Repotting Recently Purchased Phalaenopsis Orchids

[@frankiebhoy7]

Great video, just getting into caring for orchids, repotting feeding etc. keep that glass of red wine topped up 🍷. thanks again 👍

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

You're welcome.

[@JuliePascal]

It's hard to cut the flowers off but I find that if I stick them in a vase with water they still last a very long time and it makes it easier to cut them.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Most of these were on their way out anyway.

[@naomimittell4961]

Those are the same type we get here in the USA. I usually repot or at least examine as soon as I get them. Have a great weekend and enjoy your birthday meal and with your daughter.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Thanks.

[@suzisaintjames]

​​@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai, I've seen many, many orchid collectors on KZbin that get phals with those "peat moss" plugs. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵 USA. Take care of yourself and each other 😷.

[@LiamEserda]

They a coir plugs, easier and cheaper material for the growers. Most people throw the plants away after flowering just like a bunch of flowers; so why should they bother? We as orchid lovers doing are best to keep them so You are doing the right thing: be brave and confident! Most of them will recover indeed. Good luck and thanks for the video!

[@suzisaintjames]

For larger plants put dryer media near the center and more moisture retentive media on the outside of the pot. That way the whole pot will need water at the same time as the middle naturally stays more wet and the outside will dry out sooner. 💖🌞🌵😷

[@nariepittman4632]

My favourite orchid. Bonus getting two plants in one pot. I have about 25 phals, 24 flowered this year 😊

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

These type of mass-produced Phals often take a year off blooming to rest. These will get going quicker with the spikes off.

[@suecollis9388]

Hi Roger, I loved your presentation and style. Well done. I look forward to seeing more of your presentations. Cheers Sue.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Thanks.

[@hildewilkens3772]

Enjoy your weekend Roger!!

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Thanks.

[@sparkyjoes]

First time seeing one of your videos. I’m relatively new to orchids. I appreciate you sharing your thought process as you decide what can stay and what needs to go for the plant to have a chance to grow and thrive.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Welcome - plenty more where you found that one.

[@tomherbert6792]

Thank you Roger. Much appreciated

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

You're welcome.

[@ingridfoessl1075]

my favorite Orchids, thank you for sharing!!

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

You're welcome.

[@DavidJohnson-ty8qz]

thank you Roger very nice video

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

You're welcome.

[@harleyinred]

yes we had an ice cream man too, yes the tune😄

[@pipmacauley5670]

We still have an ice cream truck driving around our village. He’s called Mr Whippy. The tune he plays is Greensleeves.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

I used to get that one at the other house.

[@mrketteringhan]

Thank you!

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

You're welcome.

[@dorothyb.]

Excellent and informative

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Thanks.

[@littleorchids5674]

If you put those Phalaenopsis flowers in a vase( immediatly) they can be enjoyed for weeks!

[@harleyinred]

Tea it is😍

[@teresagayle8316]

Thank you for the video I enjoyed it

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

You're welcome.

[@YnseSchaap]

I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passing by - Van Halen 🤣

[@sue.Hoo123]

Brilliant! I wonder how long it will be until Photos includes masks/layers to enable selective editing?

[@pipmacauley5670]

I also have a couple of heat mats which I call the ICU. It’s for the propagations and dying, but I lose very few of them. On the other hand I don’t mind waiting the couple of years it takes for the tiny ones to become vigorous and then send out a spike. I think it’s because I have a couple of hundred orchids so there are always some in flower.

[@joananderson7446]

You're killing me Rodger! Cutting off all those beautiful orchid flowers was painful to watch. I know you know it's the proper way to make the orchid healthier. N

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

These heavily stressed forced Phals recover a lot quicker and start growing again if the blooms are taken off early.

[@mariannegolding9681]

Thanks Roger. You make it look so doable. Where did you get the green container you work out of?

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

It's a potting tray - most garden centres or in my case Amazon.

[@njd4316]

It is notable that these are complex hybrids. If I trimmed roots/leaves on my species/primary hydrids as you have done there, I would probably lose the plant.

[@sandragoodson1892]

One time when we were babysitting the grandkids the ice-cream man came by so we bought 5 ice creams. It cost $17.00! Lol

[@sandiesorchids9387]

Ok, here in Canada or that's the way I've always known it breakfast when you get up then lunch between 12-1, and supper between 5-6. Then there is the 3 o'clock saying that is happy hour. Or at least it is where we are🍻🥂🍷pick your choice.

[@harleyinred]

i found a beautiful dark blue phalaenopsis, it also had that plug and yours had more roots there than mine did.. usually never see that

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

A blue Phal will have been dyed. When it blooms again, it will be white.

