Thankyou! 😀 This is really the direction I want to go with this channel, recording progress and showing evidence whatever the outcome 😀 I wish I'd recorded the two divisions at their start point but I hadn't even thought about UA-cam back then! Next time 😄
I'm so glad I found this video! I've been thinking about repotting my Masdevallia into self-watering leca, with a terra cotta cachepot. Now I have more info than just personal conjecture. Lol
Great, glad you found it useful! One thing I had to change about this setup was the live moss top layer on the seramis. It was pretty, but soon took over the top of the pot and seemed to suffocate the new growths, since I was starting to get new growth rot issues. I took the live moss off and replaced with aquarium pebbles so that algae didn't form on the seramis, and immediately the rot issues stopped. Other than that, I haven't changed anything about this setup and it is working well still 🙂 If you try with leca I would see if you can pick out the smaller grade LECA for them, just based on my issues with dry layers in my climate- but you may not even have that issue so that might not be necessary 🙂
@@TheOrchidRoom I do have a dry climate, so I'll use some leftover aquarium gravel on top. I'm also in the USA, and still trying to track a good seramis substitute that won't cost a fortune in shipping. Lol.
Very Interesting Information, I'm also trying a mix of sphagnum moss and volcanic rock on a masdevallia rosea I'm crossing fingers for this to work for the upcoming summer, good video tho! greetings from Perú
Hi, some how I use the same mix sphagnum moss and volcanic rocks on my Masdevallia hirtzii, since only about a month since I got this orchid, so it still adjusting my growing environment, if you read my reply, I really hope you could give me some update about how is your Masdevallia rosea doing with this setup, thank you in advance.
@@eveleung8855 Hi, It was spring in my city when I started with the masdevalia and It worked well I´ve got new growths in a month everything looked right but the last month It was so hot poorl little plant couldn't handle it :( I hope you have great results with this mix, it worked well but also it needs a cold/template weather.
Some masdevallias are warm tolerant and some aren't, so if you grow in a warmer climate it may be worth looking into the warmer growing species 🙃 I have one natural hybrid I've shown in a few videos that just thrives even in hot summers.
thanks for making this video! I've been interested in masdies for a while - as you already know - and this is useful for my 'planning'. I'm mostly still concerned about how they would survive the summer with temperatures inside being 30+ degreed celcius...
Hi Annabel, I was wondering how these masdevallia are growing. I love masdevallia and would like to grow more types, but growing in a home environment makes and a bit hesitant to get too many. Currently mine are in coconut fiber in clear plastic pots sitting in clear glass, and a mini in pure sphagnum. They seem ok, but I think they could do better as they don't bloom much. Thanks 😊
Hey! 😀 Ok, so mine were doing great until recently and I think it was the live moss top layer. I started getting new growths rotting, but the live moss had overtaken the top of the pot and grown up really high and seemed to be keeping the base of the maladies very wet, may have also been reducing gas exchange in the pot. I took all the moss off and replaced with pebbles, and it seems to have improved the situation. Will do an update soon! 😀
I am feeling curious about the results of your experiment. Seramis has not worked for some UA-camrs but each environment is different from the other and what does not work for some might be a success with others. That one seems to be enjoying it, quite a few new healthy roots. Hope they grow fine in their new environment, keeping my fingers crossed for you.
This is what made me hesitant to try the Seramis out, seeing MissOrchidGirl's and others experiences with it overall, but thought I'd give it a try for the sake of discovery and the Masdies seemed the most suited to it in terms of the characteristics of the Seramis. So far I haven't experienced any salt build up at the top or mould but I think the moss layer, either dead from a packet or live moss, seems to help with this! The also have a mini USB fan directly by them for extra cooling and air movement. And the fact that live moss can grow happily on the top indicates the salt buildup isn't too much and the pH is ok- I do pH adjust my nutrient mix though. Hope they continue to do well! I think after 1 year I should be able to give better feedback on it :-)
Hi Annabel ! Very informative video. I just acquired my first masdevallia veitchiana so I was looking for growth tips. I'll try to find a suitable medium to my environment Question : what type of moss are you growing on top of your plants and where do you find it ? Thanks ☺️
Hi! You can see a recent update here: ua-cam.com/video/p1TmCzd7ql0/v-deo.html . I had to take the moss layer off for most as it was causing new growths to rot after it climbed too high. It's just moss I've harvested from the top of orchid pots, I only use it for pleurothallis now.
