Difficult Orchid Repotting | Protecting & Saving Overgrown Roots - Easy tips for Minimal Root Damage
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- In today’s video, we’ll repot & free my root-bound cattleya orchids. They have been in their pots about 9 months, and to my surprise they already outgrew their pots! I’ll walk you through how to free their roots so that they have minimal damage. I ended up transitioning them to self watering leca - I have a feeling they will do this again soon haha.
Link’s referenced:
How I Feed & Fertilize my Orchids: • Basic Orchid Care | Fe...
Carmela Orchids Madison’s Fragrant Deal: carmelaorchids...
IG @nicoledeannaorchids
Growing Conditions & Climate:
Almost all orchids grown indoors
Eastern Exposures (4-5 hours direct early morning sun) & LED Grow Lights
- Most orchids grow under the lights
- Only cool growers & orchids in bloom grow under my Eastern facing windows
- Grow space doesn’t get any additional sunlight other than the LED’s
Zone 7a - Humid Subtropical
Products I use are linked below
Disclaimer I may earn a small commission on any of the Amazon Links that you use. Thanks for your support!
~Pots I use~
Self Watering / Leca:
4” Square Self Watering Pots: amzn.to/337Uh2a
6” Round Self Watering Pots: amzn.to/3aXsjdH (Fits 6” Repotme Inner Pot)
4” Round Self Watering Pots: amzn.to/3eLKswm (Fits 4” Repotme Inner Pot)
4.5” Round Self Watering Pots: amzn.to/2RfN25I (Fits 5” Repotme Inner Pot or Small Deli Container)
5” Square Self Watering Pots: amzn.to/334Y5kR
7” Round Self Watering Pots: amzn.to/3nF7eKc (I add S/H holes for flushing - No Inner Pot)
6” Round Self Watering Pots: amzn.to/3aWLXqm (I add S/H holes for flushing - No Inner Pot)
Inner Pots:
4” Clear Inner Pot: amzn.to/3xIAMvh
3” - 6” Clear Inner Pot Assortment: amzn.to/3e7hkAp
Cheap Swap: 16oz Deli container is the same size as 5” Repotme pot, just shorter
Organic / Non Self Watering:
3.5” Round Ceramic Pots: amzn.to/3vx4aTh (Fits 2” & 3” Repotme Pots)
5.5” Round Ceramic Pots: amzn.to/3vy4zoo (Fits most 5” Inner Pots)
4.7” Round Ceramic Pots: amzn.to/2QRufO1 (Fits most 4” Inner Pots)
~Materials I use for Repotting~
Self Watering / Leca:
LECA: amzn.to/3aStSth
Pebble Top Layer: amzn.to/3nD4s8q
Wicks: amzn.to/337Bcgt
Organic:
All Purpose Monterrey Bark Mix: amzn.to/3tgAic1
NZ Sphagnum Moss: amzn.to/3aTVhv0
~Fertilizers and Supplements~
Bloom City Clean Kelp: amzn.to/3vElju3
SuperThrive: amzn.to/3vBhAh3
Neem Oil: amzn.to/3xDQAPL
Calmag: amzn.to/3vAezxl
MSU Fertilizer: www.repotme.co...
MSU Slow Release Fertilizer: www.repotme.co...
PH Control Kit: amzn.to/3vBY2ce (I use the test vial to measure the PH)
~Lights & Equipment~
Power Strip with Timer: amzn.to/3gW1hHC
Levoit Humidifier: amzn.to/3eMcBn1
Shelf Liners: amzn.to/2SaiH8T
Shelves: amzn.to/3gUV0vH
Monios Lights: amzn.to/2Sk12vI (Have bloomed Cattleyas for me)
Kihung Lights: amzn.to/3eLyPW4 (Good for Medium & Low Light Orchids)
Continuous Water Mister: amzn.to/3nHG3ON
Orchid Hobbyist Lights: theorchidhobby...
Orchid bath time 😍 reminds me of little ducklings ... Happy days! Digging into must do orchids... I find repotme prices extortionate! Crazy how they price their pots!
