I rewatched this episode to make sure I transplanted my Phal properly. Thank you for the instructions. My phal was transferred to water culture a month ago and is still alive.
I have a beautiful Orchid that was a gift in a beautiful glass pot. The leaves started turning yellow after about a year. It had huge blooms, the pot had no drainage holes so I was very careful about not over watering it. When I noticed the roots turning dark , because I can see them in the glass, I decided to remove the orchid and remove all of the potting medium and let the roots dry out. It took about 3 days. Today, before I ran across your video, I soaked it in water and added a little peroxide and removed it, and laide it back in an open dry hay basket to dry out. I started searching on UA-cam and ran across your videos on Water Culture Orchids. I started all over and did as you said and removed the rest of the dead roots and the dried leaves that a new shoot may form. What is so strange about my Orchid is that even though the roots were saturated and dead, its actually blooming! So, after watching your video, its now soaking again, since I only did a drench originally, now its soaking in water and a few drops of peroxide. I am going to remove it in an hour, and place it in a dry clean glass container with no water and allow it to dry out again. I absolutely love the look of the orchids growing in a pretty glass vase, or wine glass. I will keep my fingers crossed that it survives, and will definitely take a picture of the bloom. I still can't believe its blooming in this state.
What a wonderful, thorough explanation of how to transfer to water culture. Thank you for taking your time to make this outstanding video. I am a total newby to orchids, having just purchased (grocery store purchase) my first about a month ago. I am committed to making her happy and healthy. To start with, I followed the instructions on the tag that came with her with the ice cube watering method. I kind of cocked my head when I read that because orchids in their natural habitat aren't going to be watered with ice cubes. But I figured that the nursery probably knew more than me. I didn't realize that there was an inner pot either. Fast forward a few weeks, and I found that she was drowning. Panic set in immediately. I transferred her into water after taking off her rotten roots, and so far, so good. I do wish I had seen this video beforehand, though. I'm chalking it up to experience. I immediately subscribed to your channel. 😊
I love your videos. Because they’re so full of information. I’ve learnt so much, listening to you. And I recommend the latest series to everyone who asks questions on water culture. Thank you for the effort you make.
I'm so thankful that you are doing following along videos on water culture. I started my water culture experiment with a cheap Phal just a couple of weeks back and wishing there was someone out there who does weekly updates on transitioning to water culture....and when I heard you were gonna do just that on your last unboxing video, my wish was fulfilled. The water culture orchid God has heard my prayers and send an orchid angel 😇 👼🧚♂️ I so appreciative of your time and effort on making the videos. Thank you so much!
I always get at least one thumbs down, I have a suspicion that someone follows me who doesn’t like water culture and they just follow to thumbs down my video. 🤷🏼♀️ oh well at least they have a hobby 😂
Started a mini phal in water culture 2weeks ago... the roots have gone crazy! She loves it. She wasn’t doing much before so figured she was a good candidate to try it for the first time. I’ll definitely try a few more. Can’t wait for the other videos!
I love this videos, I came for orchid information just for one that I got and now i think i will build a hobby out of this, its very calming to watch too
Terrific video! Just what I wanted to see. I'm not new to water culture but I like to see how other successful growers use this method. Looking forward to seeing more hands on videos. Thanks for sharing.
I have a new phal it is so healthy when it arrived. I repotted it to a little bigger pot because the media was already so degraded. It was bark chips, so I used back for it again. But after few weeks the leaves started to turn yellow. So I decided to pull it out there and now trying to it in a vase using water culture. I hope she gets better because I really like this phal. Oh, she lost a lot of roots already. But she still have enough dissent roots. I’ve been babying her for a week now. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and tips and care on how to grow it in water. Appreciate it so much. 💞🌸🦋
Thank you so much for the time you put into these videos and the information you provide, I just started to convert my Phalaenopsis orchids to water culture and I’m so new to the orchid world. I have one that has been through a lot with me be being so inexperienced, but my second one that I just unpotted has beautiful roots, so I don’t want to waste it. I was watching one of your recent videos and you mentioned whenever your orchids are in water they are in fertilizer too, how soon do you start adding fertilizer to the vase?
Thank you Danielle. Really enjoyed video. How I wish I had found you when I first started water culture. You explain everything so well. This morning I just put a new Phal in water culture. But after watching you, realise I have been to heavy handed with the water, so will go and take some out. I have slipper orchids, coconut orchids and a oncidium in water culture. They seem very happy. But during the winter, here in the uk, I lost some Phals. Again I think the water level may have been to high. Your orchids look lovely and healthy. Hope you are settling in to your new home. Stay well. Looking forward to the next videos. Best wishes Rosemary.
Thank you so much Rosemary! We are loving our new home. I too was keeping my water levels to high when I first started growing. I do have some Phals that won’t tolerate low water levels and I need to keep the water higher but in general a weekly rinse and just a little fertilized water in the bottom of the vase seems to keep most of them happy. My oncidiums are super thirsty once converted over but I will share all of that in my next video. Thanks for watching!!
Very informative video. Looking forward to the series and seeing one where you can save an orchid with root loss. By the way, I would consider you an expert. Love your new grow space.
Karen Sicard wow thank you so much for saying that! I feel like I’m constantly learning myself though! If I help people avoid making the mistakes I made I consider my channel to have accomplished its mission! 🤗
Agreed on the work space! It a wonderful setup!! All my plant work has to be done on my kitchen table because my apartment is very small. It works, though. We do what we gotta do, right? 😊
Oh my God I have been blessed to find your video that I found is such a really good source of informative content before I ruined my orchid 🤦🏻♀️ I did water culture last night with one of them and after I disinfected it with hydrogen peroxide I let it dry out for like 10 mins and dump it in water🤦🏻♀️, I thank God I didn't put that much water which I'm glad I didn't 🙏🏻 but you explained things so good with all the details that not everyone does so I'm thankful you came across when I started to find some more answers 😊 so I really appreciate it you have answered my many questions I had 🤣🤦🏻♀️ and I definitely subscribe 😊 you saved my orchid from me 🤣....oxoxo
Wow fantastic video Just what i wanted to see, i tried full water culture with one of my phals, she seemed to be doing OK but I got scared and transfered her back, well I lost her. Anyway Im going to try again. I m looking forward to seeing the updates!! thanks for sharing and have a great day.
