Relax and Repot | Repotting 6 Cattleya Orchids - First Session of the Season!
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- Опубліковано 7 кві 2023
- In today’s video I’ll be repotting some of my seedling cattleya orchids. I’ll be moving them from semi hydro to organic set ups. Thanks for watching!
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
All of the 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:
7.5” Self Watering Pots (New): amzn.to/3saQiPH
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5” Square Self Watering Pots (New): amzn.to/334Y5kR
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)
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:
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5.75” Pots with Saucer (New): amzn.to/35km8jR
4.25” Pots with Saucer (New): amzn.to/33FEj35
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
Coconut Husk: amzn.to/36HkHJQ
Horticultural Charcoal: amzn.to/3riqXRE
~Fertilizers, Supplements & Pest Control ~
Naturalyte Insect Control: amzn.to/3o0NLFh
Bloom City Clean Kelp: amzn.to/3vElju3
SuperThrive: amzn.to/3vBhAh3
Neem Oil: amzn.to/3xDQAPL
Calmag: amzn.to/3vAezxl
MSU Fertilizer: amzn.to/33FEj35
MSU Slow Release Fertilizer: amzn.to/33FEj35
PH Control Kit: amzn.to/3vBY2ce (I use the test vial to measure the PH)
~Lights & Equipment~
Wifi Smart Plugs: amzn.to/31smm72
Power Strip with Timer: amzn.to/3gW1hHC
Levoit Humidifier: amzn.to/3eMcBn1
Shelf Liners: amzn.to/2SaiH8T
Shelves (3 Foot): amzn.to/3gUV0vH
Shelves (4 Foot): amzn.to/3Fawv6p
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: botanicalleds.... - Навчання та стиль
Its very interesting to see how orchid lovers grow them in different media and different conditions . I live in the tropics and have never grown in semi hydro . I grow on my balcony . I would have placed the the entire ‘thing’ in a clay pot with charcoal and a small amount of moss and they would thrive . Once again my growing conditions and climate are completely different. Good luck with your repots . You did a great job 🤗👏👍
Thank you ❤️
I just love watching your videos right before I go to sleep. It's so rekaxing... You do such a good job of keeping your plants looking healthy and growing nicely. We do a lot of things the same, and that's reassuring. Your plants look amazing.! Thank you for sharing your orchid journey with us.
It’s oddly satisfying watching you remove leca, but I’m super glad it’s not me having to do it 😉😂
Hahaha! I'm glad you enjoy it ❤️
Stephen van Kampen-Lewis shared a video regarding getting Cattleyas to bloom by placing them in total, uninterrupted darkness for 6-8 hours a night. He said the tiniest interruption could prevent it from blooming, if it’s a difficult orchid. I think, in the multitudes of these videos I’ve perused over the last few weeks, I ran across one of yours about a beautiful Cattleya you’ve had for three years that hasn’t bloomed yet. Thought I would just throw that out there, in appreciation for all the great information you share. I really appreciate all you do!😊
Thank you for this ❤️ yes, that one cattleya is one of 12 that I bought as a seedling, all the others have bloomed except for that one. I can't wait to see it one day :) appreciate svks tip :))
Such good advice re starting with the trickier ones.
Thank you for watching :)
This is the perfect video for me! After learning on phals for a couple of years, I'm finally venturing into cattleyas. You've made me brave! Love your explanations! 💓
Yay! I'm exited for you! I'm glad you enjoy the videos :))
Loved your video. You make it look so easy. :)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching ❤️
Thank you sooo much for sharing!! I’ve some how managed to avoid Cattleya types until yesterday lol I received a mystery box and there were 10 Cattleya types! Thank goodness I remembered you and MOG love Cattleyas 😅😂
I'm new to orchids and am discovering that a lot of orchid growing is a combination of personal preference and environment. I like having the extra ventilation slits in the repotme pots. So far I haven't had any roots escape the pots. I added ventilation holes to the pots that my Walmart phals came in and the Matsui nursery oncidium and phals that I bought from Trader Joe's came with a lot of ventilation holes. I have one potinara that I repotted last night as it started new roots and there was nowhere for them to go inside the pot. I only had a 5 inch pot so I put it in bark and perlite instead of bark/moss/ perlite like all of my other plants. I grow under a variety of lights from Amazon and noticed that the growths have taken on a purple color that wasn't there when I bought the plant a few weeks ago. Hopefully that's a good sign.
