HI Nita 🥰💐 so nice to see you again! Thank you so much for watching and your comment, yes!! The aroma from those fresh roots was really just like someone had cut fresh grass! It reminded me of spring... and soon, spring will be here 🙌🏼 its a shame to destroy it, but...after 4 years, needs must! Now we wait and see if this orchid will wake up without a hangover 🤞🏼 hope you had a beautiful day 🌸
HI Desire 🤩💐 both good and bad! 😬😅 I wish I could have saved my pot... the rest... now we wait and see if everyone wakes up without a hangover 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching, Desire!! I hope that you had yourself a great day 🥰🌸
HI Ingrid 🤩💐 thank you for your feedback! I am in the process of cleaning the leca, which I am doing on a day by day basis, because... this job is tedious 😅 for catasetinae... wow! But, I am glad that I can grow in inorganic media, because I do not do this every year, and sphagnum moss would be too expensive to repot with every year. So, doing this every 4 years, that is fine by me 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching, Ingrid!! I wish you a beautiful day 🌸
HI Stephen 🤗💐 LOVED the root system and let me tell you... I hated having to destroy it! Still, after 4 years, it is time, and well, I promised some bulbs, so, this was as good a time as any 👍🏼 growing root tips, and that fragrance that came out of the pot! Fresh cut grass... so much spring in the air from that fragrance. Next up... After Dark Black Pearl, also needs to get a bigger pot and maybe I will divide it. Just hope that Jack doesn't wake up with a massive hangover 🤞🏼thank you so much for watching, Stephen! 🌸
HI Amina 🤗💐 these roots... YAASSSS!!! And imagine, cutting this off year after year... I just can't do it! This was such a beautiful sight and the smell from the roots was amazing as well. Thank you so much for watching, Amina! Have a beautiful day when you read this 🥰🌸
Good to know you leave the roots on too. I grow catasetum (and types) for only a year now and had good success so far. I thought I am going to leave the roots on and see what happens, same reason, they are so beautiful and still alive. I just cannot cut them off! :D and because off this video, I know I don’t have too! My simple thinking is that in nature is nobody who cuts the roots, right?… thanks 🙏
Hi there 🤩💐 thank you so much for watching 🤗 I had to take this one apart, I had promised a division a while ago when it was in bloom. But, yeah... I leave it to the last minute, the longest time in the pot... this is so not a yearly thing for me, and I am glad that I don't have it in inorganic media, because then, I could not be so generous with how long it can stay in a pot. There is nobody cutting roots in nature, no... we humans think that we can change the rule book and that just doesn't apply ALL the time. 😬🌸
Good morning Nina, thanks for this very instructive video on catasetums and for the alternative complementary video suggested in your reply. Thanks for sharing so much information with us.
Amelia 🤩💐hi!! Welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so... a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate it 🙏🏼 your first catasetum!! The clue is in the 'first'... methinks you are going to love growing it, that you will get yourself more 😅 they are fun to grow, for sure! If you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask away, no matter what the video subject is about 🤗 thank you so much for watching, and once again... welcome! 🤗🌸
What a grand idea for using the Velcro to protect against the wire! May steal this idea. Miss filming but it is what it is at the moment. Still planning to purchase a catasetum in spring…. So will be watching for those updates my friend
🌸🥷🏼Trish San 😍🥰🤸🏼♀️💐 I have as yet to manage it to stick and not slip off new growths, the way the more experienced channel can do 😅 but this... this works a treat! I have to keep an eye on the bulbs in case they shrivel, but if push comes to shove, more of the velcro is going around the bulbs 🙏🏼 thank YOU 🌸🥷🏼 for sending it to me! It is wonderful to have in my arsenal! I cannot tell you how much I miss your videos and I always hope that all is well with you and your collection! You know that, if you need me to 'say something'.... bitte sei nicht Scheu, es würde mich freuen wenn ich irgendwie helfen kann!! Vielen Dank für dein Kommentar!! Ich danke dir für unsere Freundschaft welche mir sehr viel bedeutet 😘 Wünsche dir einen angenehmen Rest des Tages ❤️🌸
Jose, hi! 🤩💐 the bulbs are a beautiful sight, yes! And when they start growing it is an exciting time, because... well, they grow fast, and not so slow like other orchids! they really are fun to grow and I hope that you can get to experience it! Thank you so much for watching, Jose 🤗 I hope that your Wednesday was great and wish you a wonderful Thursday 🌸
Charles, hi! 🤩💐 goodness me, yes!! D'oohh!! That would have worked so much better and I have the aquarium air tubing in the house 🤦🏼♀️ fantastic ... never would have thought of that, but from now on, I am going to do it if I ever come up against this situation again! Thank you so much for the heads up, Charles, really appreciate it! And, thank you for watching 🤗 have yourself a fabulous day 🌸
Carmella 🤗💐hi there!! thank YOU so much for watching and for leaving your comments in and amongst other comments 🤫😂 that was cute!! I have actually created an emoji of the most common genera of orchids, but unfortunately I YT won't let me make it public. Members have it in their section and can add it to the comments. I posted the design in my community post a long time ago, and the weird thing is... I can create the emoji, upload it for members to use, but I cannot use it for my own comments!! How unfair is that?? 🤪 I hope that you had yourself a fabulous day, Carmella 🌸
Great video, sometimes you have to loose the pot. I have a few Catasetum and I do not want to divide them until they become more or less like specimens. Lol 😆 nice video, the person receiving that piece will be very happy 😃. 👏👏👏❤️🌸❤️ great job!
Hi Ileana 😍💐 good to see you again! Thank you so much for watching and for leaving me a comment! And.... this one would not have been divided if I had not promised a division to someone earlier when she was in bloom. Now... I am just going to let it grow. If my After Dark is good for a division, I may decide to do that as well, I know someone who would LOVE to have one, soooo yeah 😅 I can get the larger size white pots, but not the smaller ones anymore, which really sucks, but, I will be on the hunt for something similar so that my masks do not go to waste. 🤞🏼🌸
Olá Daniel! 🤩💐 Bem vinda! Eu não vi você aqui antes, então, uma calorosa recepção e muito obrigado por estar aqui!! Eu realmente aprecio o seu apoio! Isso é muito gentil de sua parte, obrigado! E muito obrigado por assistir e seu comentário gentil! Mais uma vez, seja bem-vindo! 🤗🌸
HI! 🤩💐 I know, right?? I cannot do this every year! I feel so bad destroying a root system that is active and wanting to grow. Needs must! I promised a division to someone, soooo yeah! I am now keeping my fingers crossed for the rude awakening this orchid will have 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching! I hope that you are having a wonderful day 🌸
@@NinjaOrchids I’m thinking maybe grow them in a flimsy (not your favorite white pot) instead. But who would have known this would be soooo difficult?!?! You get an A+ for perseverance!
