Debunking Algae Myths | Is
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2022
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Algae on orchid roots and leaves, good or bad? I say algae is good for orchid roots and bad for orchid leaves, but why? Why is algae considered bad for orchid roots or orchid leaves? And how to get rid of algae on orchid roots safely, if that is what you choose to do? How to get rid of algae on orchid leaves, if that is what you choose to do? Algae helps orchids. The many benefits of algae on orchid roots! Ever spotted green growth on your orchid roots and panicked? You're not alone! Many believe algae is a sign of trouble for orchids, but is it truly harmful? In this comprehensive video, we debunk the myths surrounding algae and reveal the surprising truth: algae can actually be beneficial for your orchid!
Discover why:
Algae doesn't harm healthy roots: Learn how it thrives on external factors, not the plant itself.
Algae can even be helpful: It absorbs nutrients and contributes to a balanced ecosystem.
Focus on the real threats: We'll discuss true signs of root rot and how to address them.
Learn to care for your orchid the right way: Discover essential tips for healthy root growth.
Stop stressing and start thriving! This video will equip you with the knowledge to confidently care for your orchids and understand the importance of a balanced ecosystem.
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I am so glad someone else said it. I grow lots of different plants - aside from orchids - in clear pots, A cover pot limits the algae and provides that darkness they like but I also get the benefit of seeing the root growth.
I’m always very happy to have a little algae in my pots because of all the reasons you mention. I know my substrate/pot is healthy when there is algae present. In all the years I’ve been growing houseplants, I’ve never had the algae become a detrimental issue, most likely due to my climate. I see it as a welcome benefit. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge on algae. I feel more people should be less afraid of it 🌿💚
HI Sharon 😍💐 yes!! Bring on the algae!! I have never had issues with algae either, and well... if people find it unsightly, then don't grow epiphytes is all I can say! It is all part and parcel of growing epiphytes and the older a root is the more algae it is going to get. Everyone loves orchids in their natural habitat... well... *cough have they looked at the roots? 😅 I just don't get the train of thought! Thank YOU for confirming your experience with algae presence, in your comment! People just need to get over it, or... don't grow epiphytes 😬 sorry! But I read your comment and I thought just how refreshing it was 👍🏼 hope you had yourself a fabulous day! Thank you for watching, Sharon 🌸
Hate, hate, hate algae in my orchid containers ( I grow mainly s/h in leca ) and the algae grows so fast when using glass containers. But my orchids don’t mind it - it’s MY problem! I do slide the plant out and clean the glass because I just can’t stand it, but it doesn’t seem to affect the plant….. that’s the beauty of growing in leca! Thanks for this video - I do feel better about it!
Rennee, hi 😍💐 welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so.. first of all, a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here 🙌🏼 I really appreciate it! I used to have issues with algae in my containers as well, until I understood what the benefits of it actually were, and seeing as our cases don't get extreme in repotting etc, I just accepted it for what it is. Love me leca 🙃 I have a weird relationship with leca 😂😂 thank YOU so much for watching this video, and for leaving me a comment with your thoughts and feedback 🤗 I hope you had a fabulous day and, once again, welcome! 🤗🌸
Well, we were going to bring this up in our next "unpopular opinions" video, but this pretty much nails it. We have plenty of algae and it has never been a problem so far.
