Rejuvenating stressed Oncidium Orchids + Detailed explanations for each step!

[@user-zb5uk9cd2u]

Thank you so much for making these videos! I recently found your channel while looking for info on how to properly water and feed any orchids. I am so happy to now have a guide for keeping my orchids healthy. I love orchids but unfortunately I have murdered almost every orchid plant that I have had because I had no idea how to properly care for them. Through luck I managed to keep alive a beautiful hybrid that my husband bought for me last year; she recently produced a new flower spike and I found your channel while looking for resources on how often I should water and fertilize her. Most websites are too vague about how to care for an orchid, I love how much information you provide. I have been watching as many of your videos that I can and now I'm inspired to go buy some sad orchids and bring them new life (hopefully I can make up for all the poor orchids that died in my care before I knew how to give them the love and attention they needed) and re-pot the few that I have now. Thank you for helping me keep my beauties alive! I look forward to new videos and the beautiful blooms I will see from my plants thanks to your insight.

[@erint5373]

I just bought my first orchids-x2 oncidiums! They both look stressed (they were the best of what was available), hopefully with your tips I can make them happy again ☺️

[@vivienlee9078]

We hardly see oncidium orchids for sale where I live. 😐 Danny, I love watching your videos! Your voice is so pleasant to listen to and your orchids care tips are so useful!!

[@fliptoptan]

I LOVE your videos! They're so informative & relaxing! I've had an Oncidium Orchid which I rescued on discount around 6 years ago, and this year, it finally flowered! It still needs more TLC, so your video has helped me to know what to keep an eye on! ♥

[@tenchuu007]

Also, "buttery!" I love it when you use slang, it's really a delight. I used to teach ESL and it's so great to hear surprises like that. Spot on, very buttery!

[@quinlancijntje680]

Hi Danny, love your channel i have been watching your videos for 2 years...i live on a small Caribean island called Curaçao and currently have a collection of about 18 orchids. I grow all my orchids outside and water about 3 times per week. I'm alsow a member of the Curaçao Orchid Club (it's a whole lot of fun). We have 2 wild growing orchid on the island (brassavola nodosa and myrmecophilla humboldtii). God Bless you and i hope to see a lot of blooms again at the end of Febuary.✌🏾

[@j.d.8075]

Excellent point about the sphagnum moss, Danny... it is great in hot, dry climates just not so much in hot, humid climates... it stays wet, it absorbs the atmospheric moisture as well and rots way too quickly causing all sorts of issues when growing outdoors, indoors... not so many of those issues though.

[@SpirareExpressions]

I repot my orchids with charcoal. I live in the tropics, and charcoal is usually the medium for orchids. I find sphagnum moss that most of the orchids are sold in, are prone to stinking up and promoting fungal infection.

[@peggyschwetz3953]

I love oncidiums too!!!! Sharry baby is in bloom now for me!!!!

[@peterpho]

Hi Danny - I wish this video existed a few months ago. I have an oncidium orchid label Sherry Baby originally that turned out to be the Catatante with a huge bulb developing and and an incredible spike with orange and brown blooms ! Subsequently the plant has grown enormous. Three to four months later, the plant needs repotting! I guess you live and learn!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Oooh sorry to hear, I went through the exact thing with a Sharry Baby hehe, indeed live and learn :)

[@patchoulidragonsblood882]

I just purchased a discount oncidium. I hope I can eventually have it rebloom. There are some very beautiful purple and white flowers on their last leg. Thanks for the video!

[@fastwest433]

Good stuff! I’ve learned more from this channel than any other!!!! Thank you

[@ruthdunmyre6754]

love ur tutorials, helping me start my new hobby, which i have put off for years. THXS

[@isa9ashley]

Thank you for the video, it's very helpful to see how you take decisions

[@jeremyhylemon5442]

As always so informative, I have some Onc that ar struggling so I am going to give sphagnum a try. Thank you Dani your great love your videos.

