My dog passed away in December and I planned to get a plant, because for 17 years I took care of my dog. My mom got me an orchid for my birthday today so I'm excited to learn and get more into plants :) thank you for this video
thank you for this! It was very helpful. My mom got me an Orchid yesterday and now im spending the day researching them so I can properly take care of it.
All of my orchids are indoors and they do. Dry well. My water soak day is usually day day early morning and they soak for 15 minutes. I use clay enameled pots that are specifically for orchids, they retain moisture very well. They are expensive but worth it. I only use bark. 😊
PS: My jade plant has been growing like crazy (10inch/25cm in 2 weeks, on several branches!) since I put the phalaenopsis orchid next to it. They just love each other.
Thank you so much for this video. I received a lovely orchid plant for Mother’s Day and the buds continue to open. I’m so excited to know how to properly place it and care for it!
Choose an orchid with most of the flowers open and a few blooms. The change in conditions when moving from the grower to the store to your home may cause "bud blast" where all the buds fall off. It's not really common for this to happen, but if it does, you will be happy that you didn't loose all the buds, and if it doesn't, you will still get a pretty good bloom time.
I have recently received as gift a beautiful orchid the instructions said to give it 5 ice cubes weekly. So I put 5 ice cubes on the soil so they melt slowly with out over watering. I hope that this info helps new owner. So far so good😊😊😊😊
I DO ICE CUBES AND MINE IS DOING BEAUTIFULLY, ONLY THING IS IT WILL STILL POOL AT THE BOTTOM SO MAKE SURE YOU DUMP OUT THE EXCESS OTHERWISE IT WILL ROT THE ROOT
Thank you for this. My father bought me one of these instead of cut flowers without realizing how much care goes into it, and I've never grown one before
Your voice is very clear and your video is informative. Just some rectification watering with soaking method is really effective, but you should not be immersing the orchid for more than 15 mins and don't do the watering very often. Soaking method works well for those who are lazy about watering.
My Orchid. When bought was covered in blooms That was back in April all the blooms have fallen off 7 months of beautiful blooms. I put it in a tray of water and leave it. I drink fruit Berry infusions the edges of the White blooms turned a beautiful pink after the 3rd month. It has sat on my window sill since u got it in full westerly sunlight. I now have another flower stalk starting to grow. Its now going into a dormant state now. But nice and shiny.
Thank you for this! I've had orchids for years, but not having a "green thumb" I don't buy them, people just give them to me. I keep them inside until they start to fade, then I go hang them in a tree--where they thrive! But only now, after watching you, do I know how to prune them. I have been letting everything just hang on until it is for sure way a dead branch. I'll try your advice right away. Oh, I live in the tropics (Suriname) so they are fine outside, for them it is natural. I do water them in the dry season, otherwise just let nature do that.
Hi from the UK🇬🇧. I have 2 orchid plants which had flowers but they have not flowered in the last yr and a half. They both no longer have stems or the stems have been cut short to base of the leaves. Is this the reason why my orchids are not flowering because the stem is not growing? The leaves and roots are fine and they have been repotted but no flowers😰😥
Thank you for this video. I just want to make sure I understood this part well. I submerge the plant with the plastic container in water in the sink for one hour ......and how often do I do this?
When it comes to direct sunlight is it ok to have them on a window sill? I only have one window in my room and half the time the curtain is closed so if it was anywhere else it would probably not get the light from the window. Plus literally everywhere in my room looks like a bomb has hit it except from my windowsill.
One thing I've not heard mentioned on an orchid care video, despite the 'media' in which they may be in; the environment in which the plant resides. Wether or not the plants are in Miami Beach Flor- ida, or in the Sonoran Desert, Tuscon Arizona. BIG difference.
Very clear, thank you, Molly. Some extra information here compared to other videos I've seen on orchids. Nice presentation. Your orchids look very healthy! It's great to know about the two types of potting mixes, as mine is the moss type, and I think I have been consequently giving it too much water! Should any of the roots be exposed to the air? I've read that the roots like light.
Kerrie, from what I've been reading, yes, there should be some "air roots" which are a green color. check the firmness of the roots.. if they're firm, they're still alive, but if they're mushy and you get the internal "wire" of the root, it's probably time to repot/cut dead roots. Use scissors sterilized with alcohol as orchids are susceptible to bacteria/viruses/snails.
