All you need to know about orchid care

[@mazzyg6186]

“Nobody wants a rotted crevice” -me mopping up my swamp ass on a hot summer day

[@PlantswithKrystal]

😂 you made me laugh out loud!!!! Get in those crevices

[@lactate8008s]

Haha glad I'm not the only one who thought of that

[@gingers1846]

😭😭😭

[@kcnpeito]

💀💀💀

[@littlewigglemonster7691]

LOL

[@virginiapeterson1404]

THANK YOU! I just thought I wasn't meant to raise plants. Now I know i was just doing literally everything wrong

[@PlantswithKrystal]

Everyone is meant for plants 💚

[@shenolrdezhebov528]

Same here

[@gringa978]

@@PlantswithKrystal seriously if it wasn’t for you my orchid would be dead ….. I’m currently unburying my air roots 😬

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

If all else seems to fail, try aquarium plants. They're SUPPOSED to be underwater, so water away!

[@cornchips007]

Voice: Cut the blooms off Me: noooooo Her: ok!

[@PlantswithKrystal]

If they’re dying… cut them off 🙌🏽😂

[@mrs.dontmindme6542]

@@PlantswithKrystal Damn, that's some philosophical life stuff right there.

[@cornchips007]

@@PlantswithKrystal I wish you'd show an orchid rescue from too moist and rotting roots. My mother is forever trying to grow 10+ orchids and forever letting the roots rot and get all green and mossy. Even putting them in seethrough plastic pots with drainage so it's super obvious to me what's wrong but she doesn't believe me.

[@Peterrdee]

They are hybridized to bloom even if they aren’t healthy so basically they could bloom themselves to death, as an orchid person I would say leaves and energy production before blooms, since the flowers drain energy

[@cornchips007]

@@Peterrdee oh wow! Did not know that. It's almost impossible to find a healthy orchid here in nz. Do you know if an orchid can survive on mostly air roots?

[@redblackwhitestripes]

Btw I’m obsessed with the way you describe the amount of light a plant sees it makes so much sense and I’ve moved my plants and they are so happy

[@sfr2107]

Can u please explain it to me?? How can the sun not see them if they can see the sun???

[@blackwidowspider7940]

@@sfr2107 dont put the plant in direct sunlight, just in a sunny area. So if you have a window where you can literally look out of it and see the sun, thats direct sunlight.

[@sfr2107]

@@blackwidowspider7940 hm

[@rhodealexandre6583]

@@sfr2107 It’s like sitting in your living room in front of a large window with the sun shining through. You can say that you can see the Sun (the rays/light on the floor) but the sun cannot see you (it’s rays/light are not on your skin)

[@RayneFace]

I only water mine once a month - I let it sit in cool water in the sink for an hour so the moss and bark can soak up the water. Then let it thoroughly drain before putting the drainage/nursery pot back into the decorative pot. My flowers last for MONTHS and are plentiful. My coworker gave me this advice as the orchid was a gift and I am a total brown thumb.

[@nettieharris]

If I were you, I would up that watering to twice a month And question you don’t water it differently depending on if it’s summer or winter because probably once a month during the winter time is fine but during the summertime, you don’t notice that it’s need for water intake is higher/greater?

[@maggiepederson5668]

Thank you! I’ve been trying to figure out what to do about mine!

[@PlantswithKrystal]

I hope I could help 💚

[@SaphiraTessa]

@@PlantswithKrystal I hear so many advices about taking care of orchids and they never work for me. Gonna try this, wish me luck 😬

[@farisasmith7109]

I'm saving this video because I've never seen anyone explain this so well! Thank you.

[@betziwright7730]

My family is from Costa Rica and they have many orchid species. Most grow on the trees. My mom always says that they need bright but indirect sunlight, the roots need to be exposed to light, and they need to have very good drainage. Hope this helps for those growing these beautiful plants!

[@Kya-channn]

My orchid plant has 24 flowers in total! 😍 I’m so happy. All I do is water it once a week like you showed in the video and give special “orchid food” twice a month.

[@ckp09er]

No one: Krystal: I like pots with *✨Holes✨*

[@PlantswithKrystal]

😂 all the holes!!!!!

