VANDA POTTING SECRETS! Tried + tested 7 yrs!!!!

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@NicoleDeanna 7 ай бұрын

My conditions are similar to yours. I'm impressed with your blooms. Im going to share this video on my channel. Id love to get my bigger vandas to bloom like yours 🎉 one day. A watering video would be amazing!

@Misslou2425 7 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly @NicoleDeanna! My most recent video is actually the watering video. I really just treat them like phals to be honest because they are potted. I just ended up potting them because in the drier/ colder environment it is harder to meet their needs without the roots being a bit more enclosed.

@OrchidandKitties 3 ай бұрын

My God, I thought you talking about my House.the humidity reader saying same number as my reader said.I think will I follow your method and see How it does.New orchids friends.like and subscribed.

@Misslou2425 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!! Yes! It can be SUCH a struggle with the ridiculously dry air! Best of luck!

@sheiselwilliams1 6 ай бұрын

How do you decide which media to choose for your vandas? I live in a high altitude (548ft) desert area of the southwest, which is also very dry. I have a Vanda Kulwadee Fragrance Black that I rescued recently and would love to pot it.

@Misslou2425 6 ай бұрын

Hi there! For me . It was a matter of trial and error over the years. But in time l settled on a few options for vanda potting media. Large pieces of lava rocks were added to pots that weren't as stable once a vanda got older and had a larger wingspan. Some vandas have thinner, less substantial leaves, and often FEEL lighter, no matter how large they get. But others, like the gigantea or ascoscenda crosses, have more substantial heavier leaves and their pots would tip over very easily! No vanda in my experience has appreciated too much root crowding with small media ( so bark and small pebbles were never an option ). So l landed on the few options that l still use today: Large bits of lava rocks for stability, pool noodles or very large pieces of Styrofoam ( packing peanuts) and the basket liner / shredded coconut coir. The coconut coir provides long lasting humidity --- without the wetness! Perfect for my drier environment and even for my lifestyle ( l had a newborn or toddlers throughout my orchid hobby for the longest while and had no time for daily watering 🤣). You'll do great! If using a plastic pit you may need more rocks. If using a clay pot, you'll be able to get away with less weighty potting material. Hope this helps! @sheiselwilliams1

@sheiselwilliams1 6 ай бұрын

@@Misslou2425 Thank you so much!

@sheiselwilliams1 6 ай бұрын

@Misslou2425 BTW, Typo in my first comment, my altitude is 5648 ft, not 548 ft.🤦🏼‍♀️

@jessi98208 8 ай бұрын

Hello ! I was hoping you would demonstrate how you water your vandas :) Or if you could explain it ? Please and Thank you !!!

@Misslou2425 8 ай бұрын

Hello @jessi98208 will do! Thanks for watching!

@Aliang99 5 ай бұрын

😊

@elonahartjes7904 9 ай бұрын

My vandas and phals are spiking as well. It’s so exciting. I grow in the house cause my 5b climate in Ontario precludes growth orchids outside at this time.

@Misslou2425 9 ай бұрын

Ouch miss @elonahartjes7904 ! Zone 5b ! I feel you! I struggle with zone 6 as it is! But isn't wonderful what we can actually accomplish INSIDE the house?!

@shiroonali7190 9 ай бұрын

Hi. Greetings from Trinidad . Are these vandas shade or sun? Great video.

@Misslou2425 9 ай бұрын

Hi there @shiroonali7190! These are vandas that will grow in full sun or in partial shade. All vandas are that way! If well acclimated they can take the light. I have found though that full sun nor full shade is good. A decent southern/ eastern exposure at my latitude ( zone 6/ Ohio USA) is sufficient for great blooming!) Trinidad is an excellent place for growing vandas too! Do you grow any?

@peterilku7022 10 ай бұрын

Awesome job Shana!

@elonahartjes7904 9 ай бұрын

It is amazing

@glovanajnbaptiste2272 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting . Watched from the Caribbean. New sub 👍

@Misslou2425 9 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!!! Warms my heart to heart from my Caribbean home❤️

@glovanajnbaptiste2272 9 ай бұрын

@@Misslou2425 ❤️🤗

@ileanavalerio3637 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips! Found you from Nicole Deanna’s Channel. My vandas died but I have two in a cork potted in a basket full of openings they are doing ok. My other vandas passed away. My first Vanda was a rescue and I had to soak it for 24 HR every other day and did well. But I got lazy and just sprayed it and it started to shrivel again and died. Hope to see how you water and how frequently as well. 😊👏👏👏

@Misslou2425 7 ай бұрын

@ileanavalerio3637 thanks for watching! Definitely try again! Vandas are so fun! And worth it! What is your climate like?

@ileanavalerio3637 7 ай бұрын

@@Misslou2425 My climatebis similar to Nicoles, I live in the Bronx NY. 70-85 Fahrenheit and about 30-60% humidity depending the days and seasons, but usually between 30-40% humidity

@Misslou2425 7 ай бұрын

@@ileanavalerio3637 ohhh yeah! So you struggle with humidity like l do! Definitely try potting next time in loose media like basket liner fiber ripped up

@ileanavalerio3637 7 ай бұрын

@@Misslou2425 thanks, will do… be safe.

@ellemflor6088 9 ай бұрын

Eu amo vanda voce plantou no vaso de plastico? E qual o substrato voce usa Um abraços da Italia 🙋🏽‍♀️🥰

@Misslou2425 9 ай бұрын

Hello @ellemflor6088! My Italian is very very bad! I think you are asking what type of pot l use? ( I use plastic and clay but l prefer plastic because it does not damage/ hurt the vanda roots when l have to change pots). I also think you asked what substrate l use? Coconut coir...from the coconut husk. The same thing they make hanging baskets out of. Hope this helps ❤️

@ellemflor6088 9 ай бұрын

@@Misslou2425 thank you🙋🏽‍♀️😘

@woowooone 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the inspiration!

@Misslou2425 9 ай бұрын

Glad to have helped! Thanks for watching!!❤️

@justinsdutchtropics 7 ай бұрын

Love your Vandas😊. How do you water them?

@Misslou2425 7 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly @justinsdutchtropics! I honestly need to film myself doing it...I water them exactly as if l were watering my phals.... ordinarily, once a week . But in the winter when it gets too cold....below 30F... I have left them longer ...up to two weeks with no water. Some are less tolerant of the two weeks drought and l have to soak them in a bucket after that long time without water. But other than that...due to the airy media...and the pot...their roots stay hydrated without staying wet .

@justinsdutchtropics 7 ай бұрын

@@Misslou2425 Ah right, thanks for the info. I have most of my vandas in glass vases and some in pots; I find that the soaking is easier in the glass vase, I guess there are pros and cons for each approach. Anyway, yours are looking great, so no need to change😀

@Misslou2425 7 ай бұрын

@@justinsdutchtropics l think we are actually doing something very similar! Vase culture is very convenient! Especially for indoor growers! I have little kids though...and my first vase culture attempt...lead to broken glass🤣.

@karengordon5421 6 ай бұрын

Hi how do you keep the roots in the pot

@Misslou2425 6 ай бұрын

Hey there! Good question! Once potted, the Vanda for the most part will throw out roots just like any monopodial does... Especially similar to how phalaenopsis are with their roots. When the roots are in active growth, l actually try to pay attention to where some of the roots may want to go as some have occasionally gone astray and will grow onto the pot itself. I gently tuck them in if any stragglers start growing too far out of the pot. For the most part though, they are attracted to the moisture they find in the pot and grow towards it.