[@carmenmichaels7186]

thank you for this video, most of my orchids are rescues found in the clearance section....

[@tenchuu007]

Those dogs really love oncidiums.

[@robertcochran7103]

What a wonderful video! I am learning so much from you. I think I need to use sphagnum moss for my wife's rather sick oncidium. The plant has very few roots. I will go to the plant nursery tomorrow and see if I can find sphagnum.

[@cindiatwell1676]

I am new to orchids and have an Oncidium that i repotted the wrong way. Can't wait to fix that. I know it may stress her out some but i think it will be better for her in the end.

[@devbachu7072]

I have some ocuiduim to report an water daily

[@kraigpixley3831]

🩷Your videos are very informative and helpful for the knowledge I need for healthy orchids .

[@cherylpenn4509]

Great video and a huge help to me, thank you so much.

[@andywandner2595]

Great video, great info

[@LISYPENA]

Thank you for this video. I am received this orchid for valentines. I was looking for Video on this type of orchids for potting and care.

[@raquelswavycurls]

Oncidiums I think are increasing in popularity in my area. If I go out to the nurseries (they tend to be outside of the city), then I can find them, and they are quite cheap to purchase, but finding them in grocery stores is impossible. There is a garden shop that gets a lot of orchids from one of the nurseries, so I can see oncidium intergenerics, cattleyas, dendrobiums and the occasional zygopetalum there, but they are more expensive than buying directly from the nursery.

[@karenpayne8987]

Hi Danni thank you for your videos I was able to save a orchid at work that had been over watered and was starti.g to rot

[@Nettietwixt]

I buy a few stressed discounted oncidium orchids in summer each year (the only time they're normally available where I am) and usually seem to keep them happily alive for a few months but about half of them seem to succumb to disease in the first winter. The rest of my collection goes unaffected so I assume it must be the hard life they've had knocking down their resistance.

[@nancymangemba6178]

Thank you for the video. I recently got some but struggling with bugs on them. any ideas of how to get on top of them. tiny aphids and flying bugs.

[@annettamackey1538]

Very helpful information. Thank you

[@brendajernigan7642]

Thank you, this is just what I needed to know. I am trying to grow an intergeneric, and a Sharry Baby in LECA. Not dying, just not growing. I am going to switch to moss. Thank you soooo much!

[@thomaslangschied5585]

Hi can you do a update on your coelogyne orchid. I just got a coelogyne xyrekes and would like some tips for care. Thanks

[@markosshafiq3055]

Hi Danny. I live in Germany and I am thinking about repotting my oncidiums (not miltoniopsis) into selfwatering with leca. I was thinking that I could put more wicks in and/or maybe pull them higher so the top gets moisture too. I would like to hear your thoughts about this. Thank you!!

[@66tlcat]

We just had bad winds and knocked out power. Its bn off since Sunday at 8:15. Wont be on till MAYBE tomorrow at 11pm or sat by 4pm. I'm going to loose all my plants because its 40° in my house. They are stressed as I am

[@shellleasure9209]

So sorry for your orchid loss😢

[@tomherbert6792]

Hi danny please can you tell me when you water this orchid please and fertiliser thank you . Help

[@patsfreund9164]

Interesting video. Like how you repotted them. I hope you'll show an update in a few weeks. Why do you add the perlite to the sphagnum?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, it helps with drainage and compacting over time, since perlite cannot compact. It's not really a must to use, depends on the pot and orchid :)

[@marieshawaas]

Great video as always. 💐🌷🌷💐💐💐💐💐💐. Love flowers 💐

[@carolgunn6527]

Where do you get those rounded flower stakes?

[@holleyo.5083]

Hi have you ever heard of a Miltassis dark star? I can find miltassia but not the sis ending.

[@GyanVikasVikas]

Because of moss and moisture small insects take place sometimes . In this case what's the remedy please share

[@mareikedaubert1139]

I love these videos, they are so informative❤ Does someone grow Oncidiums in a cool and humid climate? I have one that came potted in some kind of coco fibre and I feel it stays wet for a long time.

