Seriously the best , most informative , encouraging video I have seen on full and semi water culture!!! Thank you so much!!!! I started the semi technique. Trying to save my oldest orchid from the grocery store... I had her for a little over half a year ... I wasn’t the best plant mom to her at first .... I didn’t know anything about plants... but thanks to covid I am now doing everything to keep her and her new sister happy along with some more house plants, carnivorous plants and succulents!!! I am learning every day and getting better everyday because of people like you! Thank you!!! Really dived into plants since the beginning of covid and I am addicted now ! Definitely listening to the silent voices of my little babies!
So happy to hear you are successful in rescuing your babies! We were all not the best plant moms at first but we learn and get better! I’m happy you have something else to think about and care for during this pandemic. It has certainly kept me in a better frame of mind! Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your story with me!
Ive been growing orchids since 12/2019..I rescued a phal frome home depot.She was by the doors where the cold air was on and off the plant stand that she was trapped on..and it was so cold!! (Long island,N.Y.) she was a mere 5bucks..she was ice cold,2 spikes with no signs of life ,mushy floppy leaves no plant id,and half her medium was on the floor.Well i took her home and put her in my living room with some christmas cactus for company and let her warm up for a day.Next day removed all her medium and she had a plug strangulating her roots..they were very dry but still were firm.I clipped off all dead ones and picked out a nice crystal glass for since all i had were plastic pots and were either2big or 2 small..i put room temp water in glass (i keep milk jugs of water to water all my house plants bc it has chlorine) so i propped up her leaves on rim of glass and set her in the south window..and waited about 4 days and named her hope,hope she would live.And she did! Her leaves became full and hard again..so wen you have mushy leaves you have to set them up so when she finally drinks they take on a better shape,other wise they will be bent. Hope has now grown 2 more leaves and has a healthy root system and is in water. I learned all this by watching this channel.. I now have 45 rescues..the supermarkets mark them way down after the main bloom time in store 3 to 3 weeks...then they throw them out!! So every time i grocery shop i bring home new ones..i now have mini phals also. I have also discovered that some of my girls like larger vessels than others,and i choose ones that have wide mouths for air flow. All my phals are in water with glass marbles on the bottom . I give them all names and keep a journal with pics also.since december all but 5 have bloomed..and it was a surprise since none had flowers or ids. So everything i have accomplished with my girls is from watching this channel and being patient..I am so thankful for you sharing all your knowledge and wonderful pictures !! You gave me so much..and all during this pandemic i had my girls to keep me busy and i joined the orchids society . So with my knowledge of your teaching im going to try the monkey faced Dracula's!! THANK YOU SO MUCH@
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I get so emotional when I am able to help someone! I know my plants have gotten me through some really tough times and I am so glad yours have been able to do the same for you during this crisis! If there’s any way I can be of further assistance I am only to glad to help and I laughed out loud when you mentioned how many you now have! They certainty are addictive right!??! And how amazing that you are saving these plants from being thrown away! I wish you continued success and happiness growing your orchid babies!
@@freidafree810 What a wonderful story Freida. I’m all in favour of saving plants no matter the type but orchids all the more because I absolutely adore them. I get rather disappointed when stores want to just dispose of them and often wish they would have them on a table with a sign “help yourself to these plants” then people like us could save a whole lot more. I know it sounds a bit fanciful but I think they have a hide charging for almost dead plants. Anyway, enjoy your orchid journey and good luck with your plants.
I'm doing something wrong or alot wrong!!!😢 I have two leaves that are splitting at the end and leaf that is wrinkling. I have it in Bark hoping it would help, but it hasn't 😢
Wow ❤ your comments gave hope. I have 4 of my beautiful orchids struggling. I found this Chanel about 2 days ago and I’m going to put my self to work following this great information. Thank you 🙏🏼 for sharing
I found your video last year an gave this method a try and absolutely love it. I wanted to give it some time before I left a comment. Since I started this method I'm getting new leaves an stems. Thank you for sharing.
I live in Las Vegas and noticed that my orchids did better when I put them in containers with no drainage and let the water just dry up. Going to try full water culture now - great video! thanks!!!
Helpful and will help the lifetime of our orchids - my relatives children are grown so her children are now her orchids so I showed her this video and it will help with the way she will care for them. Thank you for saving our orchid babies.
Great video, I totally agree with your coments. Since I grow my orchids in water they do very very well, beautiful blooms, they started in february/March and flowers are still in the plants! And as you said, each orchid is different.
Wow! what a great video ❤ Thankyou . I have two phals that I have put in water and one that has been suffering for a while in the pot , they both have roots plump and green now and new shoots starting to pop out 👏
Paula from Mexico. I just love this video. I like the glasses, wine glasses. My house is 70 at night, daytime is 80, not over. Winter November to February, it is colder. 50 night, 80 days. Hot time is only April, May. 3, but in my house naturally does not go over 80.
hello there, often get to watch you as a faithful subscriber, so very pleased with this video, you have a wonderful encouraging voice.. Well I was just about to give up orchids: two main disasters last February, 7 phals died in a row because of a massive triple infestation and they had been big healthy plants with 2-3 stems + fat roots everywhere but I couldn’t save them; then the oncidiums started too so I thought ok my father was a perfect gardener and I’m not, I’ll go back to painting.. but one formerly strong phal (my favourite and oldest) perked up when in despair one night I plonked her root tips in water for a last chance option. Had never dared use water culture because of the great experts who would say that no, not possible it has to only bark. Anyway the poor phal struggled but one big fat root appeared! The oncidiums by that time were wrinkled with yellow leaves, black rhizomes, brownish roots etc. I was getting a bit sick of the whole affair, so in despair I decided they needed water and that was 3 wks ago (used the on/off method) and guess what new baby green roots are sprouting and new baby pseudobulbs too with nice new green leaves, can hardly believe my eyes. They were last chance cases too! but in fact they do like water after all. But you hit the nail on the head!! You can check the roots which means avoiding that sickening process of pulling out smelly mushy roots from the pot and having to cut them off, then you get to the leaf eating stage and then they die, yucks. So thank you 100 times, watching plants is 3/4 of the job and I am reverting back to my orchid pleasure .. Hope you’ll help us out with a video on a basic feeding regimen. yes, it’s June thank God and there’s a warm pleasant sunshine till 8 pm, waiting for your next video, :)))
Wow what a journey you’ve had! Thank you so much for sharing it with me! I am so very glad your orchids have turned a corner and are going to make it! How rewarding after all the struggles you went through! I could NEVER grow in bark! I tried for years and killed everything! I love the front row seat I have now to my orchids true state of health. No more worrying what’s going on in the pot. I can fix problems right at the beginning. Now my challenge is this, stop buying them so I can continue to give each one the personalized care they deserve! Thank you so much for commenting and for watching! Happy growing!
