Orchid Care for Beginners - What pots to use for Phalaenopsis Orchids

[@MissOrchidGirl]

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[@gravitypronepart2201]

Hi Danni, I was just gifted a large phalaenopsis with multiple flowers and leaves. Im a beginner, and I already ordered a ventilated 8" tarecota clay pot, and I wonder if I can get away with it. I ordered bark for the medium and some fertilizer. Also, my city water may have chlorine, so can I use distilled water?

[@dakotamom247]

I just got my first orchid today. Thanks to your videos I knew what to look at and I got a very pretty & healthy on. Now I watching many of your videos to learn how to care for it and I hope to get more orchid plant on the future.

[@portlanduser256]

I have to say that was one of the best instructional videos I have ever seen on any subject! Right to the various points, well spoken, clearly said. Excellent Job!

[@tashritchie3832]

I'm so glad I found your KZbin channel, your info is informative and for a Orchid noob like me, super easy to understand and follow.

[@lauritan66]

I’m am LOVING your orchid videos, I wish I had found you last Summer. I have been caring for my father’s orchids for the last six months with no improvements so far. After watching you I realized they are all double potted in outer ceramic pots and the inner pots are plastic with only drain holes in the bottom. I will be repotting them all soon using your recommendations. I can’t wait for them to thrive. Thank you for sharing your expertise!!!

[@kathleenpacholski2773]

Excellent video!! All my questions concerning roots and pot size has been finally answered. Thanks so much! P.S. I received an orchid 9 years ago which was on the verge of dying. I nursed it back to health according to your suggestions and I am happy to report that the roots are flourishing and I now have beautiful blooms.

[@karylfriedman5788]

I've had wonderful success with the Oxygen Core pots with my mini-phals. They are very happy in their cozy homes and that makes me happy. Beautiful fat roots that are bright green with repeat blooms in 6 to 8 months. Sweet! I love all your videos. Thank you for your well presented educational presentations.

[@colleenmcdonnell5713]

Another great video. I really appreciate all the helpful information and your extensive knowledge. I’m growing phals in the clear slotted pots but really like the look of the carousel pots and want to get some for the next time I repot.😊

[@wandashaw3551]

Great information. I've been drilling aeration holes in my regular orchid pots and seems to be working fine. Saves you money 💰, too.

[@cattycorner8]

wow this is very detailed and thorough instructions. Thank you.

[@dralpharyderistheone]

The CAROUSEL POT is so beautiful and prefect. i want one.

[@CallSign_Alucard]

Thank you for the great video! I have been searching for a good resource for my Orchid care. I have had them for almost 3 years now and they have not rebloomed since the first when I got them for my wife. They have tripled in size though with many new leaves.

[@TheMMAlegria]

Wow very helpful. The best video I found so far. Thank you!

[@CynthiaHoffmanRealtor]

Just found you. Growing my first two phals. Getting ready to repot it from the store bought container. Learning a lot from you!

[@Barbara63121]

Thank you for this potting video. It is timeless and has helped me choose new pots which I will purchase tomorrow.

[@robertcochran7103]

Thank you for this really excellent video. I will experiment with the different pots that are possible. The carousel pots are rather expensive for plastic, but I did repot into a 5" or so carousel pot today and I certainly like the result. I will experiment with the other pot types that are available.

[@armellep.4237]

Hi Danny, I am getting so confused about your pot recommendations! A while ago you mentioned that dual core pot were great but not for everyday use, as the inner mesh ends up being an issue when the roots grown through them. You even mentioned that those pots were for short term use and specific cases. Now, you recommend them for every day use. You also recommended a home-made self-watering system w/ Leca and inner plastic pots that did come close to the edges of the outer pot, but now mention that there could be a problem w/ pH due to leca in an other video, and issues w/ the lack of aeration in this video... I know we all learn as we go, but could you maybe do an update on those home made self watering pots and your final thoughts on them, bc i converted most of my phals (about 20) to that system and for now it actually is working beautifully, but I am curious (and afraid!) to know if you now no longer recommend that system bc you maybe had some longer term issues? I looked but cannot find an update... if you do have one I apologize and would greatly appreciate a link...