THAT is a great idea!!! Thank you!! I had not thought of that 🙏🏼 I am so fixated with the matching this and matching that... I will keep an eye out for something that can fit the masks which I won't be heart broken about if it breaks! Thank you 👍🏼👍🏼 I can get the 2 larger size inner pots, but not the S size anymore. This helped to jog the one track mind 👍🏼👍🏼
🦒☀️🍀🤸!!! That was though 🥵 Too bad you had to waste the pot but there was no other way, lovely root system !!! I had no idea they could keep such beautiful roots alive throughout dormancy. They looked so clean and perfect 👌. Removing those sheaths, it must have felt so satisfying 😂 Cleaning all the leca beads will not be as much enjoyable, I bet 😜. Much love to you amiga mia and have a warm sunny day ❤️🤩🥰
FFF 🙌🏼🤸🏼♀️😍🥰💐 meine liebe Freundin, guten Abend 😃 It was tough in many ways! To have to do it, destroy a beautiful root system that had the fragrance of freshly cut grass, to the pot... etc etc. Thank goodness for inorganic media, I don't have to do this every year! In this set up, well.... we had the discussion before, are they really dormant? Look at the growing root tips!! 😬 such a shame, but... after 4 years, a reset is not such a bad idea, the pot was very crowded as you could see! Now, I hope it doesn't wake up with a major hangover 😢 the leca cleaning has begun and well... I am only doing so much every day because I don't want to rush the job, get fed up and not be diligent.... as well as not get a raw thumb from the scrubby pad! 🤪 it will be the best feeling though, when that little batch goes into the storage container! 😅 thank you so much for watching, amiga! I had a beautiful day... some orchids are staying outside 👍🏼 just as well, seeing as my knee was protesting everything I did today 👎🏼 really appreciate you watching, vecina favorita! I wish you a cozy rest of the evening, and a beautiful start to your morning 😘 sleep well ❤️🌸
"we're going to potting this up in leca and self watering again" and here I thought you were going to go with PET. Speaking of, whatever happened to those two plants you put in the PET late last year. Not surprising that the pot cracked, it is plastic that has been outside for four years. Mine, even though they are supposed to be "UV treated" can become brittle in as little as two. One of them cracked in the shuffle over the weekend but the plant needs to be divided and repotted anyway so no big loss there. Probably going to put it in a basket because it is a bit of a vigorous grower so it can eat the basket. I feel like there was something else I was going to bring up that was on my mind earlier but I can't remember what it was. Oh well, maybe it will come back tomorrow.
Don Miguel 🥰💐 nope... the PET is just a thing for the struggling cygnoches.. IF it comes out of dormancy, ever... I do not know! The current status quo is... same as months ago when I potted them up! I don't know if they are in shock, some bulbs are big enough to grow a new growth, but who knows what is going on inside their system. The jury is still out if any of the bulbs will grow any new growths 🤷🏼♀️ catesetinae and complacency do not go hand in hand, which is the subject of a future video! WHEN / IF this one will be ok to start growing again 🤷🏼♀️ I am happy that the pots have lasted for so long and if I can get the orchid out without having to be so drastic, then, they pots are still good to go. The rims on some are becoming brittle, just like the piece that snapped off on this one. I can feel it when I get them out of the mask to flush! I can get pots to fit the mask 2 sizes up, but not for this size mask. I hope to find something to replace those pots that I break, because I don't want to waste the masks 😢 I saw your other comment, but do not remember what it was that you remembered... so, see you again shortly 😘🤗
Hello Nina! Aren’t they just amazing 🤩 I only have two catasetanae that I purchased in the fall 2021… they are waking up now. One has two new growths and the other one tiny new growth. I find it very counter intuitive to not water when I see green stuff! 😂 I have potted them when dormant in self watering set up using leca and a smaller grade clay medium called florite (it is intended for aquarium) . I am looking forward to see what happens when I water…. Hopefully I don’t rot them! Thanks Nina for sharing! Have a great week 💕🌸💕
Chantal 😍💐 hi!! It is so nice to have orchids that go into beast mode and we can throw a lot of water at them! I messed up a Cycnodes in 2021, I hope it bounces back, but.. yes... once they get going, they are fun to grow 👍🏼 This one has not woken up yet, neither has the piece that I have as yet to send off, but.. the weather in N'ern Europe is still too cold. Just as well that I can hold on before sending it. The Black Pearl, is also still fast asleep. I have to divide that one as well, but unless I see something of different interest, I won't be filming it, because the carnage will be the same as in this video. 🙄😬 is it fun to see them wake up... now... patience 💆🏼♀️👍🏼👍🏼 thank YOU so much for watching, Chantal!! Have yourself a great week as well 🥰🌸
I love cataseniae, amazing unique orchids! I felt like crying when u removed that big ball of roots!! 😁Great video Ninja thanks for sharing. I keep mines in sphagnum moss, they do good to me that way, havent try any other growing method, Im affraid to 😬
Niury 😍💐hi! Oh... I know!! This is not something I do every year, for precisely that reason! The root ball is something to behold and conserve for as long as possible, in my opinion!! If you are getting great results in sphagnum moss, then, no reason to change 👍🏼 I just cannot afford to repot and keep buying sphagnum moss for when a repot is necessary! I am glad that they are ok in my set up! But, cleaning the leca is such a headache 😣the only downside!! Now, I hope that my bulbs wake up and do not collapse 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching, Niury!! Have a beautiful day 🥰🌸
Bonjour Nina, A big sacrifice for your followers. Thanks for all you are doing for us. When you will start watering? I have one and we are in winter but most of the leaves are still green. I have almost stopped watering but I have a new growth. I don't want to kill the catasetum and should I water and fertilize normally or not? Thanks for all. Daniel Jheelan from France
HI Daniel 🤩💐 you are very welcome and I appreciate your comment very very much, Daniel, thank YOU! When the roots are halfway down in the pot, and the new growth is double the height of the first bulb it grows out of. IF the back bulbs start shrivelling while a new growth starts, then it is a question of monitoring how they are being consumed and possible a flush needs to happen so that the energy is not being taken away from the back bulbs too much! Time will tell, but I will definitely keep an eye on what it does from here on in and film it step by step! Do not stop watering your catasetum! If an orchid is in active growth and it wants to grow, then follow procedure as normal. I would highly recommend to never force an orchid to do what you want it to do... if it is growing, leaves are still green, then keep fertilizing, keep watering. Eventually, the orchid will respond and go dormant, OR ... in some conditions, catasetinae may never go dormant because of the environment they are in. ie Hawaii... catasetinae do not go dormant there and they will still bloom. So... follow what your orchid does and not what other orchid do on YT! 👍🏼 Your environment may make them grow like that and it is something to be happy about ... it is easier 😉 thank you for your kind comment, once again, Daniel and for watching 🌸