[@ckp09er]

@@PlantswithKrystal The more the better! 😂

[@sfr2107]

😂😂😂

[@LJelTingz]

My dog died about a month ago. He's my baby boy. Watching your caring videos has soothed me in grief. Thank you 🌱

[@PlantswithKrystal]

I’m so sorry for you loss. My heart is with you 💚 thank you so much for being here.

[@igow88]

A short reel of almost the complete opposite of how I take care of my orchids. And it works for you I love it. My plants looove getting watered on the crown, It's kinda like natures design but i agree! no one likes rotty crevice. Moss is completely unnecessary imo. You definitely earned a follower with this one though. Love it!!!

[@williegreggs5349]

From someone who grows orchids, that is one of the best care descriptions I’ve heard!

[@jhnl28]

Your are so silly in the most very cheerful way! Also, you are HELLA helpful. I have saved quite a few babies with your tips. You have such a fun gift way of sharing plant knowledge, and it's just so enlightening. Thank you so much!

[@josephformeister6566]

Your light shines brightest when share what you love. You are brilliant!

[@tiffanyw3425]

Thanks for pointing out the air roots, I was just about to cut them off!

[@vivimannequin]

Ariel roots are exactly like the roots in the soil

[@youresoakinginit2113]

The air roots can grab both moisture and nitrogen right out of the air! They do look so wild n weird; I used to want to cut them off too (it just *LOOKED WRONG* !) But I've changed my attitude and now onto step 2, keeping them alive for a few months at least. I love how she shows that the plant you think is dead, is just dormant. Reminds me of pound puppies they wash and trim to look like brand new doggos!

[@bookofnyx3409]

Orchids are actually plants that grow on other trees so air roots are a sign of health and totally normal :)

[@user-yf5gf9bp7i]

Watching an older video of me makes me realize just how resilient you’ve been from the very beginning and it’s DAMN impressive. You also seem like a genuinely nice human, and that’s not a compliment I throw around lightly!

[@allisonexists]

Yes, yES, DRAINAGE

[@PlantswithKrystal]

DRAINAGE!!!!!!!

[@Yas_queens.]

DRAINAGE WE LOVE DRAINAGE

[@RvW1985]

You are the best girl!! You not only know a lot about plants but you are funny too! Makes it easier to remember all of your tips and tricks ❤ please keep it up my plant guru🌱

[@hopeadler507]

You’d be so proud of me! I suck at plants and my landlord just approved me making a lawn garden. I have blackberry bushes, leeks, asparagus, mint and tomato plants already. I just repotted them and because of your videos I feel so much more confident. I even drilled holes in the new pots ajd put way more than necessary lol

[@laura9299]

Thank you for this. My daughter got me an orchid for Mother’s Day last year and I have been doing whatever I can to keep him alive. I def need to just get drainage now. Thank you 🙏🏽

[@KareFreee]

“Put in a place where the plant can see the sun, but the sun can’t see the plant” Why are you speaking in riddles, are you threatening Gotham or something

[@agbabon]

In a well lit area, but NOT in direct sunlight.

[@honeybee2356]

I got the message💚🤗

[@sfr2107]

😭😭 I'm still tryna solve it

[@dead-immortal]

I think it's like well lit enough that you don't need artificial lights for the room and if you looked out the window you can't see the sun🤷🏻

[@lorigrundman5939]

@@sfr2107 For example, near a kitchen window that receives sunlight but out of the path of the sun's direct light and heat.

[@debrandw246]

Thank goodness you addressed this. I have lost so many orchids. I hate a rotty crevice.

[@mamadeutsch4869]

You make the best videos! Always put a smile on my face! Great tips!

[@pollybluskye]

I've never found garden class and the advice to be so hilarious and rememberable😂 you've won me over sister! I will follow you wherever you may go ;)

[@zeem8308]

Hello. I'm a new orchid mum and I sliced my flower stalk on my first orchid😢 And thanks to you I didn't make the same mistake on my second one I kept the stalk and its branching now❤... can't wait for the blooms. Also, since watching your videos I've become an orchid rehab mum. I buy dying orchids and help then find their roots again. It's so rewarding. I also demand a cheaper price or free orchids for the really damaged ones. 😃 I now have 5 and the family is growing

[@debbiefox6846]

Great video! If you buy Keiki paste you can gently take the sheath off the bud spikes that haven't bloomed. Apply Keiki paste on the flower spike areas and new orchids, more blooms or a combo will come out of each flower spike. They will be clones of the mother plant too! Also don't forget to use Orchid fertilizer on your plant. The orchid spray works really well 💚🪴🍀🍃🌵🌱🌿

[@ciara2892]

I don’t even have an orchid. I don’t think I could keep it alive. Yet I still watch and enjoy these tips somehow!