💚You are so right on everything!!!💚Orchids have their own individual spunk, lol😅. My very first phal (peaches) from three years ago hasn't bloomed yet😳tons of roots, air roots and leaves but NO SPIKES! All of my other 19 phals have spiked and bloomed in my care. I've noticed using Cal-Mag keeps my leaves stiff and green. I use 20 drops per gallon of filtered water. Looking forward to the Oncidium video.👍 I'm the one from Arizona🌵with the new Sharry Baby with wound up roots😳I just couldn't get any of her inner moss out without chopping roots so I just wrapped NZ spaghum moss around her and potted her in an airy orchid pot🤔... I'm puzzled. Btw...this was an amazing video. Thank you sooooo much!👍
Individual spunk! That's great! I have had one or two phals hold out on me too. Not sure why they won't bloom, healthy plant, same food and conditions as the others. Guess I just haven't figured them out yet! I remember unpotting my Sharry baby I was still finding moss for weeks it seems. It gets so tightly packed it's so difficult to get it all out. It takes time. Thanks so much for watching!
Great info!!! I may gradually try this again. I may have been trying to introduce them too fast. Wish I had known about this when I first tried water culture. Thanks loads!
I have a few phals, I left one in the bark it came with, put one in leca(clay balls) and grew the other 4 in water. This was 3 years ago. The ones in water are still alive and flowering. The one in bark died. The one in leca is hanging on but I had to take it out of the leca as it's roots were rotting. It is now in water. I did find with one of the phals it didn't produce much new roots, so I got some of that plastic netting you buy oinions or oranges in and put it around the roots (loosly) I think just something touching the roots instead of them just hanging might encourage more root growth, any way it has produced more roots now.
Thank you so much! 😍Love your videos and plants. Learnd a lot from you. All my orchids are in FWC now, some are loosing the roots, but growing new ones. None of them grow the roots from old roots, all of them from the stem. It's a bit strange for me. You mentioned it right , all of them are different with different needs of water level and just we need to observe them. Thanks!
I love love love all your genuine videos❤️❤️❤️ I agree that all orchids have their own individual personalities!! My question is … my water culture orchids would be doing great , out of the clear blue sky, leaves start turning yellow from the stem and moved to the tip and fell off…. Then all the leaves fell off… and the crown turned black BUT the roots are still beautiful and healthy Why? I am so heart broken Please help Thanks!
I brought some Better Gro bag orchids to experiment with water culture. I used Leca but didn’t have much success I guess because I was using the pots with drainage holes on the bottom and not slotted pots and other factors.
I really wish there was a love emoji for this!!! I've tried water culture for my orchid's.but found because of high humidity here in the uk,my roots have developed fungi growth😔 I've used hydrogen peroxide to try fix it,but with no luck at all😔 I've a few mini phals st the minute,which had lost all their roots😔 which i have sat over the top of an open bottle with water beneath,which are now growing new roots.but some the leaves are so leathery as a result😔 this makes me so sad!! but doing all i can to save them!! I've lost a few orchid's due to not repotting after i purchased them.and also purchased some with already steam rot😔 much to my disgust!! I've only been collecting since 2019,and watching your video's and miss orchid girl's video's I've learned so much!! So i thank you from the bottom of my heart for all video's and information Danielle!!! I just love your channel❤💋
Lisa Williams how sweet of you to say! I'm so pleased if I've been able to be of help to you! Sounds like you are doing a great job with your rescues! Leathery leaves can be the sign roots are coming though so don't give up hope! Thanks for watching and happy growing!
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 Danielle thank you so much for your advice!! Just love your channel as a result!! I'll keep tuning in🤚🤚🤚❤💋 your words are so encouraging!!! Mwah xx
Oh dear! 😅 I have a video scheduled in 2 days scraping the surface of WC! I’m so glad you made this video!! Can I link this to my video because I reference your channel again in that video. I’m thinking of growing my new Renanthera monachica in WC. I love how you explain things ... it’s going to help one of my friends who is fascinated by the WC growing method. Thank you so much! 👍🏼
Ninja_Orchids of course I would consider it and honor to have you mention my channel! Thanks for watching! If you have suggestions for items of interest I didn't cover please let me know!
Have you done a video on how to switch them properly? I mean how to transition them without killing them. Because I have 2 phalinopsis one in really bad shape no roots and one that seems ok. I just think water would help them.
Love all your tips. Thank you. I have a lot of rescuered plants which are doing well But is there a book with picture that. I can find out thair names. Loved this one on water. Keep up .the good work. Annette from Ireland 🇨🇮
Sometimes a change in the temperature can cause unexpected things in how your orchids behave. I am not using an AC this summer (we live in a condo building). I don't wanna let shared air enter our apartment because I have an immune-compromised child. Better safe than sorry! The warmer temperatures caused yellowing of the leaves in 2 of my orchids.
Sirene 74 I too am not using an AC for them this year and some of my blooms have suffered but I am running the fan constantly and occasionally the humidifier, this seems to help.
ThNk you for a great video. I’m going to try semi water culture and am nervous that it won’t make it 😞 For slowly transitioning how do you suggest you start? Just the tip of one root for a few days? Then leave out to dry and do the same thing for a month. Then add a bit more water? I want to make sure I’m doing the right thing.. ty
hi, i went to water culture for 3 wks now. because i feel sad for my orchids when they got a white sticky bugs. giving a good sun light sunrise and diy fertilizer like egg, rice water and water rain. i am using distilled water. not to get too much acid from tap water. hopefully they will catch up...