Hi! If it was fine grade pumice, maybe around 5-10mm , then maybe, it doesn't hold as much moisture so it will depend on your environment. Anything can work in the right conditions. Pumice has a natural mineral content so you may need to adjust fertiliser, I dont bother for normal orchids but masdevallias can be very sensitive, something to look out for. It's why I usually mix with LECA. Hope that helps!
I've been growing some houseplants in pure IKEA vaxer pumice recently, which is maybe a 1mm grade, and they love it- I would really like to try it out for masdevallias and oncidiums. For my oncidiums I've been mixing in fine grade pumice with the seramis to pad out the mixture and give more airation, they seem to like it, I think it can definitely work. Sometimes wonder if my issues with LECA are partly about the media size. Let me know how it goes!
I have been told datura also has a wonderful smell i can tell you soon mine Is in bud right now. Others with nice aroma are strobellii and There Is also a cross beteen glandulosa and strobellii called masdevallia confetti i personally have never found.masevallia herradurae smells of coconut, falcago should Be lemony , i Heard ciclotega and mendozae have nice scent. There Is a beautiful aos post called fragrant pleurothallids describing some nice species
The best experimental controls I’ve seen on any orchid channel.
Thankyou! 😀 This is really the direction I want to go with this channel, recording progress and showing evidence whatever the outcome 😀 I wish I'd recorded the two divisions at their start point but I hadn't even thought about UA-cam back then! Next time 😄
Great information. Keep us updated, it will be nice to get the Masdevallias into something inorganic. I hate moss unless it's in mounts.
I'm so glad I found this video! I've been thinking about repotting my Masdevallia into self-watering leca, with a terra cotta cachepot. Now I have more info than just personal conjecture. Lol
Great, glad you found it useful! One thing I had to change about this setup was the live moss top layer on the seramis. It was pretty, but soon took over the top of the pot and seemed to suffocate the new growths, since I was starting to get new growth rot issues. I took the live moss off and replaced with aquarium pebbles so that algae didn't form on the seramis, and immediately the rot issues stopped. Other than that, I haven't changed anything about this setup and it is working well still 🙂 If you try with leca I would see if you can pick out the smaller grade LECA for them, just based on my issues with dry layers in my climate- but you may not even have that issue so that might not be necessary 🙂
@@TheOrchidRoom I do have a dry climate, so I'll use some leftover aquarium gravel on top. I'm also in the USA, and still trying to track a good seramis substitute that won't cost a fortune in shipping. Lol.
Very Interesting Information, I'm also trying a mix of sphagnum moss and volcanic rock on a masdevallia rosea I'm crossing fingers for this to work for the upcoming summer, good video tho! greetings from Perú
Hi, some how I use the same mix sphagnum moss and volcanic rocks on my Masdevallia hirtzii, since only about a month since I got this orchid, so it still adjusting my growing environment, if you read my reply, I really hope you could give me some update about how is your Masdevallia rosea doing with this setup, thank you in advance.
@@eveleung8855 Hi, It was spring in my city when I started with the masdevalia and It worked well I´ve got new growths in a month everything looked right but the last month It was so hot poorl little plant couldn't handle it :( I hope you have great results with this mix, it worked well but also it needs a cold/template weather.
Some masdevallias are warm tolerant and some aren't, so if you grow in a warmer climate it may be worth looking into the warmer growing species 🙃 I have one natural hybrid I've shown in a few videos that just thrives even in hot summers.
Really helpful! Didn’t know about the fungus gnat larvae- yuk ! Always thought the white webbing was mould, now I know !!
thanks for making this video! I've been interested in masdies for a while - as you already know - and this is useful for my 'planning'. I'm mostly still concerned about how they would survive the summer with temperatures inside being 30+ degreed celcius...