We will take the journey together! I never want an orchid to do poorly but I’m almost hoping one of my plants gets upset and we have to intervene so I can show how to help a plant get over their objection to the transfer. We shall see how they do!
Slow transition is what has been successful for me in transitioning. And I have a love/hate with moss... they transition easier but the roots are usually in a terrible state. Looking forward to the weekly updates on these Beauties 😍
I moved my blooming phelenopsis to barefoot all of them is great , but I am spraying 2-3times per day between watering. They give me a lot of new roots.I like your vidio
Hi Danielle, this video is spot on for me. I mean, I have watched most of your videos as I have been a long time subscriber, but this is sort of a fresh up for me in what concerns Phals... I mostly grow in orchiata bark. In the early days I converted some orchids to FW and they did well but in my environment and space, bark feels more confortable. I do reasonably well with my orchids (mostly Catts and Vandas) except with complex hybrid Phalaenopsis !!! I mean, species and simple hybrid Phals do well for me but the large ones, no, they do not like me I guess. Anyway, I had 3 Phals that were doing quite well in bark and all of a sudden lost leaves and roots so I decided to convert them back into FW. Never understood why, I am careful with watering, I use a good fertilizer with calcium and magnesium... Now, new roots are growing or branching, I am happy with that. And also because I want to take it more seriously and make a point of honor so to speak, I even I got myself three more to keep them company in FW which I will do as soon as I have the time. Thank you !!! And a happy day :))
Thank you for sharing this with me! The thing I enjoy about water culture is even if it’s not your preferred method you can keep it in your back pocket sort of speak to rescue orchids that for whatever reason (and sometimes we never know why) take a nose dive and have to be saved. I still have a few head scratchers myself where I have no idea what went wrong. That’s why I say plants have their own minds and just because you think they are going to react positively they ultimately decide if they like what you are doing or not! Thanks for being one of my long time subscribers. I try to keep my posts fresh and non repetitive so if you ever have any video suggestions I would love to hear about them!
When I saw the title of this video, I couldn’t wait to watch. I recently ordered some phals in bloom/spike and, even though the moss was green and smelled, I was afraid to remove it before blooms were finished. You gave me the courage to do it and I feel more confident trying water culture with your information. Thank you for such great videos!
Angie Carn yes, I always fertilize regardless of what stage the Phalaenopsis is in. When their growth slows down I will give less fertilizer but they always have food.
Great demo and worth the try and be cautious. How often would you fertilize them and what kind of fertilizer do you use. Thanks so much. Blessings and be safe.
Hi Danielle thank you for your quick response last time regarding me unstaking my blooms I have left them alone as they are quite long stems. I have just now looked properly at the roots on my phal and am a bit concerned the although the stems are at the moment quite firm to touch at the bottom further up where the stem is a joint sine are black and a few were very soft I have removed any soft covering so I have the bare root but in places the stem is firm but black I have removed what I believe to be rotten stems and cleaned as best I can i have now got the roots left that are green and white anything still firm I have left I have put back in my vase with no water at all, the leaves I have, of which there are 8, are all firm to the touch with just one more leaf at the bottom that is yellow and small I think ready to drop but I haven’t touched it it is still attached. Thank you
I have just transferred my orchid and leaving it to dry a little over the next 24hrs but I live in the UK and the weather is not warm. Looking forward to this journey although I am soooooo late!! 😁
Thanks for this video, I have a weird case study: my orchid was severely dehydrated even though it was growing in moss because it was very compact. I thought it was going to die but I randomly found the tea bag soak method which followed for 3 weeks as of today. It hasn’t fully rehydrated yet but has improved immensely, while also degrading in other ways. It wants to live, is what I’ve realized. Putting it back in moss is probably a bad idea. I was trying to debate what to do after it’s rehab, and I don’t want to further shock it, so water culture is very similar to the tea soak situation, so I’m thinking this will be an easier switch.
I’ve watched all your videos... I am still so interested in your method and experience! So far, I’m still waiting for my first successful rescue taking everything you said to heart! And I have another one heading that way! 😑 great video!
Ninja_Orchids I was thinking of making a video about how you can use water culture as a tool to save orchids. Even if you don’t want to grow in WC it is a valuable tool to save plants that have root loss. And then once rescued you can switch back to preferred growing method.
Danielle's Orchid Ranch that would definitely be another great video! I saw your earlier ones and thought, I can do this... so far, it’s not happened, but I’ve always gone back to watch them again... just to stay motivated, that I will be able to bring one through one day! My current elephant ear rescue is growing a new leaf, but nothing on roots for 12 months now... a little stump has not extended and I have a microfiber draped over it to just to hydrate it somehow ... another gift from my daughter 🤦♀️ so sad to see this happen... and it was doing great.., roots growing ... lived in leca for 2 years, hadn’t filled the pot... and one day, it was all over! Something different is now happening to unicorn, but I’m not touching it... I’ve cleaned up the stem, removed the bad leaves, treated with H2O2 and am hoping the top half will throw out a keiki or some roots so it can be saved ... gorgeous little commercial Phal that my daughter bought for herself! I feel absolutely awful for what’s going on with that one! Roots are dead but something happened halfway down the stem 🤷♀️🤦♀️
Ninja_Orchids I’m so glad my videos have helped you! I’ve found there are certain Phal hybrids that just suddenly die. I love the ones with the big dark pink almost Red blooms but every one I purchase suddenly tries to die on me! I’ve completely lost most of them and the last one I purchased is not doing well. I think sometimes the hybridization process does something to the Phal and they just up and die. I e noticed if the Phal roots smell weird, kind of like pesticides, they will die. Period. When I unpot and smell that I am so upset because I know she’s gonna die even if the plant looks great and the roots seem healthy. Sometimes the “recovery “ can take a ridiculous amount of time. And then when they do recover you basically are at seedling status and years away from a rebloom but some plants are just worth it, especially if they were a gift or have a memory attached to it. And honestly I have trouble giving up on them, if it’s still green I keep trying. 🤷🏼♀️
So glad I found YOU! We were given an orchid as a wedding gift 2 years ago. It’s not doing well so I am going to try your method. What temp should the water be at? Also do you put anything in the water? Thanks in advance!
