NEW ORCHID! First look. Getting rid of the coco peat “sponge” that can cause rot!

[@devilmecare]

I bought 2 yesterday. They were $32.00 marked down to $5.98. Very big leaves and big blooms. Wasn't afraid to buy them because thanks to you I can actually take care of them.

[@Tarkarys]

Wow, amazing orchids! I've just started caring for some. More videos please!! :-)

[@nanettealsop]

Your orchids are just fabulous 🥳 Again, watching you spray with water, I realize I should cut back on my watering. Love watching your videos and looking forward to the repot.

[@cherriethomas9538]

It looks like a kiss! Crazy unusual!

[@loribadgero1035]

Your orchids are beautiful, Alex!❤

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Thank you 🙂

[@Incognita421]

I think everyone is waiting for your video repotting an orchid. Please post it for us. I love orchid in glasses, it seems so elegant. I'm doing water culture but don't like it's not stable, keep moving. With your system they are well rooted, happy and posh. ❤

[@kraftyiam]

Howdy Alex, there are as many folks with advice on the care of orchids as there are orchid varieties. I now have one and decided to keep the plant (I thought until investigating it, I think it's a Phal, that once it bloomed that's it it's dead). I love that you have so many and for years too, and that they are in bark. I removed enough moss to plant 50 small house plants. whoa ... How it all fit in the small pot is a wonder. But, I'm not totally comfortable in leaving the roots totally bare as one other suggested. After two weeks I noticed the 'moss' was still very wet. When I removed it all the roots were a mix of rotted ones, dark green and light grey. I snipped of the dead and removed all of the moss. I think I like your bark method (have to get some). For now I'm keeping my eye on the root system. So far so good. I'm a bit worried about the temp as I like it more on the cool side 70 Fahrenheit. sigh I do want it to survive and bloom again. I think I'll unsubscribe on all the others and stick with you. 🙂

[@madelaine3209]

❤❤❤❤I learned more from you than anyone else. Keep making videos, many people ask for this. Hello from Texas❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mdd1128]

Love your videos and seeing your beautiful blooms!

[@pbp4020]

Love your videos Alexander and seeing your beautiful collection! Thank you for all you give to us!

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@Noooname2024]

We are so hungry to your new videos. I have watched at least 10 time your really first video 😀🫨👍

[@heyitsarash]

Your orchids look awesome, please make a video about how do you fertilize them(ppm, ph, how often etc) thanks in advance

[@newmanmansell760]

I enjoyed watching Alexander😊🙏💖

[@kornelia8627]

Oh you have a Jade plant too! Nice, I have one too and just got two new orchids from the supermarket 😅 This plant love is just crazy 😂 Your orchids are very much loved!

[@danaabadal1707]

just discovered you in the last few days. i have been watching another youtube channel about orchids for a few months, and have been trying to see if i can pick up more info/dif info, and i am both impressed and confused by your techniques. i feel like your orchids are x nice, and the fact that you are growing in glass containers that have no holes, just is the opposite of what i have been learning everywhere else. i just can't believe it. perhaps it is bc they are just catering to the beginner, and the slits and holes are best for people that are new, bc they tend to kill with kindness(overwatering). i just want as much info as possible about the glass, holeless containers. they are so pretty. i love the way that the medium is seen through the glass, it is like art.

[@ariellioness9384]

And when will you repot that orchid? How do you know when the right time to repot is? Can you do a video on how to repot in a glass container?

[@giselafernandez4179]

Thank you for your advice. Beautiful Orchids!!

[@Hollywiththeflowers]

Ooooh she’s a pretty peloric lady 😍

[@jacolynsorchids1361948friends]

Thanks For your video and the time you give to share. I also lucked out and got a paloric orchid (no name hybrid) Growing here in BC Interior, I have been growing in bark a lot of years and different variety of pots. Been trying glass and bark and they seem to love it. Our very dry climater is liking the pot to stay a little more humid. Glass seems to be working good and I have mentioned your channel before and next video will again as subscribers can see what you are doing. Amazing job Love Carolyn I did join your subscription

[@glovanajnbaptiste2272]

Beautiful blooms. Very good advice . Thank you . I grow in the tropics so it a completely different environment 🤗

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Thank you. Tropics are more tricky :)

[@glovanajnbaptiste2272]

@@OrchidsByAlexander i meant i live on a tropical island

[@OrchidAmateur]

Beautiful flowers 😊

[@TheRainmanisback]

Keep it up bud!

