How to care for your first orchid | When to water and where to keep it

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How to care for your first orchid | When to water and where to keep it

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Super quick video about how to water your new orchid and how to spot if they need to be watered.
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@jyvaineorchids2255 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, thoses that aren't green after watering are dead so cut them off or they'll rot and your orchid is in danger it could rot the wole plant

@stancexpunks 8 ай бұрын

That would require taking it out of the pot and manipulating it which could cause the flowers and or buds to drop. Orchids are very sensitive to change. The norm is to wait until it’s done flowering, esp if you’re a beginner.

@jhndr0nia 6 ай бұрын

@@stancexpunks You are not wrong but sometimes it's necesary to safe the plant. Loosing all flowers doesn't mean death for the orchid, while loosing all roots potentially does

@Lilian.94 2 ай бұрын

Only cut brown soft roots, those roots are dead (root rot). The yellow ones are also good.

@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013 Ай бұрын

@@stancexpunks Me, who accidentally f--ked up the bark it came in, was forced to repot it and has currently decided to grow it aquaponically: This was the day after I bought it, and I still haven't cut the blooms off to help it along... whoops.

@italiangirl2440 Жыл бұрын

I love the deep purple orchid I have the pink and The faded pink and now I need the purple. Thank you for the great advice 💜

@oneorchidaday Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@ellietobe Жыл бұрын

That is a beautiful orchid! We don’t see that color in this area. I would definitely put that one in a pot that is a couple of inches larger. The dead roots need to be removed. As the dead roots decay they change the chemical composition in the container. The live roots need to have a little more room to grow. I hope I will someday find a beautiful orchid like yours.

@oneorchidaday Жыл бұрын

thank you for watching :)

@jhndr0nia 6 ай бұрын

I agree with the other comments. Even though it's indeed a short video, that doesn't mean it is rejustified to spread false advice. The roots don't look good especially after the soaking it's very obvious. So you could have mentioned that you would advice to repot it soon

@impulsivealienjbr2721 4 ай бұрын

Do you soak the soil in the cup with the plant? Like is the soil submerged in the water or is it just the cup?

@oneorchidaday 3 ай бұрын

You soak the mix with the roots.

@catalinacurio Жыл бұрын

Try and use distilled water if you can and ensure it’s at least room temperature.

@oneorchidaday Жыл бұрын

Distilled water is great. However, I don't have the resource to have it at the moment. My plants are thriving with tap water for the last years. Do you use distilled water with yours?

@catalinacurio Жыл бұрын

@@oneorchidaday Yes, the tap water in my area is very hard, it would kill the plant. My bro had a mini water distiller.

@EvonaAstropod456 9 ай бұрын

They so cute!

@oneorchidaday 9 ай бұрын

they are 😊😊

@VanildaDeAguiar-hw1vq 11 ай бұрын

Obrigada por Compartilhar 🙏👍❤️

@oneorchidaday 11 ай бұрын

Obrigada por assistir🥰

@indiragurung7511 4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for tips my orchid got new life? But how many days after we have to repeat it?

@oneorchidaday Күн бұрын

Such a lovely comment, thank you for watching. You need to repeat every time the roots become greyish, which means they are dry

@kimyoung3484 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@oneorchidaday 2 жыл бұрын

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@NekoNebula1313 9 ай бұрын

Nice thank you 😊

@oneorchidaday 9 ай бұрын

Welcome 😊

@elisamarro7356 2 жыл бұрын

How often do u water. Do u fertilize. What yupe of soil do u use.

@oneorchidaday 2 жыл бұрын

I water them weekly but I check if the roots are still green. They can go 2 weeks without watering at winter time. I repot all of my orchids in a mix of bark and moss, and I use an all purpose orchid fertiliser that I find locally. I fertilise them each 2 weeks, roughly, and less when it gets cooler.

@oneorchidaday 2 жыл бұрын

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@elisamarro7356 2 жыл бұрын

@@oneorchidaday what type of bark and moss

@maddog74 Жыл бұрын

@@elisamarro7356 Look for orchid bark, take the one with the pieces of the right size for your plant (the smaller it is, the smaller the pieces must be). I don't recommend moss, I didn't like it, but you can try sphagnum moss (dry). I also enjoyed growing them in water However, you must make sure that 1. The roots are all alive and perfectly clean and free of earth or other substrates 2. That the water does not become foul-smelling or that larvae grow in it (if there are some algae it's not a problem) 3. That the roots don't rot, if you see that they do cut them and leave the roots in the air for 2 days, it won't hurt the plant 4. Water should NEVER submerge the leaves or the base of the plant, only the roots can be underwater Oh and use a transparent container because in epiphytic orchids (like phalenopsis, the most common) they also photosynthesise and need light.