Hi Robert 🤩💐 indeed!! That was the biggest hammer in the house! And yes... the leca cleaning is the worst when it comes to catasetinae. Now, why not just bin that little bit of leca? Because, I am not a wasteful person 😅 shooting myself in my own foot with this personality trait! 😬 it has begun, the cleaning... and I am going bead by bead! 🤪 it is going to be the best feeling ever when I pour that batch into the storage container! Thank you, Robert, for watching! I hope that you are having a great day 🤗🌸
😍HI Richard 💐 Yes!! I will be using that when the next repot comes around 👍🏼 you can tell that this was the first time I repotted my catasetum because I was not prepared to think through how pot bound it was going to be and how hard it was going to be to get it out of the pot. So, no more dividing this orchid for a very very long time its just going to be uppot all the way from here on in 👍🏼 Thank you so much for watching this extended video from the short 🫶🏼❤️🌸
Ahhhh.... ze leeetle grey sells were doing their job! I have no idea which series you are talking about, but can only guess... and ... I always felt that way about the roaring 20s in Kenya and how the expats lived, partied and had their way while in the 'colony'... those must have been amazing times! I have also always wondered what it would have been like, back in those days, in a society where money is not an object 👍🏼 Thank you so much for coming back and letting me know 🥰 and thank you for watching! I have a milder night tonight, so, thankfully some orchids can stay outside... my knee was really giving me issues today! Leaving some of them outside is a blessing 🙏🏼
@@NinjaOrchids it is a new show on HBO. Mostly fictional characters but it doesn't take a genius to figure out who they are based on. Giant house built on west 57th by a railroad magnate, gee, who could that possibly be? 🤣
Rockefeller? Vanderbilt? ... so... those were my two quick guesses and then I went to google it... and the latter, HOW is it possible to loose all that wealth 😣 that makes me angry! The waste 😫 imagine what mountains we could move if we had 1% of that? Not being greedy just wishing for 1% 😊
😶 My old roots look like straw when they go dormant. Couldn't you have just cut the bulbs to send and then repotted? But, I can understand going ahead and doing all at once. I have never seen catasetums in the same set up for so long. 😊😊👍
HI Valarie 🥰💐I did not think to cut the bulbs off while the rest of the orchid was in the pot, no! My head was.... reset, clean up, new pot... after 4 years, it was time but, I did not expect to loose the pot 😫 I could not afford to grow catasetums in sphagnum moss... they need it too much and more often, so... very happy that the leca is working out great! The cleaning of it though 😫🤦🏼♀️ the worst ever orchid when it comes to cleaning the leca 💆🏼♀️ I am taking it over several days so that I don't do a rush job and that my left thumb does not get raw! Really appreciate you watching, Valarie!! Thank you so very much ❤️🌸
I does work well. However eventually it starts to slip depending on the situation and circumstances. With big bulbs like this, when they start to shrivel, I found that it does not do the job well enough without having to interfere with the orchid again. I had to correct the position of this one a couple of months down the road. 😬
I just bought 3 different types from Kallapana tropicals in Hawaii....i received 17 pseudobulbs. Most doubles and a couple of triples. Received in bare root. I have jad some guidance from Fred Clark at SVO in California. Thanks for the video.
😍HI Richard 💐 17!! Wow 😆 even with doubles and triples, they are going to be so much fun to grow. Maybe even test out different set ups 😬 (maybe not!) 😅 thank YOU so much for watching, Richard, I appreciate your time and support. Wishing you happy growing and a wonderful rest of your day 🫶🏼❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids I've got them resting in dry media sitting in flower pots with a small amount of water for localized humidity. I do have a fan on. As soon as growth begins I'll repost removing and dead roots then. I want to be potted before roots grow as too much chance of breaking them.
Hi Nina, what is the normal development of catasetums from seeds to seedlings to mature flowering plant ? Why is it that some large healthy bulbs don’t produce flowering spikes ? I have 2 catasetums that are not yellowing yet, should I keep watering them and let them do their own thing ? Thanks Nina.
Andre! HI! 🤩💐 good to see you again! A seedling catasetum can take up to 4 years to bloom, depending on the cross, but species will definitely take at least 4 years. As per usual, light... as with many orchids, if they do not get enough light, they will not bloom, but be in a perpetual cycle of growth. If your catasetums are not yellowing, then... keep watering, but, if the bulbs look mature and you have your terminal leaf on the latest bulb, you can start reducing the amount of light they get from what you have not and reduce by 2 hours. However, if your catasetinae are in active growth, then keep those growths going. Especially if they are seedlings. The focus should be on growing bulbs, and then dial in the blooming phase. Some catasetinae do not go dormant to actually bloom, so keep that in mind as well. It is the same with some dendrobiums, they do not need a winter rest or temperature drop to bloom. In some growing conditions, catasetinae will never go dormant, and should not be forced to do so. Some of the commercial hybrids will just grow and bloom, making it easier for the market to grow this genus. So... look at your catasetinae, see if they have a terminal leaf on their bulb, check the size of the bulb to the previous one, and if it matches in size or is bigger, consider testing the light levels to see if that will make them start dropping leaves... look for these signs on your bulbs to know if you can / should start reducing the water ua-cam.com/video/r2ITmbBGG48/v-deo.html i hope that this is the right video.. I think I picked the right one. For any other videos on catasetinae, I have a playlist for them. Only watch the most recent videos, as the oldest ones do not touch on these details. Let me know if this was of any help and if you can reference anything I have said with your catasetinae ! Thank you so much for watching, Andre!! Hope your day is off to a great start 👍🏼🌸
Hi Nina, terrific video and subject. I guest rroot bound just doesn't say it!😮. This is my first dormant season with my catasetinae's. The bulbs grew nicely, their still in the nursery pots in very compacted moss. The nursery says not to repot till they come out of dormancy. I don't see how new roots can grow in compacted moss. Their going to get last watering in a week. The leaves are yellowing nicely. I've been widening intervals between watering preparing them for dry period. I'm not sure what to do, put them in fresh moss (that's what is used in my neck of the woods) or just leave them alone. Any thoughts? Thank you for the tips in this video. You are The Orchid Master.