Thank you for the very informative video. I have a question. Is this transfer reversible? I would like to do it for 2 months vacation and bring them back to bark. What do you think? Thank you in advance.❤️
So Michael I just loved your video on conversion to semi hydroponics. Only at the end I didn't see you pour water, fertilizer and kelp max into the glass container. How much did you use (later)? To the brim or just at the bottom?
Muchísimas gracias vivo en colorado he comprado muchas y todas mueren de la nada sus hijas Calderón se arrugaron intentaré tu método a ver si me funciona
Very nice video!!! When I bought orchids online after delivery there condition was not very good...now its better still some of them have white spots on leaves,so is this due to fungal infection? I liked water culture better than any medium so i had kept them in water . Please reply what can be the reason for white spots on leaves upper surface.
Hello Danielle, this was a great video and I am so excited for the other updates you will give us! Are you going to do miltoniopsis type also? I have a question if I may, I bought a phal last week and put it in water, her roots are barely touching the water and are doing great for now and I didn't get any mushiness at all! She's in bloom and even her buds are doing fine and one opened in the last couple of days! So happy! But my question was, should I keep the water level like that from now on or do I need to put more water? Thank you very much, and thank you for all your videos, I love them 💖💖
Anna Nicky I try to give them the minimum they will tolerate, if it’s to little she will let you know. Typically if she is in bloom the flowers will start to wilt first but if you see that happen don’t panic! You won’t loose the blooms! Just give her a quick rinse and increase the water level.
Hello Danielle thank you so much - your new adventure will be certainly appreciated! I’m a faithful subscriber and I have two transfer questions: sometimes the unpotted orchid has a decent root system with only a few mushy roots but then you find blackish stuff around the stem from root rot around their origin which is awful because the rest of the root is bright green: so is the cleaning around the stem ok or should you wait? The other question is how can you judge roots in the early phase when their tips are above the water level, low at the start because of their testing period? My little update (2 week) on the very ill small survivor oncidiums in low level water, lots of sun, sucking up water and humidity etc: baby shoots are growing but little leaves have yellow tips.. are they hungry (I’m not fertilising them) or ill or both? Should they get another go at the systemic fungicide soak? So pleased to find your new videos.. 😊
Kate Beedot yes I always clean debris from the stem. If you leave it there you can get mold or fungus. Even when the water is low you will be able to tell if a root is good or not. I will be posting an update on this very soon. If your Oncidium had a fungal infection it is often best to give it more then one treatment. Especially if the infection was severe. If you see new growths begin to die back then definitely give it another treatment. As far as fertilizing I always fertilize, even new plants. If they don’t want the food they won’t use it. I feel if I don’t feed them they can become weak because of the stress of shipping plus change in environment plus no food. I never feed heavy though. I hope that answered your questions.
Danielle's Orchid Ranch Thanks so much, all questions answered 🤗. Should the baby oncidiums make it that would be a real miracle, they’re really trying very hard. OK, first I give them their fungicide soak (Previcur) then after 2 days some 20-20-20 fertilizer (low dose). Have a nice Sunday 😊 and thanks so much, Kate
I'm confused. Do I keep on doing to water culture even when the plant has bloomed and has healthy roots? Is this how the orchid lives? Do you still keep putting water in and out. And how do that with a grown plant?
Hello Daniele, thank you for your videos. I find them very useful. I have two phalaenopsis that I got from the clearance shelf at my local hardware store. I have transferred both to water media following your recommendations. I do have one question. One of the plants has a strange root situation I'm not sure what to do. Part of some of the roots are apparently dry and the other half is green and healthy. The strange situation is that the dry part is the one attached to the plant and the green part is not. What does that mean? I've been tempted to trim it but I'm afraid of doing so. Any idea if what's going on with those roots? If you have experienced this scenario, what did you do? Thank you
Yes, I have seen this before. The top part of the root near the stem dies either because it got burned by fertilizer or it got too cold. The route further down is still alive. If you have a lot of roots, you could trim those roots off. But if the orchid only has a few roots, you would want to keep that roots on the plant so that it can continue to hydrate itself and grow new roots. I have a video about rehabilitating orchids. You might want to check that out as it might be helpful for you. ua-cam.com/video/xxKa__1VF-s/v-deo.htmlsi=NGpbyvs4kYLfFe7C
Thank you. The orchid has just a few roots and all are showing the same root issue, but the plant still alive and with a new leaf coming. @daniellesorchidranch1591
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 update, both my plants are doing great. Lots of new roots and now starting to grow new leaves. I had to adjust and do water twice a week. I'm in Southern California so dry hot air will dry up anything quickly. I'm using purified water and I add a bit of fertilizer to the water.
I just bought a Orchid, from a hardware store... it looked great... Nice green roots, 2 big spikes, 4 dark green, firm leaves... awesome. Once home one of the cats got on the counter & knocked over the Orchid. The entire mass of leaves broke off at the base. Is there any way to save the plan? What do I do??
