Oncidium update: when to repot, growth cycles and a massive repotting!

[@sofiyagubaydullina3159]

Hello! It would be great if you had subtitles in Russian under the videos. Your views will skyrocket to 1 million. It is very fashionable in Russia to grow orchids, and there are no teachers on KZbin in Russia. Orchids have started entering Russian homes. Please enable this feature.

[@barblucas2539]

Hi Mathew, I would like to know how you keep the bugs off of your orchids outdoor. I put my Sharry Baby out doors and had to bring back in cause bugs were eating on her.

[@helloplantlovers]

Hi there - it's difficult! Mine do get nibbled - I try to use an oil based anti chewer spray when I remember but often it's too late!

[@igf_d4189]

Your collection is really wonderful!! Im finally getting the hang of oncidiums, having somewhat of a root burst in my collection now where everything is producing new roots and growths and i love it! Absolutely feels great. Keep making videos! They are super helpful and fun to watch :) Love from Norway

[@helloplantlovers]

Well thank you for watching them!

[@deachen5560]

Hi again. Your techniques are fun to watch but just wondering why you don't soak the moss before using? Just something I learned was necessary. TY. 🤨

[@helloplantlovers]

Depends on how you're using it and what your preference is really!

[@zula6436]

Your " beast " 😉😃 Oncidium looks fantastic 👏😍. I'm glad you found this snail 😲 ...oh, my ...lucky day, they can do a lot of damage . Happy to see your big mature specimen 🌱didn't get broken up/ split up into peaces/ devisions 💚👍. You did a great job on drilling the holes 👏 ,you made it looks so smooth and simple 😁. My small collection of Oncidiums are all potted in clay pots and they seems to love it. Thank you ,Matthew for sharing .😊🌸 Always enjoy watching your videos. Take care ,hope you weather improves soon 🙏🍀🤞.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@tomherbert6792]

Hi Matthew iv just purchased one of these orchids . I'm going to watch your vido for information on watering and repotting it .its in bloom at the moment . In a small pot .When's a good time to repot it . Help

[@helloplantlovers]

Well.....only repot it if needs it and always into the smallest pot the roots will fit into. And with hybrid oncidiums you can do it almost at any time when there are new growths and therefore new roots - after it has bloomed. Spring is often easiest. Not sure where you are in the world - but avoid repotting in any temperature hot/cold extremes. Good luck!

[@tuyetvo4353]

I always repot when I bought new Orchids.

[@susanh9082]

I wish we could get the plugs at a store easily here in the USA. It’s hard to even find them to order.

[@helloplantlovers]

That's a shame!

[@marionjackson746]

Hi Matt, I've bought some MycoGold, The Michorrhizal fungi you add to you potting mix. As I'm not repotting at the moment how much of the powder would you put on a120mm or 150mm pot to water in please? I'm a new orchid owner and thoroughly enjoy your segments. Many thanks, Marion Jackson.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thank you very much! Literally just the tip of a tea spoon - not a huge amount. It's essentially the spores that can then multiply and establish a colony. Good luck!

[@marionjackson746]

Thank you for your prompt reply Matt, much appreciated.

[@pamtodd6586]

Thanks so much. I have the same Lavender Kiss that needs a repot. Think I'll move it to a clay pot now that I know how to drill holes in one.

[@helloplantlovers]

Excellent! Thanks for watching!

[@rachelkirkmayer67]

Do you use Epsom salts on your oncidiums

[@helloplantlovers]

Hi there - no I don't.

[@patsfreund9164]

Great video! I have several oncidiums in my collection. They do well here in southeast Florida for me. Can't grow any Miltonias, though. 😢

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@carolesykes7955]

Thanks Matthew, enjoyable to watch. Your methods obviously work, you have such healthy plants well done 👏

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@tuyetvo4353]

Clay pot is great for Orchids

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@AC-pv2vz]

Q: Do you sell or trade your orchids? If so how do you do it and what do you pack your orchids in?

[@helloplantlovers]

Hi there - not at this point. I tend to just give things to friends.

[@wandashaw3551]

They are so pretty, and I love your holey clay pot, excellent job!!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thank you!