The purple color is usually anthocyanin production which is when the orchid is basically getting a tan and getting used to the lights :)
@@NicoleDeanna I'm relieved that it's getting enough light.
What I was waiting!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 The repot series 🎉🎉🎉
Haha! Tis the season my friend 😘 😁 6 down, one million to go 😂😂😂
Hi Nicole! Repotting can be stressful but it is so rewarding and satisfying at the end. Thank you for the tips! ❤❤
Thank you for watching my friend ❤️
Loved the repot video!! Don't know why but it was calming to watch. Also those roots are amazing!! Truly beautiful!!!
Thank you so much ❤️ I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Have you considered adding a drop of dish soap to water when you are watering in new bark? I used to do that years ago and it was highly recommended by some growers. It breaks the surface tension of the bark to allow a bit more absorption.
Never heard of that actually, will look into it! thanks for watching :)
I dislike the slotted pots too! I have started putting packing tape around the pot before use and it seems to be working so far.
They are such a pain!! Thank you for watching!
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MOG! ❤❤❤❤❤ thank you for watching ❤️☺️
Nicole! You're killing me with the wait! I am so curious about king bear's roots!😂
Haha! That's one won't need a repot for a while but it's doing really well, the leaves are getting crazy big. It actually has buds so I if it's blooming by the April bloom update I'll show it then ❤️
Thinking about those small slits, use a soldering iron to widen them? Might work.🤷🏼♀️
It's a good idea, thanks!
I am doing MOG newest system with all spagmoss and bark topping even my Bangkok Sunset vandas so far I love it. I was debating between leca and spag
It works well for me too! For my phals in particular, they love moss!
Thank you Nicole for all of your advice!
I'm still new at some of this.
Could you help me with my Latouriate dendrobium.
The roots are growing the 5 "pot, there are beautiful new leaves and pseudobulbs everywhere, but it won't bloom!!
I grow it in an eastern window in spaghnum, try to keep it moist.
I use cal mag, seaweed, and liquid fertilizer.
Please help if you can
Thank you.
If it's not blooming it usually comes down to the light. Eastern window may not be enough, do you have any access to a southern window where you can put a sheer curtain to give them very bright indirect light? If not, a grow light should help. Good luck, it sounds like everything else is perfect, just need to get the light a bit brighter (but don't put them in intense direct sun).
Hi Nicole. I enjoyed watching your repots. I have a large Cattleya that needs repotting. I’ve been putting it off she’s already filled up a 5 inch pot and I was thinking of dividing it. Great rebloomer for me so I’m hesitant to divide. Or put it in a 6 inch pot. What to do? 😂 Have a great Easter 🐣🤗🐇
Thank you Shirley! My Pot. Burana Beauty is in the same exact boat 😂 I don't know what to do but my gut is telling me to chop it up to make it manageable lol. Thanks for watching and happy Easter friend ❤️🤗
This video inspired me to repot some of my Cattleyas! Could you do a video tutorial on dividing a Cattleya?
Sure! I'll record one soon.
I'm a newbie and deciding what set ups to do. Looking into semi hydro. Can you give some advice on whether you prefer semi hydro or moss and bark? I would really appreciate it. I love your videos and your collection is just goals! Some guidance would be awesome. No pressure! 😂🤣🥴🥴😆
In the long run I actually prefer moss and bark. I've found that semi hydro works well for my cattleyas, but over time some of my other orchids have declined in Semi Hydro. For example - some of my phals and vandas. I'm going to move everythign to bark and moss in the longer run. Semi hydro was a great long term experiment, but bark and moss seems like a safer bet for different kinds of orchids and species.