That's such an informative video! So, two questions: how often do you change water (is water from a well good?) and how or how often do you fertilize these water culture orchids? ☺️
Hello, I need more information I had two orchids that were doing well until they began to die on me. I cleaned out the dead pieces and was able to report one the other has a lot of roots and wouldn't fit in same pot. Thought I would try the water method. Here's my two questions, one the main piece is pretty rotted should I cut it out. Also, should all the roots be under water? Well I was going to include pictures but it seems I don't know how.😂 Any help appreciated.
Hello. Thank you for your videos. I'm afraid of doing water culture. I'm trying to do it on one of my orchids, but the peat moss won't come off. I will keep trying to take the media off. Just wanted to say thank you for your videos. :-)
How do you avoid algae growing on your Phal roots? I've got a Phal in lava rock with 1/4 inch of water in the bottom & it started growing algae within a week.
When I bring home a new Phalaenopsis - I clean the roots - Put in tall vase - fill up some filter water / drinking water.. Dont let water touch the leaves. Easy care . 2-3 weeks change new water if need it . My Phalaenopsis bloom in Apr - May - June. ❤
Are you certain it is mold? I only ask because when I started growing I had a Phalaenopsis that I thought had mold in its crown and it turned out it was mealy bugs. they look like fluffy white mold but it’s really bugs. If it is definitely mold, mold develops when there is an excess of moisture you have to remove the source of moisture in order to get rid of the mold.
For a large phalaenopsis orchid that I removed from hard packed moss, do you think it would be ok to mist the roots daily with water that has fertilizer in it?
Thank you for the great information once again I placed an order with orchids.com and got the same orchids you did very disappointed with a teeny teeny phalaenopsis that was almost rotten so I'm going to keep an eye on her
I am struggling with tolumnia's. I bought 2. Tried to keep them in water culture misting them daily. Nothing happened. No roots or fans. Then I saw a video where a young man grew his in terracotta pots soaking them twice a week. Still nothing. Finally, one started to dwindle and finally died. Down to one now. Have changed to orchiata bark. It seems to bethe looking roots. Help!! Any advice would be appreciated. I live in the Houston area but keep my tolumnias in an enclosed plant room.
So the research I’ve done is these typically grow naturally in the Caribbean. So as you can imagine they have a lot of humidity constantly available to them and occasionally soaking rains. Plus lots of indirect bright sunlight. The way I’ve tried to satisfy this is I’ve attached each one to chunky a piece of branch and every morning they get a good soak for at least a half hour ( I have timers on my phone to remind me) and then the go in little glasses that catch any dripping water and provide additional humidity during the day and the next morning we do it all again. When we moved to our new home I burnt some of them badly because I gave them better light to quickly. However the ones I didn’t burn are doing well. Putting out new roots and fans. If you can figure out how to provide that bright indirect light and a good drink and humidity you should be able to keep the one you have left happy.
I rewatched this episode to make sure I transplanted my Phal properly. Thank you for the instructions. My phal was transferred to water culture a month ago and is still alive.
I have a beautiful Orchid that was a gift in a beautiful glass pot. The leaves started turning yellow after about a year. It had huge blooms, the pot had no drainage holes so I was very careful about not over watering it. When I noticed the roots turning dark , because I can see them in the glass, I decided to remove the orchid and remove all of the potting medium and let the roots dry out. It took about 3 days. Today, before I ran across your video, I soaked it in water and added a little peroxide and removed it, and laide it back in an open dry hay basket to dry out. I started searching on UA-cam and ran across your videos on Water Culture Orchids. I started all over and did as you said and removed the rest of the dead roots and the dried leaves that a new shoot may form. What is so strange about my Orchid is that even though the roots were saturated and dead, its actually blooming! So, after watching your video, its now soaking again, since I only did a drench originally, now its soaking in water and a few drops of peroxide. I am going to remove it in an hour, and place it in a dry clean glass container with no water and allow it to dry out again. I absolutely love the look of the orchids growing in a pretty glass vase, or wine glass. I will keep my fingers crossed that it survives, and will definitely take a picture of the bloom. I still can't believe its blooming in this state.
That is pretty amazing and shows just how resilient they can be! Let me know how it goes! Happy growing!
You gave me more information in this one video then the previous ten I watched. Thank you so much for breaking this down and making it make sense.
I am so pleased if it helped you!
What a wonderful, thorough explanation of how to transfer to water culture. Thank you for taking your time to make this outstanding video.
I am a total newby to orchids, having just purchased (grocery store purchase) my first about a month ago. I am committed to making her happy and healthy.
To start with, I followed the instructions on the tag that came with her with the ice cube watering method. I kind of cocked my head when I read that because orchids in their natural habitat aren't going to be watered with ice cubes. But I figured that the nursery probably knew more than me.
I didn't realize that there was an inner pot either. Fast forward a few weeks, and I found that she was drowning. Panic set in immediately. I transferred her into water after taking off her rotten roots, and so far, so good. I do wish I had seen this video beforehand, though. I'm chalking it up to experience. I immediately subscribed to your channel. 😊
I love your videos. Because they’re so full of information. I’ve learnt so much, listening to you. And I recommend the latest series to everyone who asks questions on water culture. Thank you for the effort you make.
Sunita Gladston thank you for watching! ☺️
I'm so thankful that you are doing following along videos on water culture. I started my water culture experiment with a cheap Phal just a couple of weeks back and wishing there was someone out there who does weekly updates on transitioning to water culture....and when I heard you were gonna do just that on your last unboxing video, my wish was fulfilled. The water culture orchid God has heard my prayers and send an orchid angel 😇 👼🧚♂️ I so appreciative of your time and effort on making the videos. Thank you so much!
Kevin A awesome! I’m glad if this can be helpful to you, I will post regular updates.
