January 2024 Orchid Blooms & Spikes Tour!

[@laureena5495]

I think your plants just feel your good energy and that's way they bloom and looks happy and healthy.

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you for your sweet comments and welcome to my channel! 😇🐕🌺

[@laureena5495]

What a lovely peaceful channel I'm glad that I find this. Lovely plants! 🌹💓

[@Melissa-loves-orchids]

Wow you videos are always delightful. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you Melissa! 😇💜🐕

[@tammyinnalabama]

It's so fun to see so many blooms and flower spikes! And WOW on the double spikes and so much branching going on. You're going to have quite the show this winter! 🥰 Jasmine is so adorable! Stay warm this week! Brrr.

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Always great to hear from you, Tammy! Jasmine is under her pink blanket today...it's COLD out there! Many blessings to you my friend! 😇⚘🐕

[@monafries808]

Thank you so very much for this video ! The Flowers - your warm and gentle voice and 🐕 warmed my heart ❤️ May the LORD bless you and all your LOVEd ones , too 🌺💖🙏

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you, Mona! Your comment made my day! 😇Blessings! Amy🐶🌸❤️

[@lisaallen7219]

Your blooms are beautiful. Your phalaenopsis and dendrobium are also beautiful. Jasmine looks so cute bundle up..

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thanks so much, Lisa! She's bundled up again today...it's cold outside! Have a great day, my friend! 😇🐕⚘

[@felicia.1958]

Your orchids are a delight to behold!! 😍 They look so healthy and picture perfect! Thank you so much for sharing with us.❤️ (Your little Schnauzer puppy is so precious!)

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thanks so much for your sweet comment, Felicia! 😊 Jasmine enjoys being part of my videos! 😇🐕⚘

[@elisabethkarner1434]

Always a pleasure to see your videos. Greetings from Ottawa we have a huge winter storm in effect in this brightens my day.

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thanks so much for your sweet comment! Stay warm and safe! 😇⚘

[@Myrtuscommunis]

Wonderful flowers! 😃

[@sharonholmes4444]

🌺 Beautiful as always Amy! I think you may have a "clumper" there. More basals will develop too. It just keeps growing and growing! It'll be a tree soon! Lucky you. I will send a picture of a "clumper" that i seen about six months ago in off season blooming. It's gonna snow ❄️ there. Our babies always tell us the best way they can. Jazzy is absolutely adorable! Blessings from Arizona 🎋

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi Sharon! Phal Pirate king will be a tree soon...lol! I wouldn't doubt it a bit tho. It just keeps growing...and growing.... My husband got this one for me 8 years ago. He can really pick an orchid!! 😊🌺 We just got rain and the clouds look like you can reach up and touch them they're so low. Good time to hibernate, I agree with Jasmine! 🐕 Blessings to you, dear friend! 😇💜🌵

[@gayefanner731]

Exquisite Phals, thank you so much. I only have one bloomer n one baby, being mostly into my 13 Prayer Plants. So touching to see Scriptures around your house, in England it would be dream catchers or worse! Still, we battle on and ‘23 was a record year for Baptisms, Praise The Lord!!! God bless you dear sister in E. Tennessee 🙏✝️. ✌️🇷🇺☮️🇺🇦✌️. ✌️🇮🇱🤍✌️

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you so much, Gaye! I've been growing orchids a looong time.. 22 years!!...and they're a joy to me. Many blessings to you, my sister in England! 😇🌺✝️⚘🐕

[@annavoeggia816]

Amazing blooms and spikes as always! Your Tolumnia collection is growing. They are so cute. I love Tolumnia too. Great update

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you, Anna! I'm really enjoying these Tolumnias...so cute and compact! Have a great day!

[@amsu7545]

Love your Phals!! I only grow phals and really enjoy your collection ❤

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you so much! 😇

[@shirleyholt898]

Awe Amy Jasmine is so adorable. I love her pink striped tee shirt. 👚. She looks so cozy in her blanky. Your orchids look amazing. You are the best Phalaenopsis grower ever. Your Tolumnia’s look great too. May you have a blessed 2024. The Lord is faithful,Amen.💐🙏🏻🥰

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Happy new year, Shirley! 🎉 And thanks so much for the compliment...I do love my Phals!! That's so kind of you, it made my day! Jasmine is such a sweet pup, and she definitely knows how to stay warm on a winter day! 🐕💜 Many blessings to you, dear friend! 😇🌺⚘

[@hillbillyorchids]

Great update! Loved the end! She so cute! Yea so far we have rain. Cause the prepared yesterday alot! So probably won't get bad here! 😂

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi Paula! We just have rain here today too...and they changed our forecast for tomorrow. Just 1 to 3 inches. Nothing major. Whew. Lol Always so good to hear from you. Jasmine sends hugs. 😇🐕⚘

[@hillbillyorchids]

@OrchidWhisperer give her big hugs from me! 🤗 Yea I think tonight will get bad here. It's stopped raining now but will start later and if it does it will be snow at the colder temps. Had all this been snow we would have been in trouble!

