How to care for NEW IMPORTS / BARE ROOT

#Rupicolouslaelias #Dendrobiumantennatum #Cattleyas
'NEW IMPORTS' / 'SENT BAREROOT', these are terms used by nurseries outside of the country that we grow in, ie #Brazil #Ecuador #Thailand etc. #NewImports is what nurseries within our territory will use to describe the possible condition of the orchid listed. #SentBareroot is what nurseries will state when we order orchids from overseas outside of our territory. Either way, the orchids will be weak, possibly with no viable roots and they are in desperate need of immediate and long term attention. In this video, I explain what I do to help these orchids on to the slow road of recovery.
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[@NinjaOrchids]

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[@MiamiNeverIn]

I’m so glad I came upon this video. I get a lot of seedlings and plugs as they are on the lower end so this is perfect to perk them up. If the orchids you’re getting from South Africa, you said are unique. Please fill me in, I love unique orchids.

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI BTB 😍💐 I appreciate your feedback and thank you for commenting, watching the video. I am editing a video atm, that has to do with some of these, if I remember correctly, and they are about to be first time bloomers (not all, but I am happy with the progress 👍🏼) AfriOrchids, here is their web page afriorchids.co.za/ they are excellent at replying to any queries and they do have shipments going to the US. I do not know their timing, but ask them to put you on their mailing list, and they send out their catalog early enough to place orders, so when it comes time to ship to the US, your personal order will be included. If you have any difficulty with replies, please let me know and I will see what I can do at my end to get you and them connected. Hope you are having a great Friday 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@MiamiNeverIn]

@@NinjaOrchids you are always a ray of sunshine and that shines thought your replies. You’re also a Ninja at reply too! Haha Thank you again 🙏🏽🫶🏽

[@NinjaOrchids]

That is such a kind thing to put in writing, I so appreciate you sharing that with me! 🙌🏼 You are very thoughtful and very much appreciated 🫶🏼

[@mipogrow]

Today is February 8th 2024. I just received a Cattleya Mossiae that was in a 4 in pot filled with loosely packed damp to wet sphagnum. If this was something I had grown from a flask it would probably be in a 2 in pot. After picking the sphagnum away I have found a very mushy, stringy, root system that I doubt is doing much of anything for the plant. I'm going to try this soak and dry method, and keep my fingers crossed.

[@Saijai143]

Thank you so much for this no fuss video. I've watched so many videos and currently trying to regrow the roots of a Rlc Amazing Thailand. I've ordered some seaweed supplement from Amazon. ☺️

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi 😍💐 welcome! I have not seen you here before, so first of all, a warm warm welcome and secondly, thank you so much for watching this video and your kind feedback. I am glad that it was helpful. That orchid you reference is a GEM!! Congratulations on owning such a beauty 🥳 if you come across anything that you want to run by me, get a second opinion on moving forward, please do not hesitate to ask. I hope that you are having a beautiful day and once again, welcome 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@richardlawton1023]

I just received my Equagennera order. They are all soaking....in seaweed and cal mag...im also soaking the pots. Im using the red pottery ones. My mix is about 6 ph and 160 ppm.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Richard 😍 hi!! 💐 woohooo!!!! Yay!! 🙌🏼🤸🙌🏼🥳 how exciting! I hope that you are happy with your plants 👍🏼 right in time for the weekend for you to get to know them, enjoy them and introduce them to the rest of the gaggle in their new home! So cool! I really appreciate you leaving a comment and letting me know 🙌🏼 and I hope you had a wonderful day... well, let me correct that, getting orchids automatically equates to a beautiful day 😃🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@Ian-pf2pw]

Very good tips they will do very well I am sure

[@NinjaOrchids]

Ian, hi! 🤩💐 thank you for your encouraging feedback! I am hoping that the little one will get with the program and come through. 🤞🏼 I appreciate you watching the video du jour, so very much! And... I hope that your Friday is going just dandy 🌸

[@woowooone]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi 😍💐 thank YOU so much for watching! I cannot thank you enough for your kindness and generosity, spending time watching my videos! I so appreciate it 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@ResQuetzal]

You are right that you can wait to repot bare root orchids. One, it's good to know that they will survive before repotting. My success rate isn't great, especially with imported phrags. These have absolutely no storage units. I'm about 50% success rate, not great. You've done an amazing job reviving those little orchids back to life. It really shows your dedication and experience. Continued success, Nina!

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi there 🤩💐 so good to see you again, thank you for being here and leaving me a comment that confirms how I feel about taking care of struggling new imports! The monopodial orchids would be a tough one to get through, that is for sure, especially as phrag roots don't want to be exposed to light for any length of time. AND add to that that slipper orchids are slow growers, ... it is a tough challenge, indeed! Makes the recovery of these guys look like child's play in comparison. Thank you for taking the time to watch, Res!! Have a wonderful Saturday! 🌸

[@yingzheng782]

Exact what I need, so helpful. Just received new orchids like these!

