Hey Brad, I love how informative your videos are and I just subscribed. I've been in love with orchids forever, and I finally bought some of my own. I got a almost hot pink mini phal from Loblaws that was near the end of it's bloom cycle, but it was only $1, so why not. And then I rescued a full sized phal from another Loblaws that was halfway through blooming for half off ($11 from $22), but I just had to do an emergency repotting since the media was on the older side, the roots weren't breathing well, and were dying off. Hopefully I shouldn't loose too many blooms. And then I scored today at Canadian Tire. They were selling off their full sized phals for only $6 from $14. Perfectly healthy, and with plenty of flower buds yet to open. Oh man, I am so happy.
@@BradsGreenhouse hola soy de ecuador son tan hermosas esos cypripediun de diferentes colores sera posible enviarme las semillas por favor como hago respondeme
I really want to get some of these for a new shade garden I'm building next year. You can find them like an hour from where I live, so I don't think it should be too difficult to grow them. It also helps to actually go to where they grow, so that you know what to give them.
Thanks Brad. As always you're a life saver! I've just bought one of these on impulse and then found myself asking, what do I do now? You answered that question. Thank you.
The seeds lack any nutrient storage, and depend on landing in a spot where they can form an association with a suitable mycorrhizal fungus in order to germinate and provide sustenance for the emerging seedlings. Once the seedlings are sufficiently developed, the fungus is no longer required and the plants can sustain themselves.
Brad, have you tested the pH of the media? Have you tried C. acaule and if so how would you lower the pH other than perhaps watering with water with some vinegar added?
Great video but i have a question as to why don't you plant those slipper orchids in your garden...Looks from your videos that you have many tropicals and other plants in your garden..Seems to me the slipper orchid would fair much better in your garden as they are hardy for me in zone 5 and produce so many plantlets after each season. was just wondering
TD Moore it is not that I feel it is to cold here it is that it is very wet here in the winter and they will likely rot. in zone 5, your ground water is frozen solid all winter and theyfor they plant wont rot, our water is never frozen solid. Your humidity is under 20% all winter, ares is near 100% all winter. I pull them undercover to keep them dry, not warm.
Oh okay..makes sense..never considered it being too wet..I just remember going to Butchart gardens on Vancouver Island and seeing the incredible variety of plants and just assumed it would fair well...Those hardy slipper orchids are too expensive to take a chance on them not surviving the winter. Happy growing!
Great video!! My Cypripedium pubescence is starting to come up. However, over time it has lost some of it's medium from watering. I would like to re-pot after the season and want to try you mix out. Do you have a recipe for your ingredients?
Hey Brad, I love how informative your videos are and I just subscribed. I've been in love with orchids forever, and I finally bought some of my own. I got a almost hot pink mini phal from Loblaws that was near the end of it's bloom cycle, but it was only $1, so why not. And then I rescued a full sized phal from another Loblaws that was halfway through blooming for half off ($11 from $22), but I just had to do an emergency repotting since the media was on the older side, the roots weren't breathing well, and were dying off. Hopefully I shouldn't loose too many blooms. And then I scored today at Canadian Tire. They were selling off their full sized phals for only $6 from $14. Perfectly healthy, and with plenty of flower buds yet to open. Oh man, I am so happy.
Toronto Maple Leafer awesome ,great scores! that is the way to do it
@@BradsGreenhouse hola soy de ecuador son tan hermosas esos cypripediun de diferentes colores sera posible enviarme las semillas por favor como hago respondeme
I really want to get some of these for a new shade garden I'm building next year. You can find them like an hour from where I live, so I don't think it should be too difficult to grow them. It also helps to actually go to where they grow, so that you know what to give them.
Great video!
Thanks Brad. As always you're a life saver! I've just bought one of these on impulse and then found myself asking, what do I do now? You answered that question. Thank you.
I'm curious if these plants survived because you washed all the old soil away and they require a certain fungus in the soil to survive.
The miccorhyzal fungus lives inside their roots
The seeds lack any nutrient storage, and depend on landing in a spot where they can form an association with a suitable mycorrhizal fungus in order to germinate and provide sustenance for the emerging seedlings. Once the seedlings are sufficiently developed, the fungus is no longer required and the plants can sustain themselves.
Great video Brad, I think it's time for me to do the same for mine...
Garrett Spring yup now is the time
Brad, have you tested the pH of the media? Have you tried C. acaule and if so how would you lower the pH other than perhaps watering with water with some vinegar added?
Would cactus mix work?
Great video but i have a question as to why don't you plant those slipper orchids in your garden...Looks from your videos that you have many tropicals and other plants in your garden..Seems to me the slipper orchid would fair much better in your garden as they are hardy for me in zone 5 and produce so many plantlets after each season. was just wondering
TD Moore it is not that I feel it is to cold here it is that it is very wet here in the winter and they will likely rot. in zone 5, your ground water is frozen solid all winter and theyfor they plant wont rot, our water is never frozen solid. Your humidity is under 20% all winter, ares is near 100% all winter. I pull them undercover to keep them dry, not warm.
Oh okay..makes sense..never considered it being too wet..I just remember going to Butchart gardens on Vancouver Island and seeing the incredible variety of plants and just assumed it would fair well...Those hardy slipper orchids are too expensive to take a chance on them not surviving the winter. Happy growing!
Great video!! My Cypripedium pubescence is starting to come up. However, over time it has lost some of it's medium from watering. I would like to re-pot after the season and want to try you mix out. Do you have a recipe for your ingredients?
Thanks, I’m changing my recipe this year I think. Probably use peat/sand and perlite. This one is two heavy
do you think these would grow outdoors in zone 9A?
An other great video
ivy geerman thanks Ivy
how do you fertelize your slipperorchids? your pottingmix seems to have no feed fot the plant?