Hi there 🤩💐 so, you won't be making your video? Because of mine? How about, you put your video out and let me link it in the description of this one, and you can link mine in your description? Don't know if that would be of interest to you, but, I think that this video should not stop you from still doing yours... if I understood your comment correctly! 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching 😍 hope you had a wonderful Sunday 🌸
😁 Another well done chat.👍
HI Valarie 😍💐 woohoo!! I am so happy to read this, thank you, Valarie!! Also for sitting through this chat 😘 hope you are having a beautiful Saturday 🥰🌸
🦒🙌💐 Very interesting approach 👌 I love the mosses but algae are not really appealling to me 😒. I don't like to see them in my water culture glass vases, especially those filamentous algae that turn the water green. However, I have another type of algae growing on the roots of one of my Phals, they look like moss but they aren't. So, it is good to know that algae actually can release oxygen and that they are not always detrimental as some older roots get inevitably green over time. I didn't know algae could grow on leaves too. Always learning from you. Wishing you a productive nice day, hoping you wake up to a sunny warm saturday 😍🤗😘
FFF 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼♀️🥰💐 good morning, meine liebe Freundin! 🤩 I used to hate the algae forming on the sphagnum moss, just because of the unsightliness, and how quickly the moss would become useless as the algae grew into all the tight areas, but when it comes to roots... once I understood what algae actually does for them, it was a light bulb moment for me. I kept thinking of my roots in Kenya, and they were pretty much camouflaged with algae etc and if it were not for new roots posing such a contrast, it would appear that the old roots and the tree had become one. After remembering that image, I was happy to see algae on my roots and have not fussed with it anymore. Algae is constantly in a state of oxygen flatulence 🤣 (with the exception of sphagnum moss in a pot, then, it will start to commit suicide because it itself is being suffocated out of oxygen. Still, by that time, the pot needs repotting anyway... 🤷🏼♀️ so, hakuna matata! Give the orchid high humidity, steamy conditions, and algae will settle on the leaves. It is amazing to see in nature, but a no no if we get an orchid from a nursery into our collection. Nature and culture are 2 different things, so... should you get one in at some point, remove the algae in stages, if it is a bad case. Really appreciate you watching and I am glad that this video had some information that was useful, amiga! Thank you so much for watching 🥰 hope your Saturday was fabulous and wish you a wonderful start to Sunday 🌸❤️
YOU’RE A GENIUS!! I’ve had a previously bloomed Paph for 3 years that’s done nothing but slowly grow leaves. It’s in a clear pot that gets a little light on the sides! I immediately jumped up to put that pot in a tight fitting cover pot. My husband hasn’t seen me move that fast in a long time 😂. I got the Ninja vibes 😃. MERCI MILLE FOIS MA CHÉRE!
Paige 😍 hi! 🙌🏼💐 awwwhh,... shucks!! 🙃🤭 that is sweet of you to say 🥰 paphs grow slow, it is what they do ... yawn!! 😅 but, good that you found a nugget of intel in this video 👍🏼 Please give my regards to your hubby for putting up with the ninja vibes, let him know that he is also very much appreciated 🤗 and IL N'YA PAS DE QUOI, MA PETITE CHOU CHOU!❤️🌸 Thank you so much for watching 🌸 hope you had yourself a wonderful Saturday 🌸
Well researched video Nina. Congrats.
Hi Jose 🤩💐 thank you, I really appreciate your positive feedback, Jose! And for watching, thank you so much 🤗 I hope you had a fabulous Saturday and wish you a wonderful Sunday, my friend 🙃🌸
Algae feeds on excessive nutrients and such. I use my old aquarium water from water changes each month to water most of my regular houseplants and those on the balcony. Very informative video!!! 👍👍👍
Have a great weekend Nina... 👋
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Hi Robert 😍💐 I could be considered algae as well then 😂😂 I am the left overs guru 🤣🤣 well, maybe I'll pass on the old aquarium water, but... leave something in the fridge, and thank you very much! 😅 thank you for your positive feedback, Robert! Really appreciate that and thank you for watching 🌾👀🌾🙌🏼 hope your Saturday is going stellar for you! 🥰🌸
Oh my goodness!! 💖 I am so grateful for this video! I really appreciate you taking the time to shed some light on the subject!! It’s good to know that happy algae means a pleasant environment for the orchids! Since orchids can’t talk, it’s good to recognize all the signs of a happy or stressed plant! I really do appreciate this video, I feel like it was made just for me!💖🌸 I’m just a beginners , but I also adjust and grow like my orchids! Thank you for all the great information! 🌸💖
HI &yLand 🤩💐 you are very welcome! Your comment made me bring this subject up to the top... so, I am glad to read that it was 'tailor made' for you because, it kinda was 🙃 we are all beginners, and if anyone tries to tell you otherwise, then, well, *cough .... fill in the blanks! 😅 orchids rule us and teach us something every day, no matter how long anyone has grown orchids. So, welcome to the beginners' club!! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment! It is nice to get feedback like this... it helps to know that 'job done'! 😘 hope your day was fabulous 🌸
I am truly honored! You are such a fantastic person, my day is always better when I see/hear from you! You are honestly fantastic at your job! I can’t say thank you enough!!🌸💖
I hope you and your pets 🌸🐶🦩 are having a wonderful day!💖
the pets are fine, thank you for asking! I had a good day on the patio as well... (I think, time will tell 🤣) you are very very welcome, &yLand! I love the personal one on one videos that I can make. They are so much more fullfilling, than me grabbing a subject and putting a video out. As my description says... 'make this channel work for you', I really want to, one day, have more tailor made videos than my own subjects. Early days... maybe one day 🤞🏼 and well, here you are, fullfilling a wish of mine, so, I cannot be more grateful to you 🤗
YES! It's ultimately all about balance and harmony! Love it! Thanks for debunking the algae myths...I actually like the green look of the Vanda roots of my plants that grow outdoors under bamboo. It makes them look much more natural, closer to their native environments, and the orchids definitely benefit from the relationship with algae. I've never seen algae on the leaves of my orchids. Thanks again, Nina!