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI 😍💐 it is so good to see you again! I hope you are doing well 🫶🏼 oohhh!! I love these kinds of orchids and while they are time consuming and challenging to get started again, one of the ones in this video is a first time bloomer this year 😅 soooo!!! 😉 really appreciate you watching this video, thank you so much and happy happy growing 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@NicoleDeanna]

Great video! I end up potting them up in moss or something (wet dry cycles) till I get new root tips then I'll get them in their semi hydro. Good point with hydrating the leaves. Ill spray them! The summer is approaching, and we regularly get 70% humidity, it'll be less of a factor. I'm looking forward to seeing these grow for you. I know it's a battle with these imports! You take care of your babies so well 🤗

[@NinjaOrchids]

Nicole, thank you so much for watching this video as well! 🤗💐 I would not be so concerned potting some of them up if I had 70% humidity.... but like this.... I am not comfortable, especially not with the liliputana and the carmidii... (wonky growths don't help much either, so there is that for me to wait for.) If this gets old (because it is now week 2 of doing this) then I may put them into one of those bottle sleeves, which I did with my philippenensis. For now, I can fiddle and I am loving it 🥰

[@sheiselwilliams1]

Hi Nina, Fantastic information, I have been afraid of ordering imports.😰 I have a project that I have wanted to do for a while now but have been putting it off. This really helps give me more courage!💪 Thanks, Sherrii San 🥷🪷

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼 Sherrii San, hi 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 you are very welcome! I used to place an order with Floralia in Brazil 1x year. This is the only way I could find the rupicolous laelias that I could not find in Europe. I recommend that you stay away from this nursery, 🌸🥷🏼 Sherrii San. MOST of the little laelias are in terrible shape, some I could pull through and they are doing really well now, but others, they arrived with nothing to work with, or were completely chewed up etc etc. Now, many times you can either get a refund, or you get a replacement. However, the customer service of Floralia is absolutely terrible! Paid orders were missing orchids and only after months of being left in the dark, or in hopes of getting them shipped after the fact, was I told that the orchids I ordered were not available anymore. Then, it took another year or so to get a refund. My attempts to place an order using the owed money as credit and pay the balance etc. were met with cold shoulders and a no. So I kept on insisting for a refund. I eventually got a refund, but my goodness, the whole experience was terrible and I have never ordered from them again. I was not a one off customer. I had been ordering several years in a row. Just insulting, so, I don't recommend this nursery anymore just because if things go wrong, the whole experience is not worth the hassle. I am glad though, that you are inspired to proceed with your project and hope that you will have a wonderful time making it a reality 🫶🏼 thank YOU for watching and for being here! I hope you are having a beautiful day ❤️🌸

[@sheiselwilliams1]

@@NinjaOrchids OMG, That's horrible!🤬 Thank you so much for the warning.⚠️

[@TrishsOrchidLife]

It is all in the details! And you have described it perfectly once again. I wish I had known this before potting my bare root seedlings as they would not have struggled for over 18 months and I could have saved myself much heartache! I did something similar, albeit for only 3 days to the last bare root orchid I received (Den Second Love - freebie) and of all the bare root I received- it took to my environment and media choice the quickest. Thank you again for another amazing video ❤️😍🤩

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼 Trish San! Hi 🤩💐 there is Cousin Itt heart of blooms 🙌🏼 the inspiration for this video came from our email communication and seeing comments that the orchids look in really bad shape when they arrive, and they do, which can be daunting. So, I appreciate your feedback that this was helpful ... IF you get your blumensheinii from Floralia or any other orchid that looks really rough and almost dead, then, this video intends to bring peace of mind. I have just received my replacement sanguilobia but it is too windy to film today, so .. they will have to wait until such a time that the wind dies down. I am going to film this unboxing, because, the sanguilobia I bought from Floralia last year, cost me US$15 and the one coming from the European nursery cost me 20, as did the 2 others that I put into the box. This unboxing is going to be interesting for me, because, I want to know if their sanguilobia is a year old (I think I can judge how long it has been in the nursery care or if it was a Fresh Import - first of all, it was not listed as a fresh import, but not all nurseries announce fresh imports on their websites) or if it is a fresh import, then... well, they have that mark up, which is understandable BUT, is the quality better for more money? I am curious and look forward to seeing what I find 😬 also the Floralia sanguilobia from last year, although it had no roots, it was a large plant that only needed to find it's mojo, which it was doing for the past months, until King 🤯 Thank you, again, for your kind feedback, Trish! Have yourself a great day 🙌🏼🌸🥷🏼🥰

[@simplyorchidsetc.2]

Hi Nina I recently ordered imports orchid from Ecuagenera they were all cattleya species andvthey did come bare root. What I did was I soakedvthem over night in sea weed extract and Cal Mag. They did all came in fairly good roots. I did pot them on 2nd day I'm hoping they will be alright but they are showing a little of dehydration now. Thank you for sharing your care tips much appreciated Nina... Have a good evening stay safe and happy growing : ) Reah

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Reah! 🥰💐 if they have great roots... off into the pot they go! Absolutely, and I would do exactly the same thing. The dehydration is possibly because the roots are objecting, or they are loosing too much through the leaves. So... give them that wet dry cycle in your bark media, but keep using the seaweed and CalMag and flush after having soaked them in that. If you do not see any improvement, leave them in the pot, but, give them more humidity. 🤞🏼 Thank you so very much for taking the time to watch, Reah!! Have a wonderful Friday 🌸

[@michelleslifeonrepeat]

Once again,, thank you for sharing all your insights. Peace to you today

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Michelle 🤗💐 thank YOU so very much for taking the time to watch. It was a good day, thank you! I hope that you are having a lovely Friday afternoon 🌸

[@brendajernigan7642]

Love how you care for new incoming plants. That's a great idea. I have some seedlings who are struggling and it makes sense to not usher them into potting as soon as they arrive. That maybe their problem. I think I will unpot them and start over. Thanks for sharing. As always a very informative video.