[@rvaines]

I love your videos, as im terrible with plants but trying my best. My 2 year old son absolutely loves your videos too and we have watched this one 30 times already xXx

[@Eskey__]

Like it. Right to the point and also telling us what to do and what not to do. I just inherited one from a friend and I want to take care of it.

[@KareFreee]

“Don’t measure” I respect you

[@tanyatinker-scholz496]

You are a breath of fresh air‼️ Thank you🫠♥️

[@trazdawson757]

Ur personality makes it that much better

[@barbryll8596]

I'm going to repot now!! I thought it would be very complicated, but after this tutorial I know I can do it!! Thanks 👍

[@curlymaine8908]

My aunt whenever she bought new ones, she'll immediately tie them up in a piece of big chunk of tree branch (just like a branch of mango tree or any chopped up chunky tree branch) and water it immediately. I saw how she take good care of her plants and they are all super healthy and they're so beautiful. Btw, she has a green thumb♡.

[@diananoonen2262]

I like the sun direction! Very nice. I really like watching about indoor plants

[@ilmhbpd]

My orchids are saved bc of you, always appreciative ❤

[@LoganNumber7]

I'm so happy you covered orchids. I own two and sadly cut what I now think were healthy stems :/ they will grow beautiful again with your tips. I will be back to watch again and again

[@vivimannequin]

My first orchid fell over and snapped both stems off

[@courtleann92]

I just bought a clearance orchid!!! Thank you for the informative video!!!!

[@Saturns48]

You're giving me confidence to try orchids👍

[@PlantswithKrystal]

So so happy I could help 💚

[@roxanafloressantiago1848]

Your videos are SOOOO SATISFYING!! THANKS RO YOU MY PLANTS ARW BEAUTIFULLLLLL🎉🎉❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@Lucy.Valentine]

Thank you!! I have an orchid I was given and have been trying to figure out how to help it flower again, this is so helpful!!

[@007trudig]

I love it. Sweet and simple.

[@ParrotTalkBack]

Thank you!! Demystifying orchids!!! Now I will enjoy having these

[@juliemorrison6337]

Love your videos and especially your humor lol🤣💖

[@chrissee8363]

Thank you, perfect descriptions and easy to follow with the visuals! ❤️❤️

[@teresacole4780]

And thank you good video

[@sofiaceniseros7723]

Thanks for the tip

[@Charmaine9]

Thanks for sharing what you know about plants! I have a several plants from my childhood and from my mom who passed in 2004. A few are now approximately 40-45 years old and still growing strong! Asparagus fern, split leaf philodendron and arrow plant are the oldest. I've got some marigolds from my grandfather that might be older than me. Plants are so wonderful! 🥰

[@alleftchaosbehind2745]

This page gives me PROPER guidance and HOPE to be a plant mama. My 1st plant😅 I burned my dracaena, 😢 my baby is gone. Buried her in the backyard. She returned to nature in a shaded area.

[@husinjamalhasnar3500]

hi beauty, very practical for home orchid growers

[@abbyb5690]

So so so so glad to see the follow up, love orchids

[@Blulbador]

I just bought an orchid plant from the store because it was on sale and no one wanted it. Honestly, they intimidate me because the maintenance for it can be a lot. Watching your videos on them helps me not feel too scared to have it.

