My Phalaenopsis Orchid Experiment FAILED! time to go back to basics!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Past experiments: Trying perlite kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIjdlJaGo8dgjtEsi=adhHSSv0lTzUED2B Trying coconut husk kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWmYZ4Rmh6tjf68si=X6BSK8q82wg-yMZI

[@Kobisashi]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is my second winter trying my hand at saving and growing grocery store orchids. Thanks to you and your videos, I now have 2 plants sending up flower spikes! I am so thrilled! Total orchid plants I have had is 14. 2 gifted orchids had "bugs" when I received them and they died. I'm glad you told me to isolate new plants. 4 plants just couldn't be saved with my limited experience. The roots were gone and cores were rotted. I didn't have the skill to save them, even following your guidelines. A month ago the flower spikes were coming out. I'm sure glad you told me they look a lot like roots to start. I didn't keep records at first so I don't know what colors these flowers will be and I don't care. I truly believe you taught me enough to get reblooming plants. Thanks again.

[@bekm2010]

I'm trying large sized perlite and medium charcoal chunks nothing else mixed in and mine are thriving two years in perlite and medium charcoal chunks and two seasons of blooms plant looks amazingly healthy

[@RC-no3dr]

I’ve layered coco chips with the sphagnum to wick.. I soak the the coco husk chips and rinse them for several days to lose some of the tannins first. It’s just getting harder to find good affordable bark so that’s why I tried that. It’s working ok mixed with some sphagnum moss.

[@robynmitchell199]

❤ i love repotting videos with you! You're my inspiration, and now my orchid collection is up to 15!

[@aliciadiazdevivar4313]

Thank you Danny for showing this set up. Since I first saw your videos I adopted the same set up with a few adjustments to my environment. My orchids are doing great!

[@m3msilva]

Will you be selling the orchid sweatshirt like you have on? Ive been waiting for that. Id love to get a mug but I have too many already lol.

[@susiemccoy7]

Hi Danny, You have the most beautiful voice. Thank you for sharing all your advice. What is the 1st thing I do when buying an orchid? Thank you.

[@KAMJKJ]

Danny plz try sphagnum moss plus charcoal, charcoal won't degrade like bark but bark and moss will degrade in time make a video charcoal plus moss combo with a phal wash charcoal few times first time water will turn black after few washes water will be clear

[@chandrakatwaroo4600]

So good for sphagnum moss,my phal thrive the best with this medium.

[@pamelamoniz608]

Love your red orchid shirt! Is it available for purchase? Always enjoy your videos! Thanks so much!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, no but I will make some new apparel designs soon! For now it’s just the logo, this was a limited edition charity thing I did a few years ago :)

[@alienrobotcommando]

Have you thought about or tried aquarium filter media-type stuff to use as planting media?

[@lindad1195]

I had a little Phal in the same condition and I tried everything I could think of and nothing worked so I potted it in all sphagnum moss with a layer of bark on top and it has done well ever since! I have 5 out of 7 phals with blossoms or just flower spikes right now.

[@censusgary]

The nice thing about coconut husk fiber (coir or cocopeat) is that it is otherwise a waste product of the coconut-growing industry. So its environmental impact is small. But if it doesn’t work for you, use something else, of course.

[@kathy8590]

I'm with you! None of the suggestions are working for me! I'm also trying sphagnum moss. Why are you keeping them in solid pots? I thought they would rot there.

[@jenniferkenny]

Her environment is incredibly warm and drying. She has mentioned many times that most people and their watering habits benefit from slotted pots, but she would ultimately have to water 100’s of plants multiple times a week- some daily if she continued to use the set ups she used in Romania. It’s really about finding what works for your environment, and your watering habits.

[@mayastoyanova3020]

Hey, Danny, no relation with this video but I have this question: my Cycnodes Wine Delight went from flower drop to new growth without going dormant and losing its leaves. Why is he doing this and can I help him go dormant by cutting water and fertilizer altogether? Also, I have a very young, single bulb Catasetum tenebrosum that began losing leaves. Do the young catasetum orchids “behave” as the adult ones? Do they too lose leaves and go dormant (meaning I have to stop water and fertilize him)? I guess you could adapt a bit the question and include it in the new “What will happen if…” series. Thank you in advance! Have a great day!

[@marcineal2668]

Have you had any success with water culture? I have not but others seem to rave about it. What’s ur thoughts plz? Plants don’t live in the wild in water?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, not a thing you’ll probably see on my channel, not a thing I’m ok with ☺️

[@carolynstucky9763]

What size pot do you use in proportion to the leaf span?

[@elevenelevenlife3375]

@missorchidgirl you never responded back to my previous comments on other posts. I have a question regarding what to do about repotting my phal that is growing sideways. Should I repot it sideways or correct it? Thanks...

[@walkinghomeacademy6000]

How many times have you repotted this particular Phal? I have one that I think I need to repot again and it's just not doing as well as I think it could be.

[@andiiryan]

Hi Dani. How many orchids do you have? Have you counted?

[@littleorchids5674]

I went away from thise big chunks of cocos husk, they can hold a ton of water and stay wet far to long. Now i use cocos fiber ( long very lose fibers) mixed with bark. I work well for me were i live ( the Netherlands).

[@dancingdog8015]

Do you have an extra plant of Phal. Chiada Francis Picotee or know were I can buy one?

