Itchy Fingers? Don't Repot Your Orchids If You Have These Conditions | When/When NOT to repot 🌱🍃

[@NinjaOrchids]

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[@michaelmccarthy4077]

Here's Nina being all gentle with the Phal roots. Here's me (pick any orchid): just going to push this root until it bends back into the pot. Oops, I cracked it. Oh well, the growing tip is in the pot now.🤣

[@NinjaOrchids]

Don Miguel 🥰💐 hola jefe!! I am as gentle as I can be, circumstances and my stubbornness permitting 😬 I have taken a root that was going out of the pot, and bent it into the pot, risking the crack, but while in active growth I doubt that the growing tip would stop growing. The root is still nice and the tip was not bashed in the process, so, a small crack in the velamen was well worth the risk ...lucky! 😆 growing tips in pots are important and when we get away with it, we walk off proud... at least I do 😬 thank you so much for watching, amigo!! I may need to set up the umbilical cord tonight because it has been chucking down relentlessly for the past 3 hrs. The clock is ticking before the fuse pops!! Really appreciate your support, Michael! Thank you so much for all you do 🙏🏼❤️ hope your day was beautiful ❤️🌸

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

@@NinjaOrchids I sure could use some rain here. It has rained ONCE since Ian, and that was when Nicole went by. They aren't calling for a single drop at all this month. If it was cool, wouldn't be a big deal. But when it is hot and (relatively) not humid, that's a different animal. I have plants in pots that are drying out in less than a day and it is annoying. I'm going to hope you don't have to resort to an umbilical cord, maybe you will get lucky.

[@alisehuisman9842]

Hi Nina , ITCHY FINGERS....hahahaha😘 & ssssoooo Recognizable!! no need to wish ¥ou Luck with this Phal cause She's already showing ¥ou her Appreciation for her Salvation Big Time : She's surely in 💚with her new mum ......❗😇👏😁

[@NinjaOrchids]

Alise, hi 🥰💐 you know the Itchy Fingers Syndrome? 😅 sometimes very difficult to resist, and then I remember the ones that I lost because I was too quick to react and NOT think things through... that helps to stop me in my tracks! I am well pleased with her progress and look forward to the bloom color reveal video 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching, Alise!! I hope you had a great day ❤️🌸

[@alisehuisman9842]

@@NinjaOrchids ¥ou too Sweet Woman 👋👍

[@clementinagarrido6719]

Well, well, Sorpresa it´s going to be a surprise, no doubt!

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Clementina 😍💐 so good to see you! Sorpresa is living up to her name! Even her progress and signs of recovery are a surprise! Very happy 😃 looking forward to the bloom color reveal video and going over the list of predictions 👍🏼👍🏼 thank you so much for watching!! I hope your day was beautiful 🌸

[@incifisenk9945]

I admire how you explain the philosophy of orchid parenting by the logic and the compression within 🤩😍💚❤️🕊☮️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@NinjaOrchids]

😍 Hi Inci 🎄 thank you so much for the feedback on how I try to communicate the best plan of action when it comes to sharing information on orchids, I appreciate that very much. Also, thank you for watching this video 🫶🏼❤️🎄

[@larryjones558]

Here’s a bit of flavor for that cafe con leche.

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Larry 😍💐 I needed a warm beverage after that fiddling with repositioning. It got a little too chilly for me , so thank you... you read my mind ❤️ and thank you so much for watching! I hope that your day is already off to a great start 🥰🌸

[@josejkoonthanam]

it seems sompressa is thanking you for your magnanimity with multiple spikes. Hola Nina.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Jose 🤩💐 this comment!! I did not see it sooner, I am so sorry! 😞 isn't she doing great?? If she wasn't growing all the roots and nice leaves, I would be worried seeing all these spikes and think she is doing it because she is stressed, but nope.... she is a happy phal 🥳🥳 really appreciate you watching, Jose! Thank you so much, amigo! Lo siento mucho (I am so sorry) that I did not see your comment in a timely manner 😞🙏🏼

[@lisatodman3338]