Excellent video!!! I have tried water culture with some of the phals and must say a few do really well, other not so but i have no patience with them most because i am afaird of them dying on me and i dont know about winter does the water have to be warm I live in a very warm Country during the winter I live in Athens Greece it rarely get below 10 - 12 c, but our homes are cool in the winter , mine is about 19 c. So even if the do well i keep them in lecca in self watering but i would love to be able to do water culture.Again thanks for sharing and have a great day.
I keep them in water in the winter I just make sure the level is not high. Phalaenopsis usually don't mind colder temperatures in the winter. Some of them actually require a cold snap to bloom. So far as long as I keep the water level low no root loss in winter. Thanks for watching!
My orchid had mushy roots but had the inner string like - can I keep them and put in water? Hope your feeling better? Love your videos, so informative, the helpful hints, your knowledge. And your presentation is as if talking with a friend. Thank you Dot
Do you ever fully spray the roots with water. The tops of the roots or white or grey with green in the bottom of the vase. I always tempted to pour water over them on watering day.?
I actually do take the Phalaenopsis out every other week and clean the vases and rinse the roots. So satisfying when they all turn green. It's also a good time to check for rotting roots and other potential problems. Happy growing!
I have a phalaenopsis that got a bad sun burn and i cut the leaves off, it is dry, i put in water because the roots are still healthy, because my country does not spaghum moss, can i use cocoa moss to add in the water. This program is very good
Paula from Mexico. 68 years young, I am. I have 4 Phaleonopsis that I have been having problems with. So I went out to get a few glasses, I am putting them through dishwasher first. I depotted them, cleaned them off. Let them dry 2 days. Two ??’s. Is the water, fertilized water always? And those that are doing good do you pour the fertilizer water over all the roots, and have a certain leave for each?? Or do you fill up each for a certain time, then drain them. Does the plants fall out of the glasses? I have about 50 orchids.
Love your videos. Very informative. I learned a lot about water culture from your videos. Thank you so much.. :) Please post a new video on Oncidium and water culture.. I bought 4 new oncidiums and wanna grow them in water culture.. please I need beginner advice.. :)
Thank you! Unfortunately I have never grown an orchid from a seed before so I don’t have advice. I have grown seedlings though and they do quite well in water culture.
9:55 Thank you for your abundance of knowledge of info! Knew about growing in water but have learned a lot from your videos! Have one that hasn’t bloomed in two years want to introduce this method to it! Can’t wait to see the results!
March 27, 2:18pm. I have a gifted orchid that gave beautiful flowers, probably overwatered it, and now it has no leaves and a very poor root system that I just two days ago started to try to revive. Can it possibly recover with no leaves? Or should I not bother?
The water looks green because of the reflection of the green roots. My water looked green as soon as I first started even though it was completely fresh. I'll look at some of her other videos too and some orchids are extremely dramatic with algey and will not handle it. Every once in a while you do have to clean out the jar
Do you use tap water right out of the tap, or do you let the water sit for 24 hours to get rid of the chlorine or do you use bottled water? My tap water is very hard and am thinking this may be a problem.
bryum hard tap water is very challenging, our last home I chose to use distilled water because I felt it was to hard. At our current home we have well water with a TDS of around 63 so I don't have that problem. I have noticed though that the complete lack of chlorine is allowing my algae to grow more vigorously, lol so it's a trade off.
So i got a hybrid Phalenopisis (minature) she finished blooming and i removed thr root stem. I repotted her and she had two viable roots. So i soaked her base and live roots in a chooped up fresh aloe sprig. In 15 days, whe started a new flower stem. Then one other root died, now thr stalk is drying up 😢. I have one root and four VERY GREEN ,l slightly dehydrated. Leaves. Now i dont know what to do. I hava a pink grow light on her and i soaked her tip in water. Hopefully some toots will come quickly 🙏
Unfortunately, orchid recovery is a relatively long process. However, they will recover you just have to be patient. You are on the right track with soaking her. Please check out my video about rescuing Phalaenopsis orchids. I think it will help you. ua-cam.com/video/xxKa__1VF-s/v-deo.htmlsi=nPws6jr9313tmp0P
I do slowly introduce them to water culture because they are used to a different growing environment. As with anything acclimating them to their new environment is the best way to prevent them from being shocked.
Hey Danielle, Great video! I want to dip my toes into water culture (pun intended😉) on a few of my Phals., that are in media. I usually water them when the roots are dry. Should i do semi WC before going full WC to train the roots? Also I'm used to giving them feed all the time with my watering. Should I use the same fertilizer mix, at the same ratio, as I have in the past with WC? Thanks!
Starting with SWC sounds like a good choice! Some say you shouldn't fertilize transitioning orchids but honestly I do. I think as long as your feed level isn't really high you should be fine. Thanks for watching and I wish you every success!
Hello Danielle, I love your videos! Can I ask you how you behave with phals that loose all their roots? I have one bought recently that lost all roots and her leaves are still green but very floppy. My environment is dry all year round even in winter and now very hot. Should I put her in water? And what level as she has no roots? For the moment I have her in spagnum moss but nothing is happening. Sorry about all the questions, basically I just would like to know the level of water and if to put her straight in water or give her some dry days, even though I don't think it would be good in my environment, I am afraid she will die for good. Also how long do I have to wait before I see if it is working more or less? Pls help if you can, I'd really appreciate it. 💖💖💖
I do have a video on rescuing Phalaenopsis which may be helpful. Think when I am done with this series of videos I may do another video on this subject but in the meantime if you have time check that video out.
Good evening. I just watched your video and I would like to know how to begin transferring my orchids from its original soil to water and what. Kind of water are you putting your orchids in? I am very interested in having my orchids grow with water. I had just planted my limp orchids into moss. Please advise. Thank you and your orchids are Beautiful!
Thank so much for watching, I actually have a video all about transitioning to water culture ua-cam.com/video/rts4be1VwW0/v-deo.html I hope you have a chance to check it out!
