As a former floral merchandiser who worked inside a grocery store, I can tell you the plastic sleeves protect the flowers from the manhandling that customers give them. They also protect the orchids somewhat from the cold temps in the produce department where floral is ususlly located and allow the orchids to survive the trip home in your vehicle.
It's just unfortunate that the big box stores don't actually give you proper instructions on care. They don't tell you that the plastic pots are for specifically short term protection, and to repot when you get home. I bought a mini orchid from a big box store last summer, it said on the tag to water with ice cubes and keep in indirect sunlight. It doesn't say to do anything with the plastic wrap, pots nor that you should water with low mineral water and keep the roots aerated. Lol
@@claudiacanales2662 the plastic will accelerate the growth of fungus as nothing is able to breathe. Try wrapping yourself in Glad Wrap and see how you fare.
I took this advice and sadly killed my orchid...I've since learned to leave it be for a month as it acclimates, in an isolated area to make sure it has no pests. The only thing I do is remove the sleeve and water when the roots are dry silver.
I used to do this but sadly it died after 2 weeks. I kept buying and still no luck. I stop buying even though I was tempted to buy. Until I saw a lovely big blooms of flowers so I bought. I did not touched it and just put the whole thing in the pot. Now, 3 months already and still blooming. So, lesson learned. Do not touch the roots until the flowers are gone. Water only if needed.
@@osangreyes7329 Very nice. I would say water once a week, unless still wet. Also, repot when you see new growth. But isolation is important too.. Good for you!
Exactly, I no longer repot until the blooms fall off, I do however cut holes in the crappy pot to give air.... I have had poor results repotting immediately on bringing them home.
I am on my 4th orchid. The first 3 suffered from crown rot almost immediately after repotting in bark. I am not going to touch this one. I am only going to water (sparingly...not soak) when the roots look silverish. I am going to avoid watering the crown/plug. Hopefully this one will make it.
As the person who worked in the big box store, I unpacked hundreds of orchids. The packaging was to protect while shipping and the container for stability on the wire shelving. There is no training of the staff regarding nursery stock. There was a watering video, but it really applied to the outdoor stock. Plant info is on the label or stake. There may be a scan for more info. Turnover of employees is too great to invest in real training. This applies to every department. UA-cam is really your best source for info, I used it constantly and recommended it to my customers.
Wise words. Supermarket plants often suffer a long, lingering death due to placing near the draughty doors, under a blower heater etc. I’ve often seen plants in display pots (with no hole) sitting on capillary matting. But even then staff seem to think the matting is purely decorative and never wet it. I feel for those plants.😢
I was given an Orchid last Christmas. After the flowers died I left it on my veranda and more or less ignored it. It now has lovely blooms and I intend to follow advise given to enhanse it's growth.
Personally I just use chunks of bark as a substrate and grow the orchid in a pot where all of the water can drain out. I water my orchids by checking the colour of the roots that are within the bark. If they are grey, I pour slightly warm water over the roots and leave it to fully drain out before putting the orchid back in its decorative pot. I’ve rescued a nearly dead orchid that way. It’s my first rescue plant. If roots are green then don’t water. If leaves go yellow or shrivel up, that means you’re giving them too much water. If leaves go yellow, then they may be getting too much sun. They like a bright place but somewhere where the sun doesn’t shine directly on them
I’ve been saving some of the orchids that my neighbor just throws out after they bloom. I’m so excited to have a bunch that all bloom at the same time omg
I use to get good deals at a local Lowe's.. Orchids and cactus for 25 cts to $2.00 ! I would get them have them growing back like they should. Had a good thing going till this certain plant employee no longer worked there.I love getting these plants growing and thriving.Good luck!
I received my very first tiny orchid plant for Mother's Day. I scoured the internet and watched everything I could find on caring for orchids. I repotted to a pot with multiple holes and placed in a sunny location. I love orchids! I now have 5. All doing well with watering weekly to 10 days, fertilizing monthly and now have grow lights nearby and and a mister going ( I live in a dry climate). Thanks for your information.
Me too just bought a mini orchid and now im teaching myself how to take care of them, because for some reason, when i newly bought it, after few days some if it is kinda decaying, but right now, shes stabilizing and i hope i can make my orchid bloom new flowers.
Here I am over ten years later staying away from them thinking I was kill them, and here you show me its not really my fault its the way they were packed, thank you so much because I just bought two and now know they have a wonderful chance to grow.
Also, have you tried setting the orchid roots inside an empty coconut? I recall it was my aunties in the Caribbean’s pride and joy. Balconies full of orchids hanging in coconut shells.🤔.
Oh funny. Today when I stuck my new orchid in a larger teacup than it’s plastic wrap was, I thought of putting it in an empty orange that I had just scooped out. When I scoop the other half out I will stick it in there just for fun I think it would love it
Great video and you are obviously an expert grower. In my experience, I would not immediately repot an orchid in spike or bloom after bringing it home. There is danger of breaking the flower spike or setting the plant back in other ways. In many cases, it will be the first orchid for someone with no experience with repotting. I’ve had mini phals thrive in the original clear plastic, and only repotted when the roots outgrew the pot. If the roots look healthy, just be careful with watering and don’t let the roots rot, and repot when the plant is out of bloom. If the clear plastic pot doesn’t have a drainage hole, it’s easy enough to make one without disturbing the plant. I think common sense would tell most people to remove the outer packaging, just as they would with any purchase houseplant. I’m not a fan of moss and use it sparingly, but I noted that you went from moss to more moss when you repotted, and did not trim the dead roots, which is a recipe for disaster. Another video on repotting without rushing through it might be helpful.
Was just thinking the same thing. Changing the environments from nursery to store to home is enough to shock an orchid, imagine prying out the medium and whack it around like that! 😦
@@cecile5090hi, I know nothing about plants I purchased an beautiful orchid which is in bloom but once I unwrapped it from the plastic from the store I see roots all over the top in the comments ppl are saying not to repot during bloom what do I do please help?!
@@ericashines1375 did you repot it? I think i need to move mine into a clear plastic pot otherwise I have no idea what the roots are doing under the black pot ... wish me luck...
I’ve been putting mine in water and it’s been thriving. When I figured this out, I went from 1 plant to 15 different orchids now. They are doing great next to windows in glass jars
Thank you! Your explanation was better than most. I got an orchid as a gift and shortly thereafter the flower died. Only then did I watch youtube videos on orchid care. I cut massive slits in the plastic pot and now immerse water it every few weeks when the top 2 inches is bone dry. I had been keeping it in my unheated sun room, until almost freeze up. Now it is in my west window (biggest window I have). The plant is getting a new flower shoot! This is so exciting!
I rescued a lot of orchids from the nursing home where I worked and brought them back from the brink of death. First thing I did was take them apart and put them in fir bark, with a quick soak once a week or so. I still have three of them, all have bloom spikes and I'm looking forward to the show. I'm no expert, but this system works for me. I never "just add ice" I believe ice is hard to come by in the tropics!
I say call plant protective services when you go to a box store. Employees are NOT trained on how to care for ANY plants. Over watering is very common. Orchids, when you pick them up to look at them are often sitting in water that winds up spilling all over you when you're handling it. My advice is to buy from reputable orchid nurseries, ask them how they water, fertilize, and maintain their orchids, their knowledge is much greater than that of box store employees. Excellent video!