I think she is very thankful for being saved. Sure looks like it! Tough little cookie. Looks like you have a friend for life!! Lol. Keep us posted.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Lisa 🥰💐 I am so glad that this is the response I am getting and I hope to maintain her momentum.... 3 months to go and then the temperatures should rise a little bit more in her favor 🤞🏼 for now, so far so good! I so look forward to doing the bloom color reveal video and bring up the list with all the predictions 👍🏼 don't want to get ahead of myself, but... it is looking so good that I can't help but do so 😬 amigos para siempre! Thank you so much for watching, Lisa! I hope that your day was beautiful 😍🌸

[@robertforrest7956]

Busy day getting ready for Drake's 12th birthday 🎉🎉 Have a good one Nina. 👍🏻

[@NinjaOrchids]

🦇😍💐 hi!! Happy birthday to the birthday boy 🤩🥳 fun times!! 🥰 thank you so much for carving out some time to be here, Robert!! Have yourself a fabulous day! Have your cake AND eat it! ❤️

[@renatecormick7399]

Hi Nina, this is nothing to do with this video, but I just wanted to say I finally managed to watch a replay of your last live stream.(well not all of it because it went a bit too long even though I stopped and started several times). It was nice to be able to put a face to Sharon & Julie and how I wish you would allow us to put a face to Nina as well. I know you did give your reasons at the very beginning and I respect that, but just a quick peak would be nice. Ha Ha! So now back to the length of the streams, IMO only I would prefer them to not be so long. I look forward to seeing your next stream although in my situation it has to be watching the replay, which is ok with me anyway.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Renate, hi 😍💐 I am on videos for the Orchid Ninjas. When I post videos for them, I am on camera. I have as yet to film another video for them, but yes... behind the scenes, I am on camera. I do not see my self doing any facial appearances on the public side of KZbin until maybe I get to 50k subscribers. I would say that... should I get my channel to that size, it would be a time to have a celebration and post a video thanking everyone. Until then 😬 Orchid Ninjas have to put up with my visage 🤪😅 the streams are open ended, depending on the subject and how interactive those participating are in the stream. I pick topics that would go for an hour, IF no one joins me, but, if I have a guest on, then the length of the streams will depend on the guest sharing their topic, their orchids... tips, rabbit holes etc. I get a feel for when a topic has been exhausted when I have a guest on and then shut the stream down. However, I look at it this way, I have a guest in my home, I am entertaining them, we have a chat and a visit, and I cut the visit short because they may have 'outstayed their welcome'. That is not how I want anyone to feel if they are on the panel with me. Meanwhile... here is a little sneaky info... after I closed the stream down, Sharon San, Julie San and I talked for another 2,5 hours 😂 I went to bed at 5 am 😂 I do appreciate that you had a look see at the stream and of course, it is my intention to be informative and stick to the topic, as well as answer any questions from those in the chat. When and where I can, I will add timestamps into the description to make navigating the stream better on a replay. Hope you are doing well, Renate! That you are enjoying beautiful and agreeable temperatures ❤️🌸

[@ingridfoessl1075]

thank you for sharing, have a great and save day.

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Ingrid 😍💐 its good to see you, lovely lady!! Thank you so much for being here and for watching, I so appreciate it / you 🥰 hope your Monday was beautiful!! ❤️🌸

[@samanthagrath]

Interesting these orchids in all genus have a way to survive and find crafty ways the most Interesting to pollinate and find their ways to grow any means possible but we fuss too early and take their adaptations away. They find ways and the less we fuss, the better!