Very helpful......and whoever gave that thumbs-down should rot in hell srsly 🤣🤣🤣
I always get at least one thumbs down, I have a suspicion that someone follows me who doesn’t like water culture and they just follow to thumbs down my video. 🤷🏼♀️ oh well at least they have a hobby 😂
@@daniellesorchidranch1591🤣🤣🤣
@daniellesorchidranch1591 and you have a great sense of humor!!
Started a mini phal in water culture 2weeks ago... the roots have gone crazy! She loves it. She wasn’t doing much before so figured she was a good candidate to try it for the first time. I’ll definitely try a few more. Can’t wait for the other videos!
That is awesome! I’m so happy to hear that. Some orchids just take to WC right away and thrive.
I love this videos, I came for orchid information just for one that I got and now i think i will build a hobby out of this, its very calming to watch too
I had an orchid that was so dead I got it from work, I followed your video and now it's beautiful
Terrific video! Just what I wanted to see. I'm not new to water culture but I like to see how other successful growers use this method. Looking forward to seeing more hands on videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
I have a new phal it is so healthy when it arrived. I repotted it to a little bigger pot because the media was already so degraded. It was bark chips, so I used back for it again. But after few weeks the leaves started to turn yellow. So I decided to pull it out there and now trying to it in a vase using water culture. I hope she gets better because I really like this phal. Oh, she lost a lot of roots already. But she still have enough dissent roots. I’ve been babying her for a week now.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and tips and care on how to grow it in water. Appreciate it so much. 💞🌸🦋
Leah Purtee I hope she recovers quickly for you!
Thank you so much for the time you put into these videos and the information you provide, I just started to convert my Phalaenopsis orchids to water culture and I’m so new to the orchid world. I have one that has been through a lot with me be being so inexperienced, but my second one that I just unpotted has beautiful roots, so I don’t want to waste it. I was watching one of your recent videos and you mentioned whenever your orchids are in water they are in fertilizer too, how soon do you start adding fertilizer to the vase?
Thank you Danielle. Really enjoyed video. How I wish I had found you when I first started water culture. You explain everything so well. This morning I just put a new Phal in water culture. But after watching you, realise I have been to heavy handed with the water, so will go and take some out. I have slipper orchids, coconut orchids and a oncidium in water culture. They seem very happy. But during the winter, here in the uk, I lost some Phals. Again I think the water level may have been to high. Your orchids look lovely and healthy. Hope you are settling in to your new home. Stay well. Looking forward to the next videos. Best wishes Rosemary.
Thank you so much Rosemary! We are loving our new home.
I too was keeping my water levels to high when I first started growing. I do have some Phals that won’t tolerate low water levels and I need to keep the water higher but in general a weekly rinse and just a little fertilized water in the bottom of the vase seems to keep most of them happy.
My oncidiums are super thirsty once converted over but I will share all of that in my next video. Thanks for watching!!
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Thanks so much for doing these videos on transferring to water culture!
Very informative video. Looking forward to the series and seeing one where you can save an orchid with root loss. By the way, I would consider you an expert. Love your new grow space.
Karen Sicard wow thank you so much for saying that! I feel like I’m constantly learning myself though! If I help people avoid making the mistakes I made I consider my channel to have accomplished its mission! 🤗
Agreed on the work space! It a wonderful setup!! All my plant work has to be done on my kitchen table because my apartment is very small. It works, though. We do what we gotta do, right? 😊
Oh my God I have been blessed to find your video that I found is such a really good source of informative content before I ruined my orchid 🤦🏻♀️ I did water culture last night with one of them and after I disinfected it with hydrogen peroxide I let it dry out for like 10 mins and dump it in water🤦🏻♀️, I thank God I didn't put that much water which I'm glad I didn't 🙏🏻 but you explained things so good with all the details that not everyone does so I'm thankful you came across when I started to find some more answers 😊 so I really appreciate it you have answered my many questions I had 🤣🤦🏻♀️ and I definitely subscribe 😊 you saved my orchid from me 🤣....oxoxo
Wow fantastic video Just what i wanted to see, i tried full water culture with one of my phals, she seemed to be doing OK but I got scared and transfered her back, well I lost her. Anyway Im going to try again. I m looking forward to seeing the updates!! thanks for sharing and have a great day.
We will take the journey together! I never want an orchid to do poorly but I’m almost hoping one of my plants gets upset and we have to intervene so I can show how to help a plant get over their objection to the transfer. We shall see how they do!
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 Oh thanks for the reply and cant wait to see how things go. Have a great day.
Slow transition is what has been successful for me in transitioning. And I have a love/hate with moss... they transition easier but the roots are usually in a terrible state. Looking forward to the weekly updates on these Beauties 😍
I moved my blooming phelenopsis to barefoot all of them is great , but I am spraying 2-3times per day between watering. They give me a lot of new roots.I like your vidio
I love your videos! They are very informative and you are a great teacher. Is there a video on what type of grow lights you use? Thank you.
Hi Danielle, this video is spot on for me. I mean, I have watched most of your videos as I have been a long time subscriber, but this is sort of a fresh up for me in what concerns Phals... I mostly grow in orchiata bark. In the early days I converted some orchids to FW and they did well but in my environment and space, bark feels more confortable.
I do reasonably well with my orchids (mostly Catts and Vandas) except with complex hybrid Phalaenopsis !!! I mean, species and simple hybrid Phals do well for me but the large ones, no, they do not like me I guess.
Anyway, I had 3 Phals that were doing quite well in bark and all of a sudden lost leaves and roots so I decided to convert them back into FW. Never understood why, I am careful with watering, I use a good fertilizer with calcium and magnesium...
Now, new roots are growing or branching, I am happy with that. And also because I want to take it more seriously and make a point of honor so to speak, I even I got myself three more to keep them company in FW which I will do as soon as I have the time.