Wow! I've had mine a whole year in the store container and she bloomed for me multiple times, super healthy leaves and all. But I will still be re-potting her soon to be sure she is happy :)
U repot? Guessing just a bigger pot. Bit of gravel n moss. Push some roots deep inside the moss n a few outside container. ( guess am trying to sink in the video lol)
It depends on the store container, I have never seen containers like the ones in the video, at least on any orchids that I have purchased. The ones I get usually are good for a year before I re-pot, but I do take them out and put them in a larger glass vase with pebbles at the bottom with just the vented plastic growers pot. I'd bet if you've had good luck, your store container is probably the type I usually see.
I never repotted mine till here recently there 3 to 4 years old They lived in the store pot for years Blooms All the time I just love them around my pool Inn the banna trees and ferns .
@@MsAngrybutterfly i brought one home that looked healthy and well-potted enough but within a couple weeks it had crown rot and died quickly. and my experience with these goes back to the '90s (were only available from local growers or mail order then)
I've been growing orchids for many years with what I would describe as great success but one of the prettiest ones I ever purchased was such a dark purple, it was almost black. Unfortunately, it started to die a couple of days after I brought it home and I didn't know what to do to save it. Wish I had seen your video back then.
The problem of soggy overwatering in retail is easily solved... it is not a necessity to repot. And... considering that these orchids grew to beautiful successful blooming in their moss, it does stand to reason that their moss was not bad for them. We just have to not overwater. Actually none of mine have died as a result of not being promptly repotted
THANK YOU! Immediately after watching this, I removed the plastic container along with the stuffing in it. I caught it time before it took a turn for the worse. My leaves are still good and it's been several weeks. I got lucky.
Thank you for all your advice! I just worked on a property here in Naples that has tons of orchids that have grafted to the ground on this property.... I collected them all (12-15) and brought them home to plant with sphagnum and orchid mix..... Some of them may as well be bromeliads. Non the less it should be cool to see exactly what all develops.
Thanks so much for this! My son gave me what must have been an expensive orchid plant for my birthday. I found the perfect exposure for it but I was worried about the pot…no drain holes. After watching this video I found an orchid pot I already had on hand to repot the plant into. I had no idea that inside the rather fancy pot the orchid roots were tightly jammed into a plastic pot full of wet moss! I was able to free the roots so they can now spread out into an orchid pot with plenty of room for air circulation. My plant still has some buds to open and I hope to enjoy it for a very long time! How sad it would have been to watch it slowly die!
The plant department manager at the supermarket offered me 2 phalaenopsis orchids that had very droopy leaves, so she marked them down to $4 for the both of them. I took them home and quickly put them in an Orchid basket and now they are making a good comeback.
@@beat4224 now I have been soaking the Orchid basket with the very coarse coconut fiber substrate in fertilized water for 10 minutes per week or bi-weekly. I make my own fertilized water for the plants by having dechlorinated water with crushed oyster and coral at the bottom, which they sell at a low price on Amazon for chicken feeding.
@@HaloHighlightz no I don't but I just simply use the water in my aquarium. I also suck my air plants in the aquarium which is another big plus of having a fish tank, you save money on fertilizer.
I luv orchids. My daughter brought me a orchid for mother's Day. I've had it 4 years next month. my orchid came in a pot just like you've got. First thing I did was repot it to a bigger one I brought some proper orchid compost soil for orchids like gravel mixed with very light compost not to high in nutritions otherwise the roots will die. then special feed 10 drops in tepid water. the roots are not buried. I cut bad roots off which doesn't affect it. I have 3 flowers some times 4 every year. The leave are green no tears or discoloration what so ever. I'm surprised its still alive. I'm usually never good with plants. really that's all I've done. I got 3 flowers speckled pink and White on it right now. from 🇬🇧👍 an old cockney gal
Finally a video that explains what ive been saying to people so many times! Orchid roots need air and light! I see sooo many people suffocating their orchids, and i keep repeating myself in facebook plant groups almost daily. Now i can just share this video!😊 I just keep mine in glass jars though. In time the orchid will fill the jar with roots and support itself.
But what if what you are telling them is wrong? I keep my phaelenopsis' roots permanently submerged in water with fertilizer. They grow well and bloom all the time.
Ohhhh, how I wish that I watched this video before I let my poor phal suffocate in its pretty big-store protective pot that makes a horrible permanent home. Core rot and root rot took one stem plus all the blooms and leaves. I still see some green in the remaining stem and roots, so I’m trying to save it. Orchids always intimated me. My daughter really wanted me to buy this one, otherwise I would have just admired it as usual. I’m now determined to successfully keep one. Thanks for enlightening this newb! Wish me luck!
just bought an orchid for $3.50 on clearance as it was dying and the substrate was absolutely soaking wet with no drainage so no wonder it was wilting and had a yellow stem. thank you for the video it helped a lot!
I’ve never had any problems with store bought orchids that I left in those plastic containers for a few weeks. l just don’t water them . After a few weeks, I then repot. Thank you for sharing.
I live in Naples, Florida and have one neighbor with hundreds of air plants growing out side their home on trees and bushes, I have one orchid hanging on my porch trying to keep it alive. The climate is tropical here so it good for them outside in some shade.
@@AmritM23 my orchids has no medium, they’re just in a glass vase not too large, just enough size to fit the roots in and leaves sit on top of the rim. For 2-3 days I fill the glass with water ( just enough water to cover majority of the roots) and after those days I pour the water out And allow 2-3 days for the roots to dry out. For fertilizer, I fill the glass with fertilized water for no more than 2 days. There is videos on UA-cam better explaining how to do semi or full hydroponic system for orchids ( I don’t recommend full hydroponic for orchids because the roots need to have a dry period)
I commented on your most recent video regarding growing successfully in partial water culture and my success. I would say that the method that you showed here is closely resembling the way in which I grow except without the moss. It doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t try your method here as well. It would be fun to compare. Again my roots reach for the water in a terrarium like environment. Highly successful multi bloom orchids of all species. Thank you for your hard work.
I bought an orchid from the pharmacy yesterday and roots were great , had to buy the proper repotting pots see thru , with holes , and saucers ……i have 2 others doing great. This new one was bone dry ……..repotted today . In Winter but it was very mild yesterday no Snow. Today cold again….good thing I saved it from the pharmacy. I have been myself the customer of a dead orchid fast after buying. Now I have learnt.❤❤ These were the best roots yet from a orchid I bought. Bone dry maybe was better. I had to message the medium out not to break the root…. It was so bone dry ….
I recently bought an orchid from the grocery store. I left it in the pot 3 days so it could acclimate to my environment. It was in a silicone sleeve inside the tiny pot. I repotted it in moss and bark. The grower sends them that way for transport. The florist unpacks them. It is doing great. My first one ever.
Just started to have more interest in orchids, have about five of them, non expensive but very pretty. This video will help, and gives hope for blooms.
One of my friend gifted , the buds started to fall off. I stumbled upon your video, I am going to take it out of the package n follow your instructions. Now I am going to learn how to grow them well after watching your video. Thank you
Wow! You're such an orchid expert. I'm just learning how to care for them. My MIL often gets me one, and it always dies. I hope I can make my latest thrive with everything I'm learning.
My daughter gave me a white large flowering orchid and all I did was set it inside another pot without removing the original plastic. That plant bloomed for 6 mos, took a break for a month or so, and bloomed prolifically again for another 6 mos. It wasn’t until I moved across the country and had to put it in a truck for a week, and then neglected to bring it out of the sun outdoors that it met it’s demise. I told a nursery worker about it’s extended blooming and she said it was unusual, but that they do like to be root bound. I rarely watered it, but would mist it often. It had very bright light and cool temps at night. R.I.P. my magical friend…
I have an orchid that was gifted to me seven years ago and it still blooms! I intuitively watered and drained the plant and kept it in my bathroom that has a skylight. I noticed when I changed the container to a clear glass after about three years, it got even happier! I have several orchids in my bathroom now😅 it's the best place as the get some natural humidity from showering and indirect light from the skylight. I love the information you shared and feel validated. I also really like the display you created with the bark piece. Thanks!