[@NinjaOrchids]

The less we fuss, the better! Never a truer word spoken when it comes to orchids, you are so right 👍🏼

[@samanthagrath]

My biggest issue with orchids is everyone telling me repot asap they all have rot. So many opinions on mediums too. I fussed way too hard on new plants. There are times too and times to just leave em.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Samantha 🤩💐 so kind of you to also watch this video, thank you so much! I agree with what you are saying here, and before I had my channel, I was always thinking noooooo, don't repot straight away!! Even if the orchid is going back into bark etc mix. The orchid, no matter which one, is so stressed out, usually blooming as well... best to work with the state of the media in the pot and adjust pH if the media is old, and then wait for new roots. When I started growing orchids in pots, I too was too concerned about getting orchids cleaned up and learned the hard way that I had set many back for no reason AND worst case, I lost orchids because they could not cope with the added stressors. This orchid, even though rescued from the hot pavement of the August sun by the dumpster in 2022, is STILL in her old media, we came through the winter together, and now I am waiting for the right time to pot her into my preferred set up. So, yes... best to leave them, let them settle down. There is plenty of time to take care of the orchid at a later stage 👍🏼🌸

[@ileanavalerio3637]

Hi Nina! Hope all is well. I think Sorpresa may be predominantly white with a tad pink or pink freckles 😅. Let’s see. ❤🎉😂

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Ileana 😍💐 things are fine, busy with the 'chiddos and loving the season! Thank you! I hope all is well with you as well 🫶🏼 you are right about one detail of the blooms, they do have pink freckles, but she is a baby yellow as opposed to white. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m33CqqakiauMqpo here is the video where I did the bloom reveal 😃 🫶🏼 thank you so much for watching the video, I appreciate your support so much ❤️🌸

[@ileanavalerio3637]

@@NinjaOrchids cool, I will watch just in case I missed that one. Be safe.

[@robirobinson3602]

Sopressa superba! She looks so happy and content with you as her caretaker. Well done Nina! I was dying with laughter @ Michael McCarthy's comment. I suspect him and I could put a pretty good horror orchid repot video and frighten the most steadfast repotters. 😂 I do try though not to crack roots buuuuut.. it happens. They survive Robi's School of Hard Knocks. After that 5 hour saga Zygo transition and extricating small bark and moss the more recent Miltonia regnellii was handled a little quicker with ninja 'git 'er done attitude. The upside is when roots abound and downside when wanting to transition from organic to inorganic medias. I ended up cutting the bottom third off. Decided I'd wait out the recovery time. 😥 It's been fantastic catching up on all the videos I've missed. Loved the Hibiki repot too! Thank you Nina! 🙏☺

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Robi 😍💐 she certainly is taking off! I doubt that all the spikes are stress spikes as well. Just making sure that that is not the case. Now, I have her indoors without airflow, soaking wet and am hoping that my rain gamble will not backfire! 🤞🏼 with the shuffling I have to do, I have already cracked several roots, Robi, so... I am enrolling in Robi's School of Hard Knocks! There is a whole perimeter of pot, where to I have to bump up against? That tiny mm of space where a root is venturing out. It really annoys me, but it is part and parcel of what happens now that I am moving them around as and when they can go outside. I am sure that the recovery will go faster than you expect, Robi, because, it is Miltonia time and the conditions are working in the orchid's favor. Hakuna matata... just watch, the cooler temps and root growth, and everything should be fine 👍🏼👍🏼 thank you so very much for taking the time to watch the other videos as well. Hibiki... I was circling that orchid for months, just wondering how I would go about it. So, I had plenty of time to get my plan figured out, and so happy that it went according to plan 👍🏼 thank you for your support 🥰 you are so appreciated 🙏🏼 hope your day was fantastic... and that what is left of it, will be nice and cozy ❤️🌸

[@andreaallum8859]

I’ve got three of mine that wants reporting I think because the roots are jampacked into the pot but they are growing well so I’m not concerned so we will just have to wait and see what happens they’re all blooming so I can’t be doing too bad so I think I should wait do you think so very interesting video first today thank you❤❤😊😊 Catch you soon

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Andrea 🥰💐 growing well, jam packed in the pot, sounds like very happy phals 👍🏼 you are definitely NOT doing too bad at all. Keep on growing and enjoying the positive results 😃 personally, I would wait. Even though you are inside... if they are spiking and you are ok with the current status quo, there is no harm in waiting for light length and temperatures to match. Really appreciate you watching, lovely lady. Hope your day was beautiful ❤️🌸

[@WanderingBobAK]

So apropos! Should have waited! I had some neos that were just in limbo. In pots with little media and I would simply mist daily while looking and waiting for some signs of growth, but alas I attempted to perform kokedama on 2 today. That's a fairly rough repot and transition. Was thinking there would be at least some media around the roots. Prolly killed them! That sidewalk find surely is showing how thankful it is. Yay!