Thank you !!! And a happy day :))
Thank you for sharing this with me! The thing I enjoy about water culture is even if it’s not your preferred method you can keep it in your back pocket sort of speak to rescue orchids that for whatever reason (and sometimes we never know why) take a nose dive and have to be saved. I still have a few head scratchers myself where I have no idea what went wrong. That’s why I say plants have their own minds and just because you think they are going to react positively they ultimately decide if they like what you are doing or not!
Thanks for being one of my long time subscribers. I try to keep my posts fresh and non repetitive so if you ever have any video suggestions I would love to hear about them!
When I saw the title of this video, I couldn’t wait to watch. I recently ordered some phals in bloom/spike and, even though the moss was green and smelled, I was afraid to remove it before blooms were finished. You gave me the courage to do it and I feel more confident trying water culture with your information. Thank you for such great videos!
Angie Carn that’s great! I’m sure they will be much happier out of that smelly media!
Danielle's Orchid Ranch, I forgot to ask. Do you fertilize Phalaenopsis in bloom/spike just as you would nonblooming while in water culture?
Angie Carn yes, I always fertilize regardless of what stage the Phalaenopsis is in. When their growth slows down I will give less fertilizer but they always have food.
Daniell you are awesome, I learn frome you my name is Susan I live in Seattle I cannot wait for your new video.
Best video on the topic. Thank you, Danielle!
Thank you! ☺️
Great video! I will definitely share this in my local Facebook groups! You're gold Danielle 💐🌟
Thank you ☺️
Great demo and worth the try and be cautious. How often would you fertilize them and what kind of fertilizer do you use. Thanks so much. Blessings and be safe.
Hi Danielle thank you for your quick response last time regarding me unstaking my blooms I have left them alone as they are quite long stems. I have just now looked properly at the roots on my phal and am a bit concerned the although the stems are at the moment quite firm to touch at the bottom further up where the stem is a joint sine are black and a few were very soft I have removed any soft covering so I have the bare root but in places the stem is firm but black I have removed what I believe to be rotten stems and cleaned as best I can i have now got the roots left that are green and white anything still firm I have left I have put back in my vase with no water at all, the leaves I have, of which there are 8, are all firm to the touch with just one more leaf at the bottom that is yellow and small I think ready to drop but I haven’t touched it it is still attached. Thank you
I have just transferred my orchid and leaving it to dry a little over the next 24hrs but I live in the UK and the weather is not warm. Looking forward to this journey although I am soooooo late!! 😁
Thanks for this video, I have a weird case study: my orchid was severely dehydrated even though it was growing in moss because it was very compact. I thought it was going to die but I randomly found the tea bag soak method which followed for 3 weeks as of today. It hasn’t fully rehydrated yet but has improved immensely, while also degrading in other ways. It wants to live, is what I’ve realized. Putting it back in moss is probably a bad idea. I was trying to debate what to do after it’s rehab, and I don’t want to further shock it, so water culture is very similar to the tea soak situation, so I’m thinking this will be an easier switch.
Great video...wondering what percentage of hydrogen peroxide you use and how eg spray it? dilute it? and same questions with alcohol...thankyou!
Very informative and helpful .... what you say makes sense 🤔
I’ve watched all your videos... I am still so interested in your method and experience! So far, I’m still waiting for my first successful rescue taking everything you said to heart! And I have another one heading that way! 😑 great video!
Ninja_Orchids I was thinking of making a video about how you can use water culture as a tool to save orchids. Even if you don’t want to grow in WC it is a valuable tool to save plants that have root loss. And then once rescued you can switch back to preferred growing method.
Danielle's Orchid Ranch that would definitely be another great video! I saw your earlier ones and thought, I can do this... so far, it’s not happened, but I’ve always gone back to watch them again... just to stay motivated, that I will be able to bring one through one day! My current elephant ear rescue is growing a new leaf, but nothing on roots for 12 months now... a little stump has not extended and I have a microfiber draped over it to just to hydrate it somehow ... another gift from my daughter 🤦♀️ so sad to see this happen... and it was doing great.., roots growing ... lived in leca for 2 years, hadn’t filled the pot... and one day, it was all over! Something different is now happening to unicorn, but I’m not touching it... I’ve cleaned up the stem, removed the bad leaves, treated with H2O2 and am hoping the top half will throw out a keiki or some roots so it can be saved ... gorgeous little commercial Phal that my daughter bought for herself! I feel absolutely awful for what’s going on with that one! Roots are dead but something happened halfway down the stem 🤷♀️🤦♀️
Ninja_Orchids I’m so glad my videos have helped you!
I’ve found there are certain Phal hybrids that just suddenly die. I love the ones with the big dark pink almost Red blooms but every one I purchase suddenly tries to die on me! I’ve completely lost most of them and the last one I purchased is not doing well. I think sometimes the hybridization process does something to the Phal and they just up and die. I e noticed if the Phal roots smell weird, kind of like pesticides, they will die. Period. When I unpot and smell that I am so upset because I know she’s gonna die even if the plant looks great and the roots seem healthy.
Sometimes the “recovery “ can take a ridiculous amount of time. And then when they do recover you basically are at seedling status and years away from a rebloom but some plants are just worth it, especially if they were a gift or have a memory attached to it. And honestly I have trouble giving up on them, if it’s still green I keep trying. 🤷🏼♀️
@@daniellesorchidranch1591perseverance is such a great quality. This video is 3 years old so I certainly hope that you were able to save yours.
I wish I saw this video first lol! I unpotted my plant and cut off all the roots that I thought was rotten... will this be ok ?
So glad I found YOU! We were given an orchid as a wedding gift 2 years ago. It’s not doing well so I am going to try your method. What temp should the water be at? Also do you put anything in the water? Thanks in advance!
Thanks a million for your precious advice!!