[@miyoungchong5691]

thank you! u are awsome...

[@maryhelgesen5309]

Is your climate humid Danny or dry

[@ningfeili623]

Mine has lots of flower buds on it. Can I still soak the roots part in water for a day or two? Thanks

[@diannh2894]

Thanks girl o literally just did the same thing and got an oncidium. And I'm very confused if I did it right. I have new growth everywhere but there was barely any roots

[@skriblar]

All my oncidium roots were squishy. I cut them all and my bulbs are wrinkly and I probably just doomed her. Any advise, please?

[@valiumk.9489]

Thank you for another really useful video!! It's rather hard for me to find sphagnum moss, is there another alternative? I live in a rather dry area, if that makes any difference. Thanx again!!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, yep microfiber, will talk about it today :)

[@onlyAngil]

Please do this type of video with other orchids, like Phalaenopsis, too!! TIA

[@linseyyoung1772]

Hi Danni, I decided to graduate from Phals and bought a discounted Cymbidium yesterday (£2 - a good price I thought!) I'm just wondering what sort of medium you would recommend for a cooler climate (Scotland)?

[@leahbouchard9682]

thank you for the hydration information. But, what kind of light/temp needs do they have? I had a Sharry baby that seemed to do well w/ bright light and periods of dark (days of each). It rebloomed yearly until 2 years ago. I repoted, but still no blooms. What am I doing wrong?

[@Peggysue661]

did you see the live snail in the dish??

[@judykleidon5724]

I'm curious on what actual environment you live in.. I live in Colorado which is very dry, I'm a beginner and I tend to over water because I live in a "Dry climate" any suggestions ?

[@decipherify]

Hi... I've brought home an orchid of oncidium variety 2 weeks ago. It seemed to be in good health in the nursery. Flowers started to dry and fall off within 9 days and a stem has dried off to a yellow colour. The mix on which the orchid is potted is mainly made of dried coconut parts. Is my orchid dying? Is it too late? How can I save it? Plz help....... 😭😭😭😭😭

[@AtoZ-fk8rw]

First of all when the flowers die of doesn't mean the plant is dying, its not how orchids work. It means the plant wants to drop the flowers to concentrate on growing new pseudobulb or roots. I know it was 10 months ago but for the future you need to buy a bark medium for orchids to repot your Oncidium. Normally the substrate from the stores are quite bad and old, not good for the orchid.

[@michellesorchids9404]

It looks like you are not doing self watering on these orchids. What is your watering routine with these orchids? Thank you. Love your channel.😊

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, it is self watering to some extent, the moss is very absorbent so no need for the reservoir if I have a decorative pot. I save those pots for things like masdevallias, or other things which really like water :)

[@mariakarathanasi9799]

Great video, but what about self watering instead of moss, I also live in a very dry and hot country.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I do have self watering pots with moss as well, but since moss is so absorbent it can work just the same without the reservoir. I save those pots for the real thirsty orchids, such as the Masdies ;)

[@mariakarathanasi9799]

@@MissOrchidGirl Thanks. I think i will be investing in some moss. Have a great day.

[@ellenfay3070]

Where can I buy long tweezers like yours? Love your videos. Thanks, Ellen Atlantic Beach, FL

[@EMR1ful]

My dogs tore the entire top two leaves and a small portion of the stem off one of my Phalanopsis orchids. If I put this section in orchid mix, will it grow again and develop roots?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, very doubtful, it should be quite a long part of the stem. The bottom can produce keikis though :)

[@EMR1ful]

@@MissOrchidGirl the piece of stem is about an inch long. The plant had just been fed and watered, and it was in very good condition. Do you think I should even try?

