Very informative video and perfect timing since I placed my first online order last week and for 12 cattleyas. Here are some of them: • L. purpurata sanguinea • C. Louis Chaton (percivaliana `Summit' x trianaei `Cashen's' FCC/AOS) (1898 Remake) • Cattleya Lacey Michelle Matherne (1765) • Lc. Ken Stromsland 'Eric' • Rlc. Kalim Smith's Kahelelani 'Volcano Queen' • Bc. Rustic Spots 'H&R' (Bc. Richard Mueller x C. Landate) I'll have to examine them more closely before making any decisions on repotting. 2:10 Not sponsored. 😆
I have been using a mix of bark and scoria gravel, and a very small amount of potting mix. My plants seem much happier now than they were in a mostly bark mix. Scoria won’t break down, so should keep the mix aerated for a lot longer…hopefully.
@@thenaturecompany I use a tiny amount of potting mix, I guess about 3%. I think it provides a very small amount of broken down material in an otherwise barren media, and not enough to clogg it up, especially with the big air spaces created by scoria (lava rock ha ha). My theory is it provides more diverse microfauna which is more natural and probably a more balanced micro ecosystem. I think this provides some nutrients for the orchids, and it helps to keep harmful microfauna in check. I thought long and hard before I did this! My plants are very happy in this mix, (I am not 100% certain because of my mix or despite my mix).
I can understand now why you used it there could be some good mycorrhizal fungi , it is so interesting to see how different people grow their orchids . Thanks for your insights.
Awesome content, as always!! I have some ‘just a little larger than seedling’ sized Cattleyas that are growing nicely. I got them in December and they are still in their initial seedling sized pots. I haven’t done all the necessary research into them, because I knew they needed to be bigger before any changes are made but this is a definite assist in what I need to know. You are awesome!!😎 💯🤗👍🪴👏🏻👏🏻
they are so forgiving if we just give them a chance lol too often we remove root volume when they need it and then expect them to be beautiful for us 😉
Great informative video! Thank you!! If my bifoliates are showing new root groth now, but it coming into winter with shorter days, should I still repot, or wait until spring? I feel like if i wait, my plant will be past it's time with new root growth.
if the new roots are coming do the repot now , the bifoliate Cattleya are less season dependant for repotting and rather when your plant is rooting is the best time . 👍
We have started to move a lot of them into inorganic media like leca recently but often i still add some bark as during tomes of the year our humidity levels get low and the media would dry out too quickly . lava rock is not easy to come by here
What a great video! I have seen one very popular lady here, saying you should cut off all old roots in catleya's when you repot them - as they will die anyways. Is that true? And also, I noticed you said to cut roots - wil they not die if you cut them?
no this is not true , I only trim roots that have been growing in the air for a long time and are now not going to adapt to the dark wetter environment a pot will give the roots that I trim will start to branch and grow . If you do cut off all the roots you have to be certain you are repotting the cattleya at the right time or your plant will struggle for a long time . I hope this helps
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Happy Cattleya make Happy orchid parents
Happy flowering too
Highly informative video and thank you.
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Very informative video and perfect timing since I placed my first online order last week and for 12 cattleyas.
Here are some of them:
• L. purpurata sanguinea
• C. Louis Chaton (percivaliana `Summit' x trianaei `Cashen's' FCC/AOS) (1898 Remake)
• Cattleya Lacey Michelle Matherne (1765)
• Lc. Ken Stromsland 'Eric'
• Rlc. Kalim Smith's Kahelelani 'Volcano Queen'
• Bc. Rustic Spots 'H&R' (Bc. Richard Mueller x C. Landate)
I'll have to examine them more closely before making any decisions on repotting.
2:10 Not sponsored. 😆
🤣I wish they would sponsor me lol those $ go a long way here in South Africa 🤣 It looks like you have got a lot of beauty coming your way . A nice mix
I have been using a mix of bark and scoria gravel, and a very small amount of potting mix. My plants seem much happier now than they were in a mostly bark mix. Scoria won’t break down, so should keep the mix aerated for a lot longer…hopefully.
I had to google what scoria gravel was lol , you are using potting media in with your cattleya ?
@@thenaturecompany I use a tiny amount of potting mix, I guess about 3%. I think it provides a very small amount of broken down material in an otherwise barren media, and not enough to clogg it up, especially with the big air spaces created by scoria (lava rock ha ha). My theory is it provides more diverse microfauna which is more natural and probably a more balanced micro ecosystem. I think this provides some nutrients for the orchids, and it helps to keep harmful microfauna in check. I thought long and hard before I did this! My plants are very happy in this mix, (I am not 100% certain because of my mix or despite my mix).
I can understand now why you used it there could be some good mycorrhizal fungi , it is so interesting to see how different people grow their orchids . Thanks for your insights.
Great video shared it with all my orchid friends
Thanks for watching
Awesome content, as always!! I have some ‘just a little larger than seedling’ sized Cattleyas that are growing nicely. I got them in December and they are still in their initial seedling sized pots. I haven’t done all the necessary research into them, because I knew they needed to be bigger before any changes are made but this is a definite assist in what I need to know. You are awesome!!😎 💯🤗👍🪴👏🏻👏🏻
Glad again it was good timing for you , it took me a long time to figure out why my yellow cattleyas struggled to flower
Yellow Catts have always been difficult to flower. Now I know why ❤
Very true! thanks for watching
Great information on these beauties, b/c than can be a bit tricky at repot time!
they are so forgiving if we just give them a chance lol too often we remove root volume when they need it and then expect them to be beautiful for us 😉
Excellent content👍🏼
Glad you think so! Thank you so much for your saying so really appreciate it 🫂
Very useful video
Glad you think so!
Great informative video! Thank you!! If my bifoliates are showing new root groth now, but it coming into winter with shorter days, should I still repot, or wait until spring? I feel like if i wait, my plant will be past it's time with new root growth.
if the new roots are coming do the repot now , the bifoliate Cattleya are less season dependant for repotting and rather when your plant is rooting is the best time . 👍
Thanks for the vid
Any time!
Interesting information on yellow (ish) Catts as I have a few. Do you grow any of your Catts in inorganic media like lava rock?
We have started to move a lot of them into inorganic media like leca recently but often i still add some bark as during tomes of the year our humidity levels get low and the media would dry out too quickly . lava rock is not easy to come by here
What a great video! I have seen one very popular lady here, saying you should cut off all old roots in catleya's when you repot them - as they will die anyways. Is that true? And also, I noticed you said to cut roots - wil they not die if you cut them?
no this is not true , I only trim roots that have been growing in the air for a long time and are now not going to adapt to the dark wetter environment a pot will give the roots that I trim will start to branch and grow . If you do cut off all the roots you have to be certain you are repotting the cattleya at the right time or your plant will struggle for a long time . I hope this helps
@@thenaturecompany great information - thank you so much, I have been doing it all wrong, stunning my plants!
Love you boss. Boss, you work so hard to upload videos every day on your channel, but the views, live, comments, shares of each of your videos are very less. So, I want to share it in your target location, to the targeted customer, to the target and to my friends. I want to talk to you about this.
I appreciate that
@@thenaturecompany Can I share your channel in targeted locations, to targeted audiences and organically among my friends?
Do a vid on unifoliate/monofoliate and bifurcated cattleya
Thanks will do.
If you update some content of your videos and channel perfectly and promote organically. But 100% your channel will go to a good position. So, if you don't mind. Can we talk about this?
Thanks for watching .