[@Vohasiiv]

Idk why but listening to you talk about orchids is really relaxing and helps me fall asleep. More on topic, I can't decide if I want to get glazed ceramic pots or carousel pots for my small collection of 4 phals and 1 onc.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Aww thank you 😊 well you could get a few of both and see which one you like best 😁

[@leahnichol6665]

⁠@@MissOrchidGirl. Danny, thank you for this series. It has confirmed my limited experience with Phil’s and given me confidence to proceed. My concern is I will need to repot my phal from a ceramic pot which is glazed on the outside but not glazed on the inside. I understand that soaking the roots before repotting will soften them. My experience is the roots will grip the unglazed ceramic tightly. If I soak the orchid in its pot for an hour or so, do you think its roots will let go of the pot? I am fairly certain I will be damaging some roots as they are entwined in the holes of the pot, and being ceramic I cannot cut the roots free. Do you have experience with this or have any suggestions? Thank you, Leah

[@MehetabelsMovies]

I only found your channel yesterday (I was recently given a Phalaenopsis as a gift) and I LOVE your videos. They have helped me so much and answered so many questions I had! I think I might be a little bit hooked and hope to add to my little orchid family in the future.

[@sandytyrel4104]

Thank you , my first having them and they are beautiful have to learn to take care of them

[@karlaperez3035]

I'm in Florida and all my phalaenopsis are outside in the shade. I use terra cotta pots and I love them. The downside, they dry out faster.

[@carolapostolos8929]

Very informative video. Thank you!

[@FeckGoggle]

Love these videos, so helpful, thanks!

[@lynnschieman2632]

Wow What great info ... thank-you so much.. and my orchids thank you too❤❤

[@janheinrich5654]

So... I think I’ve messed up in a big way. I’ve gotten so much information that I have mixed up too many things at once! So I’ve repotted many of my plants but in review I’ve gotten the new pot size too big. Also, I got some new young or seedling plants that came setup in Leca, self-watering systems. I’m trying to get used to “watching grass grow” and keep from handling these plants too much in case they are trying to develop a root system. For the young or more mature plants that are in pots too big will it hurt to repot them again into smaller containers? Thank you so much for your help. And just so you know what a beginner I am ... I had a variegated, mottle leafed plant that had a weird looking hairy stem coming out of it. Without knowing what it was I cut the stem right off! And you guessed it! Needless to say, my paph didn’t bloom but it does have the 3rd new growth. So hopefully she will learn to flower and I will will learn to let her!😀. You’re amazing. Ty for the help already

[@cheranhunter9277]

Thanks for good sawing to choose pot.

[@ganapatirhegde2992]

Very helpful videos 👌👌

[@TheMamadel1]

Hi Danny I’m working my way through all your videos. I’m sure I need more moisture retention in my media. I’ve only used a bark mixture. My question is how often can I get by with repotting. I repot every time I get a new orchid and I also repotted every thing I had in good pots. But can I do it again now to add moss?

[@dragonloveof1]

First thank you so much for posting this video. Second I live in Canada and I love those carousel pots but I can not find them anywhere. Would you know where I can get one or even how to make one. Thanks again.

[@GL1FE]

I find in my temperate climate that you will get too much infection from not enough aeration using a decorative pot ; especially for oncidiums make sure you expose your rhizome and prop the orchid to be adjacent to the rim of the decorative pot. The air stays very stagnant if you don't allow the plant to sit high up in the plastic pot. So make sure you have a fan to move the air if you have orchids in decorative pots.

[@littleminna]

Thank you, you just answered my question regarding repotting an unhealthy Phal with not so many roots, I was wondering what size of pot to use. But now does the same principle count for an unhealthy Oncidium with not so many roots? Can I still have it in the same size pot? I just feel that the pot is then big and thus indeed the medium retains too much water.