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI WanderingBob 🤩💐 it depends!! Neos are usually resting this time of year, so you may get away with it! Different to an orchid that is a continuous grower, like this phal. If there is a good time to do a set up change on an orchid, it is during it's resting phase... (dendrobiums NOT included) but neos... seeing as the media stays dry for the most part, it is not a bad thing to go ahead and do what you did! Intuition lead you 🤗👍🏼 I doubt very much that you killed them! 😉 I am proud of the progress of this phal, that is for sure! She is a keeper...my little ugly duckling 🥰 thank you so much for watching, WanderingBob!! I sure appreciate your support and time. Hope that your Monday was fabulous 🥰🌸

[@hugohuysmans9666]

halfway the video I had to take a 5 minutes break to relcharge my battery for the rest of the video. 🙂

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Hugo 🤩💐 welcome! I have not seen you here before, so a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate it 🙏🏼 I hope that the video was not to tedious that it caused your battery to drain 😅 I can get carried away on occasions!! I really appreciate that you came back and watched the rest, thank you so much!! It is good to have you here 🤗 welcome! 👍🏼

[@RareRootsOfJoyMelbourne]

I’m so happy to see Sopressa again. She’s doing so well ❤

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼Sharon San 😍🤸🏼‍♀️🙌🏼🥰💐 she really is doing well, and I am so proud of her... and myself 😃 I cannot believe that I am able to stop the urge to repot and clean up 😄 getting to know my capabilities 😂 thank you so very much for watching 🌸🥷🏼 so sweet of you to take the time to watch and comment! I hope that your Monday was fabulous and only eventful in a positive sense 👍🏼🌸

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

🦒💖🙌 Sorpresa is continuously surprising us, such lovely new roots and 3 spikes 😮 So fabulous and she also knows gratitude. I only am sorry that her previous owners cannot see how she is doing and what she is doing now and learn something from this, learn what to do when an orchid has done blooming 😬 A lovely strat to the week dear Nina, much love to all of you from rainy Portugal 🤗🤗😘😘

[@NinjaOrchids]

FFF 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 good evening, meine liebe Freundin!! I wonder if I am going to get through replying to you before the electricity is going to go out 🔌 I have unwound the extension cord, moved some furniture to access things easier, because... it has been pouring down for several hours after a small break in the rain earlier today. We have had a lot of great rain and the orchids outside are loving it, but I am apprehensive. I have everything charged that I can think of.... ready to run out into the rain in the dark to connect to the other house. I have also started a spread sheet of when it connect, and for how long. I told my landlord that... I do not expect an electricity bill for the days or weeks that I have this inconvenience. We shall see. Also for my lawyer... I am keeping records of everything now. Its as if I am teasing the timing, because I am still typing! But, I appreciate you ... so, I am not rushing through the reply, even thought I want to disconnect my computer from the electricity source, just to be safe. I would love to know who owned her before, so that they could see this happening with Sorpressa. I am truly proud of her recovery. Not getting complacent though, because we are not out of the woods yet. None of my orchids are out of the woods yet. Many months to go 🤪 thank you so very much for watching, for your support!! Its been a good start to the week with all the much needed fresh rain, but it has it's downside as well. So... yin and yang! Hope your day was fabulous and that you are basking in lovely winter sunshine, amiga mia ❤️🌸

[@RareRootsOfJoyMelbourne]

Here a question…. Should Sopresso be allowed to bloom on any, some or all those spikes. I know what my gut tells me. I also know there’s not just one answer.

[@NinjaOrchids]

I KNEW I saw a comment from you 🌸🥷🏼🔎👀😅 she can bloom on all of the spikes if she continues to extend the roots. If she stops the root growth before they are long enough, then I will only allow one spike to bloom, just so that we can get the color reveal video, after which, the spike is coming off. Temperatures could also be the reason for the roots to stop growing, but still... no matter why they stop growing the energy directed towards the spikes can be saved. Much better for her. 👍🏼👍🏼 was that what you were thinking? 😃

[@BBQNBLUES]

After repositioning... wouldn't 'mounding up' the Lecca.. under the new roots, to encourage downward growth?

