Make your Repot COUNT! Post-Repotting Orchid Care: Tips & Keys to Success Care Guide

[@NinjaOrchids]

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[@josejkoonthanam]

Slow and steady in watching Ninja Orchids You Tube Channel..Very useful tips.

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼 Director Jose San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 saludos amigo mio!! Espero que te has pasado un lunes sin ninguna dificultad!! I am so glad that you are here... I am so grateful that I have a friend in you! It is hard for me to describe how I value you as a friend and voice of reason! Thank you so very much for all you do 🌸🥷🏼 Amigo San 🫶🏼 thank you so much for watching and for your kind, encouraging feedback! Have yourself a good restful relaxing evening ❤️🌸

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

I hate repotting, maybe that's why I don't do it as often as I should. I'm realizing the houseplants are so much easier. Lift from pot, shake a bit, stick in new pot, add new media, water, done.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Don Miguel 🥰💐 hola jefe! Houseplants are much easier! Even in Semi Hydro! I have one pot of houseplant that is in semi hydro from the moment I was the caretaker of the Phal Maximilian. Of course it was in a basket with houseplants that are NOT compatible at all. Plonked them in to leca and self watering and... well.. done! Have not repotted since 2017😬 The little palm tree has tripled in size and I think its a croton variety, has also grown substantially. For reasons, I keep those 🥲 hope you wake up to a fabYOUlous day, Michael! Thank you so much for watching and for all your support 🫶🏼❤️🌸 P.S.: I spoke to COSTCO but they saw my subscriber count and deemed me irrelevant, so they won't be changing their hours any time soon 😉😂😘

[@robertforrest7956]

Now that's my idea of repotting !! 🤣👍🏻 But mine are never that easy as to lift, shake repot. 😀

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

🦒💐🌞🌺 Very thorough, I would say and very useful. Hope you are already having a wonderful weekend 🥰🥰😍😍

[@NinjaOrchids]

FFF 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 good morning, amiga mia! I hope that you are doing well, feeling better, have your sunbed ready to just lie down and relax with a little 🍹 or two🍹. Its a beautiful day on the patio, and I am gearing up for the live stream. Have the orchids watered that need watering, so, I feel as though, now I can just 'sit and wait'. (not really) 😂 thank you so much for watching, vecina favorita 🫶🏼 wishing you a beautiful day ❤️🌸

[@Finsandflowers]

Aaah, lost my earlier comment. Excellent series with all the extra things to watch out for, that are so easy to miss. I earlier finished a repot on a plant that I suspect hadn’t been done in a very long time it’s fairly new to my collection. Of course it was in very compacted moss and completely pot bound. Soooo the repot ended with a division one going into leca. Three or four pot changes (in my head) finally chose pot I wanted only to realize I no longer had enough leca. Aargh!!! So quick mental change and into chunky bark with moss. Phew. Good thing I had prepared her for the repot much like the steps you laid out in this wonderful series Love and blooms to you

[@NinjaOrchids]

Debbie!! Hi 😍💐 oh! That happens a LOT... you have a plan and then BOOM! Curve ball! 😓🙄😆 BUT, I am glad that the little prep as best as possible tip helped to trouble shoot there and then. With the large repots I have to do this year, I am concerned about my leca stash as well. I know that one orchid I won't have a problem washing the leca while I repot and reuse for the new pot, but the cymbidium? That is going to take some serious leca stash... however, I have already got Plan A in motion for that one and Plan B will be executed if necessary. That repot is going to kick my butt 😅 Thank you so much for your kind and positive feedback on this mini series! Hope it gets lots of eyeballs on it 🤞🏼 and thank you for watching! Have yourself a wonderful weekend, lovely lady! Love and blooms right back atcha 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@robertforrest7956]

I wish I could send you my plants that need repotting as lately my time has been booked up, and when I do get a free period, I'm exhausted!!! Oh well some day it will get done, but they'll be full size specimens by then. 😂 🕊️

[@NinjaOrchids]

🦤🦅😍 you know what? In times like these, if I were within driving distance to you, I would be there to do what you need to have done as far as repotting is concerned, all the while yapping away and annoying you 😂 and yes, I would hide the ear buds! I am horrible like that 🤣 thank you so much for watching this video, Wingman!! Truly appreciate you 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@sheiselwilliams1]

Thanks Nina! There are so many fantastic tips in this video!

