Vanilla Orchid - potting cuttings

[@SowViableGardens]

I propagate my cuttings in water and plant them in a mix of fertile soil and orchid bark mix since the nursery I purchased them from recommended that for a growing medium. They are very resilient here in South Florida I grow a few up trees and a few in clay pots on my patio. They are my favorite

[@MatsHalldin]

I spray my vanilla every day and it has grown a metre in six months. Thanks @missorchidgirl for the cuttings tip -- I'll try it and maybe I'll will get a vanilla at work too. :)

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Mats Halldin ow that's fast :D hope mine catches too ;)

[@ramonafrances4364]

Here in Hawaii non-varigated vanilla vines appear to be hardier than variegated & less sensitive to sun. In the wild they grow under the canopy of trees but thrive on bright filtered sun.

[@AyameKana]

Thank you for this, i love your video, it's simple and the resolution is refreshing... It's my first time to plan an Orchid leaf with a 3 inches stem, i hope it grows in time...

[@sierra734]

Would love an update and hear what you’ve learned about v orchid. I just brought back 2 cuttings. Two different kinds tfs

[@oo-xk3ih]

Awesome!! I have always wanted one of them ;)

[@09csr]

What a sweet gift! Good luck with it! I've heard that they're a pain to grow and need lots of care, but Im sure you''ll be able to grow it!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Calle Nilsson ow I hope they won't be too finicky.. I just want to see them grow and then I can wait :)

[@09csr]

MissOrchidGirl Im sure they'll do fine. The climate in Cyprus should definitely benefit them, and the only ones I've discussed Vanillas with grew theirs up here in Sweden, and we dont exactly have an optimal Vanilla enviroment here, hehe. :)

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Calle Nilsson Thanks that's encouraging :D I just hope my small cuttings will take, some lost their growth tip :(( only one has it still.

[@09csr]

MissOrchidGirl Oh no, hope they will recover!

[@MasudGo]

It's very beautifull vanilla orchid !

[@TheJadeReptile]

Amazing! I love these. Tempted to get one. Can't wait for updates. Please, keep us updated about this one.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+BloodJade Hi, yes I will no worries :D

[@mysticshining]

Awesome Danny :) Love the idea of sealing it with wax.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+mysticshining I seen it many times in florist shops :D

[@rubyscales6155]

mysticshining is

[@cillaestevinho]

thank you. yes, I had watched that one already. so far all the ones I watched the plant is hanging freely, so I will take as I'm doing the right thing. I'm curious to see what she meant by cutting after flowering. Mine is a small compare to that one. and it grows slowly I can tell you that. 🌺 thanks again Danny.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Priscilla Estevinho sorry I couldn;t help more, I don;t have any experience with this species. Maybe I'll buy one it looks really nice :D

[@itohisti8069]

I wonder how’s your vanilla doing😊

[@ahlrubianes7545]

i do love vanillas. right now im doing a research about vanilla raabii (A native sp of vanilla here in ph) if they can produce the same amount of vanilla extract as Planifola does.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Ahl Rubianes ow that's such a great research good luck!

[@Sarawena]

I have one like that and it grows like hell....I don't really know how to water it anymore cause it went on climbing my wall and now its that far up that a can only water the part where I can reach it. I hope yours does that too

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Julia94Tyri oh great to hear, really hope my cuttings catch too :D

[@RawrGoesJosh]

Good luck with it, humidity will be your friend! Eventually it'll grow right out of the pot and will live just off its aerial roots. Also the flowers don't even last a day I think, so you'll have to keep an eye out when it matures. :P

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Joshua Ray Simpson thanks for the tips :D it will be a long time before it flowers but I'll be on the lookout and try to pollinate it :D

[@tinameeker4247]

Is the Vanilla Orchid a fairly easy plant for someone who is unfamiliar with growing orchids?

[@wisdompyt]

Hey,did the vanilla orchids grow

[@thedogcalledBambi]

Do you have a place where viewers may ask for tips? My vanilla is having a hard time and I could use a few pointers. It came attached to a branch that I believe is rotting but there are 5+ cuttings attached deeply. I'm so frustrated. You are so knowledgeable, and I can't for the life of me find anything about my situation.