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI 😍💐 yes... that would also work. However, I am more the kind of person to let the roots grow down and then once they have the length that makes them disappear into the media, I prefer to fill up around them, leveling up the leca like that. I want to monitor the roots in case they stop growing because of the weather conditions, and cooler temperatures. If it were summer, then those would be covered in leca, for sure 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching 🥰 I hope that your day is already off to a great start 🙏🏼❤️🌸

[@nanettealsop]

Oops - I just repotted one of mine, that looked a bit like yours, because of seeing the roots growing higher up her stalk 😱 So far she looks okay - phew. I'll look forward to seeing Sopressa's blooms 🌹I believe you are ex-Kenya - I am ex-Malawi, now living in Florida 😁

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Nanette 🤩💐 welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so first of all, a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here, watching the video, and leaving a comment 🤗 I really appreciate it 🤗 no need to worry if you have repotted your's. Ensuring that she does not get into low temperatures that she does not like, or gets too little light to continue with the vegetative growth, she will be fine. Back when I was using my grow space installations, with lights on and some heat mats on the go, I did repots like these because I could maintain the climate to the orchid's liking. So, if you have that in place, then... she will be fine 👍🏼👍🏼 I have my orchids in perpetual darkness atm, because we are having back to back overcast days, and I do not have heat in my grow space, so... that is when it is best to NOT repot. I always say, wait for new roots and then repot... when I saw this happening, I thought it best to put out a video that determines when it is NOT a good thing to repot even though all the green light signals are there. Yes, I am from Kenya 🌍 and I used to have friends at school that were in Malawi. You chose the right climate to live in after being in Africa, because, even though I am in Spain, the weather is NOT orchid climate from November - March and sometimes April. I believe I will loose a few more this winter. It is survival of the fittest situation and we shall see who comes out on top. It is good to meet another fellow expat here 😃 thank you so much!! Hope your day was fabulous and once again, welcome 🤗🌸

[@samanthagrath]

Thank you for showing us.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Thank YOU, for watching, Samantha 🫶🏼

[@fidelpalapedelpino5500]

Bendiciones, tengo una pregunta, tengo una Cattleya, esta sin raíces y muy deshidratada, que puedo hacer para estimular crecimiento de raíces?, gracias 👍

[@NinjaOrchids]

¡Hola Fidel! 🤩💐 ¡Es bueno verte! ¡Por favor envíeme un correo electrónico con imágenes de su cattleya! ¡Necesito ver qué tan deshidratada está la orquídea para darte una respuesta correcta y el mejor consejo dependiendo de lo que vea! [e-mail] gracias! Y, muchas gracias por mirar, aprecio su tiempo.

[@desiregrace6701]

Hello, I just got an orchid. Unfortunately it looked great on the outside but in the pot....ohhh boy.... dried up roots. No roots left. Not sure if it will survive. It's a Ett. Volcano Trick 'Volcano Queen. I'm so dumbfounded.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Desire, hi 😍💐 I am so sorry to hear that your orchid has no roots left when you just got it. If you have more than 5 structures, she will be ok. If you have a new growth starting, she will be ok, new roots are around the corner. If you have 3 structures without a new growth starting,... baby her with plenty of light and nice warm surroundings and she may pull through 🤞🏼 Ett. are tough cookies, they can handle a situation like this. Of course it is not what we want to have to deal with, but they are tough orchids. I would also be dumbfounded... its not the way to start a relationship with a new orchid. 😓 keep me posted if you have any concerns moving forward! Thank you so much for watching, Desire! I hope that you are doing well ❤️ thinking of you ❤️🌸

[@shirleyholt898]

Good job Nina. Your rescue orchid looks like she’s very happy. Thanks to your loving care. 🥰🤗❤️