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Brenda 🤩💐 I was an eager potter upper for a few years, and just loved to settle them in asap, but I have come to realize that I can do better by helping the not dehydrate through the leaves while sitting in the pot, by just leaving them and dealing with the on the daily. This is the first time, though, that I have different cases and cannot do my potting up marathon. This is now an orchid by orchid basis as to who goes in a pot and when. Thank you so very much for taking the time to watch and that your seedlings will bounce back when they get their daily soaks for a while. I hope that you are having a wonderful Friday 🌸

[@missangie8075]

Very helpful and informative video Nina. I viewed the unboxing and today's viewing is 💯 better. Thank you for this video. Miss Angie - USA

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Miss Angie 🤗💐 I appreciate your kind feedback very much... and ... that you could see a marginal improvement as well, no just me and my biased eyes 😅 Thank YOU so very much for watching, Miss Angie! 🌸

[@Muffin21814]

Live this video Nina!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!😁😁👍

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Valarie 🤩💐 thank YOU so very much for your positive feedback 🙌🏼 and for watching, I really appreciate it very much 🌸 I hope that you are having a great Friday, Valarie 🌸

[@ernestluthringer1690]

This was very helpful and thank you for the info.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hello Ernest 🤩💐welcome!! First of all, a warm warm welcome as I have not seen you here before! I really appreciate you watching this video, your feedback and your comment. As a quick update on this video, 3 orchids are potted up, 2 are still not showing signs of roots, so, the process has not changed in all this time. So far, I am not loosing the ones that are pending to be potted up. Once again, Welcome! I am sorry for the late reply! Sometimes things happen and I cannot respond as quickly as I would like to, so, thank you for your patience 🙏🏼🌸

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

🦒🦒🍀🌞🎠!!!!That is a great, great referance vídeo. It really is helpfull information as people can go a step ahead and learn faster without having to learn from their mistakes. I wish I had this vídeo to look for when I got my lucasiana as I had liitle experience at the time. The poor thing has been in a limbo for years, pushing new growths but no roots. With your method she would have not been so set back, beyond the point of recovery. When I bought my division of Laelia crispata from a brazilian vendor at and orchid fair two years ago I also repotted it too soon I suppose. It had a few viable roots and it seemed to do well at first but it started to go downhill the first year. And then I kept it bare root all winter long in a glass vase, keeping it humid and when roots started I gave it a dry/wet cycle everyday and finally it grew two new growths. It was just in time, the older PSB were starting to shrivel. Although I acted in time my crispata was set back, which may not have happened if I had done it correctly the first time. Thank you for bringing up such topics and sharing your experience. Have a great day amiga mia, sending you much love ❤️🤩

[@NinjaOrchids]

FFF 🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 hi! Thank you, very much, for your kind feedback, meine liebe Freundin! Turns out that I could not revive my coccinea with the same method, so... I am happy to stick to the New Imports care, as opposed to messing around with an already established orchids and kill those 😑 eventually, I will need to replace coccinea, but, for now... as there are more coming in the mail, I will wait and focus on cernua to make sure that it doesn't go the same way as coccinea. Sounds like you have your crispata back on track. See how green my crispata is? I am so curious to see flava and crispata bloom 😬 my rupicolous laelia list has flava / crispata together.... as many other names ... lots of double can be bought with these little guys because the names are like a merry go round 😅 Last night I went down a rabbit hole to check my list and compare it to info on the links that I was given... I was cross eyed afterwards 🤣 Thank you so much for watching, amiga! We are expecting rain, for the past 2 days, but nada... so I did laundry last night in the hopes that it would trigger rain. I have been given an image that shows when electricity is most expensive, and doing laundry after midnight is the cheapest time. All these things may be good for my insomnia. I may start cleaning the house after midnight 🤔 Have yourself a great Friday, vecina favorita!! Much love to you and your's! I hope that all your family members are doing well 🙏🏼❤️🙌🏼🌸

[@shirleyholt898]

This was an excellent,informative video. I really appreciate your sharing how you deal with bare root imported orchids. Thanks Nina for the great information.🤗🥀🥰

[@NinjaOrchids]

Shirley 🤩💐 hello lovely lady! I appreciate your kind feedback, thank you. It occurred to me that the unboxing looked a little 'yikes!' I am glad that you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching, Shirley! Have yourself a beautiful Friday 🌸

[@Airhersalderaz]

Hi Ninja_orchids, thank you for the video! I have just received a Burana Beauty Cattleya from Eugenera in south America, It will be a mothers day present for my Mom, and it looks very similar to your best cattleya shown in this video. I would like to follow your steps, but I don't know where to find the calcium, magnesium and seaweed solution you mentioned? I live in the UK. Could you direct me and what is the name of the mixture please? Hope to hear from you soon and Again thank you so much. ❤

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi 😍💐 welcome! I have not seen you here before, so a warm warm welcome and a big thank you for watching! I appreciate your time 🫶🏼 Here are 2 links that will get to you and your orchid asap! CalMag for the UK, same product that I use and have not seen any reason as to why I should ever change to another brand: shorturl.at/bqAD2 Seaweed: shorturl.at/cdsKQ this is highly concentrated, but from what I can read, I would use this if I could get it on amazon in Spain. Use this with a TDS meter to get the right concentration. You don't want to use it straight out of the bottle in it's actual concentration. If you have any questions moving forward, please do not hesitate to ask. No matter which video, it doesn't have to be this one 👍🏼 I hope you had a great day and once again, welcome 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@NinjaOrchids]

You are very welcome! I saw your comment come up in my notifications but cannot find it in the studio back end. It is not under held for review. Just want you to know that I saw it and acknowledge your reply 👍🏼 hope you are both having a great day 🫶🏼