🌸🥷🏼 Bob San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼♀️🥰💐 hi!! These orchids are just a joy to grow because of their insane root system!! I LOVE them! I hate repotting them though because of how paper thin the velamen is and it is a nightmare to get off of the leca. That usually takes me several days to get done in small increments. Orchid roots can grow into the smallest nook and cranny. They grow their way into tight and compact spaces without any issues, but, seeing as your's is still in it's original pot, the dormant period is a great time to tackle a repot, because, when your catastinae wake up, they won't be any wiser. So, yes, some prefer to repot when the orchid comes out of dormancy and others (me) prefer to do it when they are in full dormancy before they wake up! (think gardening, some people like to do their garden clean up while the landscape is asleep and everything is ready to grow in spring, and others wait for spring to arrive before cleaning up. I used to do all my garden clean up late fall and throughout winter) So, here is the thing, and depending on what you prefer with the option I am going to provide, compared to what the nursery recommended. When catasetinae come out of dormancy, that means a new growth has started and as they new growth starts, new roots come out pretty much at the same time. New growths are delicate, easy to break off, and if we succeed in not popping of the new growth, the risk of abrasions to the new root tips, is high. So, my argument is, I don't need to fuss with something that could make me be clumsy and make a mistake, so, in order to avoid that mistake, I don't wait for a new growth. IF I can get to repotting any catasetinae before any new growth starts, then I am going to do that. It really makes no difference when the orchid is asleep, in the case of catasetinae. This does not apply to other orchids that should not be messed with while sleeping... well, there are other exceptions, but we will stick with catasetinae 😅 Whenever you decide to repot, during full dormancy or when your's wake up, please wait until the leaves are all yellow, or just the top 2 leaves are yellow. Some catasetinae hybrids have a quick turn around from going into dormancy and waking up again, so if in doubt, don't worry if the top 2 leaves are still yellow, and go for it. Also, do not cut off all the roots. It is much better to keep enough of the old root system attached to help anchor the bulbs back into the pot with tightly packed moss around them. Make a nice package around the roots with moss, and 'shove' the whole thing into a pot, stake if necessary. Many growers will chop the whole root system off, then they have a wobbly orchid with nothing to hold the bulbs in place apart from a wobbly stake and tie. In my case, I had to cut the whole root system off, you saw why, but if I were growing in moss, I would take 50% of the old root system off and leave the rest to help me secure the orchid in the pot. Sometimes, catasetinae roots that go back into the pot will still manage to reactivate when watered again. I know that this is a novel, but I wanted to give you all the options, why I recommend what I am recommending and how it can benefit you and your catasetinae. IF you are in doubt, you can always send me an email with pics. Just in case you want to have a visual confirmation on the status of your catasetinae and when would be the best time to repot. Thank you so much for watching this video, and thank you for taking the time to read my novella 🫣🤭 hope you had a fabulous Friday 🌸🥷🏼🫶🏼❤️🌸
@NinjaOrchids Thank You Thank You Thank You. 🥰 I must confess that when reading your replies I'm hearing your voice, what does that mean? Your advise makes perfect sense. You are The Orchid Master .
@NinjaOrchids or its because I watch alot of you videos. It does take 2 1/2 days to water all my orchids. I turn on the big TV and run your videos none stop all day. I haven't started hearing your voice in my sleep yet. Thanks again Orchid Master.
You are a bully to your plants smile smile hard job getting it out the part looks good though roots look very good never seen that sort of plant here in England not until I seen them on some videos hope your day is going to be a good one have a good evening take care see you soon very interesting to see you get it out the pot speak soon
Andrea, hi 🥰💐 I am truly a bully!! And... the worst bully because the root system was actively growing... that is why I do not do this every year like some growers do. But, growing in inorganic media, I do not have to do this every year 👍🏼 no way can a catasetinae grown in sphagnum moss be in it's pot for 4 years, sooo... every 4 years being a bully! I hope that it was FAST asleep and won't wake up with a hangover 🤞🏼😬 thank you so very much for your kind comment, Andrea! Also for watching, thank you! Wishing you a cozy rest of the evening and a great Thursday 🌸
Hi Cristy 😍💐 oh, I can understand why you would be afraid of them! They are only tricky once / year if grown in a wet dry cycle, but if grown in the self watering set up, they are really easy and so so much fun to watch grow. At least there is an orchid that we can watch growing during the course of 8 months, whereas others are slow with maturing their growths 😅 I love this genus because you can hardly over fertilize them. But, they are expensive, that is for sure. So, if you ever decide to get one, and have any questions, do not hesitate to ask 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching this video, I truly appreciate your time and support! Have a wonderful Tuesday 🫶🏼❤️🌸
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Falling in love with the catasetums.
👍🏼 that is a good thing!! 👍🏼
Wow! What an amazing root system! 😲❤
HI Nita 🥰💐 so nice to see you again! Thank you so much for watching and your comment, yes!! The aroma from those fresh roots was really just like someone had cut fresh grass! It reminded me of spring... and soon, spring will be here 🙌🏼 its a shame to destroy it, but...after 4 years, needs must! Now we wait and see if this orchid will wake up without a hangover 🤞🏼 hope you had a beautiful day 🌸
😲 😲 wow 😳
I second that, WOW
HI Desire 🤩💐 both good and bad! 😬😅 I wish I could have saved my pot... the rest... now we wait and see if everyone wakes up without a hangover 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching, Desire!! I hope that you had yourself a great day 🥰🌸
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Very Interesting.