Orchids are so easy to save. I personally cannot use moss because I overwater, obviously because I love them so much. I repot them with bark into pots with holes. Once a week they get a storm in the sink and then back to their spots they go.
Wow that's why my orchids didn't survive long after I got them . I just quit buying them because, I just thought I wasn't any good at keeping them alive. Thank you so much .💕😊👍
I have three of these from Trader Joe's and they're doing perfectly fine in the containers they came in. Been four months now, no dropped flowers or any leaves rotting. Just water once a week and let it drain before putting it back in the outer container.
I've bought a few phal orchids over the years, and replanting is one of the first things that I have always done. Sometimes, the moss is so densely packed that I have to wonder if any air and water was able to get in there, let alone allow the roots to grow, and there were a lot of dead roots. You can grow phals in water; I had two of them growing that way for a few years. The trick to remove all the potting medium, keep the main plant body out of the water, and make sure that the roots are at least partially exposed to air.
Great video! I inherited an orchid a couple of months ago. I never had one before and the card that came with it was only helpful to a point. After some of the buds started drying up I knew I was in trouble. I did some research and did pretty much what you did. I found a larger pot, larger plastic container with lots of drainage and new orchid soil/bark. Within two weeks the remaining buds bloomed and looks like it’s getting more growth. For such an old plant (to me) I’m growing more fond of it.
I got an orchid for my birthday and I have kept fish for 25 years. I watched your video and I cut off the inside plastic pot. I put aquarium gravel in the pot a little water from my aquarium and the moss from the store. I am going to get a wide glass vase and follow the terrarium idea. Thanks
You are absolutely 100% correct and this is one of the most important Orchid videos available. I hate retailers with a passion. I have finally been having luck with my phalaenopsis orchid since I have it in the very coarse coconut fiber as a substrate in one of those Orchid baskets instead of a pot.
I followed it too. Result: Root rot and woodlice. The moss must be cleaned excessively. And it should never be that wet, that is way too much humidy for orchid roots.
@@julianosvonskingrad7009 now I just have the orchids in coconut husk bark in one of those plastic Orchid baskets that I found on Amazon. Maximum air circulation and the ability to drain and dry quickly. I would love to see those aerial roots grow since I think they are cool looking.
@@jgunther3398 I am now using an orchid basket that I got from Amazon. That should provide Optimum air circulation to prevent rot which happens these orchids in the stores sitting soggy in those cramped ceramic pots that retail chooses to use.
I'm so glad I saw this! I bought a glass "vase" (it's a cookie jar, but the size was perfect) and I bought River rocks and dry moss to put in there. I'm gonna grow live moss and switch this after.
What an informative video. I thought I just wanted a quick info on how to repot my dying orchid that I got from my mother in law before she passed away but now I’m gonna check out other videos by this context creator and even subscribe. Great job and pleasant voice!!
Thanks for such a detailed explanation - but mostly for that one tip: take them out of the originally packaging. I've always struggled with shop bought orchids but nobody ever told me why.
Dear Classy... you have just explained so much for me. I thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this important information in superb minut detail.. I got it!! I will continue to learn from your generosity of spirit ..that you share with all of us who care about these things too. My beloved Mother, who has passed now... had hothouses and raised prize orchids. But alas.. I was a child then who loved to go into the hothouses ..loved the smells...the orchids growing beautifully... all of it... but she had the information..not I. Now I'm old enough butmust find another teacher.
My orchids is a year and a half old . She bloomed for the longest time. When she rebloomed she was still in her original plastic container. She is beatiful!
I use a mix of moss + charcoal chunks in a terracotta pots that have large holes all over. The air circulation + the humidity from the moss seem to keep them happy.
Truly excellent video! I’ve been growing orchids for years but these tips will change everything! Very excited to try this more natural method as it just makes much more sense 😊 Thank you so much!
I followed it too. Result: Root rot and woodlice. The moss must be cleaned excessively. And it should never be that weg, that is way too much humidy for orchid roots.
Imagine using real science! Actual microscopic cross sections to illustrate the velar cell function ! Thanks so much. I find that more supermarket orchids are now in bark and suffer less trauma when carefully removed from the deadly plastic pots, and into a larger container with more pre-soaked bark. I was told the sphagnum moss was used so that the plants would never need water thru the supply chain and at final retail sale.
I've never see the "terrarium" method but it seems like such an awesome idea!!!! A while back i was given 4 dying, rotting orchids to try and save them and I'm only starting to understand how to take care of them. Im definitely going to try and grow them on top of moss so they can re-grow new healthy roots!!! Thank you so much.
I followed your method and I've had amazing growth of leaves and roots! Looking forward to the spring and some flowers!! I put a little pitcher plant/ carnivorous plant in the terrarium, and they're happy bowl mates. 😌
Yes, I’d like to know your watering schedule as well. I have mine in pots with bark chips and soak them once a week, but I don’t think that would work with this kind of setup. I really would like to switch as they are both outgrowing their pots.
Thanks for adding info on watering. So fill the bowl with water up to the moss every week? I did the rocks and sphagnum moss on top and layered the orchid on moss, but I don't know how to water it.
@@sandypiper5963 yeah, I just water up to the top of the Moss, and BTW, my orchid started blooming at the end of March and the blossoms just started fading this week. I do a VERY watered down orchid fertilizer 1x a month. The Plant is still VERY HAPPY.
Same ! Only water the amount of an ice cube each time is reblooming now ! Most likely it would be better off if I take these steps but I'm thinking maybe I should leave it alone while it is thriving 🤔
I have an orchid that was gifted to me & for about 6 years I have kept it alive & blooming yearly by following the instruction to water 1/4 cup/week. Then about a year ago, I knew it needed help & began to research orchid care & started watching videos like this one. I discovered that it had root rot & I removed it from the original pot , removed all the wood chips etc , removed all the dead material, then started over. I found the nursery that I usually go to did not have anything other than a bag of orchid “soil” which amounted to only wood chips. Where can I get the moss & or top notch growing material for my orchid?
She is a Botanist. She knows what she is doing. Respecting the plant and teaching others too. I am totally focused on what she’s teaching about orchids. I’ve gone through 8 before I stopped buying them. 🪴❤
Omg!!Why did I never think about that!!I bought soooo many orchids and they never last.I never thought of removing the plastic it came in,I thought that’s what they needed.Thank you!I might try again I absolutely love these flowers but they always die and end up a waist of money…
That's the first thing I do after purchase. I gently remove all the moss and the rotted roots. I prefer to use pine or "orchid" bark sold in bags. I'm a newbie and find that it works very well. They love humidity and shade. I keep them in a covered patio. I try not to over-water them, maybe once a week. I only have two. Will try to get more and hope I don't kill them. Also, I need to trim off old branches as it is starting to look messy.
I just got an orchid today. Took it out of the pot and found a plastic sleeve on it. The roots do not looking good. They are brittle and white-ish looking. I cut some of the root and re-planted them like you suggested but i think i still need to get some better planting medium. Hopefully they will hold out till then. Should of done some research before buying them today. Really appreciate your video learned alot and will keep it in my for next time.
I have had a store bought orchid for a year. Its leaves are healthy and it has rebloomed. It is still in its original pot. I plan on re potting it. I hope it survives the repotting.