[@tabitha22]

Your tutorials are so informative yet so fun, thank you so much’

[@Angela-lr7xb]

I love your videos

[@hallwayoatmeal]

I needed this a couple years ago for the beautiful orchid that was gifted to me… rip😔💔 Love your channel btw! It’s inspiring me to become a plant mom one day :D

[@amysavino5364]

Me too, I’m not a good orchid mom 😭

[@bullyhomestead7232]

I’ve had one now for 3 years and it blooms twice a year! ❤️

[@ZeeWatcher1000]

My face hurts from smiling. This lady is hilarious. She gives me Doja Cat energy minus the crazy and the x-rated. Happy to have discovered 🙏🏽😂

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

The last part is a really great way to explain indirect light. We tend to over think this. 😂 ✌️🌱 P.S. someone had suggested to cut the flower spike. I did and a new crazy spike grew, I got more flowers than ever this year. But I won’t say who out of respect for your channel 🤐

[@joycey546]

A question- I have an orchid who’s blooms are dying off. I’m thinking of cutting it off once all the blooms are dead (theres still a bloom thats going strong!!) but the vine/stem, is green and still pretty healthy. Would I still have to cut it off, or can I just take the dead blooms off? Thank you so much for making these really informational videos, it has helped me and my plants so so much!! 💕

[@RVY98]

I just had a braingasm bc of the way you explained bright indirect light.🥴 Blew my mind! 🤯😁 I, along with so many new plant parents, have struggled with what the phrase means. Thank you for that wonderful explanation *chef's kiss* 😚🤌🏼

[@anthonyqicuk8177]

Gorgeous 🥰

[@lizridley8951]

I love your advice ❤️

[@metalubus]

As a first time orchid owner I was terrified when my stem was dead, luckily I didn't throw it away and it re grew again the following season, super helpful!

[@NickKosta]

Great vid

[@saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560]

Orchids are beautiful flowers my flowers last for months at a time. I had one with an air root going crazy. so I gave it a small pot and it started rooting and grew Orchids blooms and opened up. I have six different colors. The next one will be the intense purple. My ultra blue Orchids are going on three months... very beautiful flowers just like women.

[@asdf123clone6]

Omg you are amazing

[@blobster91]

Love this woman’s personality

[@remysgarden2769]

Thank you so much for your tips.

[@AnggrekKakYusri]

I love it... 😁😁

[@katiepak]

Thank you so much! My orchid is blooming the second time🎉

[@katiepak]

Also my second baby orchid sprouted new leaves tooo😊

[@Firefox-hw3co]

Finally a good orchid vid 🤩🌸😍

[@t3hlidd082]

1st time seeing Plants with Krystal & just gotta say your energy is so fun and cute. You seem like an absolute delight. I'm looking forward to learning more about taking care of my behbehs. PS I can't seem to keep the leaves from falling off of my avocado plant, any suggestions would be much appreciated 😍😁

[@stanleyrucci21]

Just found gardening? And just found your channel. I learned a lot! And you make it fun! Thank You! I'm sure my plants will thank you also! (If they survive)

[@PlantswithKrystal]

Yay!!! So happy you’re here!

[@moriscoley5328]

I have one and I appreciate your help and advice, thank you 😊

[@sofiem8936]

thanks to you, i became the person of my dreams! the person who can take care of an orchid!

[@aleymaurizio518]

Your plant can see sun but the sun can't see your plant is a genius way to say bright indirect light I love you!!

[@peachy_michy333]

These are my favorite flowers!thank you so much for showing us how to take care of it. Ive been scared of getting one, i have a black thumb ;^;

[@LBCB94025]

*When do you want to put them into water and in what situation do you want to put it into bark??* _I just put up an _*_"orchid orphanage"_*_ and im getting a bunch of horribly kept plants!_ *And id like to try it!!* 🧐🤔😁🤷🏼

[@dorakay799]

Yay! I'm so glad this showed up. My aunt got my mom an orchid and its her first orchid she's ever got and she is so scared of killing it

[@9Essence]

I love your commentary 🥰🥰💚💚💚

[@sherrygrace960]

Speaking of ice cubes, how would you take care of a bonsai? My sister in law gave my mom a bonsai and the instruction card with it said to put ice cubes once a week..should we also use room temperature water instead? Love your videos by the way 💕

[@vivimannequin]

Bonsais are typically just trees. Care for them the same way you'd care if it wasn't grown that way

[@elmarklaus]

@@vivimannequin plant it outside and wait for it to be large enough to climb I think I'd be waiting myself silly

[@ethandonohoe]

With a bonsai you want to flood the pot weekly(give it water till it pours out the bottom heavily) . Most Bonsai need partial sunlight.(some direct sun and some shade) It can come inside for decoration but it’s not exactly a houseplant. Also you will have to look up pruning and wiring if your able to keep it alive for a good length of time.