HI Ingrid 🤩💐 thank you for your feedback! I am in the process of cleaning the leca, which I am doing on a day by day basis, because... this job is tedious 😅 for catasetinae... wow! But, I am glad that I can grow in inorganic media, because I do not do this every year, and sphagnum moss would be too expensive to repot with every year. So, doing this every 4 years, that is fine by me 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching, Ingrid!! I wish you a beautiful day 🌸
Great looking root system! I’m glad you’ve also noticed that the roots are still alive this time of year!
HI Stephen 🤗💐 LOVED the root system and let me tell you... I hated having to destroy it! Still, after 4 years, it is time, and well, I promised some bulbs, so, this was as good a time as any 👍🏼 growing root tips, and that fragrance that came out of the pot! Fresh cut grass... so much spring in the air from that fragrance. Next up... After Dark Black Pearl, also needs to get a bigger pot and maybe I will divide it. Just hope that Jack doesn't wake up with a massive hangover 🤞🏼thank you so much for watching, Stephen! 🌸
@@NinjaOrchids Ha! Catasetums bounce back from hangovers faster than most!
I like to see that amount and quality of roots🤩 happy growing👍🌸
HI Amina 🤗💐 these roots... YAASSSS!!! And imagine, cutting this off year after year... I just can't do it! This was such a beautiful sight and the smell from the roots was amazing as well. Thank you so much for watching, Amina! Have a beautiful day when you read this 🥰🌸
Good to know you leave the roots on too. I grow catasetum (and types) for only a year now and had good success so far. I thought I am going to leave the roots on and see what happens, same reason, they are so beautiful and still alive. I just cannot cut them off! :D and because off this video, I know I don’t have too! My simple thinking is that in nature is nobody who cuts the roots, right?… thanks 🙏
Hi there 🤩💐 thank you so much for watching 🤗 I had to take this one apart, I had promised a division a while ago when it was in bloom. But, yeah... I leave it to the last minute, the longest time in the pot... this is so not a yearly thing for me, and I am glad that I don't have it in inorganic media, because then, I could not be so generous with how long it can stay in a pot. There is nobody cutting roots in nature, no... we humans think that we can change the rule book and that just doesn't apply ALL the time. 😬🌸
Good morning Nina, thanks for this very instructive video on catasetums and for the alternative complementary video suggested in your reply. Thanks for sharing so much information with us.
HI Andre 🤩💐 thank YOU so much, Andre, for your positive feedback and for watching! Your comment is so encouraging, thank you 🙏🏼🌸
Thank you for the video 🤗 I will get my first catasetum in spring. Wish me luck 😃
Amelia 🤩💐hi!! Welcome!! I have not seen you here before, so... a warm warm welcome and thank you so much for being here, I really appreciate it 🙏🏼 your first catasetum!! The clue is in the 'first'... methinks you are going to love growing it, that you will get yourself more 😅 they are fun to grow, for sure! If you ever have any questions, please feel free to ask away, no matter what the video subject is about 🤗 thank you so much for watching, and once again... welcome! 🤗🌸
What a grand idea for using the Velcro to protect against the wire! May steal this idea. Miss filming but it is what it is at the moment. Still planning to purchase a catasetum in spring…. So will be watching for those updates my friend
🌸🥷🏼Trish San 😍🥰🤸🏼♀️💐 I have as yet to manage it to stick and not slip off new growths, the way the more experienced channel can do 😅 but this... this works a treat! I have to keep an eye on the bulbs in case they shrivel, but if push comes to shove, more of the velcro is going around the bulbs 🙏🏼 thank YOU 🌸🥷🏼 for sending it to me! It is wonderful to have in my arsenal! I cannot tell you how much I miss your videos and I always hope that all is well with you and your collection! You know that, if you need me to 'say something'.... bitte sei nicht Scheu, es würde mich freuen wenn ich irgendwie helfen kann!! Vielen Dank für dein Kommentar!! Ich danke dir für unsere Freundschaft welche mir sehr viel bedeutet 😘 Wünsche dir einen angenehmen Rest des Tages ❤️🌸
Great video. Yearn to own a Catasetum Orchidglade"Jack ofDiamonds' sometime in the near future. Even the canes are beautiful to look.
Jose, hi! 🤩💐 the bulbs are a beautiful sight, yes! And when they start growing it is an exciting time, because... well, they grow fast, and not so slow like other orchids! they really are fun to grow and I hope that you can get to experience it! Thank you so much for watching, Jose 🤗 I hope that your Wednesday was great and wish you a wonderful Thursday 🌸
You can run your wire thru aquarium air tubing which provides a cushion for the wire. Old bonsai trick. Great video. Thx
Charles, hi! 🤩💐 goodness me, yes!! D'oohh!! That would have worked so much better and I have the aquarium air tubing in the house 🤦🏼♀️ fantastic ... never would have thought of that, but from now on, I am going to do it if I ever come up against this situation again! Thank you so much for the heads up, Charles, really appreciate it! And, thank you for watching 🤗 have yourself a fabulous day 🌸
Great video Nina vary informative thanks so much.😁👍
PS: wish there was an emoji for all the most common genera of orchids
Carmella 🤗💐hi there!! thank YOU so much for watching and for leaving your comments in and amongst other comments 🤫😂 that was cute!! I have actually created an emoji of the most common genera of orchids, but unfortunately I YT won't let me make it public. Members have it in their section and can add it to the comments. I posted the design in my community post a long time ago, and the weird thing is... I can create the emoji, upload it for members to use, but I cannot use it for my own comments!! How unfair is that?? 🤪 I hope that you had yourself a fabulous day, Carmella 🌸
Great video, sometimes you have to loose the pot. I have a few Catasetum and I do not want to divide them until they become more or less like specimens. Lol 😆 nice video, the person receiving that piece will be very happy 😃. 👏👏👏❤️🌸❤️ great job!