I have an orchid that has stems on it. After it stopped blooming, the stem stayed green and now other plants are grown up that long stem. What do I do with it? It's going to get too heavy for that stem to hold it
I have unfortunately broken a few flower spikes myself 😬 if there are still some nodes left on the spike, it might try to bloom from that. I would just leave it and see what the orchid does. If it turns brown and dies back, you’ll know that that spike is not going to bloom.
Hi Danielle just started water culture but the water turns green. What does that mean? Is it ok or do l change the water often. Thank you for your tips. I enjoy watching your video.
I change my water once a week. The green in your water is most likely algae. Either change your water more frequently or use containers that are not clear. Algae need light to grow.
I never believe that orchid can grow in water only unless you show us the viedo.But I don,t know do you feed them only NPK20-20-20 or something other than that.Pl. share it with us so that we can try your method.Thank you.
Hi Danielle, thanks for your video. I learned a lot since I am a beginner to water culture. I actually use semi water culture that is 2 days in H20 5 days dry. Wanna know if you can use boiled water (cooled down before use) for phals & also does it have to do with the size of the container to be able to grow in water? Actually, I just started SWC a month ago and happy to say I saved one orchid that is almost dying just for a month. It’s now having new roots and a leaf is coming out. I was amazed to learn that decaying roots can be saved by removing only the rotten velamin. Thank you for the info & am happy with my orchids right now.
I'm so glad to hear you are having success with your orchids! Most people prefer SWC and I'm sure the plants are going to do well! I would imagine you could use room temperature water that had been boiled. Are you boiling it to remove something from it that you are afraid to give your plants? The size of the container is based on the size of the plant and what it's doing, you want to make sure there's plenty of room for air circulation. Also if there are new growths you may have to give the growth extra room because some growths if the hit the side of the vase will stop growing. Like I always say if you keep watching them you'll know what you need to adjust. Wishing you the best with your plants!
Danielle's Orchid Ranch Hi Danielle. I boiled my water to remove chemicals like chlorine that was added to it & salt since it’s tap and also use to filter it with Brita filter. It helps me a lot with your container advice & now I got an idea on what to do. Most important thing is to watch what my orchid is doing. Thanks a lot & for sure will always follow your channel.
@@elizabethdasigan4001 Have you tried using rain water, or are you in the city with acid rain 🌧? Rain water here in rural South Carolina works great for my indoor plants.
Lizette Alfaro there are several reasons a Phalaenopsis won’t bloom. Could be not enough light. Could be it needs to be repotted because the media it’s growing in is old. With Phals many need a cooling off period to induce blooms. A period of time when the night time temperatures drop below it’s normal day time temperatures. It also could be a nutrient deficiency. I added seaweed to my fertilizer routine over a year ago and a few that had not spiked for a while responded and spiked.
Well if it has no roots or leaves 😬 it’s usually not a good sign, however, I have saved an orchid with no leaves and good roots and an orchid with no roots but has leaves. If anything is green or somewhat healthy, rescue is possible it just takes time and patience.
I am sorry to hear your plants having difficulty, some rescues do take months to get new roots. I have a video on how to rescue Phalaenopsis, if you have a chance check it out it may be helpful.
It’s always good to consider your personal environment when deciding how to grow your plants, good instincts! I live in NY so my plants don’t get as hot, Florida is much different from NY so you would do things a little differently in your hotter climate 👍🏻
Seriously the best , most informative , encouraging video I have seen on full and semi water culture!!! Thank you so much!!!! I started the semi technique. Trying to save my oldest orchid from the grocery store... I had her for a little over half a year ... I wasn’t the best plant mom to her at first .... I didn’t know anything about plants... but thanks to covid I am now doing everything to keep her and her new sister happy along with some more house plants, carnivorous plants and succulents!!! I am learning every day and getting better everyday because of people like you! Thank you!!! Really dived into plants since the beginning of covid and I am addicted now ! Definitely listening to the silent voices of my little babies!
So happy to hear you are successful in rescuing your babies! We were all not the best plant moms at first but we learn and get better! I’m happy you have something else to think about and care for during this pandemic. It has certainly kept me in a better frame of mind! Thanks so much for watching and for sharing your story with me!
Ive been growing orchids since 12/2019..I rescued a phal frome home depot.She was by the doors where the cold air was on and off the plant stand that she was trapped on..and it was so cold!! (Long island,N.Y.) she was a mere 5bucks..she was ice cold,2 spikes with no signs of life ,mushy floppy leaves no plant id,and half her medium was on the floor.Well i took her home and put her in my living room with some christmas cactus for company and let her warm up for a day.Next day removed all her medium and she had a plug strangulating her roots..they were very dry but still were firm.I clipped off all dead ones and picked out a nice crystal glass for since all i had were plastic pots and were either2big or 2 small..i put room temp water in glass (i keep milk jugs of water to water all my house plants bc it has chlorine) so i propped up her leaves on rim of glass and set her in the south window..and waited about 4 days and named her hope,hope she would live.And she did! Her leaves became full and hard again..so wen you have mushy leaves you have to set them up so when she finally drinks they take on a better shape,other wise they will be bent.
Hope has now grown 2 more leaves and has a healthy root system and is in water. I learned all this by watching this channel..
I now have 45 rescues..the supermarkets mark them way down after the main bloom time in store 3 to 3 weeks...then they throw them out!! So every time i grocery shop i bring home new ones..i now have mini phals also.
I have also discovered that some of my girls like larger vessels than others,and i choose ones that have wide mouths for air flow.
All my phals are in water with glass marbles on the bottom .
I give them all names and keep a journal with pics also.since december all but 5 have bloomed..and it was a surprise since none had flowers or ids.
So everything i have accomplished with my girls is from watching this channel and being patient..I am so thankful for you sharing all your knowledge and wonderful pictures !!
You gave me so much..and all during this pandemic i had my girls to keep me busy and i joined the orchids society . So with my knowledge of your teaching im going to try the monkey faced Dracula's!! THANK YOU SO MUCH@
Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I get so emotional when I am able to help someone! I know my plants have gotten me through some really tough times and I am so glad yours have been able to do the same for you during this crisis!