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Shirley 😍💐 she is doing exceptionally well, I am so pleased!! Can't wait to film the bloom reveal video 😃 and... no click bait tricks to get her to respond like this. 😜 really appreciate you watching, lovely lady! Thank you so very much ❤️ hope your day was beautiful 🌸

[@BlaisZeroni]

Great info! Just making sure: the stable 20°C is 24h and not only the 10h light period with lower night temperatures, right? And how long do these temperatures need to remain like this? For example, would this need to last 3 weeks/1 months/3 months/longer? Or would that be dependent on the orchid type? I’m thinking I should probably make a little reference list with the minimum potting temps for my orchids to refer to. Thanks again for a great video

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Blais 🥰💐the 20ºC temperature reference is for the lowest temperature. The days can be higher, but if repotting happens at a time that the conditions do NOT guarantee 20ºC throughout the night, even if the days are warm, then that is what it refers to. If the conditions indoors are 20ºC day and night, that is fine, as long as there is not drop below the 20ºC. For at least 2 months, after the repot, more is better, but at least 2 months post repotting. I would like to stay on the safe side, and say, this applies to all orchids. Especially the warm growers. With any other orchid, their happy lowest temperature should not be breached when a repot is considered and the conditions are not ideal. Reference list was in the live where we talked about the relationship of temperature and humidity. The breakdown of cool / cold growers, intermediate and warm growers. Most of the time, the care guides only reference those 2 categories but do not give any temperature reference, so, to break their minimums down, Cool lowest temp is 10ºC, intermediate lowest temp is 15ºC and warm lowest temp is 20ºC (even though I state 18ºC in my live, which would be fine, but in that live I was not talking about repotting an orchid, so if you were to look back at that stream and see that chart, that is why there is a difference here, to what I am saying now 😬 I hope that I did not confuse things further with this reply! Thank YOU so much for watching and for your support, Blais!! I so appreciate it 🤗 hope you had a wonderful day 🌸

[@tracysihin3810]

She is beautiful!!

[@NinjaOrchids]

😍 Hi Tracy! 💐 how nice to see you again 🤗 she is a beautiful one... found her next to the dumpster on the side walk in the roasting August afternoon sun, and well... it was such a wonderful rescue mission! Very satisfying 🙌🏼 thank you so much for watching this video. I hope your day is going beautifully for you 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@rosastakofsky1538]

So beautiful! U did a nice job getting her to spike

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Rosa 😍💐 welcome! I have not seen you in the comments before, so a warm warm welcome and a big thank you, first and foremost! I truly appreciate you taking time out of your day, to watch the video, thank you so much, also for your kind comment! 🫶🏼 Speaking of which, I hope that you are having a wonderful day and once again, welcome! ❤️🌸

[@richardlawton1023]

Nina, I think people may be turning of the video when the Utube adds come up. Just a thought. Thanks

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Richard 😍💐 yes, it is possible the that happens. Even without having manually added ads to this video, YT will place ads regardless. I am able to manipulate the amount of ads on a video IF I choose to do so, however, I don't use that option because I do not want people to think that I am exploiting their time. So, YT places ads at their discretion and the amount as well. There was a time when I manually put ads in my videos, in places that were not disruptive to the viewer or the flow of the video, and it ended up that YT added more ads than I had positioned, so, I stopped the manual manipulation of ads to avoid things doubling up 🤷🏼‍♀️ trying to be fair, but YT isn't playing ball 🙄

[@marilynyearwood9123]

Great presentation

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Marilyn 😍 💐 welcome! I have not seen you here before, so first of all, a warm warm welcome and secondly, thank you ever so much for watching and your feedback. So appreciated 🫶🏼 hope you are having a fabulous day 😊🌸

[@samanthagrath]

Purple blooms I think

[@NinjaOrchids]

She had purple spots 😃 bloom color was a pale yellow 👍🏼

[@cherylpenn4509]

do the roots outside the pot not dry up, or how to keep them moist all the time please