[@SandiesOrchids]

Thanks Nina can I do that to oncidium if the bulb has strivald and will the bulb recover? someone said that they don't recover.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Sandie 😍💐 I hope you are doing well! The bulb can recover, if there are other structures that can help out? Do you have a new growth starting? If it is a single bulb, it can complicate things. I have several oncidiums affected with some kind of disease, the pest is no longer on the orchid, but the pseudobulbs shrivelled as a consequence. I do have new growths coming, but it is touch and go with these. Seeing as I have a semblance of roots, I do think there may be some recovery, but I have several pseudobulbs the orchids can work with. All that, to say, a single bulb can be tough, does not mean in cannot be done. (depending on what orchid it is as well 😬) Doing this method with a bulb is not the same, because there is no foliage for the orchid to absorb any nutrients with. Unless, your bulb has some leaves, then yes, give this a try. Let me know how things go! Thank you so much for watching, Sandie 🫶🏼 have yourself a beautiful day ❤️🌸

[@SandiesOrchids]

@@NinjaOrchidsHi Nina, I am doing ok, as good as possible. I wish that I could send you a photo of my orchids that need the help.

[@SnowDragonka]

Good morning once again! When you're speaking of dehydration and all the root problems, I wonder if leaving them in a "regeneration chamber" (i.e. some closed environment with high humidity) would help the same way in the recovery. I know you talked about humidity tent, but that's a bit different, much bigger space. That's what I tend to do with rootless orchids. I just put a bit of tea water on a gravel and close the "bottle"... usually I even prop them in the air so they don't directly touch the "wet" gravel with their bulbs. And this is why I'm afraid of imports, I'm into miniatures, cause I don't have that much space and like to make my own pots, so I don't really have very big ones. And they tend to have such small storage organs, so fragile. But so far I had success rooting with the high humidity. Although of course that presents another problem when you pot them up and the humidity harshly drops for the leaves. Unless one has higher humidity or introduces them to the lower humidity gradually. Need to think some more on this :) Thank you for this, have a great day!

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼 SnowDragonka Hello again! What a pleasure 🤩💐 yep... some small makeshift container that allows for air flow will do nicely as well, with caution, because no mold or fungi should develop... they don't need anything attacking them while they are in this state. The little cardimii is the only real headache IF I cannot get those wonky new growths to grow upright. It shows me, how long that one has been laid down on a bench, out of it's pot and the new growths went for where the light source was. Shame! 🤞🏼 but they have plumped up to some degree, since I unboxed them, so... I am hopeful. I love my little soda bottle sleeve thing that I have around my Ceratostylis philippenensis ... that is working really well, I carved out an opening and spray it daily, it has lava rock on the bottom in SH set up and the rest is also akadama, and the little thing is going nuts! 👍🏼 that may be an option for some of the little laelias when the time is right to pot them up, but the weather conditions are a little harsh outside. The wind today has dropped my humidity to 13% 😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5SreoilhtWNp68 if you have not seen this video, Timestamp 09:16 you can see my philippenensis and it's cheap little contraption, but very effective 👍🏼 Thank YOU so very much for watching, 🌸🥷🏼 have yourself a great day as well 🥰🌸

[@SnowDragonka]

@@NinjaOrchids I find I don't have problems with mold in the inorganic setups. With soil or bark or moss oh boy, instant mold infestation. Problems of growing inside without a fan. Kinda why I like inorganic substrates even for normal plants. Can't have much on my balcony, even now we get below 9C at night. But I agree, the little dome thing helps a lot with overly harsh water losses due to transpiration. Will be glad to see how the laelias will fare in the future, the new growth should at least partly fix itself due to light exposure, but yeah it's annoying. It grew so low and so perpendicular, will be a long way to correction. Has to grow a bit to achieve that. We'll see in the next update I guess :) Take care!

[@Unkn0wn1133]

I bought a vanda at a garden center and I did something like this, it was so dry it looked like it was dead but its coming back slowly.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi 😍💐 welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so a warm warm welcome and a massive thank you for being here, for watching and for confirming that this method works for you as well! It is painstaking, but when the results are starting to show a form of recovery, it is super encouraging! Awesome news! That vanda is lucky to have found YOU 😃 thank you so very much for watching. I hope you had a wonderful day and once again, welcome! 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@normaperez7031]

This was very interesting and informative. Appreciate your sharing, it's very helpful! 💐🌺

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Norma 🤩💐 so good to see you again, thank YOU so much for taking the time to watch and leave a comment, I really appreciate it! 🥰 I hope that you have yourself a wonderful Friday 🌸

[@normaperez7031]

@@NinjaOrchids Hi Nina! I make it a point to watch everyone of your videos. It's always a learning experience which aids me in the growth of my orchids. Thank you Nina 😊😇🥰 have a blessed weekend. 👋 Bye

[@reyreysgarden5724]

Thank you for this, I'm sure we've all gone through this at some point, very helpful!!! 🙏🏽💖🌿

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hey!! Rrrrrreeeeeyyy!! 🤩💐 I go through this once a year, but I love it! And I hope that the little one makes it. It is a long road prior to potting up, and I just keep my fingers crossed that the little one will be ok 🤞🏼 I think, the other ones will be ok, but ya never know. Thank YOU, guapo, very much for watching 🌸 hope you are having a chill Friday evening 🌸

[@reyreysgarden5724]

@@NinjaOrchids thank you hermosa!!! 🙏🏽💖 my Friday is just fabulous and I hope yours was also! Sending you and you new babies ALL the positive vibes and white light! 💖🙌🏽🤍 we will see them BOOM!!