[@trishervin3331]

Thank you soooo much for this info!!! 👍

[@chriscwtine]

I love all of your videos!

[@friedchickenlover5]

Short and sweet

[@cristinarodrigues1928]

I loved this video. I’ll try

[@terriepehrson3103]

👍👍😃Thank YOU SO MUCH!!

[@charmaine8512]

I am racking my brains as to what to buy my child for tge upcoming birthday. Trying to save the planet abd stop buying anything that is MANUFACTURED. I am buying an Orchid plant! And will refer to this beautiful blog. Beautiful when you see creative, hapoy people as it is scarce now

[@KingApeiron]

I received an orchid at my friend's wedding and I have been desperately trying to keep it alive since then. I hope what I learned here will help me XD

[@NinjaOrchids]

Your name caught my attention! I am German, growing orchids in Spain... just a thought if you would like to have a second opinion about orchids. I have a small channel but 30 years experience... vielen Dank 😬

[@lesleyashe9905]

Thankyou 👍

[@NotJessH]

I’m showing this to my husband right now! I knew you were supposed to use room temperature water and not ice cubes! I have a bunch of orchids and he’s been dropping ice cubes in them because “it’s hot” He’s only done it a few times, that I know of. They seem good. I’m so petty. I have to send this to him!

[@aurorarowley7310]

What was his reaction when you sent this video? You've got me curious!

[@vivimannequin]

Ice cubes should only be used if they're room temperature

[@Daaaanielle]

I put an ice cube in mine every day. It’s been 2 years and she’s bloomed twice.

[@Daaaanielle]

@@The_Bini I am Colombian. I live in Colombia. Guess where that is? Also take one guess what we have the most of and is our national flower? The orchid. We have literal fairs dedicated to them. Right now. Look it up “orquideas, pajaros y flores” people compete and they all tell you the same thing, 2 ice cubes a day, leave it near a window with no direct sunlight and leave the thing alone, don’t move it around too much because they don’t like it. It will look dead for many months, but as long as the leaves are green and growing new ones? You are on track.

[@mosasaucedo9134]

You have a bunch of orchids? omgosh that's so awesome 😍

[@LAreyna-w7y]

❤ thank you

[@sillywombat]

I advise pressing them if they are already dropping, they look gorgeous and its a lovely way to keep them

[@nikmohamed5906]

"The place where the plant can see the sun, but the sun can't see the sun" Thank you!! A perfect description for bright indirect sun

[@howellaboutno9500]

It’s a miracle these things survive in the wild with all the care they require

[@NinjaOrchids]

Where we want to grow them, they are out of their comfort zone... so we have to hustle and tweak things so that they can survive outside of where they would naturally grow

[@joryeggs]

“avoid ice” 😳😳 i had an orchid years ago and tried the ice method of putting a cube in the pot and letting it melt. is it the temperature of the ice cube that potentially harms the plant?

[@janetroberts2262]

I let the buds fall on their own then I cut the end off the end of the stem, not saying it’s right, it’s just what I do, but I do cut the stem lower if and when it dies more but, sometimes another spike grows off of the old stem. All my orchids have lots of wild and free air roots 🥰. I also move my orchids, and other plants around the house occasionally as I find they like a change, they do always have indirect sunlight and I have at least one orchid in flower most of the year (I have 6 orchids) which are the one/s that I have on main display. ❤️

[@TychoKingdom]

I have never seen such thicc green roots. My my 😳

[@sonyafromtheh6225]

I was literally trimming rotten roots from my son " watering " mine! I was letting your short play and the long root reached to my phone and tapped it and liked it 😂😂😂 I thought that was the coolest thing ever!

[@laceytaylor9474]

Thank you, I'm going to try after work tomorrow!

[@annamorgan5909]

How in the world do you keep track of when to water each plant? Also, do you drench all plants when watering, or do some require a little bit of water at a time?