If there’s any way I can be of further assistance I am only to glad to help and I laughed out loud when you mentioned how many you now have! They certainty are addictive right!??! And how amazing that you are saving these plants from being thrown away!
I wish you continued success and happiness growing your orchid babies!
@@freidafree810 What a wonderful story Freida. I’m all in favour of saving plants no matter the type but orchids all the more because I absolutely adore them. I get rather disappointed when stores want to just dispose of them and often wish they would have them on a table with a sign “help yourself to these plants” then people like us could save a whole lot more. I know it sounds a bit fanciful but I think they have a hide charging for almost dead plants. Anyway, enjoy your orchid journey and good luck with your plants.
Just got two phals from home depot 2 days ago. First time taking care of orchids so I’ve been binge watching these videos.
I'm doing something wrong or alot wrong!!!😢 I have two leaves that are splitting at the end and leaf that is wrinkling. I have it in Bark hoping it would help, but it hasn't 😢
Wow ❤ your comments gave hope. I have 4 of my beautiful orchids struggling. I found this Chanel about 2 days ago and I’m going to put my self to work following this great information. Thank you 🙏🏼 for sharing
Wow!!!! Superb video and instructions. ThNk you. Wish I could buy you a thank you dinner. You have covered vital points that others have missed..
So glad you enjoyed it ☺️
I found your video last year an gave this method a try and absolutely love it. I wanted to give it some time before I left a comment. Since I started this method I'm getting new leaves an stems. Thank you for sharing.
I am learning a lot about water culture. Thanks. I am following also Orquiplanet that grows orchids in bark, very good site too.
I live in Las Vegas and noticed that my orchids did better when I put them in containers with no drainage and let the water just dry up. Going to try full water culture now - great video! thanks!!!
bryum so glad if I was able to help! I wish you all the best with your plants!
Helpful and will help the lifetime of our orchids - my relatives children are grown so her children are now her orchids so I showed her this video and it will help with the way she will care for them.
Thank you for saving our orchid babies.
Great video, I totally agree with your coments.
Since I grow my orchids in water they do very very well, beautiful blooms, they started in february/March and flowers are still in the plants!
And as you said, each orchid is different.
Wow! what a great video ❤ Thankyou . I have two phals that I have put in water and one that has been suffering for a while in the pot , they both have roots plump and green now and new shoots starting to pop out 👏
Paula from Mexico. I just love this video. I like the glasses, wine glasses. My house is 70 at night, daytime is 80, not over. Winter November to February, it is colder. 50 night, 80 days. Hot time is only April, May. 3, but in my house naturally does not go over 80.
Thanks again for sharing your wisdom. Glad to know my one root wonders may pull through.
hello there, often get to watch you as a faithful subscriber, so very pleased with this video, you have a wonderful encouraging voice.. Well I was just about to give up orchids: two main disasters last February, 7 phals died in a row because of a massive triple infestation and they had been big healthy plants with 2-3 stems + fat roots everywhere but I couldn’t save them;
then the oncidiums started too so I thought ok my father was a perfect gardener and I’m not, I’ll go back to painting.. but one formerly strong phal (my favourite and oldest) perked up when in despair one night I plonked her root tips in water for a last chance option. Had never dared use water culture because of the great experts who would say that no, not possible it has to only bark. Anyway the poor phal struggled but one big fat root appeared! The oncidiums by that time were wrinkled with yellow leaves, black rhizomes, brownish roots etc. I was getting a bit sick of the whole affair, so in despair I decided they needed water and that was 3 wks ago (used the on/off method) and guess what new baby green roots are sprouting and new baby pseudobulbs too with nice new green leaves, can hardly believe my eyes.
They were last chance cases too! but in fact they do like water after all. But you hit the nail on the head!! You can check the roots which means avoiding that sickening process of pulling out smelly mushy roots from the pot and having to cut them off, then you get to the leaf eating stage and then they die, yucks.
So thank you 100 times, watching plants is 3/4 of the job and I am reverting back to my orchid pleasure ..
Hope you’ll help us out with a video on a basic feeding regimen.
yes, it’s June thank God and there’s a warm pleasant sunshine till 8 pm, waiting for your next video, :)))
Wow what a journey you’ve had! Thank you so much for sharing it with me! I am so very glad your orchids have turned a corner and are going to make it! How rewarding after all the struggles you went through!
I could NEVER grow in bark! I tried for years and killed everything! I love the front row seat I have now to my orchids true state of health. No more worrying what’s going on in the pot. I can fix problems right at the beginning.
Now my challenge is this, stop buying them so I can continue to give each one the personalized care they deserve!
Thank you so much for commenting and for watching! Happy growing!
Another excellent video, Danielle!👍
ThreeRivers thanks so much 😊
💚You are so right on everything!!!💚Orchids have their own individual spunk, lol😅. My very first phal (peaches) from three years ago hasn't bloomed yet😳tons of roots, air roots and leaves but NO SPIKES! All of my other 19 phals have spiked and bloomed in my care. I've noticed using Cal-Mag keeps my leaves stiff and green. I use 20 drops per gallon of filtered water. Looking forward to the Oncidium video.👍 I'm the one from Arizona🌵with the new Sharry Baby with wound up roots😳I just couldn't get any of her inner moss out without chopping roots so I just wrapped NZ spaghum moss around her and potted her in an airy orchid pot🤔... I'm puzzled. Btw...this was an amazing video. Thank you sooooo much!👍
Individual spunk! That's great!
I have had one or two phals hold out on me too. Not sure why they won't bloom, healthy plant, same food and conditions as the others. Guess I just haven't figured them out yet!
I remember unpotting my Sharry baby I was still finding moss for weeks it seems. It gets so tightly packed it's so difficult to get it all out. It takes time.
Thanks so much for watching!
Great info!!! I may gradually try this again. I may have been trying to introduce them too fast. Wish I had known about this when I first tried water culture. Thanks loads!
I have just came across this it was an answer to my question thank you 😊
I have a few phals, I left one in the bark it came with, put one in leca(clay balls) and grew the other 4 in water. This was 3 years ago. The ones in water are still alive and flowering. The one in bark died. The one in leca is hanging on but I had to take it out of the leca as it's roots were rotting. It is now in water. I did find with one of the phals it didn't produce much new roots, so I got some of that plastic netting you buy oinions or oranges in and put it around the roots (loosly) I think just something touching the roots instead of them just hanging might encourage more root growth, any way it has produced more roots now.