Very well explained, thank you. But would you mind not tapping with your ring on the rim of the vase?
Great video, so helpful! Can’t wait for the updates. What a great idea!
Nice video love the way you explained it...
Again, excellent video. Thank you!
Thank you for the very informative video. I have a question. Is this transfer reversible? I would like to do it for 2 months vacation and bring them back to bark. What do you think?
Thank you in advance.❤️
So Michael I just loved your video on conversion to semi hydroponics. Only at the end I didn't see you pour water, fertilizer and kelp max into the glass container. How much did you use (later)? To the brim or just at the bottom?
Just at the bottom
Was very informative TY KEL
Muchísimas gracias vivo en colorado he comprado muchas y todas mueren de la nada sus hijas Calderón se arrugaron intentaré tu método a ver si me funciona
Very thorough explanation!
Very nice video!!!
When I bought orchids online after delivery there condition was not very good...now its better still some of them have white spots on leaves,so is this due to fungal infection?
I liked water culture better than any medium so i had kept them in water .
Please reply what can be the reason for white spots on leaves upper surface.
Hello Danielle, this was a great video and I am so excited for the other updates you will give us! Are you going to do miltoniopsis type also? I have a question if I may, I bought a phal last week and put it in water, her roots are barely touching the water and are doing great for now and I didn't get any mushiness at all! She's in bloom and even her buds are doing fine and one opened in the last couple of days! So happy! But my question was, should I keep the water level like that from now on or do I need to put more water? Thank you very much, and thank you for all your videos, I love them 💖💖
Anna Nicky I try to give them the minimum they will tolerate, if it’s to little she will let you know. Typically if she is in bloom the flowers will start to wilt first but if you see that happen don’t panic! You won’t loose the blooms! Just give her a quick rinse and increase the water level.
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 thank you very much!
Hello Danielle thank you so much - your new adventure will be certainly appreciated! I’m a faithful subscriber and I have two transfer questions: sometimes the unpotted orchid has a decent root system with only a few mushy roots but then you find blackish stuff around the stem from root rot around their origin which is awful because the rest of the root is bright green: so is the cleaning around the stem ok or should you wait? The other question is how can you judge roots in the early phase when their tips are above the water level, low at the start because of their testing period?
My little update (2 week) on the very ill small survivor oncidiums in low level water, lots of sun, sucking up water and humidity etc: baby shoots are growing but little leaves have yellow tips.. are they hungry (I’m not fertilising them) or ill or both? Should they get another go at the systemic fungicide soak?
So pleased to find your new videos.. 😊
Kate Beedot yes I always clean debris from the stem. If you leave it there you can get mold or fungus.
Even when the water is low you will be able to tell if a root is good or not. I will be posting an update on this very soon.
If your Oncidium had a fungal infection it is often best to give it more then one treatment. Especially if the infection was severe.
If you see new growths begin to die back then definitely give it another treatment.
As far as fertilizing I always fertilize, even new plants. If they don’t want the food they won’t use it. I feel if I don’t feed them they can become weak because of the stress of shipping plus change in environment plus no food. I never feed heavy though.
I hope that answered your questions.
Danielle's Orchid Ranch
Thanks so much, all questions answered 🤗. Should the baby oncidiums make it that would be a real miracle, they’re really trying very hard. OK, first I give them their fungicide soak (Previcur) then after 2 days some 20-20-20 fertilizer (low dose).
Have a nice Sunday 😊 and thanks so much, Kate
Do you use pure hydrogen peroxide to spray the roots or diluted? Do you use distilled water or tap water ? I’m learning this as I speak .
Ps. You ARE an expert! ❤
Thank you so much Daniel u did awesome job.
I'm confused. Do I keep on doing to water culture even when the plant has bloomed and has healthy roots? Is this how the orchid lives? Do you still keep putting water in and out. And how do that with a grown plant?
Hello Daniele, thank you for your videos. I find them very useful. I have two phalaenopsis that I got from the clearance shelf at my local hardware store. I have transferred both to water media following your recommendations. I do have one question. One of the plants has a strange root situation I'm not sure what to do. Part of some of the roots are apparently dry and the other half is green and healthy. The strange situation is that the dry part is the one attached to the plant and the green part is not. What does that mean? I've been tempted to trim it but I'm afraid of doing so. Any idea if what's going on with those roots? If you have experienced this scenario, what did you do? Thank you
Yes, I have seen this before. The top part of the root near the stem dies either because it got burned by fertilizer or it got too cold. The route further down is still alive. If you have a lot of roots, you could trim those roots off. But if the orchid only has a few roots, you would want to keep that roots on the plant so that it can continue to hydrate itself and grow new roots.
I have a video about rehabilitating orchids. You might want to check that out as it might be helpful for you.
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Thank you. The orchid has just a few roots and all are showing the same root issue, but the plant still alive and with a new leaf coming. @daniellesorchidranch1591
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 update, both my plants are doing great. Lots of new roots and now starting to grow new leaves. I had to adjust and do water twice a week. I'm in Southern California so dry hot air will dry up anything quickly. I'm using purified water and I add a bit of fertilizer to the water.
I just bought a Orchid, from a hardware store... it looked great...
Nice green roots, 2 big spikes, 4 dark green, firm leaves... awesome.
Once home one of the cats got on the counter & knocked over the Orchid. The entire mass of leaves broke off at the base. Is there any way to save the plan? What do I do??
If the roots are still healthy there is a chance it can grow new leaves, I have had an leafless orchid grow leaves in the past. It’s worth a try
Thank you for explaining everything. It helped a lot
How is the hydrogen peroxide and the alcohol used?
How much hydrogen peroxide do you Spray on the roots? Do you dilute it?
Your amazing - thank you for this!
Thank you.Very helpful👍
thanks for your honest tips!