I have a dead root orchid which I struggle for weeks to revive! I think orchids can be a challenge for everybody to assess their expertise in planting!!
Get some sphagnum moss. Take the orchid and put in in a pot with the moss. Keep the moss damp. Don’t let it dry out. It will take a few weeks for it to come back but it will. Even if the orchid seems dead you can still bring it. Back.
I had some orchids I thought they were dead but I couldn’t throw them in the garbage. I just put them out in the balcony in Florida and after like 7 months they bloomed
I have an orchard in bloom. I put them in a clear glass or cup filled with distilled water but I don’t think they’re submerged completely. I am guilty of leaving them in that packaging for awhile tho. Now you got me rethinking my tactics
THANKS! I purchased an orchid yesterday for a party that was canceled, knowing full well that I was buying it because I wanted it for myself. Then I got it for myself and when I got home, I looked at its tiny plastic pot and yanked the poor thing out of it and put it in a large tea cup and just set it there. There it is waiting to be further saved. Thanks for this video, watched by me in the nick of time.
Thank you so much that was really really helpful and useful too. Now I know why my Orchids have never survived!!!!!!! I will take your fantastic advice when I purchase another Orchid. Please stay safe and well too
I prefer to repot with bark and in a transparent container with a lot of holes, to watch the development of the roots. I have had a bad experience with moss.
This just happens to me like 2 months ago. And I looked for so long and nothing.. and it broke my heart when I decided to let it die. And it was a hard lesson for me to learn.. and I learn to check the roots inside
Interesting. I’ve had a orchid many years that’s still in the plastic nursery slip and it blooms for me every year! I have 7 new flowers and this is the 6th year or blooms 🤷🏼♀️
I’ve 4 of them now for one year and one them keeps blooming from spike constantly I swear as soon as one stem from the spike is done blooming and starts a to sprout a week later
My mom grows them and she swears by putting them in a room where the nighttime temperature is at least 10 degrees below the daytime temperature. She also puts them in pots with chunks of bark instead of dirt. She always seems to be able to just about bring them back from the dead this way.
This is thee best info I’ve literally have seen here on UA-cam regarding store bought Orchid’s. I just sub’d to your channel, so that I can gain better knowledge, to be more educated on how to care for my plant’s. Thank you so much for this educational vid!
this is one of the most informative videos about orchids id found and i appreciate it, i broke off one of my dried up areal roots and saw the vasular cylender, now im hurt, its just sticking out :(. my orchid brings me so much joy im going to repot it immediatly
Very informative, thanks I never knew about the roots it was very interesting. Going to try mine in a big glass jar that's been waiting for the right project.
If they are doing so poorly in the containers from the store, how did their root systems get so extensive and healthy? I’m not questioning the need to take them out when you get them home, but I’d guess the orchids were propagated and grown in the plastic cups when they were mass produced. They were probably given some perfect conditions with chemical fertilizer to help them grow big and produce abundant flowers despite being in the plastic pots. Those plants are clearly root bound from being raised too long in a pot, but they sure look healthy.
You have answered your question. They use similar to hydroponic method with climate control. After it is done, they place it in not transparent drain less pot , wrap it in plastic and sell it to us.
@@Classyflowers Thanks for the details. That makes sense. It's crazy that they can produce such perfect plants with very unnatural conditions. I usually see these growing in Florida on people's trees, just stuck there by their roots.
@@winesap2 wow that would be so cool to see! I have lived all my life in the desert and just reading that plants can grow just like that is amazing to me! I can only imagine how beautiful that must've been to see!
I just did the same but wondering about the moss I noticed its getting dry in glass vase should I take moss out and run water through moss and put back into vase and if you can clarify do the roots just lie on top of moss I am so scared I will kill this one too help pl
@@brendacarter570 I water sparingly and only when the roots lose their green colour - I water the whole glass and then I put my hand over the top to hold everything in place and drain the excess water. I’m moving away from moss although it has been successful and I am going to use more of the clay as it’s not so wet.
@@lynneableyburton3845 ty you say clay what do you mean clay pot? Sorry just learning about orchids I followed this video but yesterday the moss looked dry i put water in vase and lifted orchid out moss was around the roots and wet I took the moss off the roots and just rested the orchid on top is that ok?
Thank you! Scrolled through a lot of comments to finally find this answer! When you say sparingly, does that mean when the moss is dry or every week or so?
I’ve never done any of this and I have several supermaket bought orchids that are four o five years old. They all flower annually and have plenty of aerial roots and healthy green leaves.
My orchid that I received as a work gift was in bark chips, not moss. I have had it since just before the pandemic began, I have never repotted it, and it kept its flowers for several months, then dropped them and over the months/years it made 3 babies before reflowering just about a month ago, and the flowers are still doing well, though they are not as big and flat as the original ones were when I received it. One baby is still attached to it and that baby is also flowering. I water the orchid less than once a week, soak it about once a month, and mist it most days. The leaves look very healthy. I gave one baby away and put the other one in a place with too much sun for a while, but that one is recovering.
As a former floral merchandiser who worked inside a grocery store, I can tell you the plastic sleeves protect the flowers from the manhandling that customers give them. They also protect the orchids somewhat from the cold temps in the produce department where floral is ususlly located and allow the orchids to survive the trip home in your vehicle.
It's just unfortunate that the big box stores don't actually give you proper instructions on care. They don't tell you that the plastic pots are for specifically short term protection, and to repot when you get home. I bought a mini orchid from a big box store last summer, it said on the tag to water with ice cubes and keep in indirect sunlight. It doesn't say to do anything with the plastic wrap, pots nor that you should water with low mineral water and keep the roots aerated. Lol
That's all well and good but they still need to be removed like she said.
I wouldn’t remove the plastic unless you see that there is some fungus. Otherwise leave it alone!
@@claudiacanales2662 Nothing will thrive in plastic.
@@claudiacanales2662 the plastic will accelerate the growth of fungus as nothing is able to breathe. Try wrapping yourself in Glad Wrap and see how you fare.
I took this advice and sadly killed my orchid...I've since learned to leave it be for a month as it acclimates, in an isolated area to make sure it has no pests. The only thing I do is remove the sleeve and water when the roots are dry silver.
I used to do this but sadly it died after 2 weeks. I kept buying and still no luck. I stop buying even though I was tempted to buy. Until I saw a lovely big blooms of flowers so I bought. I did not touched it and just put the whole thing in the pot. Now, 3 months already and still blooming. So, lesson learned. Do not touch the roots until the flowers are gone. Water only if needed.
@@osangreyes7329 Very nice. I would say water once a week, unless still wet. Also, repot when you see new growth. But isolation is important too.. Good for you!
Exactly, I no longer repot until the blooms fall off, I do however cut holes in the crappy pot to give air.... I have had poor results repotting immediately on bringing them home.
I am on my 4th orchid. The first 3 suffered from crown rot almost immediately after repotting in bark. I am not going to touch this one. I am only going to water (sparingly...not soak) when the roots look silverish. I am going to avoid watering the crown/plug. Hopefully this one will make it.
@@osangreyes7329 - Dang, orchids are a finicky plant. But I'm not giving up.
As the person who worked in the big box store, I unpacked hundreds of orchids. The packaging was to protect while shipping and the container for stability on the wire shelving. There is no training of the staff regarding nursery stock. There was a watering video, but it really applied to the outdoor stock. Plant info is on the label or stake. There may be a scan for more info. Turnover of employees is too great to invest in real training. This applies to every department. UA-cam is really your best source for info, I used it constantly and recommended it to my customers.