[@aldyfirdaus]

You can use Black Moss from Bird's-nest fern roots a.k.a Asplenium nidus if available there

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, never seen it around but by the looks of it, it doesn’t really look suitable 🤔

[@aldyfirdaus]

@@MissOrchidGirl we often use it here unless you are a nursery, it can hold moist for long but not watery. You can search on google "akar kadaka" for the pic

[@rabatjoietv]

A "free" advice regarding pot :) I use "faisselle" cheese pot, they are perfect and already have holes (the pot inside the pot of faisselle). I suppose faisselle can be found all around the world. Else few weeks ago I tried to repot a cheap orchid with coco bark, and it seems it does'nt appreciate, I have the same result as in the video, but late I read that coco has to be rinced many times and stay hours in water to get rid of tannin which would'nt be good for orchid ??

[@jaywright514]

If your having a hard time getting sphagnum moss you could try growing it yourself when you have more room. I don't use nearly as much as you but I do manage to keep a stock going. I use large transparent storage totes with a thin layer of rehydrated moss and some live moss. I add some very dilute fertilizer water, seal them and stack them against the wall behind lighted grow shelves or at the ends of the shelves. Every six to 8 months I pull out a 3-4 inch mat, cut off the top growth and replant. As long as it isn't baking hot it should work for you as well.

[@COCupid]

Hi MOG! I'm new to your channel via Garden Answer. I've acquired several orchids over the last two years as gifts for birthdays, etc. and would like to know how to identify roots vs flower stems that are forming. Short of going through the hundreds of videos you have on your site to find the info I'm looking for. Do you perhaps have links to a few that would help me identify the information that I'm looking to find? Or is there a separate search engine on your KZbin site that would allow for such a search on my own? Any & all help you could direct my way would be greatly appreciated.

[@milanorhideje]

Hi Danny, can you explain how you watered your orchids when you where in Romania ,it would really be helpful to "Balkan Orchid Society"😅. I'm struggling to adapt my watering technique in this climate ,soo if you remember how you did it it would really be quite an insight in how to advise good watering technique. If not ,thank you anyways, your channel helps a lot!❤️

[@jhndr0nia]

I think she has older videos on that subject in the orchid care for beginners playlist

[@PetrHruska-no6wb]

How about combining sphagnum moss and coconut husk? You know, put the moss at the bottom and lead it like a wire to the top. I think it would be suitable solution for phalaenopsis which you receive in bark. Currently I am trying out this solution before I can transition them in sphagnum/bark mixture. The moss could even the moisture and coconut husks would suck more water than pure bark.

[@tinngglyone]

The issue with coconut husk is it has a lot of salt. I’ve tried it with phals and even after multiple soaks in hot water, it still seemed to damage roots. I’d guess that the way most people water phals tends to be some form of soaking and maaayyybe that’s allowing residual salts to cause root damage. I’ve still got a bag and may try it with a cattleya or two to see how that goes.

[@deemaxwell4172]

Don't buy the coconut husk sold for reptiles or pets. Many plant sections of hardware stores now sell coconut husk that is pre-washed but more expensive than not washed. If it is not, you must soak min 4 hours in boiling water and repeat 5-7 times to get rid of all the salt. Then it has to be dried - yes it takes time but by laying it out on trays and mixing it several times a day, it increases the humidity of the room, so that is a bonus.

[@jenniferkenny]

I would like to add that I don’t think trying it on cattleya roots is a great idea. They have notoriously sensitive roots to begin with.

[@aryehwiesel5206]

Sphagnum moss is sustainable. Peat moss is not. I love your videos!

[@berghauss]

Watering with a light solution of hydrogen peroxide can solve your lack of oxygen in the water for the roots. Approximately mix one part of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide with two parts water in a watering can. It breaks down into the soil and releases extra oxygen.

[@dantebadua234]

Mine is 80% pine bark and 20% spagnum moss, it works for me very well, watering my orchid once a week in summer and once every 2 weeks in cool rainy months, by the way I live in the Philippines near the beach so it's kinda hot here in summer, I grow my orchids in indoor setup cuz I don't have space outside 😅, and I need to be economical because I water them with drinkable water, bec my water source is very hard and has a chlorine in it 😢

[@Carol-l5r]

So sorry your coco bark didn’t work for you. I have had 3 different types of media. I have tried your set of spagna and bark. Everything I have been able to do your way is looking great 👍.

[@TheVerdantTurf]

Been here since your channel began, everytime I switch phones and make new youtube accounts, I automatically subscribe to you because now I have a very good knowledge about orchids because of you~

[@sandrag8656]

Think in this case it wasn't the mix, but this mix was to wet for too long. (rootrot) Or the coco wasn't washed out enough before potting. (rootburn and -rot because of salts)

[@peaceshepherding529]

You’re great & thank you. Please drop the background noise/“Muzak”! It’s like hearing a noisy neighbor you have to talk over & irritating & intrusive. We’re here to listen to YOU. If people can’t listen to a person talking without noise added, no less circular noise - it’s not music, listening skills are needed - not noise. Thank you! Here for you & your education

[@Miles_Hoffman]

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[@grampsinsl5232]

Terra cotta chips work for me. Not too small, about 1/2" (1 cm) seems best. The commercially available product that we can get in the US has much smaller granules that pack so tight that roots have a hard time getting through it. 1/2" chips have plenty of air spaces and the chips themselves stay moist but not wet, so no problems with root rot and also no long-term breakdown in the media. Water from the bottom, it wicks up through the chips slowly and it's almost impossible to overwater.

[@jhndr0nia]

That is a nice suggestion but I don‘t think it will work for her hot and dry climate since it‘s basically the same as leca

[@Mochi-wf3ys]

agreed, terra cotta chips is basically the same as leca, which literally has a video on why it won’t be used again

[@tenchuu007]

Reap the fruits pronounced like "leap"

[@bekm2010]

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