Hi Ann 😍💐 thank YOU so much for your comment and for watching, Ann 🤗 algae on leaves will come with orchids from nurseries that are high humidity and if they don't clean the leaves off, then you will get one in the mail with a layer of algae on it. I can think of Andy's Orchids in the US, because of how he has everything on a mount and high humidity environment, and Orchid Garden in Poland. Sometimes, their orchids arrive with algae on the leaves, because they don't clean the orchids on arrival from high humidity climates, like Malaysia and Thailand. It is nice that you have not had orchids sent to you with algae on leaves. Shows that nurseries can be bothered to go the extra mile. Hope your Saturday was fabulous 🤗🌸
Hi Nina very interesting video on this I've got it in my clear pots and really don't think it's hurting the orchids at all great video 👍😘
Hi Stephen 🥰💐 not hurting at all! Flushing etc... there is so much oxygen going on around the root system, it is just a matter of aesthetics... personally, I don't mind the algae on my roots and I hope that anyone who has issues with it, or is in doubt, will reconsider, because the benefits to the orchid outweigh our need for aesthetics. Thank you so much for watching, Stephen! Hope your Saturday was stellar 🌸😘
Very interesting video. What about the algae being acidic, isn’t that bad for the roots? I repot my orchids every 2 year’s. Bark isn’t too bad but , spagnum moss gets algae very quickly. So my orchids growing in spagnum get repotted every year. You have stored my thinking, which is a good thing. Thanks Nina for doing this video. 🤗👏🌺
Hi Shirley 😍💐 algae will only get acidic in extreme cases... and usually, unless there is a major disruption to our repotting regime, something that impedes what we normally do, there is no time for algae to get to that point in our culture. sphagnum moss being the only media, where algae can pose a problem faster, because there is no way of flushing out dead algae seeing as the moss compacts, so, in that case, the repots are done more frequently. Your repot schedule is sufficient and any algae that forms in that time period is not a problem at all, it actually helps with the oxygen gases, especially.... in the sphagnum moss where airflow is not really a given. Thank YOU so much for, once again, watching my video and leaving a comment, Shirley! I hope that you had yourself a fabulous Saturday 🌸
Thanks again Nina for the info. It's good to know which plants algae could become a problem for and so need repotting more often, but it's comforting to know most times it's not a problem. I do enjoy these informative videos, keep them coming 👌
Hi Carole 🥰💐 thank YOU so much for watching and your feedback on this video, Carole, it is very much appreciated! 90% algae is a great friend to our orchids 👍🏼 personally, I have embraced algae since I understood what I was 'looking' at and reflected on my days in Kenya, remembering what the roots looked like there. That was the lightbulb moment for me, to accept, and embrace algae for all the good that it does. I hope that your day was fabulous, Carole 🌸
Thanks!
😱🙌🏼🤸🏼♀️😍❤️THANK YOU!!!❤️🙏🏼🤸🏼♀️🙌🏼😘
Sry it’s not much, but I really do appreciate this!!
Please, do not 'go there'! You have no idea just how much this means, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!! 🥰 you are so appreciated ❤️
I’m glad I could help, even a little! 💖🌸
Thank you Nina . I learnt a lot 👏
HI GIovana 😍💐 thank YOU so much for watching and for your feedback! I am glad that this video had information that was useful 🙌🏼 hope you had yourself a wonderful Saturday, GIovana 🌸
Thank you very much for this Video,you have a great and save day also!!