[@desiregrace6701]

Very interesting. Thank you 🏵️

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Anna 🤩💐 thank YOU for watching! Really appreciate it! 🙌🏼🌸

[@stephenorchids4943]

Hi Nina great video thanks for sharing the information 👍

[@NinjaOrchids]

Steven, hi! 🤩💐 thank YOU, so very much for watching, Steven! It is nice to know that I do not speak gobbledygook here 😅 I hope that you are having a relaxing evening, Steven 🌸🥰

[@scottdevito8421]

I love these and the cute chunky bulbs. Import from Brazil is so difficult for Canada. I just have my three from three years ago.

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Scott 🤩💐 so good to see you again! Thank you for hopping on 🙌🏼 I am so surprised that these nurseries have not tapped into the Canadian market. That is so strange because, there are so many opportunities. Have you contacted Floralia, to ask what their policies are? I don't want to sound ignorant, but, if you dont have their email, here it is [e-mail] again.. forgive me for my ignorance if you have already been 'on the case' to see how to get imports into Canada. Thank you so much for watching, Scott! I wish you a wonderful Friday 🤗🌸

[@scottdevito8421]

@@NinjaOrchids Hello! International import is usually a few hundred dollars for permits and it can be difficult for species. I think I'll still check thanks.

[@NinjaOrchids]

In the case of Floralia to Europe, they handle all that and there is no extra charge as per what is on the price list, which they send out every January. I don't know how they do it, but, what is on the price list, +shipping, which is not ridiculous compared to some nursery shipping costs within Europe. If you don't mind letting me know if you are successful with getting in touch with them and what they have to say? Only if you have time 👍🏼

[@darrelladams2058]

Very informative video. Thank you.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Darrell 🤗💐 I appreciate your feedback, Darrell, and the time you took to watch, thank you so very much! I hope that you have a great Friday 🌸👍🏼

[@SVKLOrchids]

Interesting process! Thanks for sharing!

[@NinjaOrchids]

So very kind of you to stop by and watch another video, Stephen, thank you! 🤗💐 it is time consuming, but... with my 30% humidity, they don't stand much of a chance if I pot them up too soon. Especially if the new growths were trying to grow toward a light source that was in the opposite direction of how it was lying on a bench prior to shipping. I have already potted up the crispata... the den can go next, but the other little ones, dunk and dry, dunk and dry 😅

[@SVKLOrchids]

@@NinjaOrchids I’ll give that a try on the next import box!

[@lucianainglese3099]

Grazie Nina. Tutto molto chiaro. Vorrei solo porti 2 domande: come ti regoli con la quantità di alghe. Questo te lo chiedo perchè la bottiglia che ho a casa non mi permette di capire cosa contiene come azoto...., così di solito sciolgo 1 ml del prodotto in un litro di acqua, ma non so se è troppo oppure troppo poco. Il colore comunque sembra uguale a quello nel tuo video. La seconda domanda è questa: nel giardino ho del muschio spontaneo vivo non troppo corto. Dopo il periodo di bagno con alghe mix potrebbe essere utile per la radicazione? Grazie e a risentirci

[@NinjaOrchids]

Ciao Luciana 😍💐 Non mi preoccupo più delle alghe. È qualcosa che accade quando coltiviamo le piante e quindi, se il contenitore è trasparente, accadrà qualcosa. SE vedo che le mie strutture crescono bene e che gli apici delle radici non vengono danneggiati quando toccano le alghe, non mi preoccupo. Quando le alghe diventano troppe, soffocano e con il regolare lavaggio della pentola le alghe morte vengono eliminate. Se vuoi vedere un video che ho fatto sulle alghe, usa questo link kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4KVqn-AjpWql7M 👍🏼 la risposta alla seconda domanda è arrivata proprio adesso 😃

[@NinjaOrchids]

Sì, le alghe sono un ottimo agente radicante quando il clima è ideale per l'orchidea. Se l'orchidea è in crescita attiva, aiuta gli ormoni all'interno dell'orchidea a radicare di più o le radici a ramificarsi. Tuttavia, se l'orchidea sta riposando, non è consigliabile utilizzare alghe. Non importa la temperatura. Dato che nel vivaio le orchidee arrivano dal clima perfetto, è una buona idea utilizzare le alghe per aiutare a recuperare il processo di stress da trasporto. Inoltre, si consiglia di utilizzarlo insieme a CalMag poiché le alghe innescano una nuova crescita, incl. le radici e l'orchidea trarranno vantaggio dal CalMag per essere in grado di sviluppare strutture forti invece di solo un piccolo scatto di crescita che si interrompe perché non c'è nient'altro con cui l'orchidea possa lavorare. Spero che questo abbia senso, altrimenti continua a chiedere. Non sono del tutto sicuro di aver capito la tua domanda al 100%. Grazie mille per la visione, Luciana! Apprezzo molto il tuo supporto e i tuoi commenti 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@lucianainglese3099]

@@NinjaOrchids grazie Nina, l'ampliamento della spiegazione è sempre molto gradita. Ma il mio problema è questo: tu dici che usi 60 ppm di alghe + calcio/magnesio... (se ho ben capito io). Però io non posso quantificare le 60 ppm di alghe e così uso una siringa per inserire 1 millilitro di liquido/alghe in 1 litro di acqua (plus calcio/magnesio), ma vorrei sapere se 1 millilitro di alghe può essere sufficiente oppure è poco per corrispondere a 60 ppm. Ho capito che forse non puoi rispondermi perchè ogni prodotto è diverso. In questo caso non ti preoccupare. Ti saluto nuovamente e buonanotte