That was very clever of you, I have found some Phalaenopsis look to grab hold of something as well, the netting is a good idea. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much. I love your collection!
I do, too! 🎉 😊
Thank you so much! 😍Love your videos and plants. Learnd a lot from you. All my orchids are in FWC now, some are loosing the roots, but growing new ones. None of them grow the roots from old roots, all of them from the stem. It's a bit strange for me. You mentioned it right , all of them are different with different needs of water level and just we need to observe them. Thanks!
I am glad your plants are growing well and that you were able to figure out what each one needs! Happy growing!
Very nice and instructive video. Take care 😘
please continue to share your knowledge my oncidiums are in terrible shape
Maria Lopez I will do a video on my Oncidiums next for you.
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 thank you from🌵I really need some help on Oncidium's too!
beautiful knowledge
Thank you so much! This video was very helpful ⚘🌷
So informative and helpful. Thank you! ❤🌺
I love love love all your genuine videos❤️❤️❤️
I agree that all orchids have their own individual personalities!!
My question is … my water culture orchids would be doing great , out of the clear blue sky, leaves start turning yellow from the stem and moved to the tip and fell off…. Then all the leaves fell off… and the crown turned black BUT the roots are still beautiful and healthy
Why? I am so heart broken
Please help
Thanks!
I brought some Better Gro bag orchids to experiment with water culture. I used Leca but didn’t have much success I guess because I was using the pots with drainage holes on the bottom and not slotted pots and other factors.
Sometimes it takes time to figure out what works best for you and your environment. Experiments are a good idea!
A thousand thanks for this info
I really wish there was a love emoji for this!!! I've tried water culture for my orchid's.but found because of high humidity here in the uk,my roots have developed fungi growth😔 I've used hydrogen peroxide to try fix it,but with no luck at all😔 I've a few mini phals st the minute,which had lost all their roots😔 which i have sat over the top of an open bottle with water beneath,which are now growing new roots.but some the leaves are so leathery as a result😔 this makes me so sad!! but doing all i can to save them!!
I've lost a few orchid's due to not repotting after i purchased them.and also purchased some with already steam rot😔 much to my disgust!! I've only been collecting since 2019,and watching your video's and miss orchid girl's video's I've learned so much!! So i thank you from the bottom of my heart for all video's and information Danielle!!! I just love your channel❤💋
Lisa Williams how sweet of you to say! I'm so pleased if I've been able to be of help to you!
Sounds like you are doing a great job with your rescues! Leathery leaves can be the sign roots are coming though so don't give up hope!
Thanks for watching and happy growing!
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 Danielle thank you so much for your advice!! Just love your channel as a result!! I'll keep tuning in🤚🤚🤚❤💋 your words are so encouraging!!! Mwah xx
Newby here. Very informative.
Very very nice video!!!!
Oh dear! 😅 I have a video scheduled in 2 days scraping the surface of WC! I’m so glad you made this video!! Can I link this to my video because I reference your channel again in that video. I’m thinking of growing my new Renanthera monachica in WC. I love how you explain things ... it’s going to help one of my friends who is fascinated by the WC growing method. Thank you so much! 👍🏼
Ninja_Orchids of course I would consider it and honor to have you mention my channel! Thanks for watching! If you have suggestions for items of interest I didn't cover please let me know!
Danielle's Orchid Ranch 👏🏼👏🏼⚡️🤗👍🏼 thank you and I will definitely take you up on that offer! 🌸
Great video🌷💓👍
And let me tell you that you are AWESOME, Thank you fir yourrinfo
Thank you Martha 😊
What food do you recommend for a phalaenopsis that's new to water culture?
Have you done a video on how to switch them properly? I mean how to transition them without killing them. Because I have 2 phalinopsis one in really bad shape no roots and one that seems ok. I just think water would help them.
Love all your tips. Thank you. I have a lot of rescuered plants which are doing well But is there a book with picture that. I can find out thair names. Loved this one on water. Keep up .the good work. Annette from Ireland 🇨🇮
Unfortunately many hybrids don’t have names. Do I usually name them myself 😁
Thank you very much for sharing
Sue Bessarabov thank you for watching!
Sometimes a change in the temperature can cause unexpected things in how your orchids behave. I am not using an AC this summer (we live in a condo building). I don't wanna let shared air enter our apartment because I have an immune-compromised child. Better safe than sorry! The warmer temperatures caused yellowing of the leaves in 2 of my orchids.
Sirene 74 I too am not using an AC for them this year and some of my blooms have suffered but I am running the fan constantly and occasionally the humidifier, this seems to help.
What water do u use to grow them
So pretty I'm very jealous.
ThNk you for a great video. I’m going to try semi water culture and am nervous that it won’t make it 😞
For slowly transitioning how do you suggest you start? Just the tip of one root for a few days? Then leave out to dry and do the same thing for a month. Then add a bit more water? I want to make sure I’m doing the right thing.. ty
How & what do you feed the orchids?
Great video!
Excellent advice! Everything Will grow better if it is treated individually and not growth using all with cookie cutter group cultural advise
hi, i went to water culture for 3 wks now. because i feel sad for my orchids when they got a white sticky bugs. giving a good sun light sunrise and diy fertilizer like egg, rice water and water rain. i am using distilled water. not to get too much acid from tap water. hopefully they will catch up...
Excellent video!!! I have tried water culture with some of the phals and must say a few do really well, other not so but i have no patience with them most because i am afaird of them dying on me and i dont know about winter does the water have to be warm I live in a very warm Country during the winter I live in Athens Greece it rarely get below 10 - 12 c, but our homes are cool in the winter , mine is about 19 c. So even if the do well i keep them in lecca in self watering but i would love to be able to do water culture.Again thanks for sharing and have a great day.
I keep them in water in the winter I just make sure the level is not high. Phalaenopsis usually don't mind colder temperatures in the winter. Some of them actually require a cold snap to bloom. So far as long as I keep the water level low no root loss in winter.