Well, I was going to take my Ctt Tristar Bouquet out of its pot and mount it in the tree (since I have several holes to fill following the hurricane). I spent half an hour trying to free it and said forget it. I'm not breaking that pot, if it doesn't want to come out, so be it.
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on the kiwi bark a couple months from now. If those plants are anything like mine, they will be well on their way to filling the pots. At least if they go root crazy now, you can just slip pot them in the fall or spring rather than doing a full repot.
I think I'm done spending hours trying to free one orchid unless it's a a really prized species. I still have so many repotme slit pots left and when they are done - never again 😂
My phals so far pushed insane roots with just moss. I have a feeling my cattleyas are going to love the bark moss mix this year!
I didn't repot my phals that were in leca often enough! I guess I took the "set it and forget it" idea too far. Most of my orchids are back in organic media. I, too, like adding some moss to the bark mix.
I know the feeling. Then you have a nightmare root ball to deal with later 🥲 Thank you for watching ❤️
Love this video… tape up the slits with scotch tape that’s what I did with my slotted pots. Works well.
Great idea!
I was watching one of your videos can't remember which one. I commented on it saying I transplanted my orchid and was doing really well but then everything stopped. I took it apart again and the bottom of the orchid was black I removed all the dead roots and snipped anything that was black. I used the moss fluffed it up and put it back in. Do you think I should have used some bark too? Do you think it will come along? Please let me know!
Potting media really depends on environment, if you're in a really humid environment, something airy is usually safer. Do note though that cattleyas sometimes dump their old roots, so it's possible that the old roots died off instead of rotted due to overwatering / too much moisture. I would just determine if those were new or old roots, if they were old it's ok, it's normal, if they were new, then bark would be better for you or if you're sticking with fluffy moss, just water less often, water when dry
Don’t you water if not for time being, then after how long . How about pitting some week spray the leaves an pour some on the pot, I hear a lot about pouring garlic solution of the pat around the plant itself?
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I don't use garlic, but I water when these dry, that's around 2-3x a week during the summer and 1x a week in the winter ❄️
How much time seedlings take to bloom
Depends on how big or small but I've had some 'seedlings' that had 4-5 growths on them bloom for me in 2-3 years. Tiny tiny ones can take 4-5 years.
@@NicoleDeanna we have to have a great patient, thank you responce
I don’t know if you will see this comment since it has been 5 months since you posted this video, but I have a repotting dilemma and would appreciate your thoughts. I have just been gifted a friend’s whole collection of orchids. There is a variety with many being brassavolas (some Richard Mueller 😊) and cattleyas. The bark media in most is really broken down so they need to be repotted, but I’m hesitant to repot when it is autumn and there’s no sign of new root growth. Will repotting a cattleya when there is no active growth do more harm than good?
Hi Linda! Congrats on the new additions! I would wait till you see new roots on them before repotting. Many can be repotted, but the issue with cattleyas is that the roots are so sensitive that after repotting some will dump their old roots. So I'd leave them be till you see new roots, and usually many do grow year round so you'll be able to slowly get to them through the fall / winter I think even if it's not the "season"
Thanks so much for your speedy reply! You have helped me avoid setting them back or even killing them. I didn’t have any cattleyas before my friend’s generous gift, but I have watched enough of your videos to know their roots are sensitive. I didn’t realize that they have some root growth year round so that’s encouraging. In the meantime, I’m going to be watching many more of your older videos on cattleyas and dendrobiums!
@@lindaannb thanks for watching my channel 🤗
cattleya really prefer bark they need to dry out and get air
So you don’t grow your orchids in leca anymore? 😊
I've made some videos explaining the move but I've been slowly transitioning them back over into bark / moss:)
what are the pro and con if growing in semi for you?
I made a video on the topic, and talked about it in depth in the Orchids I killed video. In short, long term, I don't enjoy it. It's a lot more work than I expected
@@NicoleDeanna thank you! Love your videos! Very informative!