[@NinjaOrchids]

OH! OK! Ora ho capito, mi spiace per la confusione. Ho un misuratore TDS per misurare i miei ppm per tutto ciò che metto in una soluzione nutritiva. Con il prodotto che utilizzo, dedicato alle piante d'appartamento, le istruzioni renderebbero il ppm troppo alto. Se disponi di un misuratore TDS e fai quello che fai normalmente con 1 ml di alghe, utilizzando il misuratore TDS vedi quanti ppm ci sono nell'acqua prima di aggiungere le alghe e poi di nuovo per vedere quanto contiene 1 ml di alghe in termini di alghe . Inoltre, se le alghe sono marroni, il colore dell'acqua dovrebbe assomigliare al normale colore del tè. Non troppo scuro e non leggero come un tè Earl Grey. 🫶🏼

[@lucianainglese3099]

Grazie mille.

[@MattbyNature]

This is a great informational video - thanks a lot!

[@NinjaOrchids]

Matt, hi 🤩💐 I am glad that you are able to take something from it! I should have tried this with my failing coccinea, but my brain did not make that connection 😒 giving myself the side eye for that! I have such a one track mind sometimes, I fail to connect the dots🤦🏼‍♀️ Hope you are having a great Saturday so far. Thank you so much for watching 🥰🌸

[@MattbyNature]

@@NinjaOrchids haha. I get it. Sometimes you just tag certain procedures with a specific mental note. I feel like I would have never thought of soaking them so extensively.

[@breafisher3706]

Great video

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Brea 🤩💐 thank you so very much for your kind feedback! And for watching 🙌🏼 I hope that you are having a wonderful Friday so far! 🌸

[@lindaannb]

I wonder if this would have worked with my “rescue” orchids that arrived in pots but all of the roots were dead. I potted them up but most died anyway.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Linda 😍💐 it is possible that it would have made a difference, IF the plants had something to draw on when you got them. Should it happen again, that you get orchids with roots that are not exactly looking the part, then please, before you unpot them etc, let me know and we can be more specific in how to proceed with them. Not that I can guarantee a successful rescue, but sometimes a second set of eyes can help with the troubleshooting 👍🏼 I am sorry that you lost the ones you are remembering here. Thank you so much for watching, lovely lady! I hope you are having a wonderful day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@lindaannb]

Thanks so much, Nina! Having your help has been a great benefit to my orchids.

[@NinjaOrchids]

🥹🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🤗 I hope your Wednesday is beautiful 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@juliashearer7842]

This was so interesting. Thank you. I recently found you and am now subscribed. I did see the unboxing video and this follow up is brilliant. I have no space for any more orchids 🙄 so won't be ordering any like these soon but if I ever get some space to do it, this looks like a great project. Sorry if you have answered this already but how long would they take to first, recover and grow normally in a pot and second, flower? Thank you!

[@NinjaOrchids]

Julia, hi! 🤩💐thank you so very much for subscribing! I really appreciate your support 🙌🏼and, thank you as well for your kind feedback and for taking the time to watch. They recover relatively quickly when doing the dunk and dry rehab regime (if I remember correctly, the unboxing and this follow up are a week apart?). They can be potted up straight away, if, there is enough humidity in their environment so that they do not loose substance in their leaves because of dehydration through them, due to lack of roots, or next to no roots. For me it is easier to rehab them while out of the pot, because my having to mist them could cause bigger problems (rot of the little structures) than being able to let them dry out on a tray. I could pot up some of the ones with active roots (even though they are not long) IF I knew that I did not have to move them. Find a place for the pot, and flush in situ without any jiggling. That is my major problem, which I need to find a solution for, and then I can pot them up. They come blooming, size 😅 but when they will bloom will depend on how quickly they acclimate. Coming straight from the other side of the world, they will have the orchid jet lag for at least a year. I have already potted the crispata up, the dendrobium is next, but.... unless I can safely position the others into a pot, so that they don't move around and abort the little roots they have and avoid any wind blowing them around... it could take several months. (or until the novelty of dunk and dry wears off 😅) If the factors that I don't have, are made available, then... within a week one can pot them up and treat as normal. Paramount is to not jostle them around once they are in the pot. I hope I am making sense 😬 I started with these little guys because I had no more space, but lots of little blanks to fill in between large pots... that turned into a craze and now I am obsessed and want all the species 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@primitivepalzor8836]

Nice Video 👏👏👍👍

[@NinjaOrchids]

Heeey!! Amigo! 🤩💐 thank YOU, for your kind feedback, for watching the video and for leaving me another comment! I wish you a wonderful Friday and hope that you are staying safe 🌸

[@inmaculadalopezmedrano1733]

Hello! I wish I had seen this video before planting my tolumnia. I mounted it in cork three days after arriving and the leaves are drying up. Do you think I can go back and try this method?