Hi Ileana 😍💐 good to see you again! Thank you so much for watching and for leaving me a comment! And.... this one would not have been divided if I had not promised a division to someone earlier when she was in bloom. Now... I am just going to let it grow. If my After Dark is good for a division, I may decide to do that as well, I know someone who would LOVE to have one, soooo yeah 😅 I can get the larger size white pots, but not the smaller ones anymore, which really sucks, but, I will be on the hunt for something similar so that my masks do not go to waste. 🤞🏼🌸
@@NinjaOrchids sound like a plan. 😁🌸❤️🌸👏👏👏
Olá boa noite
Mas um amigo para fortalecer
Olá Daniel! 🤩💐 Bem vinda! Eu não vi você aqui antes, então, uma calorosa recepção e muito obrigado por estar aqui!! Eu realmente aprecio o seu apoio! Isso é muito gentil de sua parte, obrigado! E muito obrigado por assistir e seu comentário gentil! Mais uma vez, seja bem-vindo! 🤗🌸
Have mercy! 😱
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HI! 🤩💐 I know, right?? I cannot do this every year! I feel so bad destroying a root system that is active and wanting to grow. Needs must! I promised a division to someone, soooo yeah! I am now keeping my fingers crossed for the rude awakening this orchid will have 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching! I hope that you are having a wonderful day 🌸
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@@NinjaOrchids I’m thinking maybe grow them in a flimsy (not your favorite white pot) instead. But who would have known this would be soooo difficult?!?! You get an A+ for perseverance!
THAT is a great idea!!! Thank you!! I had not thought of that 🙏🏼 I am so fixated with the matching this and matching that... I will keep an eye out for something that can fit the masks which I won't be heart broken about if it breaks! Thank you 👍🏼👍🏼 I can get the 2 larger size inner pots, but not the S size anymore. This helped to jog the one track mind 👍🏼👍🏼
🦒☀️🍀🤸!!! That was though 🥵 Too bad you had to waste the pot but there was no other way, lovely root system !!! I had no idea they could keep such beautiful roots alive throughout dormancy. They looked so clean and perfect 👌. Removing those sheaths, it must have felt so satisfying 😂 Cleaning all the leca beads will not be as much enjoyable, I bet 😜. Much love to you amiga mia and have a warm sunny day ❤️🤩🥰
FFF 🙌🏼🤸🏼♀️😍🥰💐 meine liebe Freundin, guten Abend 😃 It was tough in many ways! To have to do it, destroy a beautiful root system that had the fragrance of freshly cut grass, to the pot... etc etc. Thank goodness for inorganic media, I don't have to do this every year! In this set up, well.... we had the discussion before, are they really dormant? Look at the growing root tips!! 😬 such a shame, but... after 4 years, a reset is not such a bad idea, the pot was very crowded as you could see! Now, I hope it doesn't wake up with a major hangover 😢 the leca cleaning has begun and well... I am only doing so much every day because I don't want to rush the job, get fed up and not be diligent.... as well as not get a raw thumb from the scrubby pad! 🤪 it will be the best feeling though, when that little batch goes into the storage container! 😅 thank you so much for watching, amiga! I had a beautiful day... some orchids are staying outside 👍🏼 just as well, seeing as my knee was protesting everything I did today 👎🏼 really appreciate you watching, vecina favorita! I wish you a cozy rest of the evening, and a beautiful start to your morning 😘 sleep well ❤️🌸
"we're going to potting this up in leca and self watering again"
and here I thought you were going to go with PET. Speaking of, whatever happened to those two plants you put in the PET late last year.
Not surprising that the pot cracked, it is plastic that has been outside for four years. Mine, even though they are supposed to be "UV treated" can become brittle in as little as two. One of them cracked in the shuffle over the weekend but the plant needs to be divided and repotted anyway so no big loss there. Probably going to put it in a basket because it is a bit of a vigorous grower so it can eat the basket.
I feel like there was something else I was going to bring up that was on my mind earlier but I can't remember what it was. Oh well, maybe it will come back tomorrow.
Don Miguel 🥰💐 nope... the PET is just a thing for the struggling cygnoches.. IF it comes out of dormancy, ever... I do not know! The current status quo is... same as months ago when I potted them up! I don't know if they are in shock, some bulbs are big enough to grow a new growth, but who knows what is going on inside their system. The jury is still out if any of the bulbs will grow any new growths 🤷🏼♀️ catesetinae and complacency do not go hand in hand, which is the subject of a future video! WHEN / IF this one will be ok to start growing again 🤷🏼♀️ I am happy that the pots have lasted for so long and if I can get the orchid out without having to be so drastic, then, they pots are still good to go. The rims on some are becoming brittle, just like the piece that snapped off on this one. I can feel it when I get them out of the mask to flush! I can get pots to fit the mask 2 sizes up, but not for this size mask. I hope to find something to replace those pots that I break, because I don't want to waste the masks 😢 I saw your other comment, but do not remember what it was that you remembered... so, see you again shortly 😘🤗
Hello Nina! Aren’t they just amazing 🤩 I only have two catasetanae that I purchased in the fall 2021… they are waking up now. One has two new growths and the other one tiny new growth. I find it very counter intuitive to not water when I see green stuff! 😂 I have potted them when dormant in self watering set up using leca and a smaller grade clay medium called florite (it is intended for aquarium) . I am looking forward to see what happens when I water…. Hopefully I don’t rot them! Thanks Nina for sharing! Have a great week 💕🌸💕
Chantal 😍💐 hi!! It is so nice to have orchids that go into beast mode and we can throw a lot of water at them! I messed up a Cycnodes in 2021, I hope it bounces back, but.. yes... once they get going, they are fun to grow 👍🏼 This one has not woken up yet, neither has the piece that I have as yet to send off, but.. the weather in N'ern Europe is still too cold. Just as well that I can hold on before sending it. The Black Pearl, is also still fast asleep. I have to divide that one as well, but unless I see something of different interest, I won't be filming it, because the carnage will be the same as in this video. 🙄😬 is it fun to see them wake up... now... patience 💆🏼♀️👍🏼👍🏼 thank YOU so much for watching, Chantal!! Have yourself a great week as well 🥰🌸
I love cataseniae, amazing unique orchids! I felt like crying when u removed that big ball of roots!! 😁Great video Ninja thanks for sharing. I keep mines in sphagnum moss, they do good to me that way, havent try any other growing method, Im affraid to 😬
Niury 😍💐hi! Oh... I know!! This is not something I do every year, for precisely that reason! The root ball is something to behold and conserve for as long as possible, in my opinion!! If you are getting great results in sphagnum moss, then, no reason to change 👍🏼 I just cannot afford to repot and keep buying sphagnum moss for when a repot is necessary! I am glad that they are ok in my set up! But, cleaning the leca is such a headache 😣the only downside!! Now, I hope that my bulbs wake up and do not collapse 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching, Niury!! Have a beautiful day 🥰🌸
Bonjour Nina,
A big sacrifice for your followers.
Thanks for all you are doing for us.