@catalinacurio Жыл бұрын

@@elisamarro7356 pine bark is very good.

@momneiya6078 Ай бұрын

So do you submeger the soil?or just the cup?how does the water get inthe soil??

@oneorchidaday Ай бұрын

I submerge the cup for 15 min. The water come in contact with the roots and the soil

@WildlifeQueen931 2 ай бұрын

Your orchid is really root bound. I’m pretty sure that you need a bigger pot for that.

@veron8484 Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, those roots aren't looking too hot to begin with.

@oneorchidaday Жыл бұрын

They were not very healthy. The plant is repotted and pushing out new roots now

@veron8484 Жыл бұрын

@@oneorchidaday that's the first thing I do when I buy a supermarket orchid, I repot it. I brought a big healthy rooted orchid from tesco the other day, the roots are fantastic. it had an awful plastic cage with sponge in it wrapped around the core. That would have been the death of this beautiful plant if I left it in that death trap pot. Growers want your orchid to rot so youll go buy another one.

@stancexpunks 8 ай бұрын

@@veron8484 the flowers or buds don’t drop when you do repot it? Simply taking an orchid home will cause bud loss for me

@user-ow1le4vo5f 11 ай бұрын

Please can I ask you , do you keep it in the same plant holder,

@oneorchidaday 11 ай бұрын

I repot my new orchids. So, I potted this one in a larger pot. I have this video with some tips: kzbin.infospOsRndIBC8?si=7NTVE86yphgNClFa And a longer one as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joPHZ2x8j8qXjassi=Bz-2m0TQOHNemnz0 I hope these are helpful :)

@italiangirl2440 Жыл бұрын

I was told I could use terracotta pots, is that okay cuz I cannot see the roots

@oneorchidaday Жыл бұрын

Terracota pots are super ok to use.

@momneiya6078 2 ай бұрын

How often?

@user-by8lr5ll5m 9 ай бұрын

One more every week or every day put them in water??

@oneorchidaday 9 ай бұрын

It depends on when the roots become grey

@Albie_yt 10 ай бұрын

To make things easier you could always grow in water !

@oneorchidaday 10 ай бұрын

I have no experience growing them in water but thanks for your comment.

@Albie_yt 10 ай бұрын

@@oneorchidaday all you do is put it in a suitably sized container and fill it up with about 1/4 water so most roots are not submerged (or they rot) but still a bit at the bottom so it still gets water then all you have to do is change the water once I week id recommend it if you wanted to experiment with something

@user-gk1oj1wk8r 10 ай бұрын

The comments are more help than the video

@oneorchidaday 10 ай бұрын

This is short, I have a long video on the subject where I talk about Phalaenopsis care in depth

@Arcane_canis 6 ай бұрын

For the most part, I check the roots before I buy.

@Hiroko_ Жыл бұрын

Hello, I have an mini Orchid plant like this and mine says to water it with 1 ice cube once a week, can I still use this method?

@oneorchidaday Жыл бұрын

Hi, that's a great question. I wouldn't water with ice. This orchid is a tropical plant, and as such, it receives water from the rain at an intermediate temperature. Give it water at a temperature that you could use to drink and hydrate yourself as well. I hope it is helpful.

@Hiroko_ Жыл бұрын

@@oneorchidaday Yes it does help, thank you

@UncommonEyes 9 ай бұрын

I knew someone who had a mini phalenopsis orchid, her other caregiver put an ice cube on the pot once a week. It bloomed twice so seems to me that’s ok. It was kept in an eastern-facing window. I plan to use this method in a recently purchased orchid.

@stancexpunks 8 ай бұрын

@@UncommonEyes you know 1 person who did that so you disregard all the expert growers and common sense? The justaddice thing is just a sales tactic. They’re trying to make it seem easy when actually freezing water has NO business on a TROPICAL plant. I guarantee the company that grew that plant never used ice. Your friends orchid may have bloomed twice but if she would’ve used non freezing water then it probably would’ve performed much better, giving more bigger, longer lasting blooms. The only good thing about just add ice is it makes overwatering less likely which is the #1 cause of orchid death. So just use the same amount of water an ice cube has but make it a non frozen water. Cold is fine but just not freezing. Or let an ice cube melt and warm up a bit before adding it

@UncommonEyes 8 ай бұрын

@@stancexpunks Have used ice cubes on a full-sized phalaenopsis orchid I purchased a few months ago in bloom. It’s is still blooming and putting up a new bloom on both spikes. You do your thing, I’ll do mine, thank you.