[@GotMyLegs]

Thank you for the advice. I always kill my new orchids because I overwater when they are in bloom and repot too soon.

[@ellietobe]

One of my children gave me my first orchid during spring of last year. I decided that if the orchid lived and flowered again that I would get another. I was afraid that I would not be able to keep it alive. As it turns out this orchid wanted to live despite my ignorance about orchids. I knew NOTHING but I did read up on them. I got confused listening to various growers that all had different ideas about how to grow them. It did live and it has flowered twice for me and has grown a few leaves. I had to wait for orchids to show up in stores locally. I’m not quite brave enough to order any online yet. How long do you recommend waiting before repotting a new orchid? These mini orchids are in the tiniest pots that I have ever seen! They look healthy though. The large size Phalaenopsis looks alright but it is in moss and I am a little concerned about that. How long do you wait before repotting an orchid that is not struggling when you first buy it? I would love to see you do a repotting video. You orchids are so beautiful! I also have to use artificial light. Our windows are just not positioned properly for good flowering. Will be watching for your future videos.

[@danzbutrfly]

wow amazing

[@tinajordan6591]

Would love to see a video on how you repot, Alexander. Enjoyed this video

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

The repotting video is coming in near future 🙂 thank you for asking

[@evakalab9932]

I would love to see a video on how you repot your orchids. Александр, скажите, пожалуйста, как часто Вы поливаете с удобрением - с каждым поливом или, допустим, раз в 10 дней. И пользуетесь ли Вы фунгицидными препаратами, кроме того, что используете спирт? Спасибо!

[@Noooname2024]

Hi Alexander, Can you make video how did you started the orchid journey? Why orchid? Any story? Thank you 🙂

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

I might do it one day. Thank you 🙂. But i always been into plants and gardening and started mainly phalaenopsis about 4 years ago. They have cute roots, leaves and flowers + unlike many other blooming houseplants they bloom better with age. They dont need cutting

[@usatuk]

So glad I found your channel. Just subscribed. Do you use only bark, spraying only? Fertilizer? Thankmyou

[@aingealtara1479]

.. It is peat moss.. Most plants are started from seadlings in peat moss.. .. Peat moss is excavated from bogs, which is more and more replaced with more natural coconut chips and coco fiber instead.. .. Orchid bark or orchid chips, is in fact pine bark chopped in big or smaller pieces, to use in soil mix, as toppings or as growing medium to different types of plants.. Reason is that it gives the plant air flow around the root system.. .. Coco chips are coco shells washed and chopped in pieces, they are perfect for both moisture and air flow.. Coco coir are coco shells washed and trimmed to fibers used as soil to plants, which is a lot better than old fashioned potting soil..

[@flsunshine77]

Can you show how to repot an orchid in glass? Do you remove the core?

[@yvonnecichocki7415]

Alex,orchids are lovely, what have you got spider plant medium please x

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Good day! Thank you for the question. I didn’t know they are called spiders in English 🙂 i got it 3 years ago as a small finger sized plant and repotted it about 3 or 4 times. Each time i have used the cheapest media for all kind of house plants i found in garden store. Last time i added a bit of bark from orchids and some moss. So i think it doesnt really matter (just dont use very “hard” media that holds too much water). And it likes fertilizer. Hope that helps

[@Fz58]

19:08 bello Alexander. Please post a new video about your new orchids

[@nelcysespinal3846]

Hi, I love your orchids. I noticed that you also grow other plants plants in glass vases. What soil do you use for those plants and do the vases have drainage holes?