Wise words. Supermarket plants often suffer a long, lingering death due to placing near the draughty doors, under a blower heater etc. I’ve often seen plants in display pots (with no hole) sitting on capillary matting. But even then staff seem to think the matting is purely decorative and never wet it. I feel for those plants.😢
I was given an Orchid last Christmas. After the flowers died I left it on my veranda and more or less ignored it. It now has lovely blooms and I intend to follow advise given to enhanse it's growth.
Personally I just use chunks of bark as a substrate and grow the orchid in a pot where all of the water can drain out. I water my orchids by checking the colour of the roots that are within the bark. If they are grey, I pour slightly warm water over the roots and leave it to fully drain out before putting the orchid back in its decorative pot. I’ve rescued a nearly dead orchid that way. It’s my first rescue plant. If roots are green then don’t water. If leaves go yellow or shrivel up, that means you’re giving them too much water. If leaves go yellow, then they may be getting too much sun.
They like a bright place but somewhere where the sun doesn’t shine directly on them
I’ve been saving some of the orchids that my neighbor just throws out after they bloom. I’m so excited to have a bunch that all bloom at the same time omg
That's so wholesome. ☺
I may buy orchids someday, right now I'm trying to grow peonies.
That's like easter lilies. People throw them out. Plant them in a flower bed!🤦♂️
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I use to get good deals at a local Lowe's.. Orchids and cactus for 25 cts to $2.00 ! I would get them have them growing back like they should. Had a good thing going till this certain plant employee no longer worked there.I love getting these plants growing and thriving.Good luck!
How exciting!
I received my very first tiny orchid plant for Mother's Day. I scoured the internet and watched everything I could find on caring for orchids. I repotted to a pot with multiple holes and placed in a sunny location. I love orchids! I now have 5. All doing well with watering weekly to 10 days, fertilizing monthly and now have grow lights nearby and and a mister going ( I live in a dry climate). Thanks for your information.
Me too just bought a mini orchid and now im teaching myself how to take care of them, because for some reason, when i newly bought it, after few days some if it is kinda decaying, but right now, shes stabilizing and i hope i can make my orchid bloom new flowers.
Here I am over ten years later staying away from them thinking I was kill them, and here you show me its not really my fault its the way they were packed, thank you so much because I just bought two and now know they have a wonderful chance to grow.
Also, have you tried setting the orchid roots inside an empty coconut? I recall it was my aunties in the Caribbean’s pride and joy. Balconies full of orchids hanging in coconut shells.🤔.
Our dendrobiums are doing good in the coconut husk with charcoal VS dendrobiums in a pot with charcoal, bark and coconut husk chips. Idk why
Good idea I have to try
Oh funny. Today when I stuck my new orchid in a larger teacup than it’s plastic wrap was, I thought of putting it in an empty orange that I had just scooped out. When I scoop the other half out I will stick it in there just for fun I think it would love it
We forget living in temperate zones that orchids aren't super fussy for people in the right climate!
Oh wow that sounds cool!
Great video and you are obviously an expert grower. In my experience, I would not immediately repot an orchid in spike or bloom after bringing it home. There is danger of breaking the flower spike or setting the plant back in other ways. In many cases, it will be the first orchid for someone with no experience with repotting. I’ve had mini phals thrive in the original clear plastic, and only repotted when the roots outgrew the pot. If the roots look healthy, just be careful with watering and don’t let the roots rot, and repot when the plant is out of bloom. If the clear plastic pot doesn’t have a drainage hole, it’s easy enough to make one without disturbing the plant. I think common sense would tell most people to remove the outer packaging, just as they would with any purchase houseplant. I’m not a fan of moss and use it sparingly, but I noted that you went from moss to more moss when you repotted, and did not trim the dead roots, which is a recipe for disaster. Another video on repotting without rushing through it might be helpful.
I agree. I don’t think you should re-pot when it’s in spike/bloom.
Was just thinking the same thing. Changing the environments from nursery to store to home is enough to shock an orchid, imagine prying out the medium and whack it around like that! 😦
@@cecile5090hi, I know nothing about plants I purchased an beautiful orchid which is in bloom but once I unwrapped it from the plastic from the store I see roots all over the top in the comments ppl are saying not to repot during bloom what do I do please help?!
@@ericashines1375 did you repot it? I think i need to move mine into a clear plastic pot otherwise I have no idea what the roots are doing under the black pot ... wish me luck...
I’ve been putting mine in water and it’s been thriving. When I figured this out, I went from 1 plant to 15 different orchids now. They are doing great next to windows in glass jars
Thank you for my FIRST orchid explanation.
My first REAL explanation too
Thank you! Your explanation was better than most. I got an orchid as a gift and shortly thereafter the flower died. Only then did I watch youtube videos on orchid care. I cut massive slits in the plastic pot and now immerse water it every few weeks when the top 2 inches is bone dry. I had been keeping it in my unheated sun room, until almost freeze up. Now it is in my west window (biggest window I have). The plant is getting a new flower shoot! This is so exciting!
I rescued a lot of orchids from the nursing home where I worked and brought them back from the brink of death. First thing I did was take them apart and put them in fir bark, with a quick soak once a week or so. I still have three of them, all have bloom spikes and I'm looking forward to the show. I'm no expert, but this system works for me. I never "just add ice" I believe ice is hard to come by in the tropics!
does the bark have to be new, I got some old from a previous plant. I want to use it, ?
@@blancaestela4197 I use new bark
@@nanvolentine9110 Thanks I found where I can buy the new stuff for orchids.
@@blancaestela4197 old bark could potentially introduce disease. This is why new bark is advised!
@@claudiacanales2662 thanks, I will trash the old one. I do want healthy plants and beautiful.
I say call plant protective services when you go to a box store. Employees are NOT trained on how to care for ANY plants. Over watering is very common. Orchids, when you pick them up to look at them are often sitting in water that winds up spilling all over you when you're handling it. My advice is to buy from reputable orchid nurseries, ask them how they water, fertilize, and maintain their orchids, their knowledge is much greater than that of box store employees. Excellent video!
Excellent! Clearly explained and to the point without a lot of “ fluff “! Thank you !
Could have done without all the science though and the microscope.
This is one of my new favorite channels, so much good information for a new gardener. I appreciate all the hard work
Wow! I've had mine a whole year in the store container and she bloomed for me multiple times, super healthy leaves and all. But I will still be re-potting her soon to be sure she is happy :)
U repot? Guessing just a bigger pot. Bit of gravel n moss. Push some roots deep inside the moss n a few outside container. ( guess am trying to sink in the video lol)
Can Climacium dendroides moss use for orchids instead of sphagnum moss? Please help me.
It depends on the store container, I have never seen containers like the ones in the video, at least on any orchids that I have purchased. The ones I get usually are good for a year before I re-pot, but I do take them out and put them in a larger glass vase with pebbles at the bottom with just the vented plastic growers pot. I'd bet if you've had good luck, your store container is probably the type I usually see.
I never repotted mine till here recently there 3 to 4 years old They lived in the store pot for years Blooms All the time I just love them around my pool Inn the banna trees and ferns .
@@MsAngrybutterfly i brought one home that looked healthy and well-potted enough but within a couple weeks it had crown rot and died quickly. and my experience with these goes back to the '90s (were only available from local growers or mail order then)
I've been growing orchids for many years with what I would describe as great success but one of the prettiest ones I ever purchased was such a dark purple, it was almost black. Unfortunately, it started to die a couple of days after I brought it home and I didn't know what to do to save it. Wish I had seen your video back then.