I agree, $4 for that little 4" pot. And after 9 months of use, I had to cut it open! It was frustrating, but it's always the pot or the roots. Have a great weekend Nina!
It must be the warmth/humidity of climate combined with superthrive. And also you keep them nice and toasty during winter. But it is better to have more roots than less roots. I never had so many roots!!! Those are lovely pots but really too expensive😒. I am really amazed!!!!
Thanks so much Fernanda! Its gotten to 40c in my grow room, with 80-90% humidity in the middle of the summer. We get waves like that in July / August for a few days sometimes. It's so miserable for me, but the cattleyas love it lol
Hi just discovered your channel. So glad to find you. I do not like the rePotme pots at all. The slots are deadly for roots. And you are so right the are pricey especially when you must cut them up after a short use. I will not purchase them again. I buy pots with just round holes on the bottom (much cheaper) and I make more round holes on the sides for more ventilation. I use my glue gun or a soldering iron to make the holes. Much easier to free the roots with little or no damage and you get to reuse the pot. Works for me.
Thanks for stopping by! I agree - I'm going to need to find an alternate solution as I continue repotting. I'd prefer pots with no slits and just holes, it'd be much easier this way. On the bright side, the orchid I repotted here, gave me buds, I noticed them on Friday, so I'm happy this repot didn't set it back and that it happened so quickly :)
The root growth is insane!! I love it
Thanks!! I love the Carmela Orchids :))
This is why I hate repoting cattleyas... The struggle with roots everywhere, and how they meld with every piece of bark... And if you just look at a root wrong it ends up dying after the repot... I put off repoting mine to the point where they are potted in a nest of roots 😅
Haha! I completely feel you and understand. I prefer repotting phals 😂 oncidiums and cattleyas kill me
You got some beasts going on!!! 😍😍😍 loving the rootage!!! Summer 2021, our season! 💖
Yes!!! 2021 is OURS 😁 this spring / summer everything will bloom like never before!
Great job getting that Cattleya out of its pot! In Puerto Rico what some growers do is place the orchid with pot and all inside a bigger pot and then fill with medium of your choice. I have not tried this yet... but I think I may one day. Especially, if the media does not rot ( rocks, hydroton lava rocks ect.) or if it’s still in good condition as orchiada bark. I ordered Carmela’s orchid once and all the seedlings almost died and some are still struggling, maybe you can give me some tips lol. Great job taking care of them too! 🌸🌸🌸 I also live in an apartment in the Bronx, NY.
I've seen the pot inside if a pot method! I took it out because of the moss I had inside. That gets acidic quickly. With the cattleyas they love bright light and heat. I feed them with msu fertilizer and add some kelp and superthrive sometimes. I love Carmela's, give it a go again. If you get them, do it in summertime where they can establish fast. Happy growing ☺️
@@NicoleDeanna Yes, moss gets bad quicker and thank for the advise... I will try Carmela’s again... I may have water the whole seedling and that may have been the killer. 🥰🌸
@@ileanavalerio3637 best of luck!
Oh mercy that first cattleya is wow, I just mounted one with zero roots, praying for a miracle.
Wishing you the best of luck with your mounted cattleya!!
Lol...super thrive IS super 😂
Haha I have the same dilemma pot vs roots. It’s weird how when you get them they barely have any roots and then the next year there are almost too many roots 🤣🤣
Exactly hahaha! They went nuts, after month two they were crawling out of the pot!
@@NicoleDeanna what was the potting mix prior to this repot?
@@ginnyreinhart9018 Spagnum moss around 50%- the rest coarse orchiata bark and perlite. The temps get really hot in the summer and things dry out fast so I used moss pretty heavily. Since I repotted them initially when they were in active growth I wasn't too concerned with root die off.
I bought the box twice. So we probably have a lot of the same ones. Lol I didn’t really repot them. Maybe a few. And I don’t buy pots from repotme as you said, it’s way expensive. I use net pots. That works better for my watering habit and greenhouse.
The repot me pots are rediculous. I bought so many last year, I'm on the verge of using take out containers lol. Looking forward to seeing are mutual orchids. Really can't beat the quality / price of Carmela!
