant journey. I have a huge Hoya collection, but I’m starting to venture to orchids. Ever since my baby girl was born I have started admiring blooms.

[@abotanicalmess]

@@orchidsinparadise2438 I have so much to learn so I look forward to your videos. I will look into the orchid groups. I repotted some orchids last night because I had an instinct the roots weren’t good. I cut back the old roots and repotted in orchid mix with extra perlite. Since the wounds are fresh, do you suggest I wait 2-3 days before watering?

[@orchidsinparadise2438]

@@abotanicalmess I’m still learning as well but yes to be on the safe side you can wait a day or two. Did you put some cinnamon on the wound? Cinnamon is known to inhibit the growth of bacteria.