[@ellenfay3070]

I have soaked my shriveled oncidiums for 3 to 4 days but the bulbs still won't plump up. How do I plump them without rotting the plant? They're growing new growths, but the bulbs are terrible looking! Ellen in Atlantic Beach, FL

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, orchids cannot fully hydrate through soaking and you're right, they can rot, so do avoid water on their leaves at all times. Hydrate them only through roots, if there are no roots try promoting some, here is my technique kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIasiGSAbN9pnrc good luck!

[@talk.bookish.with.me77]

my orchids are a little stressed right now... we've had our coldest winter in ages and we have no central heating in my house... oh boy.... but come summer it'll be super hot

[@valiumk.9489]

Aaah same here, but thankfully we had heating... but yeah, coldest, longest winter since 1987, I think...

[@barbaramaugeri3696]

Hi Orchid Girl :. Please help me. I received an oncidium as a gift. Totally pot bound in a small pot. I mean "totally pot bound". Roots completely wrapped around in the pot. I had to cut it out. I watered it from below. No room on the top to water ! I'd send you a photo but I don't know how. I hope I don't kill it as I'm repotting. Suggestions ? Still trying to remove bark from center of plant--. It has so many roots I can barely access it with my fingers. It's all roots and barely any bark. Help !!!!!😩

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, just remove the medium slowly and untangle the roots the best you can. You will break some roots and that's ok, prioritize the newest roots, the oldest ones (from the oldest part of the orchid) will most probably not make it anyway. So no worries, it will grow other new roots from new growths ☺️

[@barbaramaugeri3696]

@@MissOrchidGirl Thanks so much for responding so quickly. :) It literally took 3 hours to remove the medium & repot it. (It had really small bark and sphagnum moss). I couldn't water it properly and it was rotting--so I decided to repot even though its flowering. The plant is huge -- 20 inches tall (?) and has 6 pseudobulbs. The grower had it in a four inch pot, so the roots were circling around the top-- so dense and everywhere else. Fortunately it still has an extensive root system. Ive learned so much from you !! It gave me confidence to do this--I would've given up ! It's all done now.. Whew ! Including spraying with hydrogen peroxide to kill the snails. THANK YOU! I will definitely subscribe to your channel. You are awesome !!!

[@Орхидеи.Моймирорхидей]

Thank you.

[@xanthelivings2800]

Hi Danni, thank you for that video, very helpful to me because I have bought two orchids which look like Oncidiums and one has been severely dehydrated from the bargain counter. Will the wrinkles and concertina leaves iron out at all with hydration?

[@daec4488]

Xanthe from personal experience proper hydration will help with plumping the pseudo bulbs, but there will always be a remnant if wrinkles (very faint). The accordion of the leaves will never correct.

[@xanthelivings2800]

@@daec4488 thank you so much for your reply. I am a total beginner and now have 11 orchids in my collection. I did leave you a message on Facebook about a repotting problem but I guess you didn't pick it up. It was about an Epidendrum, however followed my instincts and she is now doing great! So, thank you for your brilliant videos I have learned a lot. My friend kicked off my collection buying me my first orchid for a poet operation gift! Wonderful hobby!

[@xanthelivings2800]

@@daec4488 'post' not poet.

[@merceboledaribalta]

Por favor subtítulos en español seria de gran ayuda.Soy una enamorada de las orquideass i me encantaria entendre mas el contenido del vídeo .Gracias!!!!😜🤗

[@Citica555]

That's how I buy like 80% of my orchids. Ain't payin' 20€ for some orchid that has snails and no roots and then it dies no matter what...

[@A.B.Inc.]

2:48.... I see a slug. 0.0

[@MissOrchidGirl]

I did too :))))

[@notflawless17]

I was just reporting my oncidiums this morning. Next time more smarter

[@gaildardano6548]

Hi orchid girl, I love the repotme pots for growing roots, but in case I've found the roots grow thru the slats then I have to cut away the pot trying not to mangle the new roots.

[@Justusorjustone]

Sphagnum is the solution for every orchids....