@@NicoleDeanna I do use deli containers for my smaller semi hydro. They are sooo much cheaper! I use plastic cups for the babies, and those buckets that annabelle uses at the orchid room for larger semi-hydros but I do buy repot me pots for my self-watering. They are pricey but I buy them in the packages of 6. I figure I save enough on the other stuff I use, I can afford to pay a little more for their clear pots. 21.97 for 24 32 oz deli containers. I always use a mask pot for them so that protects them from the sun (I hope)!
Most helpful thank you very much👍🏻🌹
Glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching ☺️
Excellent success!
Yes my catts do really well but I have them mounted
I’ve never seen such fast root growth. I’m amazed. How frequently did your water them on average per week?
The ones in bark I water when they start drying out. In summer that's about every 2 days, and in winter around every 5 days. Im also amazed, I just assumed it's the plant vigor, but they seem to enjoy the conditions here. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday Michelle!
I love your channel! What media do you use for your cattelya? I got some young ones and can’t decide what to repot them into?
Thank you for watching my videos! These cattleyas were in an all purpose repot me mix, they had coarse bark and perlite, I supplemented it with 20% spagnum moss to keep more moisture in the pots. I've since transitioned it over to Leca. Both systems worked well. Happy growing :)
Can’t you pull them through? That’s what I did but mine didn’t look so bad… maybe make your own with thin slits so they don’t go through so bad? I’m new to orchids… just was given 2 that they couldn’t get to rebloom… so I got them home and repotted them they were both overgrown.. the one had killed half its roots because there was no room for them 😢
Pulling them through damages them unfortunately especially with slotted pots, so I try to avoid slotted pots these days and prefer pots with holes instead of slots. It's tough! Hopefully your orchid bounced back!
Hi Nicole, I am wondering if the huge number of roots is due to the use of hormones, chemical fertilizers and supplements (?) I use 4inch repotme rigid fluted-side pots at $1.40 in a 16pack lot.
Seems like the cattleyas are happy. They probably do enjoy what I'm feeding. I give a bit of super thrive every few weeks, but usually they get a feeding of msu fertilizer at 150 ppm in winter, and 300 ppm in summer. I add kelp usually when it's warmer, and supplement with a smidgen of extra cal mag once in a while. They are getting a variety of different things. I also alter the ph to be in the range of 5.5 and 6.5. The water here is excellent and I use tap. I think I'm getting it right :)
@@NicoleDeanna Hi Nicole, I must write down your reply, so much useful and appreciated information ! I will get some SuperDrive, I am using CalMag and KelpMax . Thanks for sharing your expertise Nicole. I am growing orchids in grow tents so my growing conditions are probably a bit different from yours.
@@andredumas9547 check out Rick L's channel on youtube as well. I learned a lot from him on feeding and PH. Have a great Sunday my friend!
Wow, roots for days! I really like plastic net pots for my catts, i get them for cheap off of amazon, much better deals there than repotme. ;)
I'm going to look into that, having to break these pots with less than a year of use can be a bit frustrating. Thanks for watching :)
@@NicoleDeanna I hear you! I'm needing to find a bigger pot already for a catt I just repotted a few months ago. It's wild.
I got some 2” orchid from Carmela in Hawaii how long do I wait to repot
I repotted my cattleya seedings from Carmela pretty quickly (within 2 weeks) from getting them, because I received them in the summer and all of them were in active growth with nice new green root tips. If it's winter, I wait till I see active growth before I repot or I risk setting them back.
Thank you I will repot them next week cause is very windy
I'm more brutal, I'll chop off the roots because I am impatient. I figure they're going to dump most of them anyway.
It's sort of a crap shoot isn't it? Sometimes they dump all their roots (in which I'll get annoyed for spending so much time trying to save them) and sometimes they actually branch. If I had your warm climate or repotted in July, I'd be more of a savage lol. I need to find pots with less holes in them for semi hydro, the Vandas from January are doing the same now.
@@NicoleDeanna it definitely is a crap shoot. I just plan on the worst and hope for the best.