The problem of soggy overwatering in retail is easily solved... it is not a necessity to repot. And... considering that these orchids grew to beautiful successful blooming in their moss, it does stand to reason that their moss was not bad for them. We just have to not overwater. Actually none of mine have died as a result of not being promptly repotted
agree... I will however be moving it into a clear pot, moss and all, to help see if it needs water...
THANK YOU! Immediately after watching this, I removed the plastic container along with the stuffing in it. I caught it time before it took a turn for the worse. My leaves are still good and it's been several weeks. I got lucky.
Thank you for all your advice! I just worked on a property here in Naples that has tons of orchids that have grafted to the ground on this property.... I collected them all (12-15) and brought them home to plant with sphagnum and orchid mix..... Some of them may as well be bromeliads. Non the less it should be cool to see exactly what all develops.
Thanks so much for this! My son gave me what must have been an expensive orchid plant for my birthday. I found the perfect exposure for it but I was worried about the pot…no drain holes. After watching this video I found an orchid pot I already had on hand to repot the plant into. I had no idea that inside the rather fancy pot the orchid roots were tightly jammed into a plastic pot full of wet moss! I was able to free the roots so they can now spread out into an orchid pot with plenty of room for air circulation. My plant still has some buds to open and I hope to enjoy it for a very long time! How sad it would have been to watch it slowly die!
The plant department manager at the supermarket offered me 2 phalaenopsis orchids that had very droopy leaves, so she marked them down to $4 for the both of them. I took them home and quickly put them in an Orchid basket and now they are making a good comeback.
Congratulations!
@@beat4224 now I have been soaking the Orchid basket with the very coarse coconut fiber substrate in fertilized water for 10 minutes per week or bi-weekly. I make my own fertilized water for the plants by having dechlorinated water with crushed oyster and coral at the bottom, which they sell at a low price on Amazon for chicken feeding.
@@ProgressiveDiscussions I see you make videos, do you have one on your fertilizer water?
@@HaloHighlightz no I don't but I just simply use the water in my aquarium. I also suck my air plants in the aquarium which is another big plus of having a fish tank, you save money on fertilizer.
why do the leaves get droopy
I luv orchids. My daughter brought me a orchid for mother's Day. I've had it 4 years next month. my orchid came in a pot just like you've got. First thing I did was repot it to a bigger one I brought some proper orchid compost soil for orchids like gravel mixed with very light compost not to high in nutritions otherwise the roots will die. then special feed 10 drops in tepid water. the roots are not buried. I cut bad roots off which doesn't affect it. I have 3 flowers some times 4 every year. The leave are green no tears or discoloration what so ever. I'm surprised its still alive. I'm usually never good with plants. really that's all I've done. I got 3 flowers speckled pink and White on it right now. from 🇬🇧👍 an old cockney gal
Finally a video that explains what ive been saying to people so many times! Orchid roots need air and light! I see sooo many people suffocating their orchids, and i keep repeating myself in facebook plant groups almost daily. Now i can just share this video!😊
I just keep mine in glass jars though. In time the orchid will fill the jar with roots and support itself.
Millefolium do you put anything else in the glass jars like water or ??
But what if what you are telling them is wrong? I keep my phaelenopsis' roots permanently submerged in water with fertilizer. They grow well and bloom all the time.
@@Mario-forall you should change your hobby to fish
@@jgunther3398 hehe, I already have one freshwater planted aquarium and one saltwater reef aquarium... along with my semi aquatic orchids 😆
My orchids last MONTHS. Literally! I don't do much but water them once a week. Your video is great! Hopefully they'll be happier now.
Thank you, i inherited an orchid from a friends mom's funeral. I want it to be taken care of well to carry on memories.
Ohhhh, how I wish that I watched this video before I let my poor phal suffocate in its pretty big-store protective pot that makes a horrible permanent home. Core rot and root rot took one stem plus all the blooms and leaves. I still see some green in the remaining stem and roots, so I’m trying to save it.
Orchids always intimated me. My daughter really wanted me to buy this one, otherwise I would have just admired it as usual. I’m now determined to successfully keep one. Thanks for enlightening this newb! Wish me luck!
just bought an orchid for $3.50 on clearance as it was dying and the substrate was absolutely soaking wet with no drainage so no wonder it was wilting and had a yellow stem. thank you for the video it helped a lot!
I’ve never had any problems with store bought orchids that I left in those plastic containers for a few weeks. l just don’t water them . After a few weeks, I then repot. Thank you for sharing.
I live in Naples, Florida and have one neighbor with hundreds of air plants growing out side their home on trees and bushes, I have one orchid hanging on my porch trying to keep it alive. The climate is tropical here so it good for them outside in some shade.
Same w Christmas amarillis. Put in pot and they rebloom and multiply and can go in the ground
After purchasing my orchids and letting the blooms finish I repot into an empty large vase. No medium. Semi hydroponic. And they’re thriving!
Cade Reddington when you say semi hydroponic can you please explain how or what you do. Thanks.
@@AmritM23 my orchids has no medium, they’re just in a glass vase not too large, just enough size to fit the roots in and leaves sit on top of the rim. For 2-3 days I fill the glass with water ( just enough water to cover majority of the roots) and after those days I pour the water out And allow 2-3 days for the roots to dry out. For fertilizer, I fill the glass with fertilized water for no more than 2 days. There is videos on UA-cam better explaining how to do semi or full hydroponic system for orchids ( I don’t recommend full hydroponic for orchids because the roots need to have a dry period)
@@cadereddington6930 thank you so much. This is very helpful.
I commented on your most recent video regarding growing successfully in partial water culture and my success. I would say that the method that you showed here is closely resembling the way in which I grow except without the moss. It doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t try your method here as well. It would be fun to compare. Again my roots reach for the water in a terrarium like environment. Highly successful multi bloom orchids of all species. Thank you for your hard work.
Just bought a new orchid yesterday. Thank you for telling me how to care for it today!
I bought an orchid from the pharmacy yesterday and roots were great , had to buy the proper repotting pots see thru , with holes , and saucers ……i have 2 others doing great. This new one was bone dry ……..repotted today . In Winter but it was very mild yesterday no Snow. Today cold again….good thing I saved it from the pharmacy. I have been myself the customer of a dead orchid fast after buying. Now I have learnt.❤❤ These were the best roots yet from a orchid I bought. Bone dry maybe was better. I had to message the medium out not to break the root…. It was so bone dry ….
I recently bought an orchid from the grocery store. I left it in the pot 3 days so it could acclimate to my environment. It was in a silicone sleeve inside the tiny pot. I repotted it in moss and bark. The grower sends them that way for transport. The florist unpacks them. It is doing great. My first one ever.
Just started to have more interest in orchids, have about five of them, non expensive but very pretty. This video will help, and gives hope for blooms.
One of my friend gifted , the buds started to fall off. I stumbled upon your video, I am going to take it out of the package n follow your instructions. Now I am going to learn how to grow them well after watching your video. Thank you
Wow! You're such an orchid expert. I'm just learning how to care for them. My MIL often gets me one, and it always dies. I hope I can make my latest thrive with everything I'm learning.
My daughter gave me a white large flowering orchid and all I did was set it inside another pot without removing the original plastic. That plant bloomed for 6 mos, took a break for a month or so, and bloomed prolifically again for another 6 mos. It wasn’t until I moved across the country and had to put it in a truck for a week, and then neglected to bring it out of the sun outdoors that it met it’s demise. I told a nursery worker about it’s extended blooming and she said it was unusual, but that they do like to be root bound. I rarely watered it, but would mist it often. It had very bright light and cool temps at night. R.I.P. my magical friend…
I have an orchid that was gifted to me seven years ago and it still blooms! I intuitively watered and drained the plant and kept it in my bathroom that has a skylight. I noticed when I changed the container to a clear glass after about three years, it got even happier! I have several orchids in my bathroom now😅 it's the best place as the get some natural humidity from showering and indirect light from the skylight. I love the information you shared and feel validated. I also really like the display you created with the bark piece. Thanks!