When you will start watering?
I have one and we are in winter but most of the leaves are still green.
I have almost stopped watering but I have a new growth.
I don't want to kill the catasetum and should I water and fertilize normally or not?
Thanks for all.
Daniel Jheelan from France
HI Daniel 🤩💐 you are very welcome and I appreciate your comment very very much, Daniel, thank YOU! When the roots are halfway down in the pot, and the new growth is double the height of the first bulb it grows out of. IF the back bulbs start shrivelling while a new growth starts, then it is a question of monitoring how they are being consumed and possible a flush needs to happen so that the energy is not being taken away from the back bulbs too much! Time will tell, but I will definitely keep an eye on what it does from here on in and film it step by step! Do not stop watering your catasetum! If an orchid is in active growth and it wants to grow, then follow procedure as normal. I would highly recommend to never force an orchid to do what you want it to do... if it is growing, leaves are still green, then keep fertilizing, keep watering. Eventually, the orchid will respond and go dormant, OR ... in some conditions, catasetinae may never go dormant because of the environment they are in. ie Hawaii... catasetinae do not go dormant there and they will still bloom. So... follow what your orchid does and not what other orchid do on YT! 👍🏼 Your environment may make them grow like that and it is something to be happy about ... it is easier 😉 thank you for your kind comment, once again, Daniel and for watching 🌸
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Thanks for your variable support Nina.
When all else fails... Get a bigger Hammer. 🤣. Well I know what you'll be doing most of the day... What a pain in the root!! 👍
Hi Robert 🤩💐 indeed!! That was the biggest hammer in the house! And yes... the leca cleaning is the worst when it comes to catasetinae. Now, why not just bin that little bit of leca? Because, I am not a wasteful person 😅 shooting myself in my own foot with this personality trait! 😬 it has begun, the cleaning... and I am going bead by bead! 🤪 it is going to be the best feeling ever when I pour that batch into the storage container! Thank you, Robert, for watching! I hope that you are having a great day 🤗🌸
Im using a very thin and flexible bakers decorating spatula....it works great.
Great video.
😍HI Richard 💐 Yes!! I will be using that when the next repot comes around 👍🏼 you can tell that this was the first time I repotted my catasetum because I was not prepared to think through how pot bound it was going to be and how hard it was going to be to get it out of the pot. So, no more dividing this orchid for a very very long time its just going to be uppot all the way from here on in 👍🏼 Thank you so much for watching this extended video from the short 🫶🏼❤️🌸
I remember now. I have a new obsession, “The Gilded Age” on HBO. Oh to have been alive then in one of those wealthy families.
Ahhhh.... ze leeetle grey sells were doing their job! I have no idea which series you are talking about, but can only guess... and ... I always felt that way about the roaring 20s in Kenya and how the expats lived, partied and had their way while in the 'colony'... those must have been amazing times! I have also always wondered what it would have been like, back in those days, in a society where money is not an object 👍🏼 Thank you so much for coming back and letting me know 🥰 and thank you for watching! I have a milder night tonight, so, thankfully some orchids can stay outside... my knee was really giving me issues today! Leaving some of them outside is a blessing 🙏🏼
@@NinjaOrchids it is a new show on HBO. Mostly fictional characters but it doesn't take a genius to figure out who they are based on. Giant house built on west 57th by a railroad magnate, gee, who could that possibly be? 🤣
Rockefeller? Vanderbilt? ... so... those were my two quick guesses and then I went to google it... and the latter, HOW is it possible to loose all that wealth 😣 that makes me angry! The waste 😫 imagine what mountains we could move if we had 1% of that? Not being greedy just wishing for 1% 😊
😶 My old roots look like straw when they go dormant. Couldn't you have just cut the bulbs to send and then repotted? But, I can understand going ahead and doing all at once. I have never seen catasetums in the same set up for so long. 😊😊👍
HI Valarie 🥰💐I did not think to cut the bulbs off while the rest of the orchid was in the pot, no! My head was.... reset, clean up, new pot... after 4 years, it was time but, I did not expect to loose the pot 😫 I could not afford to grow catasetums in sphagnum moss... they need it too much and more often, so... very happy that the leca is working out great! The cleaning of it though 😫🤦🏼♀️ the worst ever orchid when it comes to cleaning the leca 💆🏼♀️ I am taking it over several days so that I don't do a rush job and that my left thumb does not get raw! Really appreciate you watching, Valarie!! Thank you so very much ❤️🌸
I started using the Velcro tape. Works well
I does work well. However eventually it starts to slip depending on the situation and circumstances. With big bulbs like this, when they start to shrivel, I found that it does not do the job well enough without having to interfere with the orchid again. I had to correct the position of this one a couple of months down the road. 😬
I just bought 3 different types from Kallapana tropicals in Hawaii....i received 17 pseudobulbs. Most doubles and a couple of triples.
Received in bare root. I have jad some guidance from Fred Clark at SVO in California.
Thanks for the video.
😍HI Richard 💐 17!! Wow 😆 even with doubles and triples, they are going to be so much fun to grow. Maybe even test out different set ups 😬 (maybe not!) 😅 thank YOU so much for watching, Richard, I appreciate your time and support. Wishing you happy growing and a wonderful rest of your day 🫶🏼❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids I've got them resting in dry media sitting in flower pots with a small amount of water for localized humidity. I do have a fan on. As soon as growth begins I'll repost removing and dead roots then. I want to be potted before roots grow as too much chance of breaking them.
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Hi Nina, what is the normal development of catasetums from seeds to seedlings to mature flowering plant ? Why is it that some large healthy bulbs don’t produce flowering spikes ? I have 2 catasetums that are not yellowing yet, should I keep watering them and let them do their own thing ? Thanks Nina.