Thanks for watching!
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 Ok thanks and will try again. I get it i should listen to my orchids.
My orchid had mushy roots but had the inner string like - can I keep them and put in water?
Hope your feeling better?
Love your videos, so informative, the helpful hints, your knowledge. And your presentation is as if talking with a friend.
Thank you
Dot
Hello mam. I am happy that I got all details on your video😍 I was just wondering how often we change water or will just add water with the old water😌
I change the water and clean most of the containers once a week
Danielle's Orchid Ranch thank you 😊
What kind of fertilizer do you use? How often do you fertilizer?
Do you ever fully spray the roots with water. The tops of the roots or white or grey with green in the bottom of the vase. I always tempted to pour water over them on watering day.?
I actually do take the Phalaenopsis out every other week and clean the vases and rinse the roots. So satisfying when they all turn green. It's also a good time to check for rotting roots and other potential problems.
Happy growing!
Do you cut the flower spikes?
How often do you fertilize your Phals and do you clean off algae from the roots?
I have a phalaenopsis that got a bad sun burn and i cut the leaves off, it is dry, i put in water because the roots are still healthy, because my country does not spaghum moss, can i use cocoa moss to add in the water. This program is very good
So you use tap water or rain water or distilled water?
Paula from Mexico. 68 years young, I am. I have 4 Phaleonopsis that I have been having problems with. So I went out to get a few glasses, I am putting them through dishwasher first. I depotted them, cleaned them off. Let them dry 2 days. Two ??’s. Is the water, fertilized water always? And those that are doing good do you pour the fertilizer water over all the roots, and have a certain leave for each?? Or do you fill up each for a certain time, then drain them. Does the plants fall out of the glasses? I have about 50 orchids.
What about fertilizing?
Paula from Mexico. If you see a dead root, do you take care of right away and then put back???
Yes if I see a dead root I take care of it right away.
Do you fertilize these plants and if so, how?
Love your videos. Very informative. I learned a lot about water culture from your videos. Thank you so much.. :)
Please post a new video on Oncidium and water culture.. I bought 4 new oncidiums and wanna grow them in water culture.. please I need beginner advice.. :)
I posted an Oncidium video today! Enjoy
First of all- You are awesome!
My question- how long do you do the 1 full day of water therapy - then 1 week dry therapy? And so on
When/how to cut a branch after blooming…which orchids rebloom on old stems? Thank you!
Hi. Do you have any advice on growing an orchid seed in water culture? This video was amazing by the way.
Thank you! Unfortunately I have never grown an orchid from a seed before so I don’t have advice. I have grown seedlings though and they do quite well in water culture.
9:55 Thank you for your abundance of knowledge of info! Knew about growing in water but have learned a lot from your videos! Have one that hasn’t bloomed in two years want to introduce this method to it! Can’t wait to see the results!
What do u feed them and how
March 27, 2:18pm. I have a gifted orchid that gave beautiful flowers, probably overwatered it, and now it has no leaves and a very poor root system that I just two days ago started to try to revive. Can it possibly recover with no leaves? Or should I not bother?
So, you don’t give them clean water ,just add a little bit at a time? I notice the water are green , and that’s why I ask.
The water looks green because of the reflection of the green roots. My water looked green as soon as I first started even though it was completely fresh.
I'll look at some of her other videos too and some orchids are extremely dramatic with algey and will not handle it.
Every once in a while you do have to clean out the jar
I know roots done like to be wet cold. I will have to use a propane heater for my living room.
Exalent
Do you keep them in water all the time or do you take them out of the water every few days?
Do you use tap water right out of the tap, or do you let the water sit for 24 hours to get rid of the chlorine or do you use bottled water? My tap water is very hard and am thinking this may be a problem.
bryum hard tap water is very challenging, our last home I chose to use distilled water because I felt it was to hard. At our current home we have well water with a TDS of around 63 so I don't have that problem. I have noticed though that the complete lack of chlorine is allowing my algae to grow more vigorously, lol so it's a trade off.
Hi I'm a beginner growing water culture orquidas no success help pls
Do you put a small amount of fertilizer in the water?
How do you stop the algae please?😊
Try a teaspoon of bleach to a gallon of rain water.
What kind of fertilizer?
What type of feed. I have never fed her.
So i got a hybrid Phalenopisis (minature) she finished blooming and i removed thr root stem. I repotted her and she had two viable roots. So i soaked her base and live roots in a chooped up fresh aloe sprig. In 15 days, whe started a new flower stem. Then one other root died, now thr stalk is drying up 😢. I have one root and four VERY GREEN ,l slightly dehydrated. Leaves. Now i dont know what to do. I hava a pink grow light on her and i soaked her tip in water. Hopefully some toots will come quickly 🙏
Unfortunately, orchid recovery is a relatively long process. However, they will recover you just have to be patient. You are on the right track with soaking her. Please check out my video about rescuing Phalaenopsis orchids. I think it will help you. ua-cam.com/video/xxKa__1VF-s/v-deo.htmlsi=nPws6jr9313tmp0P
Danielle, so do you take them out of pots, keep them dry and only then introduce to water culture?
I do slowly introduce them to water culture because they are used to a different growing environment. As with anything acclimating them to their new environment is the best way to prevent them from being shocked.
Thanks for this! What ppm do you feed your phals vs. Your oncidiums? Do you vary it by season?
Iknowwwwww I do vary by season, summer they get more.
Phalaenopsis usually get just under 300 ppm and oncidiums get under 200, usually around 175.
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 so helpful, thank you!!!
Hey Danielle, Great video! I want to dip my toes into water culture (pun intended😉) on a few of my Phals., that are in media. I usually water them when the roots are dry. Should i do semi WC before going full WC to train the roots? Also I'm used to giving them feed all the time with my watering. Should I use the same fertilizer mix, at the same ratio, as I have in the past with WC? Thanks!
Starting with SWC sounds like a good choice! Some say you shouldn't fertilize transitioning orchids but honestly I do. I think as long as your feed level isn't really high you should be fine.
Thanks for watching and I wish you every success!