Thank you so much, +Jacob Leatherberry ! Valuable information. I had indeed been watering mine too much, and now I just spray the leaves and into the pot and roots with a very, very mild solution of Seasol and filtered water, and it seems to love it. It has finally lost all the blooms, but the roots have been going crazy! They are nicely green and abundant. I also took the clear plastic pot out of its dark green outer pot and have sat it in a wider pot on top of rose quartz chunks inside, so that it is a little elevated and the roots get plenty of light. 2 of the 3 stems are still green, so have cut the dead one off. It has also grown a couple of happy leaves! I've had to move house in the middle of all this, but it seems to be OK. I will remember your advice re the alcohol-sterilized scissors. Thank you!
Kerrie Redgate Usually the orchid would have a tag attached to it. The back of the tag has the care instructions. I have, and had, quite a number of orchids from both popular types (or gift orchids, as some call them). The tags always said not to spray the leaves with water. They suggest watering by putting 3 ice cubes once a week on the bark or moss. As for the soaking that Molly mentioned, I would think it is more than sufficient to do it once a month. I do the soaking once every 3 or 4 months. There is also a special orchid food you may want to consider using once a month, or even less. It should be available at most places that sell the plant. I love orchids.
Sam Googlian Thank you, Sam. Though, I'm not keen on the ice cubes, as it seems so far away from the naturally warm habitat of orchids. I've actually found the plant does better if I spray the leaves lightly. As I work from home, I spray the plant and roots lightly several times a day to mimic the rainforest environment. And I have two long stems with blossoms now. The original long stem has bloomed again. But this is also the hotter season in Sydney, so I will gauge the plant's response in colder weather. I have found with my other house plants that each plant, even of the same variety, has its own "personality" and reacts to conditions quite differently. Yes, orchids are very special plants!
Kerrie Redgate Thanks Karrie. That's all that matters (if it is working for you). 2 of mine (one white and one purple) have 3 stems each. 5 to 6 flowers on each stem, but one of the stems (with gorgeous, large, white flowers) has 8 of them. :) .. Enjoy your orchids.
I appreciate the help but I would really like to know how often I should water my orchid. What goes "less often" and "more often" mean here exactly? Thank you!
Question! I’ve had a couple orchids and everytime they bloom very nicely then the stem seems to turn brown- almost stick like… should I remove them? Also the green foliage at the bottom is still very healthy and a nice green but no new shoot has came up in the past few months. Is it a lost cause? Or is there soemthing I can do to help a new one bloom? Also do I need to keep repotting them as they get larger?
Thanks for posting that, Anna. I wasnt aware. I bought my fully bloomed Phal, from Safeway and its beautiful, but my first, so its good reading all these comments. I only have my window open at night in my bedroom so I'll take it in there to get its "cool" period, then back near the kitchen window to get its indirect sunlight during the day. I'll have to tape over the heater vent though. So glad that was also pointed out. I too, incorrectly, thought they liked and needed the heat!
My orchids have finished flowering. I don't cut the spikes unless I know that they are dead. They will shoot or grow out new spikes from the original sometimes. If the spike is green, treat it like the rest of the plant.
I cut off the main stem bcuz it was dry and dead and I had two new flower spikes. But they have only grown about two inches it’s been about 8 months. Not rly sure what to do. Should I just keep waiting and see? I got it for Christmas from my dad and he keeps asking me how it’s doing lol and I’m just like yeah I think it’s all good.
I have the wood chippy medium and never water my orchid like that. i keep the medium very loose and just drizzle water over the roots every one or 2 weeks. I also just transplanted it out of the plasticky container shes used to... we'll see what she thinks :)
How to fix the orchids those already maintained incorrectly. The leaves turned brown due to these were watered from above and left in the freezing weather under the canopy.
Is any kind of bark suitable as orchid medium? I bought a huge sack of bark that's meant as groundcover in gardens on flower beds. It looks a bit different to the barks I've seen in orchid potting videos, but the sack does say 'BARK'. I did use it for the orchids already, but not sure if it'll work or does it suffocate the roots.