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Cheryl 😍💐 it is so good to see you! I hope you are doing well 🫶🏼 the roots outside of the pot can dry up, and it will happen if the humidity is too low, or the water quality is bad which will destroy the velamen. However, roots have a life cycle and they do not grow continuously. Sometimes they stop growing at the tip because the orchid is focussing on other things, like growing a spike, or a new leaf, or it is just resting. So, to keep them moist all the time is not always a good thing. If you have humidity that averages 70%, then the aerial roots will be just fine because they pull the moisture from the air. If it gets very hot and the humidity drops to approx 30%, with good airflow, it is ok to mist the aerial roots, however, because the velamen has a different characteristic when not growing in the pot, they won't absorb the water, which is absolutely fine. They can handle low humidity. Even if they are in active growth, low humidity may stop the aerial roots from growing, but they will not dry up. I have 30% humidity average in my climate, I do not always mist my aerial roots and they have never dried up because of not getting water. Not sure if this helps? Let me know if there is something I did not address properly! Meanwhile, thank you so much for watching, Cheryl! Truly appreciate your support and I wish you a fabulous day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@BK-jp4ys]

Hi Ninja, What if I just received the orchids from delivery now in April, should I wait until June to repot them and let them be in tight Spagnum pots for now? Thanks ❤🎉

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi BK 😍💐 congratulations on your new arrivals!! I hope that you are happy with them 🥳 if they are not actively growing new roots, then yes, wait for as long as it takes to see new root growth or, actively growing root tips in the pot, that may include branching of the existing root system. If you would like to have peace of mind for the coming weeks, possibly months, the check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYHMhIiro5Wkm8k where I talk about how to tide orchids over in their existing media even if we don't like the media, if we think it may be old etc etc. The roots in the pot are used to that and any repot is going to change the environment around them which will probably cause them to collapse because they are going into media that is 'different' in consistency and moisture retention. Please let me know if you have any questions moving forward. I know that it can be concerning not to repot because our instinct is to give the roots a nice fresh start. That however can pose more issues than just leaving them be and wait. I have an orchid that I received back in Nov. 23 and still have not repotted it because it is a) acclimating which could have caused it to stall b) not growing new roots. I am going by the principle that I talk about in the linked video. Thank you so much for watching this video. I hope you are already having a fabulous day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@BK-jp4ys]

@@NinjaOrchids hi Ninja, omg why KZbin didnt notify me with your answer?!?! I thought all this time that you never replied me, so I just went with my instincts and repotted them. I feel regret now.🥲 But i tried my best to help them adjust by turning on grow light 12 hours and moving them in the my bedroom which temperature is over 20 celsius almost all the time. I hope my new orchids will thrive and their initial flower spikes will grow. Is there a way that I can send you photos? But if you can’t, I totally understand. I know you must be busy. Thanks so much and have a wonderful day. ☺️

[@lyndamodeste7902]

How is she doing now? Im from the two seasons in trinidad 🇹🇹

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Lynda 😍💐 yes, I remember! 😃 It is good to see you, I hope that you are doing well 🫶🏼 she is doing great! Recently transitioned to leca and self watering but only after she bloomed and revealed her colors! If you would like to see her in bloom, kzbin.info/www/bejne/m33CqqakiauMqpo here is the link! Thank you so much for watching! Wishing you a fabulous rest of your day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@sandiesorchids9387]

I think it will be yellow

[@NinjaOrchids]

Sandie, hi 😍💐 you are absolutely right... yellow she bloomed 😅👍🏼 you are so sweet to support the channel with a view on a day that I did not get around to posting. I have been 'buried' with other stuff and I am not good at rushing certain things. incl. videos, so thank you very very much for watching this video during the days that I did not post 🙏🏼 hope you are having a beautiful Friday 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@DrNedu]

The roots are purely eyecandy

[@NinjaOrchids]

Dr. Nedu, hi 🤩💐 welcome! I have not seen you here before, so a warm warm welcome and a massive thank you for being here, I so appreciate your time and your comment 🙏🏼 the roots of this rescue orchid are phenomenal, and since this video, she showed her blooms 😍 pale yellow with little red spots. She has also recently been transitioned into leca and self watering, so, new territory for her and her root 👍🏼 I hope you had a wonderful day, and once again, welcome 🫶🏼🌸