[@NinjaOrchids]

Inmaculada 😍💐hi!! Welcome! I have not seen you here before, I believe this is the first time you are commenting? I feel as though I have seen you in my comments before, but just in case this is your first time, I do not want to miss the opportunity to extend a warm warm welcome! I appreciate your comment and your time watching the video! I recently posted a video with some tolumnias in a very bad way for other reasons, my mistakes, but maybe if you watch the decisions I take and how I have them set up now to hopefully get them to recover, you can compare the status of your tolumnia with what you see in the video, see what I am trying to achieve with my ICU set up and make a visual decision if that would work for your's as well. I would be very careful to soak a tolumnia entirely the way I am doing it in this video because of the tight structures around the base. It can be done, but it is risky if the tolumnia doesn't dry out fast enough. But then we don't want the tolumnia to dry out that quickly because we are trying to keep the leaves from drying up as well, so... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaCsiqWBgNGWhpI here is the link and let me know if anything you see is helpful. 🤞🏼 I sincerely hope so! 👍🏼🫶🏼🌸

[@inmaculadalopezmedrano1733]

Hello and thank you very much for answering so quickly! I have made several mistakes, and not for the first time. The first, to buy an orchid of which I had no idea. While I have been informing myself, the orchid was deteriorating. Being mounted on cork, I have pulverized it badly, because water must have fallen on the base. I've seen the video you suggested and I'm going to give it a try and see how it goes. All the best!!

[@NinjaOrchids]

@@inmaculadalopezmedrano1733 keeping my fingers crossed, Inmaculada. There will be updates on how my rescue attempts are progressing, so, I hope that between the 2 of us, we will see recovery 🤞🏼🫶🏼

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

They look nice and clean and shiny now, the milleri looks to be doing leaps and bounds better. Excellent discussion on rehabbing bare root imports and this will be invaluable for those that are not used to dealing with them. Now I am more prone to just soak them and then pot them up in some sphagnum (smallest possible pot) and perhaps that is why I sometimes have problems. The Oncidium Ecuagenera Dream just rotted both new growths that it came with. That could be my mistake potting it up so soon or shipping damage. The one was suspect coming out of the box, I'm not surprised it rotted but the other one looked OK. I assume the plant will try to push new ones to replace them and, if not, oh well. I wasn't even sure it would grow here anyway (a lot of cool growers in it, only 1 warm grower). I'll just watch it and see what happens. I bought a seedling Dinard 'Blue Heaven' today. I wanted to buy two other orchids but I wasn't fast enough on the draw from the supplier, they had only 1 each and I missed out. Oh well, I suppose a Dinard will have to do, even if it is a ways away from blooming.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Don Miguel 🥰💐 what a difference a little clean up makes, and a week in dunk and dry treatments. Still, I am very hesitant to pot most of these up. I will tackle the crispata and the dendrobium. I hope that I can get that done today some time. I think, the bigger the orchids are, the more forgiving... also ambient humidity makes a huge difference when potting up after a day of two of arrival. I wish I could get these guys 'in the ground' all at once, but I think that it will be a staggered process. Dinard 'Blue Heaven'!!! 🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️🙌🏼 would you send me a pic of the size of it as a seedling? I was fortunate to get a blooming size one, but would love to see what it looks like when it is a little one. I think they mush look so cute 😅 I am getting the feeling that, I don't my seedlings to grow up 😅 Last night I went down the rupicolous laelia rabbit hole to see if I can consolidate my list, also because of the names changing, just to make sure that I don't have doubles on my list because of that. So... I was a bit cross eyed after that. I don't want to be caught out buying doubles simply because one is a syn of the other. What a nightmare 😅 Thank you for your kind feedback, Michael! Really appreciate it, coming from you 🙌🏼 I hope that you have good things going for you today. Much love ❤️

[@debbie8783]

My newly imported orchid has no roots at all. Previous research has revealed a method close to this one. However, the grower recommended a water culture method where the vase r jar is filled with water around 1/3 of the base. Then the orchids r placed in the water for 10 days. I think I like the fact that the plants r dried out as part of the process. Thanks for sharing.

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Diana 🤗💐 welcome! I have not see you here before, so... first of all, a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate it 🙌🏼 ooohhh, that would make me nervous to have anything bare root exposed to water for such a long time. Not saying that it does not work, clearly it worked for someone, for them to recommend it, but I would be very nervous about that. What I do is a little bit more laborious, but I feel much safer doing it this way, because, I can get distracted and 'forget' the orchids and boom... damage done. Tipping out the water, is quick and I don't forget that. Meanwhile, I also keep these kinds of orchids within my line of vision so that I do not forget to tip out the water. It can get a little hectic in the orchid hobby and attention is redirected very quickly, so... dry is not going to harm orchids in this state, but wet over an extended period of time... that is dangerous. I am glad that the information in this video resonates with you and I hope that you will get your new orchid to throw out roots soon 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching and once again, welcome 🤗🌸

[@michelleroberts3856]

Hi there! I received a rootless cattleya, and want to try this, but I tried on a different orchid soaking leaves (whole orchid) for only 15 minutes in plain water, and it killed the leaves. So I'm not sure what I did wrong. I know u know what to do, so, what would make the difference between killing it and hydrating it?😊 Thank you

[@barbaraleibowitz3564]

What can you do with an orchid that has no roots AND desiccated leaves? Right now they are sitting on moss that has been soaked in cal mag and seaweed, which seems to be promoting root growth but doing nothing for the desiccated leaves. I also have the container sitting on a heating pad on low. Forgot to mention that the 3 orchids are phals.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Barbara! Hi 😍💐 with phals in rescue mode, from what I am understanding you already have a little root growth on the way? Do NOT fertilize and when you can, change the sphagnum moss out for clean moss. Or... how long has your sphagnum moss been in the set up. It is paramount that you do not let that moss get acidic or accumulate salts. New roots will burn. I would keep the moss damp, but not with any supplements until the roots are well into the moss. In the meantime, you can soak the leaves of the orchid by suspending them into a vessel (upside down) that will hold the leaves in the water, without submerging the crown. Every second night. It is ok to soak the leaves all night. The stomata, on phalaenopsis open at night. The soaking water can have very low levels of seaweed and CalMag. To some degree, the leaves will soak up those nutrients, 40ppm seaweed and 60ppm CalMag (mixed together) at 6.3pH. If you are nervous about the soaking over night, try for 2 hrs and see how if you feel more comfortable after a couple of nights. IF you go for 2 hrs, then soak them every night for 2 hrs. An overnight soak, pm to am, soak every second night. I hope that I am not confusing you 😓 let me know if this was at all helpful 😬 meanwhile, thank you so much for watching, Barbara!! 🌸