Hi Ingrid 😍💐 thank YOU so much for being here, and for also watching this video, Ingrid! I hope your day was beautiful and you are settling in to a relaxing evening 🌸
Thanks for the interesting video I did not know any of that what you just told us very helpful I grew one of my orchids in a large China vase it done well but then it started growing too much moss round it and it was coming out the top so I had to get rid of it I’ve pulled some of the moss out but then the plant came out so I’ll give it a good clean up in the end still got it and still going strong but do not grow it in that sort of pot anymore put it in a see-through pot in another pot and that keeps the algae down a bit in my Froment hope you are well and we speak to you soon thanks
HI Andrea 😍💐 as long as your orchid is doing well, Andrea, that is the most important thing! I just want people to know that, apart from the aesthetics being an issue for us humans, the orchid and the roots have no difficulty living together well, with algae 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching! It was a lovely day today, even though a bit windy, which kept me busy on the patio, but... I so much prefer this to what happened a couple of weeks ago! I hope your day was beautiful 🌸
Hello nina! I just found your channel a couple days ago and I have been binging on your videos since. It is so nice to have a grower which has the same climate that I do!
I just have one question, where do you get your msu fertilizer from?, I've been trying to get some but cant seem to find anywhere to get it a decent price in spain/europe.
Thanks!!
Pau, hi 🤩💐 welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so first of all, a warm warm welcome, and thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate it! Thank you also, for watching my videos 🤗 for your positive feedback 🤗 here is a link to the company where I bought my MSU from back in 2018. tezulaplants.com/products/msu-fertilizer-13-3-15-for-tap-water-ro-rain-water. I did not get this in Europe, I had to import it from the USA. So, yes, I understand your frustration with not being able to have it in Europe... also, I had to pay import fees of 21€ back in the day, but I bought 4 bags of it in one go, so that I would not have to go through the procedure year after year. I still have one bag left... which I will be saving, because, this year I am trying out RainMix for the first time, which is supposedly the equivalent to MSU. So far, it is too early for me to say if RainMix is just as good, but, everyone I know seems to have similar results with RainMix as I had with MSU, as long as the culture of the orchid is spot on, of course. Here is the link to RainMix www.akerne-orchids.com/en/12-rain-mix from Akerne Orchids in Belgium... they happen to have fantastic quality orchids as well 🤭😉😬 let me know if this was of any help to you, Pau! I am so glad that you found my channel and that we have the same climate! No need to interpret something based on different conditions 👍🏼 thank you so much for your support here on my channel, and once again, welcome 🙌🏼🌸
OK. So this has absolutely nothing to do with the video (its a good topic but man there are a lot of people that equate algae with death, they should see my pots). I don't know why it just popped into my head, but how is the Paph gratixianum from Fernanda doing (the one you tied to the decorative coral fan)?
I also found someone to do the backsplash. Half the price. Still more than I expected but it is fine. I don't have to do it, I've seen photos of their work, they'll do a good job.
Don Miguel 🥰💐 hola jefe! The death of roots because of algae... well, I am going to be so bold to say that, if it gets to that point, then we need to find another adjective that escalates the word 'extreme'... and I would have to point the finger at the person who has root death because of algae... *cough, someone did not do their 'job' if it was the algae that killed the roots. 😬 ok, I will step down from my soap box now! 😅 the gratrixianum is doing fabulously 🦚 I will screenshot your comment, and do an update on it. For paph standards, it is growing like a weed and... 🥁🥁🥁 rooted in 💪🏼👍🏼 I am so happy to hear that you will be getting what you want, at a price that you consider acceptable, even if it is still a little pricey, but, ... this is great news, Michael! This is exciting!! One last hurdle to cover... the installation and then paaardddaaayyy 🥳🥳 🙌🏼 thank you so much for watching, amigo! Really appreciate your time and comment! Hope your Saturday was fabulous 🌸
@@NinjaOrchids there you go, a quick vid on gratrixianum. You can film it between massages. 🤪
Quick Vid yes... massages... HAPANA!! 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️😅