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼 Samurai Sherrii San, hi 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 thank YOU so much for your time, your incredible support, your kind and positive feedback, but first and foremost, your friendship! I truly appreciate you 🌸🥷🏼 Samurai Friend San 🫶🏼 have yourself a wonderful weekend ❤️🌸

[@sheiselwilliams1]

@@NinjaOrchids I hope you are having a wonderful weekend😊🏖 .... and wishing you a very blessed week💝

[@NinjaOrchids]

😍 🌸🥷🏼 Samurai Friend San 🙌🏼 so far so good, lovely lady! I have not dropped an orchid 🥳 have yourself a blessed week as well! Thank you so much for your kindness 🫂🥰

[@andreaallum8859]

Thank you for the interesting video. I have got to do my pots again if my head will let me I have such a stinking head cold and earaches. I don’t know we see give it time. My plants are coming out in bed now so we will see what they do lovely roots coming is warm so they should be happy, we hope❤❤

[@NinjaOrchids]

😍Hi Andrea 💐 my thanks go to YOU for your time watching, especially while having to deal with a headache and earache! I am so sorry that you are having to deal with feeling unwell 😢 BUT, I am happy that your orchids are doing well and are not adding to any headaches, instead growing roots and making you feel that everything is under control! That helps a lot. When feeling unwell, the last thing that anyone needs is having to work with plants that need our attention but our head is not with it!! Hope you can relax today, lovely lady 🙏🏼 please get well soon!! Thinking of you 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@ninan3311]

super interesting video! 😊

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼Nina San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 thank you so much! I appreciate the kind feedback MUCHO 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@denisesase]

My post repot divas are most definitely my dendrobiums. They're always so melodramatic and sulky 🙄. I must admit that this is partly due to my prior inexperience and just uprooting them without waiting for signs of new root growth first 😅. It's no wonder existing roots that are adapted to specific conditions would protest at being completely relocated and sometimes into very different growing media 😅. I think I've learned from my mistakes, though. I cringe in horror at the thought of what I put those poor plants through 😱😰😨🤢. Also, on a sad note, someone broke a bud off my Tetraspis C1. This will be a first-time bloomer for me, and these are much anticipated blooms 🤢🤮 😭. There are still 11 buds left, but I felt the loss acutely. All the months of hard work and effort... every bud is precious. I suppose I should cheer up since the entire spike wasn't broken 🤐🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@NinjaOrchids]

Denise, hi 😍💐 oh, you are not alone! We have all been there, thinking that we are doing what is best for the orchids from our perspective. Growing orchids in pots back in the 90s was a huge learning curve for me. Having them in the trees and only monkeys to contend with (or not, because you don't want to get in the way of a monkey as cute as they are!) my second collection taught me so much when it comes to orchids in pots. Dendrobiums are tough cookies, but yes, once they are on the decline, it is not always easy to get them to bounce back to the point that we are comfortable about them being ok. I sorry to hear about that bud, BUT.... you have 11 more to go! 🥳🥳 and yes, the spike wasn't broken!! Not like my 2 phalaenopsis pulchra spikes that the birdies thought were practical as a perch! 🥲 I so want that orchid to bloom, but here we are.... still no branching. As they say here 'vamos a ver'! The months of hard work and then something happens... it truly feels like a punch in the gut when you see it 😤 You enjoy the testraspis blooms, lovely lady! I had the phal Insolence 2.0 opening her blooms, and a bee came and pollinated them ... they collapsed! Meh! I don't have a decent pic either 😢 feels like our orchids need to be in a Fort Knox type of space 😅 thank you so much for taking time out of your day, already, to watch this video! Truly appreciate you and all the kindness, friendship and support that you so generously give! 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@denisesase]