Hi Annabel, I was wondering how these masdevallia are growing. I love masdevallia and would like to grow more types, but growing in a home environment makes and a bit hesitant to get too many. Currently mine are in coconut fiber in clear plastic pots sitting in clear glass, and a mini in pure sphagnum. They seem ok, but I think they could do better as they don't bloom much. Thanks 😊
Hey! 😀 Ok, so mine were doing great until recently and I think it was the live moss top layer. I started getting new growths rotting, but the live moss had overtaken the top of the pot and grown up really high and seemed to be keeping the base of the maladies very wet, may have also been reducing gas exchange in the pot. I took all the moss off and replaced with pebbles, and it seems to have improved the situation. Will do an update soon! 😀
What is the US / American equivalent to Seramus?
I am feeling curious about the results of your experiment. Seramis has not worked for some UA-camrs but each environment is different from the other and what does not work for some might be a success with others.
That one seems to be enjoying it, quite a few new healthy roots. Hope they grow fine in their new environment, keeping my fingers crossed for you.
This is what made me hesitant to try the Seramis out, seeing MissOrchidGirl's and others experiences with it overall, but thought I'd give it a try for the sake of discovery and the Masdies seemed the most suited to it in terms of the characteristics of the Seramis. So far I haven't experienced any salt build up at the top or mould but I think the moss layer, either dead from a packet or live moss, seems to help with this! The also have a mini USB fan directly by them for extra cooling and air movement. And the fact that live moss can grow happily on the top indicates the salt buildup isn't too much and the pH is ok- I do pH adjust my nutrient mix though. Hope they continue to do well! I think after 1 year I should be able to give better feedback on it :-)
@@TheOrchidRoom you certainly are doing a good job, hope they do great 😃
Hi Annabel ! Very informative video. I just acquired my first masdevallia veitchiana so I was looking for growth tips. I'll try to find a suitable medium to my environment Question : what type of moss are you growing on top of your plants and where do you find it ? Thanks ☺️
Hi! You can see a recent update here: ua-cam.com/video/p1TmCzd7ql0/v-deo.html . I had to take the moss layer off for most as it was causing new growths to rot after it climbed too high. It's just moss I've harvested from the top of orchid pots, I only use it for pleurothallis now.
Oh Interesting ! I'll have a look at the update. Thanks for the reply 😊
HI, Annabel. Do you think it could work with pumice instead of seramis to pot them? :) thanks!
Hi! If it was fine grade pumice, maybe around 5-10mm , then maybe, it doesn't hold as much moisture so it will depend on your environment. Anything can work in the right conditions. Pumice has a natural mineral content so you may need to adjust fertiliser, I dont bother for normal orchids but masdevallias can be very sensitive, something to look out for. It's why I usually mix with LECA. Hope that helps!
The Orchid Room yes, very much!!!! Thank you a bunch! It is very fine grade pumice. I’ll give it a try and see how they adjust. 💋
I've been growing some houseplants in pure IKEA vaxer pumice recently, which is maybe a 1mm grade, and they love it- I would really like to try it out for masdevallias and oncidiums. For my oncidiums I've been mixing in fine grade pumice with the seramis to pad out the mixture and give more airation, they seem to like it, I think it can definitely work. Sometimes wonder if my issues with LECA are partly about the media size. Let me know how it goes!
I'm really interested in Masdevallias. Any nice fragrant ones you would suggest?
Glandulosa for sure It smells sweet cinnamon and clove alltoghether
I have been told datura also has a wonderful smell i can tell you soon mine Is in bud right now. Others with nice aroma are strobellii and There Is also a cross beteen glandulosa and strobellii called masdevallia confetti i personally have never found.masevallia herradurae smells of coconut, falcago should Be lemony , i Heard ciclotega and mendozae have nice scent. There Is a beautiful aos post called fragrant pleurothallids describing some nice species
Informative, thanks 🙏
I'm glad you found it useful! 😀 The real test will be over summer 😀 Will keep you updated!
Great info!