[@Toddster63]

I’ve been following you, as I am starting to grow outdoors in a similar climate-Santa Cruz, California (near San Francisco). But were you aware that Tim Lester, the man behind MicoGold, does NOT recommend MicoGold for epiphytic orchids? He consider it useless as they-being up in trees-have relationships with very different forms of fungi. He says that MycoGold certainly won’t hurt orchids, but it’s not going to help them either, since MicoGold is designed for soil cultures…

[@helloplantlovers]

Yes.....every plant in every location will have a unique relationship with local fungi species which will be very specific to each location.

[@thomashorton8302]

Are the roots in the second repot which you cut definitely dead? They looked to me like they were alive but not actively growing but discoloured by the potting mix. Also much like your slug find, when I repotted my first phal there was a live caterpillar in there! I'm glad I didn't wait for the blooms to fall before that repot.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching - yes the sheath was off and they were dead.

[@edieroe1520]

Hi from Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 I’m expanding my orchid knowledge watching your videos and have recently purchased a few Oncidiums so the timing of me finding this video was perfect. Your videos are entertaining and informative. Glad you found that slug 😅

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching and good luck with your collection!!

[@Tullyontheterrace]

Do you have an Oncidiums for beginners video?

[@helloplantlovers]

I do! It's actually one of the first videos I ever made so the quality isn't great! So you've inspired me to make an update! Meantime, here's the old one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6uwinuLm5ljn8U

[@Tullyontheterrace]

@@helloplantlovers That’s great. Thank so much. Very interested to find out if we can keep Oncidiums outside all year with our Dendrobiums and Brassia. We’re on warm temperate east coast of NSW.

[@helloplantlovers]

Should be able to!@@Tullyontheterrace

[@KimonFrousios]

You're lucky the slug didn't have more time to cause more damage. I had a snail in a seedling Psychopsis once and it had munched ALL the roots in the bark. Thankfully it was potted with its sponge plug intact, and that protected some older still functional roots from getting damaged, so the plant didn't get too set back.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@kat1984]

This has been very helpful. I live in Arizona, USA in the desert zone 9B. I just ordered 2 Sharry Baby seedlings as I'm hooked on the fragrance. I also ordered a Dendrobium kingianum. I've watched your videos on the rock orchids and hopefully I'll be able to make it happy inside. The outdoor temperatures currently in mid-October are unseasonably warm. It reached 100°F today when it should be cooling down to around 80°F for our brief autumn.

[@helloplantlovers]

Good luck with them all and thanks for watching!

[@TheOrchidSaGa]

Such a big plant! Beautiful. ❤ I do have large massia red, the blooms are amazing. The more light the darker intense red they get, a bit less light will give more mottled purple blooms.

[@helloplantlovers]

Oh that's interesting! I had a red seedling...we'll see!

[@renatecormick7399]

Hi Mathew. I know you bought your colmanara some months ago, but I almost went green with envy when you said you had picked it up (I presume from Bunnings) in that little packet and wanted to get one too. Nina (Ninja Orchids) was showing it on her video when it was in full bloom. What a stunner! I’m still going to keep an eye out for it anyway, it can live outside in my subtropical climate. Thanks for another great video, thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@matthewcondon1985]

Those looks great. I have several oncidium type seedlings. I hope mine will become specimen size one day!

[@helloplantlovers]

They are fairly quick growers! Should only take a couple of years. Good luck!

[@lindaannb]

I’ve been wondering how (and if) to repot my oncidium this spring and you answered many of my questions. I love the media mix that you use! Mine is a no-name division of one that grew in a university greenhouse. It is an extreme climber and the blooms come from newer growths that are completely out of the pot so I’m never sure how much of the old parts, that are in the pot, I should discard when repotting. I think it’s trying to tell me that it wants to be mounted but that’s not going to happen. Should I put it in a larger pot as long as the roots look healthy? I really don’t have room for it to sprawl everywhere.

[@helloplantlovers]

Sorry - I missed your comment! I just made a video about an orchid with a similar growth habit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/il6bkK2mr7VrqLc

[@DownButNotOutYet]

Hi Matthew, thank you for the most interesting orchid chat, you stick to the basics and forget about the la di da remarks that some presenters have! What a laugh when you discovered that evil gastly slug, just as well, otherwise you would have been none the wiser why the sweet fresh little plant died and during the night the culprit would have crawled out the pot looking for more tasty morsels, there are quite a few more it could have enjoyed. You make orchid growing so much fun, you touch them show them off, not like in the Victorian days where they were on display in hot houses amongst the stiff upper lip and hardly went on show. Well changed days I must say. Thank you for the useful info enjoy the beautiful blooms, happy days. Kind regards.