Andre! HI! 🤩💐 good to see you again! A seedling catasetum can take up to 4 years to bloom, depending on the cross, but species will definitely take at least 4 years. As per usual, light... as with many orchids, if they do not get enough light, they will not bloom, but be in a perpetual cycle of growth. If your catasetums are not yellowing, then... keep watering, but, if the bulbs look mature and you have your terminal leaf on the latest bulb, you can start reducing the amount of light they get from what you have not and reduce by 2 hours. However, if your catasetinae are in active growth, then keep those growths going. Especially if they are seedlings. The focus should be on growing bulbs, and then dial in the blooming phase. Some catasetinae do not go dormant to actually bloom, so keep that in mind as well. It is the same with some dendrobiums, they do not need a winter rest or temperature drop to bloom. In some growing conditions, catasetinae will never go dormant, and should not be forced to do so. Some of the commercial hybrids will just grow and bloom, making it easier for the market to grow this genus. So... look at your catasetinae, see if they have a terminal leaf on their bulb, check the size of the bulb to the previous one, and if it matches in size or is bigger, consider testing the light levels to see if that will make them start dropping leaves... look for these signs on your bulbs to know if you can / should start reducing the water ua-cam.com/video/r2ITmbBGG48/v-deo.html i hope that this is the right video.. I think I picked the right one. For any other videos on catasetinae, I have a playlist for them. Only watch the most recent videos, as the oldest ones do not touch on these details. Let me know if this was of any help and if you can reference anything I have said with your catasetinae ! Thank you so much for watching, Andre!! Hope your day is off to a great start 👍🏼🌸
Hi Nina, terrific video and subject. I guest rroot bound just doesn't say it!😮. This is my first dormant season with my catasetinae's. The bulbs grew nicely, their still in the nursery pots in very compacted moss. The nursery says not to repot till they come out of dormancy. I don't see how new roots can grow in compacted moss. Their going to get last watering in a week. The leaves are yellowing nicely. I've been widening intervals between watering preparing them for dry period. I'm not sure what to do, put them in fresh moss (that's what is used in my neck of the woods) or just leave them alone. Any thoughts? Thank you for the tips in this video. You are The Orchid Master.
🌸🥷🏼 Bob San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼♀️🥰💐 hi!! These orchids are just a joy to grow because of their insane root system!! I LOVE them! I hate repotting them though because of how paper thin the velamen is and it is a nightmare to get off of the leca. That usually takes me several days to get done in small increments. Orchid roots can grow into the smallest nook and cranny. They grow their way into tight and compact spaces without any issues, but, seeing as your's is still in it's original pot, the dormant period is a great time to tackle a repot, because, when your catastinae wake up, they won't be any wiser. So, yes, some prefer to repot when the orchid comes out of dormancy and others (me) prefer to do it when they are in full dormancy before they wake up! (think gardening, some people like to do their garden clean up while the landscape is asleep and everything is ready to grow in spring, and others wait for spring to arrive before cleaning up. I used to do all my garden clean up late fall and throughout winter) So, here is the thing, and depending on what you prefer with the option I am going to provide, compared to what the nursery recommended. When catasetinae come out of dormancy, that means a new growth has started and as they new growth starts, new roots come out pretty much at the same time. New growths are delicate, easy to break off, and if we succeed in not popping of the new growth, the risk of abrasions to the new root tips, is high. So, my argument is, I don't need to fuss with something that could make me be clumsy and make a mistake, so, in order to avoid that mistake, I don't wait for a new growth. IF I can get to repotting any catasetinae before any new growth starts, then I am going to do that. It really makes no difference when the orchid is asleep, in the case of catasetinae. This does not apply to other orchids that should not be messed with while sleeping... well, there are other exceptions, but we will stick with catasetinae 😅 Whenever you decide to repot, during full dormancy or when your's wake up, please wait until the leaves are all yellow, or just the top 2 leaves are yellow. Some catasetinae hybrids have a quick turn around from going into dormancy and waking up again, so if in doubt, don't worry if the top 2 leaves are still yellow, and go for it. Also, do not cut off all the roots. It is much better to keep enough of the old root system attached to help anchor the bulbs back into the pot with tightly packed moss around them. Make a nice package around the roots with moss, and 'shove' the whole thing into a pot, stake if necessary. Many growers will chop the whole root system off, then they have a wobbly orchid with nothing to hold the bulbs in place apart from a wobbly stake and tie. In my case, I had to cut the whole root system off, you saw why, but if I were growing in moss, I would take 50% of the old root system off and leave the rest to help me secure the orchid in the pot. Sometimes, catasetinae roots that go back into the pot will still manage to reactivate when watered again. I know that this is a novel, but I wanted to give you all the options, why I recommend what I am recommending and how it can benefit you and your catasetinae. IF you are in doubt, you can always send me an email with pics. Just in case you want to have a visual confirmation on the status of your catasetinae and when would be the best time to repot. Thank you so much for watching this video, and thank you for taking the time to read my novella 🫣🤭 hope you had a fabulous Friday 🌸🥷🏼🫶🏼❤️🌸
@NinjaOrchids Thank You Thank You Thank You. 🥰 I must confess that when reading your replies I'm hearing your voice, what does that mean? Your advise makes perfect sense. You are The Orchid Master .
It means I talk too much 🤣🤣 you’re welcome 🥰
@NinjaOrchids or its because I watch alot of you videos. It does take 2 1/2 days to water all my orchids. I turn on the big TV and run your videos none stop all day. I haven't started hearing your voice in my sleep yet. Thanks again Orchid Master.
You are a bully to your plants smile smile hard job getting it out the part looks good though roots look very good never seen that sort of plant here in England not until I seen them on some videos hope your day is going to be a good one have a good evening take care see you soon very interesting to see you get it out the pot speak soon
Andrea, hi 🥰💐 I am truly a bully!! And... the worst bully because the root system was actively growing... that is why I do not do this every year like some growers do. But, growing in inorganic media, I do not have to do this every year 👍🏼 no way can a catasetinae grown in sphagnum moss be in it's pot for 4 years, sooo... every 4 years being a bully! I hope that it was FAST asleep and won't wake up with a hangover 🤞🏼😬 thank you so very much for your kind comment, Andrea! Also for watching, thank you! Wishing you a cozy rest of the evening and a great Thursday 🌸
I don’t have one I’m afraid of it lol
Hi Cristy 😍💐 oh, I can understand why you would be afraid of them! They are only tricky once / year if grown in a wet dry cycle, but if grown in the self watering set up, they are really easy and so so much fun to watch grow. At least there is an orchid that we can watch growing during the course of 8 months, whereas others are slow with maturing their growths 😅 I love this genus because you can hardly over fertilize them. But, they are expensive, that is for sure. So, if you ever decide to get one, and have any questions, do not hesitate to ask 👍🏼 thank you so much for watching this video, I truly appreciate your time and support! Have a wonderful Tuesday 🫶🏼❤️🌸
@@NinjaOrchids Thank you so much. You are so sweet. 💕