My boyfriend just gifted me my very first plant a Phalanopsis Orchids. Un like cut flowers he usually gets me I really want this beauty to live as long as possible! I'm following all the directions in the video but how often should I water it in the sink? Once a week maybe? Thank you so much :)🌱🌷
Water once every one or two weeks. A good way to gauge this look at root colours. If they go gray - they need water. Once you water them they become green. And err on the side of less watering over more often.
Thank you. This is very helpful, I did not know about the watering method and what to do when it's bloomed out (luckily I'm a little lazy and did not take it out of the plastic pot yet). Just a question, when do they need to be repotted?
Repot the orchid if the bark/moss is old. As a rule you should repot bark every 2-3 years and moss every year. Both of them are organic and in time they will start to decompose and create an acidic environment for the roots, which will cause them to rot. If you haven't repotted yet after getting the orchid and the flowers are gone you should get some bark chips and repot the plant (you never know how long it's been in that pot). You shouldn't get a much bigger pot though. If the roots fit insede the old pot just clean it and put the orchid back with fresh bark. They like to be slightly tight in the pot. Good luck
if you don't have light could you put the lights on in the house is that sufficient enough I really love orchid I live in apartment and I don't have a lot of Wonders lot of light coming in but I could I just leave the lights on the big long lights on is that good enough I need an answer back from you thank you my name is Peggy Barnes
Hey guys, my nursery dude replanted my orchid without informing me because of which I don't have the option of soaking my plant in water...what alternatives do I have?
I removed all the pollens because i though i can pollinate it at home and didn't know that this cannot be done .. all the flowers has fallen and am worried will it create new flowers soon???
Just bought my first ever orchid and am here to learn how to take care of it , thanks for the video 👍🌺
So, how's the orchid??
@@lukaniamoon2029 It's doing great so far .
Same except I already f’d up and bout one with all the flowers bloomed 😭
@@imkevinjoel8702 yes , I learned that lesson too 👍😅
@@mostlydollshelicopters4799 how about now? Is it still alive?
My dog passed away in December and I planned to get a plant, because for 17 years I took care of my dog. My mom got me an orchid for my birthday today so I'm excited to learn and get more into plants :) thank you for this video
Did you manage to keep that orchid alive till now or nah?
thank you for this! It was very helpful. My mom got me an Orchid yesterday and now im spending the day researching them so I can properly take care of it.
You my dear, are in fact an orchid expert. You get right to the point! Nice video
I thought she was gonna be like... “here’s how you can take care of them indoors.... you can’t”. End video 🤣
😂
I grow 200 different species......all indoors 😁 it can be done
🤣🤣
How often do you water them? Once a week?
All of my orchids are indoors and they do. Dry well. My water soak day is usually day day early morning and they soak for 15 minutes. I use clay enameled pots that are specifically for orchids, they retain moisture very well. They are expensive but worth it. I only use bark. 😊
My husband just bought me one,I'm excited and yet nervous about taking care of it. Thanks for the video 💕
PS: My jade plant has been growing like crazy (10inch/25cm in 2 weeks, on several branches!) since I put the phalaenopsis orchid next to it. They just love each other.
Ill try that
Thank you so much for this video. I received a lovely orchid plant for Mother’s Day and the buds continue to open. I’m so excited to know how to properly place it and care for it!
My Son bought me one for my birthday I am beyond grateful ❤❤❤
Fantastic information for a bachelor that is clueless but loves when they flower.
Very well presented. Very informative. To the point. Thank you for the information :)
i want moe info about dendrobium orchids
I dont think so, I really dont trust her
Choose an orchid with most of the flowers open and a few blooms. The change in conditions when moving from the grower to the store to your home may cause "bud blast" where all the buds fall off. It's not really common for this to happen, but if it does, you will be happy that you didn't loose all the buds, and if it doesn't, you will still get a pretty good bloom time.
How often do I soak my orchid? Thank you!
I have recently received as gift a beautiful orchid the instructions said to give it 5 ice cubes weekly. So I put 5 ice cubes on the soil so they melt slowly with out over watering. I hope that this info helps new owner. So far so good😊😊😊😊
Sharon Sutlovich ice cubes is a huge risk of your orchids. Just water it twice a week morning.