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

that's one of the reasons I try to repot any new orchid when I get it, you don't know what is in the pot. Could be old nasty media, the roots could be dead. If everything is fine, I just put it back in with the media it came with, no harm no foul.

[@helloplantlovers]

Indeed! I like the idea of putting it back as was if all's well!

[@bramhallbill]

Interesting stuff here. But living in Gtr M/cr in UK I dont put my orchids out now. Enjoyed it

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@zs1dfr]

Thank you for another excellent summation! One interesting thing suggested to me, was not to cut a leaf that was damaged or burnt or whatever, off tangentially (or at right-angles to the length of the leaf), because nature does not grow leaves like that. A leaf that has been cut off square sticks out like a sore thumb! It was suggested to me to cut burnt or dead bits off diagonally, because the cut will disappear in the normal foliage of the plant and you won't notice it. Just a thought, to beautify your orchid when inspected.....

[@helloplantlovers]

Thank you - very true!

[@wildflowers477]

Oh THANK U !!!! For the drilling info !!!

[@helloplantlovers]

Its MESSY!

[@maraleelachovsky4702]

Glad you found that slug.

[@laurakundrotaite5663]

Would you share, which varaiety of micorisal fungy do you use for the orchids?

[@helloplantlovers]

Hi there - it's linked in the text. Click 'read more'.

[@tuulavirtanen2920]

Hi do you live in Melbourne city ? Is there already bocks on streets . Twenty minutes neighbourhood .??

[@freedommine]

Hi Matt. I have an Oncidium ‘Sharry Baby’ which has had a lot of leaves affected by brown spot. I’ve cut back the affected leaves and painted the bulbs with a cinnamon & water mix. I know I’ve probably done the wrong thing but would love your input. I have the orchid in a pot that would be considered a water pot filled with a good quality orchid mix and inside a decorative pot with stones in the bottom and keep the stones in water. I live in the Hunter Valley NSW.

[@helloplantlovers]

Hi there, I'm not quite sure what a water pot is? But if I understand correctly it sounds as though the plant is being kept too wet? It can do with drying a little between each watering, particularly in winter. Good luck!

[@freedommine]

@@helloplantlovers Hi Matt. The pot itself is designed for water plants so has plenty of holes. I use a good orchid mix and water when needed. The brown spot treatment is my main concern so just asking if it seems right. Thank you

[@helloplantlovers]

I don't apply anything if I trim the leaves on an Oncidium, only if I were to cut the pseudobulb or rhizome. @@freedommine

[@ΝΙΑΟΥΨΙΨΙΝΑ]

Hello Matthew from Greece! I've been following you for a while and you've tempted me to transplant my orchids, mainly catleyas and onsidium in clay pots. My question, however, is how do you understand when they need watering without seeing the roots like in the transparent pots; Thank you in advance!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for finding me! Instinct I guess! Checking the bottom of the pot, gauging its weight, and poking a finger into the medium can all help assess how dry it is. But you do just start to get a sense of how dry or not it is. Good luck!

[@ΝΙΑΟΥΨΙΨΙΝΑ]

@@helloplantlovers Thank you very much! You helped me o lot to get an idea of how to start experimenting!

[@cherylpenn4509]

Always very interesting and exactly what is needed at the time. Thanks Matthew :) Dont stop with the info and the smiles

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@aishasimon4125]

What the name of the product in the black bag u use

[@helloplantlovers]

You can find it in the links below the video - mycorrhizal fungi.

[@juliashearer7842]

I love that Miltassia.

[@helloplantlovers]

Isn't it fabulous!

[@sannekemartha7737]

Thanks for this video !!!

[@helloplantlovers]

Thanks for watching!

[@ileanavalerio3637]

Great video! I want to try the micro fungi lol 😆. Darn slugs! 😅 Unfortunately, the site does not ship to the USA in the Bronx NY. Would you know a comparable product sold in the USA? Love your videos!

[@helloplantlovers]

HI there - no unfortunately. Just google around I'm sure you'll find something, or try a local orchid supplier. Good luck!