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Thank you :) i grow only orchids in glass vases. The spider plant (chlorophytum) i didnt really plant there on a purpose. I stored sphagnum mose in a big vase and then i just put there spider plant’s babies. The ones that were accidentally falling from the main spider plant on a rack. They are doing ok there

[@nelcysespinal3846]

@@OrchidsByAlexander I will try this growing method with my spider plant 🙂. Thank you for your response and I can't wait for more videos.

[@persianviolet6559]

Is the rubbing alcohol not mix with water, I mean safe to spray pure rub alcohol on orchid plants.

[@tennesseewhiskey3980]

Do you have to boil or prep the nark to prevent mold?

[@Spidrick]

Thank you Alex. Do you cut off leaves that are turning yellow?

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Thanks for the question. Sometimes i leave leaves that starting to get yellow for orchid to drain all energy from leaves and take them off when they are yellow. But it depends… was it weak or healthy orchid, which leaf: lowest (which is normal) or in the middle (which can be a sign of problem). Is it getting yellow from the tip (which is natural) or from the stem (which can be a sign of problem). Anyway - after removing the leaf dont forget to take off the part that is attached to the stem. It is better to do it. When the leaf falls - the part of the leaf that is attached to stem remains there and it is recommended to take it off. You can do that with fingers but tweezers can be very handy

[@Spidrick]

@@OrchidsByAlexander Thank you for the great reply. This orchid had been in someone's office and was not in great shape. It was the bottom 2 leaves so i did cut them off as well as repot and cut off many dead roots. It is in a bigger container now and hopefully will be happy.

[@Spidrick]

@@OrchidsByAlexander it was yellow at the stem, one leaf seemed to be torn a bit, I will work on taking off the attached part today. You are the best1

[@cg3356]

Do you clip the spike as it gets longer? I did it once and felt that the orchid didn't produce many flowers. Almost like if gravity helped it to bloom. Since then, I just let my flowers drop down.

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Thanks for the question. I do clip them sometimes. But i prefer them going naturally. Anyway, it doesnt affect the amount of flowers :)

[@JohnnyRecently]

Can you do a repot Phalaenopsis video? Why do you use large bark? I notice that you don't use many ventilation holes...Why?

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

I will be doing a repotting video soon. They can easily grow without any holes and its just easier for us to water them like that. Large pieces of bark because they create spaces where roots can grow and you wont overwater as larger pieces of bark have better ventilation

[@JohnnyRecently]

Thank you very much. May you prosper.

[@giselafernandez4179]

Hello, How often and how do you water the orchids you have in the glass vases? Thank you so much.

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Thank you for the question. It depends… mostly on season and their growing stage. Sometimes they grow very actively and require more water… but mostly its once in 5-8 days

[@giselafernandez4179]

@@OrchidsByAlexander Thank you so much for letting me know. God Bless!!🌼🌼🌼

[@diahnadezdha5614]

❤❤❤😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@zenekjudka3492]

Przepiękne storczyki ❤ czy można prosić o polskie napisy 😊

[@ileneshulan1849]

Your blooming orchids look close to the lights. Please let us know the distance. They look closer than 40 cm. Thk u.

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Ilene, i saw your comment. I will measure the exact distance later today when I’ll get home and let you know 👍

[@ileneshulan1849]

Thk u

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

I just measured. And from the center of orchid leaves (the spot where new ones grow) it is 35-40cm till lamp depending on plant size. I have pedestals for smaller orchids so that they will be closer to lamp. I think this distance is good. My lamps are just regular LED lamps both cold (6500k) and neutral (4000k) light. About 15 hours a day.

[@ileneshulan1849]

@@OrchidsByAlexander thk U. Pedestals, meaning they are standing on pots?

[@OrchidsByAlexander]

Yes. Pedestals are just anything you can use to make small orchids higher, so that they will stand on the same line with big ones and not in the shadow

[@ariellioness9384]

You said "rubbing alcohol", did you mean hydrogen peroxide?

[@martamadag9565]

😊piekne storczyki proszę o polskie napisy

[@karinecraye7937]

Dommage pas de sous titre en français

[@squeekee35]

Oh i have that orchid. Yes it is peloric. I don't like it

[@jimiwestbrook838]

long winded