I DO ICE CUBES AND MINE IS DOING BEAUTIFULLY, ONLY THING IS IT WILL STILL POOL AT THE BOTTOM SO MAKE SURE YOU DUMP OUT THE EXCESS OTHERWISE IT WILL ROT THE ROOT
sorry about the caps lol
Orchids are tropical kinds of flowers, please do not use ice cubes because they can shock the plants the same way frost kills plants during the winter
Thank you so much for this. I received a beautiful orchid for Mother’s Day today 💕
just got my brother a orchid and trying to research them . This helped a lot thanks!
Should I keep my orchid in my bathroom??? I have it in there. Thanks for the video. Very informative.
You are a good teacher! Great video!
Great video. I put my orchid outside and it's dying from over watering and too much sunlight. Thanks for the info!
Thank you!!! This is probably the best vid for beginner!
Thank you for this. My father bought me one of these instead of cut flowers without realizing how much care goes into it, and I've never grown one before
Your voice is very clear and your video is informative. Just some rectification watering with soaking method is really effective, but you should not be immersing the orchid for more than 15 mins and don't do the watering very often. Soaking method works well for those who are lazy about watering.
My Orchid. When bought was covered in blooms That was back in April all the blooms have fallen off 7 months of beautiful blooms. I put it in a tray of water and leave it. I drink fruit Berry infusions the edges of the White blooms turned a beautiful pink after the 3rd month. It has sat on my
window sill since u got it in full westerly sunlight. I now have another flower stalk starting to grow. Its now going into a dormant state now. But nice and shiny.
You are a natural for tv of teaching, one of the top ten I every saw on you tube. Nice going.
+Bud Gibbons Agreed. She did the video very well. Lots of useful tips about the plant. Very well done indeed.
i put mine in direct light, and it died. now i'm online learning how to prperly care for it
Thank you for sharing. I needed this!
Thanks this helped for me. I keep orchids in vivariums/terrariums with orchid mantids so these tips helped.
Thank you for this! I've had orchids for years, but not having a "green thumb" I don't buy them, people just give them to me. I keep them inside until they start to fade, then I go hang them in a tree--where they thrive! But only now, after watching you, do I know how to prune them. I have been letting everything just hang on until it is for sure way a dead branch. I'll try your advice right away. Oh, I live in the tropics (Suriname) so they are fine outside, for them it is natural. I do water them in the dry season, otherwise just let nature do that.
Hi from the UK🇬🇧. I have 2 orchid plants which had flowers but they have not flowered in the last yr and a half. They both no longer have stems or the stems have been cut short to base of the leaves. Is this the reason why my orchids are not flowering because the stem is not growing? The leaves and roots are fine and they have been repotted but no flowers😰😥
Hello thanks for the tips! How often for the watering?
Thank you for this video. I just want to make sure I understood this part well. I submerge the plant with the plastic container in water in the sink for one hour ......and how often do I do this?
Once every 2 weeks
hello,thats great advice i just have one question when i soak and drain with water how often do i have to do this procedure? thanks
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Definitely one of the more illustrious houseplants to have around.
Nice video, we learn lots of things from you. Thanks for sharing...
Should I do this 1 hour watering right after bringing the orchids from the store?
How often should one water the orchid plant?
it was very clear and thanks for help. some gave us an beautiful Orchid,but honestly i had no idea how to care it. thanks a lot
When it comes to direct sunlight is it ok to have them on a window sill? I only have one window in my room and half the time the curtain is closed so if it was anywhere else it would probably not get the light from the window. Plus literally everywhere in my room looks like a bomb has hit it except from my windowsill.
One thing I've not heard mentioned on an orchid
care video, despite the
'media' in which they may
be in; the environment in
which the plant resides.
Wether or not the plants
are in Miami Beach Flor-
ida, or in the Sonoran
Desert, Tuscon Arizona.
BIG difference.
What a super great woman, so lovely, simple and talks natural. Thanks!
Suggestions on caring for orchids when reporting them in a large pot?
I have moss and potting mix for orchids
Not sure if I missed this.. how often should it be sink-bath watered ?
Very helpful . Never had a orchid before.
Short and sweet. Thanks !
Very clear, thank you, Molly. Some extra information here compared to other videos I've seen on orchids. Nice presentation. Your orchids look very healthy! It's great to know about the two types of potting mixes, as mine is the moss type, and I think I have been consequently giving it too much water! Should any of the roots be exposed to the air? I've read that the roots like light.