[@haileyArevan7176]

Hi there.what material to put inside the pot .aroud the root bottom and top the best one that orchjds love to grow..thanks im a begineer

[@peggyhixon8892]

What does it mean when your bud spike has a bud spike?

[@picturesbymaggie]

Great video. You are doing amazing.

[@orlandosullera7657]

Good information.

[@lauriecosgrove9662]

So….if I have an orchid that is rebound and outgrowing it’s 3 inch aerated container, should I go to a 5 inch? It also has 3 very large healthy roots that need to be accommodated that have grown outside the pot. Thanks for any direction.

[@trishking1692]

I have a phal that I got 6 yrs ago on mother's day, it was a super market buy. It was already in bloom. A few months after I got it the flowers and spikes died off. I kept it in the same pot it came in. A month ago I repotted it cause it was so heavy with beautiful green shiny leaves and crazy aerial roots. It hasn't bloomed again since I've had it. Could this be because it was never repotted until recently? Will it ever bloom again?

[@ninarapoport8215]

I see you are using a soldering iron to make holes: how wide is the tip? 5 mm? Thanks

[@cristinearias6613]

Danny. Can I repot multiple Orchid together or are they longer?

[@TY-ob7fz]

Hi Danny. My dendrobium cuthbertsonii came in a cute miniture clay pot. Going thru the summer and anticipating hot summer and sun I'm going to keep in its' clay pot and soaking in a little bowl of RO water so the clay will keep soaking up the water and evaporating to stay cool. We'll see in two three months. Do you have a fertilizing regime for your little guy ?? Have a nice weekend !!!

[@Eliel89s]

I am new to Phalaenopsis Orchids and I've done a mistake : I've repot them fairly badly and burried all of the aerial roots. I've tried to repot my Orchids once again for fixing my mistake but I don't know, they don't look right and the aerial roots are quite damaged. Do you have any recommandation on what I sould do? I was thinking maybe growing them in water for a little bit.

[@daec4488]

Eliel89s semi-water culture can work if you are in the right environment. Since water stays colder than the air around it if you are in a cooler climate it can damage the roots. Phalenopsis orchids, in my experience, are more durable than you would think. They can recover fairly easily. I have most of my phals in bark mix + plastic pot (bottom holes/aeration cone) + decorative pot. I water (soak for 5-15 minutes) once a week. I am in Michigan so my climate isn’t as humid as others. In winter I soak a shorter period of time since it’s shorter days so they need less water. I do have a few plants in sphagnum moss with a TON of holes melted into the side to help with aeration and drying of the media. I water these less frequently (10-14 days) since it’s a more water retentive media. Hope this helps a little.

[@susanbartone1347]

So what kind of medium is used for the red plastic pot with vertical slits?

[@sueze3300]

It's hard to find orchid pots where I live in Canada and buying from the USA is just too expensive so I've just been putting in extra holes in the sides, I think my mistake is I have been putting those pots into decorative pots that were to snug fitting so there wasn't enough air flow. I alway learn something new from your videos

[@HylianShieldmaiden]

If you're near the GTA in Ontario, I found some orchid pots for ok prices at Terra Greenhouses. Some of them even have air cones. I'm a fellow Canadian who's pretty new to orchid keeping, and I've been having a heck of a time trying to find sphagnum moss around here, and like you said shipping to Canada is way too expensive.

[@sueze3300]

@@HylianShieldmaiden I'm on Vancouver Island can't get any farther west than that. We have a orchid nursery just a mile away so I have no trouble getting sphagnum moss and good bark chips but no pots. My favourite pots are like the glazed one that Dannie showed today but the ones they are bringing in now are so inferiour to the first ones I got I won't buy them. I've had Phals for about six year and just started to branch out a little, I have 2 Onchidiums and 2 Paphiopedilum. The spelling on those could be way off.