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

I remember in the past I told you to get a vanilla, I have it myself, but now. . . I've changed my mind, because it DOES NOT WANT to grow, it just withers little by little every week, and it won't grow, regardless of what I do, so yeah :P maybe you'll have luck with it, because certainly I did not. . . Good luck with it! :)

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Vytautas Poška ow no sorry to hear :( maybe it was not a strong individual, maybe try with another one more established.

[@mr.dahliaking.202]

maybe I'll try next time a stronger individual, I will buy it off an ebay. I am really sad for it, I really hope your does well, at least you will be happy, not mentioning that my girlfriend left me today, but whatever .. .

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Vytautas Poška don't worry.. like anything else people come and go sometimes :) someone better will come eventually ;)

[@gardengnomejay4122]

neat trick with the wax, I wonder if it works for other plant cuttings?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+jai mac Hi, yes I think it does, I frequently see flower stems being waxed like this in certain arrangements :)

[@gardengnomejay4122]

+MissOrchidGirl I think I will try it with some of my herb propagation.

[@aviscanis]

Why is the wax needed? Thanks for a great video!

[@OrchidudeBcn]

Hey Dani, lol, I just got a vanilla planifola variegata yeasterday from Wichmann. I was contemplating inorganic media as well. I purchased a 5 ltr bag of "special potting mix for vanilla", sort of like a terrestrial mix you used, from Wichmann which arrived yesterday as well. But now that I think about it, maybe I will pot it in inorganic media just to see the results and then we could compare notes. Let me know what you think😊.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+John G I have a concern with inorganic medium, it has a lot of air pockets. I think my Pleione in seramis would prefer soil really, I am not sure yet but I would just stick to soil like for the vanilla, she can be fussy. As it grows you can take a cutting maybe and try inorganic :)

[@OrchidudeBcn]

+MissOrchidGirl ok, might be better to air on the side of caution then and do as you said later on with the cuttings. Thanks for the advice!😊

[@saraburly]

Where did you get the rod for the vanilla orchid to grow on?

[@ladyfirehawk88]

I was given a clipping of a vanilla orchid three years ago and it hasn't grown. What can I do?

[@巨門-y8i]

YES!! youve finally get it!! good luck cause it takes yearssss to bloom. mine is still not bloominng actually,it will grow so slow so it will not attach to the pillar that fast

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Alan Chan well I am used to slow orchids so it's ok, but I just want it to catch :)

[@aribh4929]

+MissOrchidGirl the worst thing is that the blooms only last a day!!

[@巨門-y8i]

Arib Hassam thats a new piece of info here,tks! nevermind,at least the vanilla's seed pod is the main thing here

[@nerdnation1076]

Are you gonna use them once they flower for cooking or whatever?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Nerd Nation yes I will try :D

[@andersonwade9963]

Hello, about how many vanilla beans will one mature plant produce in a year?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, I have no idea :p

[@divyakumar2691]

Thanks Danny but I would like to know if your Vanilla grew this way? Do you have and update on this How long did it take to grow roots and grow in a plant if you have a grown up one please ...thanks

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Divya Kumar Hi, I just received this one a month ago, so far no visible change, but I will make an update when she is established and starts to grow :) this can take a few months though.

[@divyakumar2691]

Thank you very much Danny....will be looking forward to...

[@aceofspades5786]

interesting i am doing this now, but why use a short coir rod, it will grow quickly when established

[@seas96]

Hey , any update with your cuttings after all this time passed? Hope that your cuttings will have now been established !

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, many things happened since, but here's the latest update :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6rPlJqmiJ2ImqM

[@seas96]

@@MissOrchidGirl Wow! Thanks for answering ! So I see your vanilla is growing slowly and firmly 👌!Do you know where can I get one plant ? Thanks again !