Kerrie, from what I've been reading, yes, there should be some "air roots" which are a green color. check the firmness of the roots.. if they're firm, they're still alive, but if they're mushy and you get the internal "wire" of the root, it's probably time to repot/cut dead roots. Use scissors sterilized with alcohol as orchids are susceptible to bacteria/viruses/snails.
Thank you so much, +Jacob Leatherberry ! Valuable information. I had indeed been watering mine too much, and now I just spray the leaves and into the pot and roots with a very, very mild solution of Seasol and filtered water, and it seems to love it. It has finally lost all the blooms, but the roots have been going crazy! They are nicely green and abundant.
I also took the clear plastic pot out of its dark green outer pot and have sat it in a wider pot on top of rose quartz chunks inside, so that it is a little elevated and the roots get plenty of light.
2 of the 3 stems are still green, so have cut the dead one off. It has also grown a couple of happy leaves!
I've had to move house in the middle of all this, but it seems to be OK.
I will remember your advice re the alcohol-sterilized scissors. Thank you!
Kerrie Redgate
Usually the orchid would have a tag attached to it. The back of the tag has the care instructions.
I have, and had, quite a number of orchids from both popular types (or gift orchids, as some call them).
The tags always said not to spray the leaves with water. They suggest watering by putting 3 ice cubes once a week on the bark or moss.
As for the soaking that Molly mentioned, I would think it is more than sufficient to do it once a month. I do the soaking once every 3 or 4 months.
There is also a special orchid food you may want to consider using once a month, or even less. It should be available at most places that sell the plant.
I love orchids.
Sam Googlian Thank you, Sam. Though, I'm not keen on the ice cubes, as it seems so far away from the naturally warm habitat of orchids. I've actually found the plant does better if I spray the leaves lightly. As I work from home, I spray the plant and roots lightly several times a day to mimic the rainforest environment. And I have two long stems with blossoms now. The original long stem has bloomed again. But this is also the hotter season in Sydney, so I will gauge the plant's response in colder weather. I have found with my other house plants that each plant, even of the same variety, has its own "personality" and reacts to conditions quite differently. Yes, orchids are very special plants!
Kerrie Redgate
Thanks Karrie. That's all that matters (if it is working for you). 2 of mine (one white and one purple) have 3 stems each. 5 to 6 flowers on each stem, but one of the stems (with gorgeous, large, white flowers) has 8 of them. :) .. Enjoy your orchids.
Hello, how often should you submerge in water in the sink with subsequent draining? Once a week?
I appreciate the help but I would really like to know how often I should water my orchid. What goes "less often" and "more often" mean here exactly? Thank you!
Three ice cubes per week
@@cliffbernsen438 all at one time?
@@mollyscores Yes
Question! I’ve had a couple orchids and everytime they bloom very nicely then the stem seems to turn brown- almost stick like… should I remove them? Also the green foliage at the bottom is still very healthy and a nice green but no new shoot has came up in the past few months. Is it a lost cause? Or is there soemthing I can do to help a new one bloom? Also do I need to keep repotting them as they get larger?
entering my “mom/planting” era and i truly found your video helpful thank you kindly 🤍
so how often do you need to water it? if it's in the chip wood pot?
Thankyou was just given 3 need to know how to maintain them
Good advice, good quality video and good audio.
Thanks for posting that, Anna. I wasnt aware. I bought my fully bloomed Phal, from Safeway and its beautiful, but my first, so its good reading all these comments. I only have my window open at night in my bedroom so I'll take it in there to get its "cool" period, then back near the kitchen window to get its indirect sunlight during the day. I'll have to tape over the heater vent though. So glad that was also pointed out. I too, incorrectly, thought they liked and needed the heat!
My orchids have finished flowering. I don't cut the spikes unless I know that they are dead. They will
shoot or grow out new
spikes from the original
sometimes. If the spike
is green, treat it like the
rest of the plant.
Thank you for these helpful tips. Looking forward to my orchids next blooming!
I cut off the main stem bcuz it was dry and dead and I had two new flower spikes. But they have only grown about two inches it’s been about 8 months. Not rly sure what to do. Should I just keep waiting and see? I got it for Christmas from my dad and he keeps asking me how it’s doing lol and I’m just like yeah I think it’s all good.