@NinjaOrchids Thanks for the moral support, Nina 🥰. Only fellow orchid growers can truly empathise with the pain! I was so sad to see the demise of your pulchra's spikes 😮‍💨. Hopefully, there'll be some branching 🙏. It's that same feeling I get when I watch videos of orchid growers with pets. Especially when I hear people saying things like my cat ate/chewed on my orchid leaves or broke a spike off this orchid that blooms only once a year 😵‍💫...I just can't imagine the level of patience that takes after all the long months of patiently nurturing those growths and blooms. I used to be super obsessed with getting two cats, but now, I just don't think I could safeguard my orchids from them. Someone I know suggests buying a mansion and having separate flora and fauna wings 🤣. Definitely not on the salary of a humble scientist 😅 . I can dream, though 😄😄. Hopefully, your lovely pets are gracious towards your collection. Hope you had a lovely day. I'm awaiting the livestream playback video as I wasn't able to stay too long today, apart from a quick hello. Had a lovely family trip and picnic by the lake. Take care, Nina! I appreciate you so much 💜.

[@NinjaOrchids]

That's the thing.... years, months, weeks, days... the count down to blooms being imminent and then something happens. It takes quite a hit. We never get used to it. BUT, and if I may, after loosing so many orchids since circumstances changed in 2020, I have come to be grateful for anything that my orchids are able to give me, and if that means a spike is broken, then, either there is a chance of branching (all I have to do is wait longer) OR, the orchid has time to rest, gather strength and then start with vegetative growth sooner, incl. roots. I now look at it that way... its a bummer, but for my self preservation and not get even more depressed, I try to eliminate the disappointment in my gut by quickly switching my mindset to 'at least I will get roots from that' and then I live in hope for better days. Don't get me wrong, it sucks and hurts and sometimes I cry because of not getting the blooms afterall, however, I have to quickly move on, or else.... 😓🥲 wouldn't that mansion just be amazing? Wings of large conservatories leading off the main entrance? Flooded with light... high ceilings... oh, I better stop 😆 but I hear you! I studied architecture and could cobble the plans for refurb together, take down walls to create an open space, leaving supporting pillars as interest, maybe adding some more half pillars to resemble a crumbled pillar, have climbing orchids growing on those with a little water feature coming out of the top, water trickling down the pillar gently.... just your comment and well, if you are ever in a situation where you would like me to check out and recreate a space like that, hit me up 😬🥲 wow!! I really better stop now!! 🤣❤️

[@denisesase]

@NinjaOrchids Amazing! It's wonderful to have such imagination and creativity ✨️! If I'm ever in such a situation with the means to make that happen, you'd be most welcome, Nina! 💜

[@NinjaOrchids]

😊 I love that part of my abilities, but it is so frustrating not to be able to act on it! 🤪

[@FernandaGarcias]

Boa noite amiga. Nunca vi floração de Phalaenopsis igual a essa. As orquídeas estão num vaso com leca e dentro de água? Essa água tem adubo Rain mix? Obrigada 😊

[@NinjaOrchids]

Olá Fernanda 😍💐 Phalaenopsis como essas são consideradas phalaenopsis que florescem no verão, híbridos inovadores e espécies phalaenopsis. Eles têm lindas flores e são muito perfumados em sua maior parte 🥰 Sim, essa orquídea é em leca e auto-irrigável. Significa que as raízes ficam em leca e úmidas o tempo todo. O reservatório contém água com RainMix, principalmente quando em crescimento ativo. Espero que isso tenha ajudado a responder sua pergunta e muito obrigado por assistir o vídeo! Desejando a você uma maravilhosa noite relaxante 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@LauraStansfield-tw7xb]

I was wondering if I could go into detail about an issue I have with my brassavola orchid hybrid. It’s new and there is kind of a decent amount of info to consider but I actually believe you will take these things into consideration and take me seriously as I am very nervous now and somewhat Ina limbo. Not sure the best way to ask you specifics, but I imagine not in the comments If this is something you maybe have the time for, I would so greatly appreciate it! I believe I even probably have a good idea of what to do and when, at least in theory and maybe just need a nudge of reassurance. I don’t think it will be very time involved other than reading and I’m already making you do a lot of that if you choose to comment on this >_< Thank you for the excellent tips cause this 3 part series made so much sense that I now FINALLY have made up my mind on what orchids should be repotted of the ones I have/which shouldn’t be and also finally feel confident about a couple suckers in the post phase. Plus. I thank you for your videos because I also now feel I can determine the major factors in why the my are sulking. ^^ -L