[@harleyinred]

@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai oh my really, i didn't know even in the flower stem its blue. Awe well was beautiful for while, white is lovely too😀

[@Hazel_Dazel]

TIL (today I learned) that "tea time" wasn't drinking tea and eating cookies (or cucumber sandwiches?) as an afternoon snack. TV has lied to me! :D Here in California, USA it's breakfast/lunch/dinner and brunch is a fancy mid-morning meal at a restaurant for holidays like Mother's Day. You wouldn't have lunch after a brunch, only dinner since you'd be stuffed. It's more a combination of breakfast and lunch rather than an extra meal in between. Also here in California, grocery store/big box store phals are sold with the plugs in the middle too (sometimes only the sponge is in the pot). Mostly that sponge but once I got one with hard-packed moss, I suspect moss is too expensive compared to the sponge. I learned the hard way to repot as soon as they get home or they will most likely die from root loss.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Phals do best in an open mix with plenty of air around the roots. In the nurseries where they are grow, that fibrous mix works well because they have the constant high temperatures.

[@sylviabeichert943]

I was wondering if I should let the partially amputated roots dry out for a few days (to seal the wound ends) before giving the treated orchid a 1st drenching?

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

You can do. On larger roots, you can dab the wound with cinnamon - it seals/dries and protects from infections.

[@georgiabarth2066]

Always enjoy your videos & appreciate your diligence in making them. Something to look forward to seeing. Guess I am a scaredy-cat in buying anything other than phals.! But I do enjoy the blooms & they are easy to maintain. Would you comment on the benefit of leaving the “strings” on plant after pulling off the dead mushy roots? ( that is, if you think there’s merit in doing so) Thank you & I enjoy your British speech.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

The 'roots' that we see are not actually the real roots - they are the velamen covering to protect the inner roots - it works like a sponge to soak up and hold water. The 'stringy bit' is, in fact, the actual root. Without it's covering it tends to wither and die.

[@georgiabarth2066]

Thank you, Roger. Also, I meant to tell you that all the trimming & clean up you’re doing in the garden really shows well. It looks like a lovely place to relax & listen to the birds. ( with a glass of course 🍷 ! )

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

A work in progress - will probably take most of the Winter to get finished.

[@Trini1169]

Why did you pop off the small leaves?

[@LiamEserda]

Funny, in the beginning I thought you were going to have a cup of tea whilst you even hadn't finished your glass of wine. 😄 What do you say when you're going to have a cup of tea? Time for a cuppa?

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

I don't drink tea - weak wishy-washy stuff. I drink coffee (and wine).

[@nanci357]

Some of my phals have very long roots good roots, can i cut them back to fit a smaller pot, cause most times i have to find small tall pots to accommodate their long roots

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Healthy Phal roots can be cut back and will often branch out. Just make sure a good set of roots stays on the plant.

[@nanci357]

@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai thank you

[@YnseSchaap]

Lack of heat is my biggest problem at the moment. With today's gas prices I can't keep the heat on all day. I turn it on until it's about 21 degrees and that's it it slowly goes down to 17 during the day. It also effects the humidity which is at 87 % at the moment (and no proper way to get it down)

[@Hazel_Dazel]

I have mine in a very cool room at the moment (safe spot away from cats who like to chomp plants) and I use a cheap seedling heat mat. I think it was $12 on Amazon for a 10"x20" version. It's waterproof and keeps the pots around 75-77°F (I think that's 23-25°C) and uses very little electricity. Much cheaper than trying to heat the entire room anyway.

[@YnseSchaap]

@@Hazel_Dazel I thought about that but I would need a very big one, size of an electric blanket, don't know if those exist. I need to heat over 100 plants

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

That's my biggest 'change' since I moved house - I've lost my day-time temperatures. With no sun on the glass, the only heat is the residual heat from leaving the lounge door open. Fine while it's mild, but if we get very cold weather, that heat will be needed in the house.

[@YnseSchaap]

@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai Same problem here 🤣

[@alisehuisman9842]

@@YnseSchaap Ynse piepschuim platen...?!? Roger styrofome plates...!? underneath my orchids , on stone floor , stone wall ... Ugly but saved me some on heating-costs 🍀👍

[@robinrowe8025]

Do I need to soak the bark first before adding to the pot ?

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Some do - but I like to use dry bark for repotting as it finds it's way into all the gaps. When wet, pieces tend to stick and possibly leave unwanted gaps in the pot. I just give newly potted orchids extra waterings until the media settles down and starts holding some water.