Could you please tell us how to fertilize the orchid in water culture
That's such an informative video! So, two questions: how often do you change water (is water from a well good?) and how or how often do you fertilize these water culture orchids? ☺️
Hello, I need more information I had two orchids that were doing well until they began to die on me. I cleaned out the dead pieces and was able to report one the other has a lot of roots and wouldn't fit in same pot. Thought I would try the water method. Here's my two questions, one the main piece is pretty rotted should I cut it out. Also, should all the roots be under water? Well I was going to include pictures but it seems I don't know how.😂 Any help appreciated.
Hello. Thank you for your videos. I'm afraid of doing water culture. I'm trying to do it on one of my orchids, but the peat moss won't come off. I will keep trying to take the media off. Just wanted to say thank you for your videos. :-)
Thank you for watching! 😊
How do you avoid algae growing on your Phal roots? I've got a Phal in lava rock with 1/4 inch of water in the bottom & it started growing algae within a week.
After the Orchid bloom do another bloom come on it ? Or do you have to cut the stem for it to bloom again?
Do you need to feed the orchids? What?
What percentage of hydrogen peroxide do you spray? When you dry the roots do you leave them out of the open to dry? Thank you!
I use 3% peroxide and I leave them in the container to dry. Thanks for watching!
The hydrogen peroxide, is that full strengh?
Do you put anything in the water? Tap water or bottled water?
Good video I learned a lot
Olá, não entendo nada que você fala, porém adoro orquídeas e comecei a cultivar 2 em água. E vê suas orquídeas me trás satisfacao.
Do you fertilize your orchid, how do you fertilize them?
I actually have several videos about fertilizing them, feel free to check them out!
When I bring home a new Phalaenopsis - I clean the roots -
Put in tall vase - fill up some filter water / drinking water..
Dont let water touch the leaves.
Easy care .
2-3 weeks change new water if need it .
My Phalaenopsis bloom in Apr - May - June.
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Congratulations! Sounds like you found something that works for you and have happy plants !
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 / Thank you - easy care .
My Phalaenopsis orchids plants out side my patio did not make it in last winter .
Thank you!
Can you use expanded clay like the ones you would use in hydroponics?
Thank you❤️
Do u put pebbles in the bottom
Hi Danielle my orchart both the leaves fell off. I want to soak it somebody told me i must soak the roots in garlic water. Please help
How often do you add any fertilizer?
So which medium do u suggest moss or bark is best
Do I need to use distilled water or is tap water ok?
Thank you.
What kind of water do u use
Can you tell me what if your plant has like mildew or mold all the way up in the crown is there something you can spray it with to kill that mold
Are you certain it is mold? I only ask because when I started growing I had a Phalaenopsis that I thought had mold in its crown and it turned out it was mealy bugs. they look like fluffy white mold but it’s really bugs.
If it is definitely mold, mold develops when there is an excess of moisture you have to remove the source of moisture in order to get rid of the mold.
Thanks Danielle! Great video. Are you using plain water initially or your fert water?
I use fertilized water but it’s really personal preference. I know some WC growers don’t give fertilizer right away.
@@daniellesorchidranch1591 ok, thanks!
Do you add fertilizer to the water every time you change the water? If not, how often do you add fertilizer?
Good question, I typically use fertilizer most of the time, but once a month I do flush with plain water.
What if the roots growing outside the pot,and are large. Is that okay.
My new phal has been in water for 3 weeks now. It has no viable roots and is loosing leaves. Should I cut off the blooms?
For a large phalaenopsis orchid that I removed from hard packed moss, do you think it would be ok to mist the roots daily with water that has fertilizer in it?
I think that is a good plan if you have the time to do that each day.
I'm just waiting for you to do the paps in water I bought two of them like you did and I'm terrified of the transfer
Hahahaha! Yup me to, they are sitting there mocking me. I’m pretty sure one of them called me a chicken the other day 🤣
Thank you for the great information once again I placed an order with orchids.com and got the same orchids you did very disappointed with a teeny teeny phalaenopsis that was almost rotten so I'm going to keep an eye on her
Oh dear, I’m sorry about the bad experience. Was it the lindenii? Mine is not doing great either. Her roots when I unpotted her were very sad 😔
yes it was so sad so sad I'm just glad that I have you to walk me through this
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Mine isn't healthy now. The leaves are drooping, but her her roots are good. What's wrong?
Hi, could I apply this water culture to Cattleyas?
What percentage alcohol do you use?
Sorry, I'm haven't even started on this. With what do you sanitize your hands?
Hand sanitizer, it has alcohol and dries very quickly.
How much water should you use?
What happens if the orchid is in a tight position?
Can you post the link to the 1 wk follow up?
I am struggling with tolumnia's. I bought 2. Tried to keep them in water culture misting them daily. Nothing happened. No roots or fans. Then I saw a video where a young man grew his in terracotta pots soaking them twice a week. Still nothing. Finally, one started to dwindle and finally died. Down to one now. Have changed to orchiata bark. It seems to bethe looking roots. Help!! Any advice would be appreciated. I live in the Houston area but keep my tolumnias in an enclosed plant room.
So the research I’ve done is these typically grow naturally in the Caribbean. So as you can imagine they have a lot of humidity constantly available to them and occasionally soaking rains. Plus lots of indirect bright sunlight.
The way I’ve tried to satisfy this is I’ve attached each one to chunky a piece of branch and every morning they get a good soak for at least a half hour ( I have timers on my phone to remind me) and then the go in little glasses that catch any dripping water and provide additional humidity during the day and the next morning we do it all again.
When we moved to our new home I burnt some of them badly because I gave them better light to quickly. However the ones I didn’t burn are doing well. Putting out new roots and fans.
If you can figure out how to provide that bright indirect light and a good drink and humidity you should be able to keep the one you have left happy.
How can u get an orcid leaf to make plant