[@maricar6326]

Hello @missorchidgirl, I just received a vanilla cutting stick ( it has no leaves). How will I know which end should be on top and which end goes into the medium?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, just place it sideways, one of the nodes MAY decide to grow, it's not a given. I would however save up for a proper cutting in the future, orchids don't work like other popular plants, like aroids and such. So 'wet sticks' and such don't generally work with orchids, better to save up for a full plant!

[@maricar6326]

@@MissOrchidGirl OMG! Thank you so much for responding ♥️. I am desperate to try and save what's left of it. More power to your channel.

[@sedefnasatlihan1211]

Hello. I wanted to ask what does wax do to the plant, it is for preventing bacteria? and when you dab it to melted candle and plant it, wouldn’t plant have issue of taking in the water? I love your videos by the way, I also bought a vanilla plant and I try to keep it alive, it didn’t give root yet and going brown instead.

[@fawnbowden3238]

Any update? Did any of them ever grow?

[@Ionian001]

Where did you buy?

[@savvassimitsis9090]

To be quite honest,I started laughing very loud when I saw the "Φυτόχωμα για ορχιδέες" and I was so sure that wasn't good for epiphytes!(this is the point when you say "don't judge a book by it's cover"),but as you said it is very good for terrestrials.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Savvas Simitsis hehehe yep compost and phalaenopsis.. something very wrong in this picture :))) but it's awesome for terrestrials, just what they need indeed :P

[@konstantinachatzinikolaou7589]

Good luck with the vanilla. it seems strange to me to see Greek words in your videos ! Haha. Nice. I feel you are closer to me (to Greece) now.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+KONSTANTINA CHATZINIKOLAOU hahaha yes it is a change :D but now you will know what's written on the products I'll use ;)

[@deeplydeepali]

I feel like this one will be a fun project. Will you try to promote vanilla pods?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, yes definitely :D it will take quite a while until this orchid reaches maturity, but when it does and if I get flowers, I will definitely try to promote a pod and try to prepare it :))

[@glitterpearls19]

Hello! Do you have any tips for growing from seeds?

[@liamfoley7357]

Awesome, you got a vanilla! im not sure if maybe i should should get one but i live in Australia and its almost winter so the weather is getting a bit cold. Do you think vanilla would do ok if i put it in my unheated greenhouse?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Liam Foley Hi Liam, from what I read they like warmth, but they can withstand cold as long as it's not too extreme. Best thing to do is research it, I don't have experience with it for now :)

[@liamfoley7357]

ok cool!

[@FuriousPsyOp]

Do Vanillas like heating mats? just wondering. Great videos!!

[@miche7032]

I didn't know I can seal with wax , nice tip ... I need to repot some crown of thorns pretty soon , can I use the same method since they give up this milky substance when cut ?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Miche Hi, yes you can, you might just need a bigger quantity of wax :)

[@Sunline7]

QS Please when it grows to the top of the planter how do you get it to grow back down to make it bushey

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, well Vanilla is a vine so you cannot make it bushy really, unless you have a trellis she can follow :) but she will definitely not become a bush, just not how she grows :)

[@TheLazysketcher]

This is so aggrovating! I have two cuttings with roots sitting in a glass of water waiting to be planted, but i cant because the kind of orchid medium they sell around here is purely for Phalaenopsis orchids! I dont know what to do!

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, no worries there is no such thing as Phalaenopsis medium, it's just marketing :) we grow orchids in different media depending on our environment and even pots. So what you need for a Vanilla is something well draining, a bit airy and water retentive, such as a combination of bark and a bit of peat moss, or bark and moss. I have a funny feeling that Phalaenopsis mix is a blend of bark and peat moss, horrible for Phals but very good for vanillas, I would buy a bag and see what it is, you might be lucky ;)

[@TheLazysketcher]

MissOrchidGirl I know what the medium is like, ive used it several times due to it being the only real orchid medium around. It consists of bark, tiny sphagnum parts and some finer material which might be peat. But its VERY light, i dont know how vanilla would do in this kind of medium, it might be too airy.