[@NinjaOrchids]

HI Laura 😍💐 thank you for your time, your kind feedback and your comment. Please feel free to email me [e-mail] If it is urgent, please understand that I may not be able to respond as quickly as I would like. I have a live stream this afternoon and even though it is 3,5 hrs before I go live, there is quite a lot of prep to do beforehand. I have a whole playlist on Set Back, if there are other things you may want to have a confirmation on. kzbin.info/aero/PLE0Vsyo7oBN4E6qQ3CqD6Jgk8LMlMTOp0 but, that should not deter you from emailing me. Brassavolas and their hybrids are in a league of their own 😬 I need the name of the orchid, your growing conditions, light, temp highs and lows, media, humidity, how long have you had the orchid, have you repotted her before, and anything else you would like to run by me. Here is a link to a google form forms.gle/2Yui5ZMsptFNihhAA pretty much it asks multiple choice questions which, when filled out, gives me xray vision into your conditions. Also, you can add 5 images and maybe this will also be of help as a time saver for you? Either way... know that I am here to help and or confirm 🥰 thank you so much for watching, Laura, and thank YOU so much for your kind feedback on the videos 🫶🏼 have a beautiful day ❤️🌸

[@lucianainglese3099]

Ciao Nina. Ecco pronto pronto il mio quesito. Devo rinvasare una delle mie 8 phalaenopsis: fiore bianco piccolo, radici SOTTILI diversamente dalle altre che le hanno di spessore std. Ora è in mix bark e leca e vorrei metterla in roccia lavica SH. È una pianta bella e sana, ma presenta un problema. Pur essendo trattata come le altre phalaenopsis (tutte a fiore piccolo ma, come ho detto sopra, con radici std), questa non ha mai voluto, da 5 anni, fiorire. O meglio fa lo spike con 4-5 fiori che purtroppo non riesce ad aprire e che cadono ancora chiusi. Essendo una phalaenopsis come le altre, luce, calore e fertilizzante sono tutti uguali. Mi è venuto il dubbio che, avendo le radici sottili (circa la metà delle altre) abbia bisogno o di maggior calore oppure di maggiore luminosità. Mi puoi dare un aiuto? È sufficiente quanto ti ho detto? Ti ringrazio e ti abbraccio caramente ❤

[@NinjaOrchids]

Ciao Luciana 😍💐È bello vederti e spero che tu stia bene 🫶🏼Mi sembra che la tua phalaenopsis sia un caso speciale che vorrebbe avere MOLTO più calcio per poter far crescere con successo la spiga fino alla piena fioritura. Se sta crescendo a picco e stai germogliando, allora gli stai dando la luce giusta. Quindi, il tuo phal è solo un po' più affamato di qualcosa di sostanziale come il calcio per completare l'intero consumo energetico dell'apertura dei boccioli. A queste phal radicate piace anche molta più acqua, quindi cambiarle in SH con roccia lavica fornirà ulteriore umidità. Tieni presente che l'esplosione delle gemme può verificarsi anche se l'orchidea si trova in uno spazio in cui è soggetta a correnti d'aria. Questo è solo una nota a margine, qualcosa che potresti voler avere in mente. 🫶🏼 Spero che questo risponda ai tuoi dubbi su cosa potrebbe succedere e su come puoi aiutare l'orchidea 😊 Grazie mille per aver guardato questo video, apprezzo il tuo tempo e il tuo supporto in quello che spero sia stato un bellissimo sabato per te 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@lucianainglese3099]

Grazie Nina. Fornirò più calcio che, togliendo il bark dal substrato, penso che dovrebbe venire assimilato meglio e fra qualche mese, se sarò fortunata, ti aggiornerò positivamente. Correnti d'aria penso di no perchè vive proprio vicina alle altre 7 che non evidenziano problemi. Buonanotte

[@NinjaOrchids]

Grazie Luciana!! Ti apprezzo e... passa la più bella delle domeniche ❤️🌸

[@lindaannb]

You have such informative videos, Nina! I always watch them more than once because I pick up tips that I might miss the first time through. I have a Blc rescue orchid (from a friend) that I repotted about 6 months ago. It currently has three buds ready to open. I’m pretty sure I should have cut the spike and allowed it to focus on root growth but I plan to let the first bud open, take pictures, then cut the spike. Is there any benefit to cutting the flowers off at this late stage when it has already put the energy into growing the flowers? The reason I didn’t cut the spike immediately is because something seems really off with this plant and I suspect it may have a virus or bacterial infection.