[@RareRootsOfJoyMelbourne]

Oh wow. Dinner at lunchtime? I have never heard of such things! Amazing. In Australia, it’s breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert. You’ll never hear the word “tea” (as meaning dinner) outside the over 80yo+ cohort. Typically seen as a British thing to say. We also have brunch, but that generally means you’re having a late breakfast, or early lunch. It never occurred to me that it could mean you’re doing both. One of my staff used to have his “first breakfast” and then his “second breakfast” 😂😂😂 Then there’s morning tea (10-10:30) and afternoon tea (3-4pm) - which is kinda just a snack and a coffee break, if you want one. Just personally, it’s all way too much consumption for me. There is no way on earth… 😂 so I do my own schedule.

[@ninitech6230]

I am born and bred in Australia and we use dinner/lunch interchangeablely and call it tea if we are eating at home but dinner if we are going out, ( and I am not eighty!) Might be different depending on which state you live in.

[@RareRootsOfJoyMelbourne]

@@ninitech6230 well there you go. I learned something!

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Or, you could just have some food when you are hungry and call it 'food'.

[@PlantBasics]

After seeing your Vanda colab I bought a new Vanda and put it in a glass vase to experiment with and keep a tiny amount of water in the bottom of the vase with some of the roots touching to see the effect of the constant hydration on the growth. You mentioned that in the UK with the light levels that it stalls the growth of the plant, well do you not think that it is a blessing in away because like you mentioned your big one could've been twice the size if you did not have the short winter days. So now with it being smaller housing it is comparatively easier?

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Not quite sure what you mean - the new growroom is quite a bit bigger than the last one?

[@PlantBasics]

@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai no I know, sorry I expressed myself badly, I just meant rhetorically that in general for people growing it in the homes on windowsills or in smaller spaces that they might quickly run out of vertical space to house their plant so perhaps having a plant that doesn’t grow as fast due to weather as it normally would could be a blessing in disguise 😀

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Yes - I see what you mean now.

[@louisegunn2323]

Hi Roger. A question please. Have phalanopsis that have thrown me a curve ball. Store bought phal with spike. Have now noticed a white what looks like a crust over an end bud. Having removed this now notice a drop of clear liquid where the bud has now been removed. Any ideas please. 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Probably happy-sap an excess of the sugary substance inside the plant.

[@louisegunn2323]

@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai thanks heaps Roger. Nothing to worry about? 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Some people like to wipe it off as it can generate 'sooty mold' but not often - it's a natural process.

[@louisegunn2323]

@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai thanks again Roger. Much appreciated.

[@andreaallum8859]

My favourite or kids that’s what I grow in My Home

[@007trudig]

Vicious!

[@samanthaunderwood2445]

I put the blooms in water and they last for weeks, such a shame to chuck them and miss out on their beauty entirely:(

[@dorrettbrown5644]

Mr Roger good wishes, do you here from mis Margaret I know she is sick,how is your frist Ray fertilizer doing with your plants,,how well

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Ed (Eds Orchids) may know how she is doing.

[@meanmanmichael7654]

What kind of pruners are those?

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

They are long handled stainless steel Bonsai pruning scissors.

[@puertoricanplanthero7298]

Roger where did you get your tray?? 😊

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

EBay - but they are normally sold in larger garden centres too.

[@harleyinred]

wow lots of leaves👍

[@irajhekmati102]

You didn’t water the pots and left them dry as a bone!

[@YnseSchaap]

😁

[@cherylmockotr]

I thought Tea was basically a snack to hold you over until dinner when you ate a heavier meal based around a meat serving? I assumed you were about to have cakes and scones and maybe a cucumber sandwich, which I think was deserved after all that reporting!

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

It depends on what part of the country you're from.

[@joananderson7446]

Now let me tell you what I would call tea time....fine wine time. Skip the tea to drink with breakfast! How does that sound to you?

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Sounds good.

[@harleyinred]

i have 12🤣🤣

[@stephaniemusselwhite9413]

For me as an American, I just find it odd that you're talking about it being 'Tea Time' while you're drinking a glass of wine. I understand that it's just an expression, and it's a cultural thing. But it just sounds/looks odd to see someone drinking wine or a beer while talking about it being tea time. An American perspective, I suppose.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

It depends where you are in the UK - In southern areas we have Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Supper farther north, they have Breakfast, Dinner, Tea and Supper. And then there's 'Afternoon Tea' which is normally a pot of tea, a few sandwiches and fancy cakes.

[@esterrios3998]

What's the matter with you Mr. Roger? I patiently watched, you ended the video without watering or explaining when and how much water!!

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Possibly because it was, as the title says, a REPOTTING video.