[@cesraihandary]

Hi, I'm planning to grow this one, I'm curious about the fertilizer. Do you use one? How often? Thanks Dani

[@cesraihandary]

And also, considering you change the medium several times, what the best medium for starting this one out. And should I change to other medium as it grows taller?

[@ZanesWildflora]

Offtopic question again, but you gonna use inorganic media with your catasetinae types too? Or You will repot them every year? or what you gonna do? :D Oh oh oh! My monnierara's new growth started to produce a little nubbin, definitely not a root, maybe I'm getting flowers soon? :PPP Btw good luck with the vanilla, I never had the courage to try them, and so they became a dislike orchid for me :D

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Zane's Wildflora hehe they were on my list not to buy too cos of the size, but now I'm ok with it :P yes my ctsm are in this as well, they will stay 2 years not one. So as far as I seen the last years roots are still ok but will die within this year.. so every 2 years I'll clean them up of roots :)

[@Melelinaioke]

Dani, do you think vanilla orchids can grow in seramis? my friend sent me a couple of orchids and I'm receiving the seramis tomorrow😊😊😊😊

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi Joyce, I had some issues with terrestrials in seramis, as Vanilla has a terrestrial part I am not sure if it will do ok. If you have multiple cuttings you can try one in seramis and the rest in traditional, I am curious to see if it works too :)

[@Melelinaioke]

I have 2 fairly small cuttings that are planted in small plastic baskets with moss. it's also colder now where I live and less sunlight so I'm not sure if seramis will make them too cold

[@MissOrchidGirl]

it will stay pretty cool indeed, but not very, the faster it evaporates the cooler it gets, so it has a limit it will not go to freezing levels :P

[@Melelinaioke]

Thanks. I decided to plant one in seramis and leca. This will be interesting _lh3.googleusercontent.com/6JQfvWKOuXA_YJ7qHcDz-os-xPwomdt-zZ6IxcEvY2K91jAe6pMWoOS0y5CBmYDgAXSm-VZi4BM_

[@nasos_kayak_fishing]

hello how are you?i am from greece.....you live in cyprus??do you have any link who i can buy that vanilla like yours?thank you!

[@cillaestevinho]

now I have a burning question. I don't have a vanilla, but I have a trichoglottis tomentosa just hanging on a piece of wood as I place it there. was I wrong? should I had potted it as a vanilla? just asking because it's alive and all, but not 100% happy, as if somenthing is missing.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+Priscilla Estevinho oh that's a pretty one :D I am not sure but I know a video about it, maybe you can ask her about how to better grow it kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnfJpWCQibmWhNU

[@gyppaat]

Do you have an update on this?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, this is the latest update kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4rPZaKudr2df5Y

[@fatpiggybank5973]

Any updates on this plant? I just ordered some plugs! :)

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, yeah plenty of them over the years, just do a youtube search! Remember you can always search KZbin for my videos on whatever subject you are interested in, I have about 2000 videos of orchid information! Just search 'missorchidgirl' and the subject you'd like to find out more about. Example: type in KZbin search 'missorchidgirl dendrobium nobile care'. Hope it helps! 🧡

[@pyragarden]

How can buy it

[@konstantinachatzinikolaou7589]

Is this the vanilla we use pastry ? Thank you.

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+KONSTANTINA CHATZINIKOLAOU Hi, yes that's the one :)

[@sakkamuthuv6966]

Super

[@JESUSGONZALEZ0429]

can you use wax instate of cinnamon on orchids

[@MissOrchidGirl]

+JESUS GONZALEZ Hi, yes for stem cuttings like I show in this video. But for preventing crown rot not really.

[@dawoodmubarik4237]

Can you guide me where to get one from internet

[@LLiyanaLatip]

any update video?

[@MissOrchidGirl]

Hi, type in the search bar 'missorchidgirl vanilla' and you'll see all my videos on it 😉

[@BrendanDean99]

Why don't you just lay the whole cutting down on the medium surface so each ariel root can grow into the soil, this will minimise the possibility of rotting and give more rooting options