[@NinjaOrchids]

Hi Linda 😍💐 thank you so very much for your kind feedback on the information, I truly appreciate knowing that your time is not wasted when you watch 🫶🏼 There is nothing wrong with getting a first bloom to open, especially if the orchid gives suspicious vibes. Actually, it is best to wait for the buds to either separate from the spike, or first bloom to open and then cut the spikes or else other issues could arise, which I explain in this video (in case you want to have a look see as to the logic behind what I am saying and then also be able to know what to do, when for any other orchid moving forward) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHPTipamm7SrfM0 I really hope that your orchid is only slow getting out of the gates, and that it is not a stress spike, or worse case scenario, that it is virused! 🤞🏼🙏🏼 wishing you a wonderful weekend Linda, know that your support is so appreciated ❤️🌸

[@lindaannb]

THANK YOU, NINA!!! I watched the video that you linked and it definitely helps me know the “why” of cutting spikes on weak orchids. I always want to know why I should take specific actions because it helps so much in remembering what to do the next time the circumstances arise.

[@NinjaOrchids]

🙌🏼🥳 woohoo!! I am so glad that I did not provide a link that, after watching it, was a waste of your time! Thank you so so much for letting me know! Appreciate you, Linda! And thank you so much for stopping by on the patio this afternoon 🫶🏼 🥹❤️ have a beautiful rest of your day 🌸

[@ninan3311]

fyi, my summer killed the sogo vivien. :’( do you think it is extra finicky or i should try again, and buy it one more time? :)

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼 Nina San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 good late afternoon, beautiful lady! I hope that your Monday was beautiful 🫶🏼 Sogo Vivien 😓 I am so sorry to hear that... once they struggle they are really hard to get to recover because they are NOT generous root growers, and I find that the roots grow super slowly, which gives us NO grace to help in recovery! I would try again, if they are not that pricey for you. You have ideal conditions when it comes to humidity, 🌸🥷🏼Nina San. Personally, when I decide if I want to get a replacement, I consider if I know what went wrong and if I can fix it for the 2.0. You know what went wrong, and you can fix it... so, if I were in your climate, I would try again. I have not replaced mine, because, while I know how to do better next time because she was growing well until I messed up, I was always on edge for her wellbeing during my winters. So, don't be shy to try again and know that I am here for anything you would like to run by me when / if you do get a replacement. I hope that this was was helpful and not coming across as enabling, but encouraging 🫶🏼 thank you so much for watching! And thank you so so much for your continued support of my orchids and myself 🙏🏼🫂🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@ninan3311]

what’s the ppm for seaweed at this point?

[@NinjaOrchids]

🌸🥷🏼😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 You're Back!! 🙌🏼 depending on the size of the orchid, I suggest small 30ppm, medium 60ppm and large 100ppm. 🫶🏼❤️🌸

[@andreaallum8859]

When you water your plants, do you flush them right through every time as I’m in lava rock?

[@NinjaOrchids]

What I usually do is, flush the pot before adding fertilizer into the reservoir. BUT, if you are on a wet dry cycle, you want to do the opposite. You want to fertilize first, and then after an hour or before the lava rock on the surface dries out, then flush. It limits any salt accumulation at the surface of the pot. Especially as temperatures start to rise. You want to flush before the surface of the pot is completely dry even if the roots are still wet. They have had time to absorb the nutrients, so flushing shortly after fertilizing won't affect the nutrients that have already been absorbed. I hope this makes sense and is helpful 🫶🏼

[@andreaallum8859]

Yes, it do. Make sense thank you.

[@NinjaOrchids]

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