How to Repot a Novelty Phalaenopsis Orchid with LONG Aerial Roots | Orchid Repot with Aerial Roots

[@lindaannb]

Using a paper clip to hold down the air roots is a great idea! I’m definitely going to use this in the near future.

[@TheOrchidHut]

Perfect 🤩 - thanks for watching!

[@remaeburney832]

This is so zen. I don't have anything to pot up right now, so i watch other's repot! Calming and the next best thing.

[@TheOrchidHut]

I guess I video my own orchid therapy sessions!

[@Carol-l5r]

I love the paper clip! What a great idea! I’m also hoping some aerial roots will pot up.

[@TheOrchidHut]

Thanks ☺️! Happy you found a new orchid hack!

[@joycemayor1705]

A hairpin works perfectly!

[@SandraDavis-u5e]

Thanks Dana, paperclip was an interesting trick. Learnt something new 👍

[@TheOrchidHut]

Awesome - thanks for watching! 😎

[@suzannewoods4155]

Great video. You have answered all my questions, Thank you

[@TheOrchidHut]

Awesome - thanks for watching! 😎

[@glorianayeagley9258]

Just found your videos,perfect timing, thinking of going back to orchids!!!.!must admit never heard of inserting aerial roots back in the soil?

[@TheOrchidHut]

Thanks for watching - best wishes on your new orchid adventures!

[@juanitagibbs2100]

I really needed to see this thanks.

[@TheOrchidHut]

Great! Glad it helped!

[@renatecormick7399]

Hi Dana. I’ll definitely try this method of getting my air roots down into the pots. I’m always frightened of breaking them because they fell so brittle. I think I also need to soak those roots more. Thanks for an interesting video.

[@TheOrchidHut]

Yes, the soaking makes all the difference in being able to work with the roots. Good luck with your future air roots!

[@nanettealsop]

Great tip about the paper clip 💖 and what a neat transplant 👍

[@TheOrchidHut]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@annareiter952]

Last year I finally repotted most of my senior NoID Phals, although they have their nick names. Over the years I used a crochet hook to fiddle out the obviously dead roots from their pots. And I sometimes use U-shaped plastic hair needles for rhizomes of e. g. bulbos and for aerial roots... both not my invention (2 UK-YTers who have stopped posting). Had a lot of brown, dry roots on the surface which were branching and happy alive in the pot, didn't expect that at all, called them Zombie-roots 🧟Many regards!

[@TheOrchidHut]

Thanks for sharing those tips…and thanks for watching!

[@luciaorquidea-detudoumpouc9252]

❤ ô amiga que raízes linda gostei de ver isso é tudo de bom para nossas orquídeas😊

[@dreed1058]

I just repotted 2 of mine, the potting mix was so dense! 1was blooming with 16-20 flowers, but it was at the end of the flowering, we'll see if it still blooms😂❤

[@TheOrchidHut]

Good luck and thanks for watching!

[@colleenbrever9919]

Very informative😮

[@TheOrchidHut]

Thanks for watching!

[@zula6436]

📎🖇 ...what a great idea❗😍👍💐.

[@TheOrchidHut]

Glad you liked it!! 🤗

[@zula6436]

@@TheOrchidHut ❤

[@suemerryman1078]

Please tell your watering routine after potting? I think I may have killed a couple by over watering in my house in the winter when it is dryer with the furnace running.

[@TheOrchidHut]

What you described can actually happen in an environment with dry heat and a pot that is too wet. It may be possible to improve your winter growing conditions indoors by adding a cool mist humidifier near the plants and watering less.

[@tomherbert6792]

Enjoyed this vido Dana. Thank you

[@TheOrchidHut]

🤗 😎 Thanks for watching!

[@remaeburney832]

But , I love to see my phal air roots all tanglely and free in the air. 😊

[@TheOrchidHut]

Absolutely another option, as the orchid doesn’t mind! There is something uniquely beautiful about the air roots…

[@joycemayor1705]

Do you use any moss?? I thought the moss would go on top, No?

[@TheOrchidHut]

You don’t have to use moss - it’s a choice, always dependent on your growing environment and what the orchid needs.

[@phyllisknoll4950]

My phalaenopsis orchids never produce Ariel roots. It drives me crazy. They thrive and bloom each year, but no Ariel roots. In the holding pot, I keep rocks with a little extra water for humidity. And they are exposed to lots of bright natural light. What am I doing wrong?

[@TheOrchidHut]

Many growers would love your situation of being able to avoid aerial roots! It’s not a bad thing to not have them as long as you have a good root system in the pot to support the plant.

[@cherriethomas9538]

I have 3 that are just screaming at me! I'd love to put them in a glass jar!

[@TheOrchidHut]

Sounds like a project! Thanks for watching!

[@EydieMerwitzer]

I understood that the "aerial" roots were to be left out in the "air." Isn't that important to the health of the plant?

[@TheOrchidHut]

Not necessarily. Air roots develop differently than roots in the media. Basically, they have just adapted differently. They can slowly be coaxed under the media and encouraged to branch to better hydrate the plant, especially if the orchid is otherwise rootless and struggling.

[@juanitagibbs2100]

Looks like you make your lunch mix, may I ask what all is in your mix?😊

[@TheOrchidHut]

It’s a pre-made mix…RePotMe Monterrey Dark Phal mix.

[@Gangalum]

What is the media used? Where do you purchase?

[@TheOrchidHut]

I use (generally) the pre-made orchid mixes from RePotMe.

[@suzannewoods4155]

I'm having one heck of a time wrapping the aerial roots. They are breaking off. Help please.

[@TheOrchidHut]

Soak them first? If they are more pliable they won’t break, theoretically.

[@suzannewoods4155]

@TheOrchidHut Thank you for your help.

[@TheOrchidHut]

There is another twisting trick to use depending on the roots, but I’ll have to show it in a video someday because it is difficult to describe in words.

[@eloina17]

What type of flowers does it have?

[@TheOrchidHut]

Just miniature Phal blooms. I think they are both pink.

[@918vgrega]

Phalaenopsis American pronunciation Sounds like fa·luh·naap·suhs

[@TheOrchidHut]

And I have a slight southern twang, too! 🤷‍♀️