[@catherinezareba1284]

Hi Amy ! I'm always green with envy when I watch your videos and I see all these gorgeous orchids 😍 ! I noticed you use light rings....Can you tell me a little more about them, please ?

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi Catherine! So good to hear from you! 🤪 I'm planning on doing a video soon on these halo LED lights, so your question confirmed I need to get that done! Happy growing! 😇⚘

[@SharonBarden]

Your orchids are beautiful! You must spend quite a lot of time fertilizing & keeping them dust free. 😊 I hear you live in TN…I too live in Germantown, TN & it gets cold in winter. Do you use grow lights at all?Which natural light is best for most orchids? I have more north, some south & lots of west, too hot outside in summer, & very little east due to small windows. Do you ever have a bad orchid? Your orchids always look so healthy, in bloom & shiny. Thank you.

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment! And yes, I really like fertilizing, cleaning, and caring for them in general. I do use grow lights...I just released a video last week about them. It depends on what kind of orchid you're growing as to which natural light exposure is best for them. Phals prefer eastern light and Cattleyas and Dendrobiums prefer western. Happy growing!

[@irishorchidfairy]

Hi Amy, I think little phal’s name is Yu Pin Burgundy 😊❤ Love your orchid bloom tours 🎉 Alona

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Thank you so much, Alona! 😇🐕⚘

[@judithblue3167]

Orchid whisperer, need advice. I have 9 orchids in there second bloom, I don’t count the first since i bought them with blooms. All these orchids came in small soft plastic pots. So I knew when the moss needed watering. After they bloomed I repot them. Today I bought a Beautiful deep purple orchids. The Rectangular .ceramic container has 2 orchids. Good shape, and I cleaned the leaves. My problem is these orchids are not in those soft plastic pots. There in moss, just moss. The moss is wet. I know I should wait for the blooms to die off but will the roots try out or will they rot? Should I take the chance and repot ? and hopefully they keep there beautiful blooms. $30.00 for these. Thank you. ♥🙏🏼

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi Judith, you can try to blot the excess water from the moss by putting paper towels directly on the moss. It will act as a sponge and help dry out the moss. I've also repotted once the blooms are all open with no damage to the blooms. Happy growing! 😇⚘🐕

[@judithblue3167]

Thank you so much ♥ . Before I could start to dry the moss I removed some moss from the top which was hard to plug out. Then used some paper towels. Finally on Jan. 11, I remove them. Omg you should see how much moss was tightly packed, I mean packed. I had a huge amount on my large foils sheet I had on my counter. One orchids the roots were good, but the other one there were some small black areas, and soft roots. I cut them off. Now both in bark and in proper pots. I use a small one inch cheap paint brush and got the medium off the leaves. Clean leaves. Now there in the window as of yesterday 1-11. No drainage in that ceramic and when I picked it up at Lowe’s it was heavy. Now I know why. Have a beautiful day. Each day is a gift ♥💕 love Judy @@OrchidWhisperer

[@Joe-nj3bb]

Maybe seaweed extract could cause those kind of changes in the spikes but I think you stopped using it as a fertilizer. For the denbrobium, is care the same as a cattleya?

[@OrchidWhisperer]

I was thinking seaweed too, but I haven't used it on this orchid for a few years. It's just a mystery. Den care is different...I'm thinking I need to do a spotlight video on them. That gives me an idea. 😊

[@maryoesterborg9397]

When do you fertilize your orchids? I’m fairly new to growing orchids, however, I picked up 4 new orchid plants last year and would like to learn how to get them to rebloom.

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi Mary! I use MSU orchid fertilizer. Since you're fairly new to growing them, you can start out at about half the amount they recommend, especially since it's winter. They don't feed as much in cold weather. Happy growing! Amy 😇⚘

[@lenorepeloso2378]

Question about sogo vivien. Do you keep her under LED lights? I know miniatures are handled a little differently, so I wondered. Thanks,Amy.

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi Lenore! I don't have Sogo Vivien under lights. She's in an eastern facing window in my sunroom and gets plenty of sunlight there. Have a blessed day! :) Amy

[@nonikhall]

So what made you decide some grows in spaghnum moss and some in barks? I am new to growing orchids so your information is very appreciated 🙏🏼😊

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi! When I first started growing orchids, I grew them in bark. That's a great place to start. Then, when you gain experience, you can branch out. Moss is awesome, but I've found it's sometines more difficult for new growers. 😇🙏⚘

[@nonikhall]

@@OrchidWhisperer May you tell me why they found it more difficult to grow them in moss? I live in Ny and i repotted some in moss thinking it would be easier because then i dont have to water them often

[@OrchidWhisperer]

@@nonikhall as long as you know how to water in moss...mainly not to overwater it...you'll do fine. 😇

[@nonikhall]

@@OrchidWhisperer I watched bunch of your videos and i learned not to soak them and just run water through them and avoid the crowns 😃 Thank you so much for helping me all of us.

[@OrchidWhisperer]

@@nonikhall oh that's great! That's what you need to know! Have a great day! 😇⚘

[@debrapennington9600]

Can you give info on your led lighting equipment

[@OrchidWhisperer]

Hi Debra! I just released a video today about led lighting. Happy growing! 😇