So what and how do you feed orchids with water culture?
What do u feed orchids?
What do you feed your plants in water culture
Thank you for the valuable information. What kind of food do you recommend?
I’m going to try to get a fertilizer video filmed this week!
Can you please tell me what you feed your plants
I use an MSU fertilizer along with Calcium-Nitrate and kelp. I will be making another video about this soon
Hello Danielle, I love your videos! Can I ask you how you behave with phals that loose all their roots? I have one bought recently that lost all roots and her leaves are still green but very floppy. My environment is dry all year round even in winter and now very hot. Should I put her in water? And what level as she has no roots? For the moment I have her in spagnum moss but nothing is happening. Sorry about all the questions, basically I just would like to know the level of water and if to put her straight in water or give her some dry days, even though I don't think it would be good in my environment, I am afraid she will die for good. Also how long do I have to wait before I see if it is working more or less? Pls help if you can, I'd really appreciate it. 💖💖💖
I do have a video on rescuing Phalaenopsis which may be helpful. Think when I am done with this series of videos I may do another video on this subject but in the meantime if you have time check that video out.
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 thank you I will, hopefully I will find my answer.
Good evening. I just watched your video and I would like to know how to begin transferring my orchids from its original soil to water and what. Kind of water are you putting your orchids in? I am very interested in having my orchids grow with water. I had just planted my limp orchids into moss. Please advise. Thank you and your orchids are Beautiful!
Thank so much for watching, I actually have a video all about transitioning to water culture ua-cam.com/video/rts4be1VwW0/v-deo.html
I hope you have a chance to check it out!
I have an orchid that has stems on it. After it stopped blooming, the stem stayed green and now other plants are grown up that long stem. What do I do with it? It's going to get too heavy for that stem to hold it
You could add a stake to the pot and connect the stem to the stake to stabilize it
Hi Danielle what do you use for your plant food in water c
I am currently using an MSU fertilizer by First Rays and KelpMax
In general how often do you feed your orchid and with what
In general I usually feed them once a week for for three weeks and then do a plain water flush the 4th week.
Fertilize??
I broke off the stem of the fire. What should I do cut it off and let it have a little bit of water
I have unfortunately broken a few flower spikes myself 😬 if there are still some nodes left on the spike, it might try to bloom from that. I would just leave it and see what the orchid does. If it turns brown and dies back, you’ll know that that spike is not going to bloom.
Hi Danielle just started water culture but the water turns green. What does that mean? Is it ok or do l change the water often. Thank you for your tips. I enjoy watching your video.
I change my water once a week. The green in your water is most likely algae.
Either change your water more frequently or use containers that are not clear. Algae need light to grow.
Thanks and have a great day.
How do you fertilize orchids in water culture?
Just add the fertilizer to the water
I never believe that orchid can grow in water only unless you show us the viedo.But I don,t know do you feed them only NPK20-20-20 or something other than that.Pl. share it with us so that we can try your method.Thank you.
Golok Pal I posted a fertilizing video recently! It should answer any questions you may have about how I feed my orchids. Thanks for watching!
Hi Danielle, thanks for your video. I learned a lot since I am a beginner to water culture. I actually use semi water culture that is 2 days in H20 5 days dry. Wanna know if you can use boiled water (cooled down before use) for phals & also does it have to do with the size of the container to be able to grow in water? Actually, I just started SWC a month ago and happy to say I saved one orchid that is almost dying just for a month. It’s now having new roots and a leaf is coming out. I was amazed to learn that decaying roots can be saved by removing only the rotten velamin. Thank you for the info & am happy with my orchids right now.
I'm so glad to hear you are having success with your orchids!
Most people prefer SWC and I'm sure the plants are going to do well!
I would imagine you could use room temperature water that had been boiled. Are you boiling it to remove something from it that you are afraid to give your plants?
The size of the container is based on the size of the plant and what it's doing, you want to make sure there's plenty of room for air circulation. Also if there are new growths you may have to give the growth extra room because some growths if the hit the side of the vase will stop growing.
Like I always say if you keep watching them you'll know what you need to adjust.
Wishing you the best with your plants!
Danielle's Orchid Ranch Hi Danielle. I boiled my water to remove chemicals like chlorine that was added to it & salt since it’s tap and also use to filter it with Brita filter. It helps me a lot with your container advice & now I got an idea on what to do. Most important thing is to watch what my orchid is doing. Thanks a lot & for sure will always follow your channel.
@@elizabethdasigan4001 Have you tried using rain water, or are you in the city with acid rain 🌧? Rain water here in rural South Carolina works great for my indoor plants.
Please help, your orchids are beautiful... my orchids are nice and green but no flowers at all!!! Please help!!
Lizette Alfaro there are several reasons a Phalaenopsis won’t bloom. Could be not enough light. Could be it needs to be repotted because the media it’s growing in is old.
With Phals many need a cooling off period to induce blooms. A period of time when the night time temperatures drop below it’s normal day time temperatures.
It also could be a nutrient deficiency. I added seaweed to my fertilizer routine over a year ago and a few that had not spiked for a while responded and spiked.
How to fertilize the plants?
Please watch one of my videos about fertilizer.
❤
How do you know when your orchid is dead and beyond saving?
Well if it has no roots or leaves 😬 it’s usually not a good sign, however, I have saved an orchid with no leaves and good roots and an orchid with no roots but has leaves. If anything is green or somewhat healthy, rescue is possible it just takes time and patience.
My phals would not produce new roots. And she looks super dehydrated. I’ve been trying to convert her since december
I am sorry to hear your plants having difficulty, some rescues do take months to get new roots. I have a video on how to rescue Phalaenopsis, if you have a chance check it out it may be helpful.
Thank you! 😊
I live in Florida and they're in my balcony,I'm scared to live them without water
It’s always good to consider your personal environment when deciding how to grow your plants, good instincts! I live in NY so my plants don’t get as hot, Florida is much different from NY so you would do things a little differently in your hotter climate 👍🏻
How often do you change the water?
Once a week
Thank you Danielle. I just transferred my first phal to water culture. So far she seems to like her new living quarters.
Awesome! Enjoy watching her grow!