I have the wood chippy medium and never water my orchid like that. i keep the medium very loose and just drizzle water over the roots every one or 2 weeks. I also just transplanted it out of the plasticky container shes used to... we'll see what she thinks :)
How to fix the orchids those already maintained incorrectly. The leaves turned brown due to these were watered from above and left in the freezing weather under the canopy.
Is any kind of bark suitable as orchid medium? I bought a huge sack of bark that's meant as groundcover in gardens on flower beds. It looks a bit different to the barks I've seen in orchid potting videos, but the sack does say 'BARK'. I did use it for the orchids already, but not sure if it'll work or does it suffocate the roots.
My orchids said use three ice cubes once a week is that normal ? Should I try your way?? :P
Sooo if you chose one that’s full of blossomed flowers is it no good?
I received an orchid 1 week ago
The leaves close to the pot have turned yellow. What should I do??
Hello, anyone how often to water the orchid? Is it once a week?
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My boyfriend just gifted me my very first plant a Phalanopsis Orchids. Un like cut flowers he usually gets me I really want this beauty to live as long as possible! I'm following all the directions in the video but how often should I water it in the sink? Once a week maybe? Thank you so much :)🌱🌷
Water once every one or two weeks. A good way to gauge this look at root colours. If they go gray - they need water. Once you water them they become green. And err on the side of less watering over more often.
My flowers had gone, but I'm waiting for new ones, i had just replanted it.
How many times per day or week should it get water ?
Awesome video 👍🏼
I live somewhere that is dry and cold. Where would the best place to put my orchids to get the perfect amount of light
How often do you water..??
I saw to use the sink but do often..??
Very helpful information. Thank you!
Thank you. This is very helpful, I did not know about the watering method and what to do when it's bloomed out (luckily I'm a little lazy and did not take it out of the plastic pot yet). Just a question, when do they need to be repotted?
Repot the orchid if the bark/moss is old. As a rule you should repot bark every 2-3 years and moss every year. Both of them are organic and in time they will start to decompose and create an acidic environment for the roots, which will cause them to rot. If you haven't repotted yet after getting the orchid and the flowers are gone you should get some bark chips and repot the plant (you never know how long it's been in that pot). You shouldn't get a much bigger pot though. If the roots fit insede the old pot just clean it and put the orchid back with fresh bark. They like to be slightly tight in the pot. Good luck
Thankyou so much for this video... just wondering if it’s okay that my orchids are in soil, and they are doing amazingly well... it’s that normal?
How often should you water an orchid
How long afters the water give orchid
How often do I water the bark type orchid?
Thank you such great tips
Thank you, this was very helpful and makes me hopeful!
how often do you soak for a hr?
Can I grow these in Montana, indoors
Hi. How many times to put water in a week❤
How many times a week do you water your orchids?
Water direct from the faucet might have bad elements, can I use filtered or drinking water? Thanks for the reply
Do we lift up the moss to water or do we water the moss?
Can we do grafting/budding in orchid
What do we do with the roots as they begin to lengthen? Do we cut them back?
Eunice Vincent
"It's actually easy.." such a troll 🤣 Thanks for the tips!
if you don't have light could you put the lights on in the house is that sufficient enough I really love orchid I live in apartment and I don't have a lot of Wonders lot of light coming in but I could I just leave the lights on the big long lights on is that good enough I need an answer back from you thank you my name is Peggy Barnes
Great presentation
Great tips too thanks !!
Do you fertilize during the dormant period?
I found this video very helpful thank you for the video
When to do the soaking thing? during bloom right?
What to do when the leaves start to get yellow?
Thanks for sharing.
How often shall I water them?
Did she say how often to water?
Thank you for sharing it’s very direct to the point and very helpful.❤️
Should I water warm ? Cool ?
Hey guys, my nursery dude replanted my orchid without informing me because of which I don't have the option of soaking my plant in water...what alternatives do I have?
i have a hard time caring for my orchids, this video was helpfull
I removed all the pollens because i though i can pollinate it at home and didn't know that this cannot be done .. all the flowers has fallen and am worried will it create new flowers soon???
I dont get it how often am I supposed to do the water thing with it. with not the moss type