Orchids are so easy to save. I personally cannot use moss because I overwater, obviously because I love them so much. I repot them with bark into pots with holes. Once a week they get a storm in the sink and then back to their spots they go.
Wow that's why my orchids didn't survive long after I got them .
I just quit buying them because, I just thought I wasn't any good at keeping them alive.
Thank you so much .💕😊👍
I have three of these from Trader Joe's and they're doing perfectly fine in the containers they came in. Been four months now, no dropped flowers or any leaves rotting. Just water once a week and let it drain before putting it back in the outer container.
🙏 Thank You So Much Classy Flowers for these Valuable Lessons to keep our flowers alive & healthier after taking them home! 🌷🌿🌍💜🕊
THE BEST orchid vid I’ve ever seen! Brilliant, thank you so much. This is a definite SAVE
I've bought a few phal orchids over the years, and replanting is one of the first things that I have always done. Sometimes, the moss is so densely packed that I have to wonder if any air and water was able to get in there, let alone allow the roots to grow, and there were a lot of dead roots.
You can grow phals in water; I had two of them growing that way for a few years. The trick to remove all the potting medium, keep the main plant body out of the water, and make sure that the roots are at least partially exposed to air.
Great video! I inherited an orchid a couple of months ago. I never had one before and the card that came with it was only helpful to a point. After some of the buds started drying up I knew I was in trouble. I did some research and did pretty much what you did. I found a larger pot, larger plastic container with lots of drainage and new orchid soil/bark. Within two weeks the remaining buds bloomed and looks like it’s getting more growth. For such an old plant (to me) I’m growing more fond of it.
Thank you!!! You have "freed" me from the overwatering, orchid killing habits that I thought were needed.
I got an orchid for my birthday and I have kept fish for 25 years. I watched your video and I cut off the inside plastic pot. I put aquarium gravel in the pot a little water from my aquarium and the moss from the store. I am going to get a wide glass vase and follow the terrarium idea. Thanks
You are absolutely 100% correct and this is one of the most important Orchid videos available. I hate retailers with a passion. I have finally been having luck with my phalaenopsis orchid since I have it in the very coarse coconut fiber as a substrate in one of those Orchid baskets instead of a pot.
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I followed it too. Result: Root rot and woodlice. The moss must be cleaned excessively. And it should never be that wet, that is way too much humidy for orchid roots.
@@julianosvonskingrad7009 now I just have the orchids in coconut husk bark in one of those plastic Orchid baskets that I found on Amazon. Maximum air circulation and the ability to drain and dry quickly. I would love to see those aerial roots grow since I think they are cool looking.
you might be able to go back to a pot and coarse bark if you water less, especially if you use clay pots since they promote drying
@@jgunther3398 I am now using an orchid basket that I got from Amazon. That should provide Optimum air circulation to prevent rot which happens these orchids in the stores sitting soggy in those cramped ceramic pots that retail chooses to use.
I'm so glad I saw this!
I bought a glass "vase" (it's a cookie jar, but the size was perfect) and I bought River rocks and dry moss to put in there. I'm gonna grow live moss and switch this after.
What an informative video. I thought I just wanted a quick info on how to repot my dying orchid that I got from my mother in law before she passed away but now I’m gonna check out other videos by this context creator and even subscribe. Great job and pleasant voice!!
Thanks for such a detailed explanation - but mostly for that one tip: take them out of the originally packaging. I've always struggled with shop bought orchids but nobody ever told me why.
Dear Classy... you have just explained so much for me. I thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this important information in superb minut detail.. I got it!! I will continue to learn from your generosity of spirit ..that you share with all of us who care about these things too. My beloved Mother, who has passed now... had hothouses and raised prize orchids. But alas.. I was a child then who loved to go into the hothouses ..loved the smells...the orchids growing beautifully... all of it... but she had the information..not I. Now I'm old enough butmust find another teacher.
I have never done that and I have 17 orchid plants currently and all doing great. Had all but 2 for years.
My orchids is a year and a half old . She bloomed for the longest time. When she rebloomed she was still in her original plastic container. She is beatiful!
I use a mix of moss + charcoal chunks in a terracotta pots that have large holes all over. The air circulation + the humidity from the moss seem to keep them happy.
I just repotted one using this charcoal you reference. I’ll see what happens! Have you tried repotting in ceramic pots?
6:23 - Holy smokes, that is B-E-A-Utiful!!! Amazing gift idea, I love it!
Truly excellent video! I’ve been growing orchids for years but these tips will change everything! Very excited to try this more natural method as it just makes much more sense 😊
Thank you so much!
I followed it too. Result: Root rot and woodlice. The moss must be cleaned excessively. And it should never be that weg, that is way too much humidy for orchid roots.
Imagine using real science! Actual microscopic cross sections to illustrate the velar cell function ! Thanks so much. I find that more supermarket orchids are now in bark and suffer less trauma when carefully removed from the deadly plastic pots, and into a larger container with more pre-soaked bark. I was told the sphagnum moss was used so that the plants would never need water thru the supply chain and at final retail sale.
Wow! I'm thrilled to find Your Very Important Teaching re: Orchids. Thank You!
I've never see the "terrarium" method but it seems like such an awesome idea!!!! A while back i was given 4 dying, rotting orchids to try and save them and I'm only starting to understand how to take care of them. Im definitely going to try and grow them on top of moss so they can re-grow new healthy roots!!!
Thank you so much.
But how do you water it after setting it on moss and putting the orchid onto a piece of bark?
@@jonnabrown2 yes, I am also wondering how you water.
I followed your method and I've had amazing growth of leaves and roots! Looking forward to the spring and some flowers!! I put a little pitcher plant/ carnivorous plant in the terrarium, and they're happy bowl mates. 😌
Do you water it? And if so, what's the frequency?
Yes, I’d like to know your watering schedule as well. I have mine in pots with bark chips and soak them once a week, but I don’t think that would work with this kind of setup. I really would like to switch as they are both outgrowing their pots.
About once every week or two, depending on the water level. I only use filtered water and take it up to the top of the moss.
Thanks for adding info on watering. So fill the bowl with water up to the moss every week? I did the rocks and sphagnum moss on top and layered the orchid on moss, but I don't know how to water it.
@@sandypiper5963 yeah, I just water up to the top of the Moss, and BTW, my orchid started blooming at the end of March and the blossoms just started fading this week. I do a VERY watered down orchid fertilizer 1x a month. The Plant is still VERY HAPPY.
This is one of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen. Thanks for sharing this!
Mine is still in original pot for years and it keeps blooming time after time, in fact it's in full bloom now!!
Same ! Only water the amount of an ice cube each time is reblooming now ! Most likely it would be better off if I take these steps but I'm thinking maybe I should leave it alone while it is thriving 🤔
I have an orchid that was gifted to me & for about 6 years I have kept it alive & blooming yearly by following the instruction to water 1/4 cup/week. Then about a year ago, I knew it needed help & began to research orchid care & started watching videos like this one. I discovered that it had root rot & I removed it from the original pot , removed all the wood chips etc , removed all the dead material, then started over. I found the nursery that I usually go to did not have anything other than a bag of orchid “soil” which amounted to only wood chips. Where can I get the moss & or top notch growing material for my orchid?