[@annduplessis9081]

Very helpful

[@stacyfalcone692]

Awesome video, as always. I have repotted two in glass with pebbles. Now, I think I did the wrong thing..

[@vildhallon4709]

If you want to keep them longterm you probably should repot them

[@stacyfalcone692]

@@vildhallon4709 yes, I'm thinking that I should. Thank you.

[@emraanhusain9239]

Hellow, please make a video on planting orchids in glass containers.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I would never plant orchids in glass vases/containers and would never advise anyone to do so ☺️

[@billvanslyke6803]

How many times do you water them.

[@carsmax]

I have all my plants in clear glas buckets with no ventilation . Just open on top . 10 of 12 have blossoms thru the year . those other 2 get 2 times blossom per year. I have sein a video about fertilizer for orchids , the girl used rice wich laying in hot water for a half an hour or cold water 1 hour and bring it to the plants at rom temperature . What your experiences are ?? Thanks so much !

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, that is definitely not my way of growing orchids. What you see in my videos and tutorials is exactly how I grow my orchids, would not do it any other way, nor would I advise anyone differently and you can see the results of my care in my video archive ☺️

[@mpagan1004]

I’ve seen people grow orchids in glass vases, what is your opinion on that?

[@jdbar420]

Hi Dany, I was wondering, in your videos you speak a lot about LECA, fir bark, sphagnum moss, ceramic media, coconut fiber, etc... but have you ever heard of or used Tree Fern Fiber? I have been using this media for my Paphs and have noticed a huge difference in growth. I am currently switching all my moisture-loving orchids to a media mixture containing Tree Fern Fiber.

[@ginnizanco8001]

What about using an old Vegetable Collander? Just maybe the perfect amount of holes ... 🤔☺😉

[@tanyarichardson3224]

Hi could you tell me about potting orchids into a hanging basket lined with paper bark

[@GL1FE]

I found out recently about rupiculous laelias that they like only very small containers? Can you do more videos on growing brazilian rupiculous laelias specifically talking about their habitat origin and preferred care. I see a lot of conflicting info on their care ... I'm talking about harpophylla, sanguinea, milleri etc... not laelia purpurata preferably the ones that grow in high altitudes.

[@barbsnyder480]

Thanks so much

[@hanglergutierrez2210]

It doesn't do Photosynthesis by roots, many people think they do, but it's not like that.

[@adrianabonitaaziz7393]

Those pots are wonderful ! But i have never seen them , here in Holland .. In fact , I notice that they dont have varieties of plants anymore , they are al the same . My orchids are up to 9 years old , and i won't let them go , cause i dont see them in the stores . But they are running out of the pot , still flowering a lot . I need to change pots . I wish I can find one of those .

[@nanemoon9968]

Do you live near Venlo? There is a well sorted Orchid Nursery 30 km from Venlo in Vluyn. If you are interested just let me know :)

[@sonaannsunil5535]

I would like to ask whether fabric grow bags be a good option for the same

[@cristinalaguardia9712]

I repot my orchids in glass big vases.. is it good or bad?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I wouldn't use containers without drainage, you cannot properly flush them and in time this can lead to build up.

[@cristinalaguardia9712]

@@MissOrchidGirl thanks for replying..really appreciate it..is it ok to use soil mixed with barks

[@sandratrimmer2606]

I know this has nothing to this topic, I want to know when my phal are about to bloom

[@lindalmiller429]

I’m so sorry about your little bird. Losing a pet is beyond difficult, so please be gentle with yourselves.

[@YellowCheapers]

Do you mean choose instead of chose in the thumbnail? Hope your feather baby is doing well!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Yep fixed! Thanks :D

[@anamariafrancia6154]

Tha carrousel is wanderfull x mi ist not comun and beutifull tha one im need sam

[@e8t788]

I'll bet someone out there does have a tree in their living room full of orchids.

[@kingagodyn2881]

I tried terracotta pots but they are definitely not for me. My phalenopsis went back to plastic pots ;)