[@barbaraleibowitz3564]

@@NinjaOrchids thank you so much. I will try that

[@TOEKIEWORLDMarc]

very interesting andinformative

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Marc! 🤩💐 good to see you again! I hope that you are all up and running again, firing on all cylinders and feeling back to normal 🙏🏼 thank you for your kind feedback and for taking the time to watch, Marc. I hope that you have a great Friday 🌸

[@TOEKIEWORLDMarc]

@@NinjaOrchids Still getting back on my feet but getting there. ¨Slowly preparing to come back. I love your vids on these interesting themes. Extremely hot here now, up to 30°C yesterday, all in one week. orchids suffering but doing my best to save them. Have a nice weekend. 🌻 🌼 🌻 🌼 🌻 🌼

[@NinjaOrchids]

Thank you for letting me know how you are getting on! It is only 24ºC here, Marc.... wow... you are already ahead of the game... I feel as though we are having the coolest temperatures that I can ever remember down here for May and now into June 🤷🏼‍♀️ you stay hydrated as well!! Don't forget that you need the water as much as your orchids do 😬 have yourself a relaxing weekend as well, Marc

[@TOEKIEWORLDMarc]

@@NinjaOrchids After the misery, I lost several orchids because no one cared for them. Others are not doing that well and I’m trying to save them. Although I had sold and given away A LOT of my collection over the last months, I still have way to many to care for at this moment. And then I had a delivery from Roelke this week. Several orch-pot’s (flasks/pots with 4-5 seedlings in it + a delivery of orchids from Peru. Unfortunately these were all wild collected and I wouldn’t have bought them if I knew. All in all, all of these need daily and urgent attention too. Rootless and dehydrated plants, you know the drill. But, I’m staying positive (and hydrated) and do a bit every day. With st ill to many plants in my care, over 200, not counting the new arrivals, it’s a full time job at the moment. Yesterday afternoon, the alarm went of in the grow tent. The temperature went over 40°C in it and had to cool down the plants quickly. The grow tent stands in the old, dark kitchen and should be the coolest room in summer. But with this sudden temp. rise, it’s unbearable here, even with all doors and windows open! So first my orchids, then KZbin! I’ll be back soon, possibly with some delayed uploads first. Have a great weekend. 🤪 🙄 ❤️

[@NinjaOrchids]

40ºC.... yikes! I bet that rose the stress levels as well! I am keeping my fingers crossed that all will be well.... not just your orchids, but that you will be well enough to take care of yourself and your mom! 🤞🏼

[@darcylyon1870]

🌺💜

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hey Darcy 🦩🤸🏼‍♀️🤩💐 thank you, lovely lady! For taking the time to watch! I really appreciate it ... on the daily I say that, on the daily I mean it 🥰 wishing you a wonderful Friday 🌸

[@suethompson6497]

🤗🤗🌸🌼🌸🌼❤️🙏🏼

[@NinjaOrchids]

Heeeyy!! Jambo Sue 😍💐 did it make sense? 😅 compared to my email 😅 so kind of you to watch, even though you already had the know how! 😘 wishing you a wonderful day, Sue!! Enjoy this Friday to the max 😘🌸

[@suethompson6497]

@@NinjaOrchids Hiyaaah Nina, Sijambo. Asante sana, both made perfect sense. I doing the soak, dry cycles in low light, in good humidity. There seems to be a faint greenness appearing on the keikii but not the mother plant, I fear she seems quite dead. 🤞with luck I may have something resembling a FS orchid after a couple of years if the keikii pulls through. Not what I paid for😡….every time I think about it, it’s making me angry 😡….I agree with you completely about customer service, I have yet to hear the words “sorry we messed up & sent you a near dead thing OR let me send you a replacement because we value your custom” from this company……Hate being treated like dirt by these kind of companies. After today, None of my business will be going to them. You too have a Fantastic Friday and Wonderful weekend.💐💐❤️

[@NinjaOrchids]

I am sooo with you, regarding being treated like dirt!! Back in my other life, I would ignore it when I was treated like dirt, now.... I have hard time staying diplomatic. I am so sorry this has happened. Have you got a basin big enough to lay the orchid in and then cover with cellophane, allowing openings at the sides for airflow? Maybe to keep it in humidity over night? During the day, with the soaks, it is getting hydrated, but at night... maybe a little higher humidity around the leaves to tide her over until her next soak? Just a thought 😘

[@suethompson6497]

@@NinjaOrchids Hellooo Nina, 🌷🤗 Can do that, I have a big basins that I keep just for orchids. Thanks 🙏, for some reason YT is not showing comments which isn’t allowing me to make them. Doing this from a different gadget! Hope you get to see it. 🌸

[@NinjaOrchids]

got it!! I have 'lost' comments in the past as well. So strange... if I ever reply to you with a lot of delay, then, you know that I am not seeing the comment as it comes in. I have had it happen recently and to my horror I see a comment from a week ago 🤔