Here please watch ua-cam.com/video/5QYbYf-ZE50/v-deo.html
She is a Botanist. She knows what she is doing. Respecting the plant and teaching others too. I am totally focused on what she’s teaching about orchids. I’ve gone through 8 before I stopped buying them. 🪴❤
Omg!!Why did I never think about that!!I bought soooo many orchids and they never last.I never thought of removing the plastic it came in,I thought that’s what they needed.Thank you!I might try again I absolutely love these flowers but they always die and end up a waist of money…
That's the first thing I do after purchase. I gently remove all the moss and the rotted roots. I prefer to use pine or "orchid" bark sold in bags. I'm a newbie and find that it works very well. They love humidity and shade. I keep them in a covered patio. I try not to over-water them, maybe once a week. I only have two. Will try to get more and hope I don't kill them.
Also, I need to trim off old branches as it is starting to look messy.
I just got an orchid today. Took it out of the pot and found a plastic sleeve on it. The roots do not looking good. They are brittle and white-ish looking. I cut some of the root and re-planted them like you suggested but i think i still need to get some better planting medium. Hopefully they will hold out till then. Should of done some research before buying them today. Really appreciate your video learned alot and will keep it in my for next time.
I have had a store bought orchid for a year. Its leaves are healthy and it has rebloomed. It is still in its original pot. I plan on re potting it. I hope it survives the repotting.
That clear vase treatment looks gorgeous!
THANK YOU for such a BEAUTIFUL idea for growing my orchid!
I really appreciate you going through the Velamin, and the nitty gritty of its micromorphology, very nice video
I have a dead root orchid which I struggle for weeks to revive! I think orchids can be a challenge for everybody to assess their expertise in planting!!
Get some sphagnum moss. Take the orchid and put in in a pot with the moss. Keep the moss damp. Don’t let it dry out. It will take a few weeks for it to come back but it will. Even if the orchid seems dead you can still bring it. Back.
I had some orchids I thought they were dead but I couldn’t throw them in the garbage. I just put them out in the balcony in Florida and after like 7 months they bloomed
I have an orchard in bloom. I put them in a clear glass or cup filled with distilled water but I don’t think they’re submerged completely. I am guilty of leaving them in that packaging for awhile tho. Now you got me rethinking my tactics
THANKS! I purchased an orchid yesterday for a party that was canceled, knowing full well that I was buying it because I wanted it for myself. Then I got it for myself and when I got home, I looked at its tiny plastic pot and yanked the poor thing out of it and put it in a large tea cup and just set it there. There it is waiting to be further saved. Thanks for this video, watched by me in the nick of time.
How is it doing now?
This is very helpful. I gave up on orchids about 2 years ago. This video explains a lot. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
I have never had this happen. My orchids stay in the pots I buy them in and bloom for a very long time.
I will follow your advice. Thank you for sharing
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Thank you so much that was really really helpful and useful too. Now I know why my Orchids have never survived!!!!!!! I will take your fantastic advice when I purchase another Orchid. Please stay safe and well too
I prefer to repot with bark and in a transparent container with a lot of holes, to watch the development of the roots. I have had a bad experience with moss.
This just happens to me like 2 months ago. And I looked for so long and nothing.. and it broke my heart when I decided to let it die. And it was a hard lesson for me to learn.. and I learn to check the roots inside
Interesting. I’ve had a orchid many years that’s still in the plastic nursery slip and it blooms for me every year! I have 7 new flowers and this is the 6th year or blooms 🤷🏼♀️
I have had mine for 4 years and it never blooms only grows new leaves
Yep. Mine I’ve had 4 years and haven’t repot it. It blooms twice a year. I give it ice. That’s it.
I’ve 4 of them now for one year and one them keeps blooming from spike constantly I swear as soon as one stem from the spike is done blooming and starts a to sprout a week later
My mom grows them and she swears by putting them in a room where the nighttime temperature is at least 10 degrees below the daytime temperature.
She also puts them in pots with chunks of bark instead of dirt.
She always seems to be able to just about bring them back from the dead this way.
I think it manly depends on how often you water them, if they are packed like when you first buy them you might has to water them less
This is thee best info I’ve literally have seen here on UA-cam regarding store bought Orchid’s. I just sub’d to your channel, so that I can gain better knowledge, to be more educated on how to care for my plant’s. Thank you so much for this educational vid!
this is one of the most informative videos about orchids id found and i appreciate it,
i broke off one of my dried up areal roots and saw the vasular cylender, now im hurt, its just sticking out :(. my orchid brings me so much joy im going to repot it immediatly
Very informative, thanks I never knew about the roots it was very interesting. Going to try mine in a big glass jar that's been waiting for the right project.
Thanks!
Welcome!
I never have taken mine out and I keep them for years and years
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I do floral install for work. Just don’t water them to much I never bother to take out moss just light water and mine are fine
Wow all my blooms go within 3 weeks but the leaves do well. I had no idea about the reporting asap. Thank you so much for this informative video
If they are doing so poorly in the containers from the store, how did their root systems get so extensive and healthy? I’m not questioning the need to take them out when you get them home, but I’d guess the orchids were propagated and grown in the plastic cups when they were mass produced. They were probably given some perfect conditions with chemical fertilizer to help them grow big and produce abundant flowers despite being in the plastic pots. Those plants are clearly root bound from being raised too long in a pot, but they sure look healthy.
You have answered your question. They use similar to hydroponic method with climate control. After it is done, they place it in not transparent drain less pot , wrap it in plastic and sell it to us.
@@Classyflowers Thanks for the details. That makes sense. It's crazy that they can produce such perfect plants with very unnatural conditions. I usually see these growing in Florida on people's trees, just stuck there by their roots.
@@winesap2 wow that would be so cool to see! I have lived all my life in the desert and just reading that plants can grow just like that is amazing to me! I can only imagine how beautiful that must've been to see!
I have been doing the same in moss and glass jars for years - it’s the best way! Mine are constantly in flower - I love to “rescue” orchids ….
I just did the same but wondering about the moss I noticed its getting dry in glass vase should I take moss out and run water through moss and put back into vase and if you can clarify do the roots just lie on top of moss I am so scared I will kill this one too help pl
@@brendacarter570 I water sparingly and only when the roots lose their green colour - I water the whole glass and then I put my hand over the top to hold everything in place and drain the excess water.
I’m moving away from moss although it has been successful and I am going to use more of the clay as it’s not so wet.
@@lynneableyburton3845 ty you say clay what do you mean clay pot? Sorry just learning about orchids I followed this video but yesterday the moss looked dry i put water in vase and lifted orchid out moss was around the roots and wet I took the moss off the roots and just rested the orchid on top is that ok?
Thank you! Scrolled through a lot of comments to finally find this answer! When you say sparingly, does that mean when the moss is dry or every week or so?
My orchid that i named tofu was starting to wilt and i felt bad so i watched this! thanks !! i hope they'll feel better now
I’ve never done any of this and I have several supermaket bought orchids that are four o five years old. They all flower annually and have plenty of aerial roots and healthy green leaves.
My orchid that I received as a work gift was in bark chips, not moss. I have had it since just before the pandemic began, I have never repotted it, and it kept its flowers for several months, then dropped them and over the months/years it made 3 babies before reflowering just about a month ago, and the flowers are still doing well, though they are not as big and flat as the original ones were when I received it. One baby is still attached to it and that baby is also flowering. I water the orchid less than once a week, soak it about once a month, and mist it most days. The leaves look very healthy. I gave one baby away and put the other one in a place with too much sun for a while, but that one is recovering.
I buy grocery store orchids and leave them as is for months of beautiful blooms 😊