Hello plant lovers! A channel with basic orchid 'how to' and care videos for cold/cool/intermediate orchids that I grow here in Melbourne, Australia, without any equipment, greenhouses, grow lights etc. A passionate amateur lets say - I've made LOTS of mistakes, learnt a lot and had some good results so it's time to share what little I've figured out! Happy watching!
Cymbidiums are so incredible, personally I feel nowadays they’re very underrated. That is an incredible specimen and you did a wonderful job resurrecting her! They’re especially not popular anymore here in the States which is a shame because they really are incredible looking, I’m going to have to get one for myself and hopefully have them live long enough for my grandkids to get someday!
Thank you, I learned so much from your video. I bought an, orchid a few months ago from a hard wear store. I've had it for several months. I reported it but now after several more months, the leaves feel rubbery, and hasn't produced an orchid. The top roots look good, but I'm not happy with how it looks. I saw on, utube a process using chopped garlic and water soaking. I don't know if this will save my orchid or not. I hope you can help me before it's to late. Thank you so very much. And I truly appreciate that you are so willing to share your orchid knowledge with us. Thank you, Mary in NC. 😅
My mum brought me a Cymbidium from Melbourne. So it came from very cold to Turkey’s summer. And here is so hot😊 I’m afraid if she dies, cause she is very confused 😅
I would be too! I'd just try and give it a gentle environment to adapt to it's new conditions; dappled shade in a cooler spot - while it adjusts. Good luck!
@@helloplantlovers I placed it on the balcony. It gets sunlight at 17:00 in the evening, but it is 29 degrees during the day. It is 3 degrees lower inside the house. Where do you think I should place it? I also thought of watering it in 20 days because it is in a plastic pot and it does not dry out immediately. What would you do? Thanks 🌹
@@galatasarayyoutube5561 They can manage the heat - mine get much hotter summer temps! Don't worry. Not sure you meant 20 days?? In summer I water mine every day or every other day.
What ever you want! Pots tend not to be the deal breaker with any orchid! Mine's in terracotta, you could use anything that works for and your conditions. They do like to be pot bound though. Good luck!
It depends on where in the world you live. Not all topics are created equal. 😂 I struggle to keep the humidity high during the day. By switching to coconut fibre pots lining the plastic ones, the humidity inside the pot has increased.
I just got a bare root wild cat, Bearcats oncidium. I poted with medium bark and charcoal. Is it a vigorous grower? I put it in a 3 inch pot. Do you think I will have to repot it sooner or later?
Oh how I love Dendrobiums ❤ that was absolutely fascinating! I also love that you clearly got a buzz out of seeing them growing in all sorts of places-my partner teases me for staring at them and I can imagine you doing the same 😅 what can I say, fascinating! 💖
Hi Matthew. Don't give on Mr Rene Marquise 😅 , i also brought a seedling as well and it finally gave me 2 blooms last year!!!You wouldn't believe how stoked I was!! after 4years of just waiting and waiting....nothing... It was sooooo beautiful 😍 ❤️ It is so hard to find this Orchid, i haven't been able to find another plant. So if you decide to pass it on, i would be happy to give you some $$$ for it or maybe an orchid swap???
Hi Matthew, I've now caught up with all your videos and have enjoyed them all. It's so nice to see a fellow Australian showing their orchids and their way of growing them. I've been growing, perhaps I should say trying to grow, orchids in Victor Harbor in South Australia for about 5 years I guess, I have about 120 now. In this video I was very happy to see I keep the same types of orchids outside during winter in a similar situation as you, mine are under a west facing verandah. I used to feel guilty not having a better situation for them during the winter. I do have quite a few smaller seedlings now, Cattleya (trying some of the new SVO minis) and my latest passion, Nobile Dens and this year I brought all those in along with anything else I thought could benefit and set them up in the lounge in front of the window. I'm afraid I went full 'Nanny mode' and set up a couple of lights just to try and keep them moving through the winter. The couple of Den Phals and some Cattleya that seem to be struggling are on a pebble tray with a heat mat under. The air temp around the heat mat/pebble tray is about 17C to 20C Like you I don't water too much over winter, probably 3 weeks for those outside depending on what the weather as been like, inside plants are done as needed as they are tiny, but its only ever just a trickle, and only for those that really need it. We have a local Orchid Club with a great turn out every month. Do you go to any orchid clubs?
Hi Roslyn, I live in Brisbane too. I admire your dedication! Small seedlings and sarcs currently come inside at night only, due to space issues. Would you mind sharing the advice you received at your club regarding watering the hard cane dens in our particular Brisbane climate during our currently mild "winter" please? I can't find information specific to our neck of the woods. Thank very much.
Matthew, you describe the sring and fall transitions as gradual where you live, for example moving a cold sensitive orchid outside when temps stop going below such-and-such. But where I live it seems like spring is a time when temps wildly fluctuate between winter and summer temps rather than changing gradually. I don't have any outdoor orchids yet, but wonder if you or anyone else has any suggested species for this weird climate where I live.
@@helloplantlovers San Jose, California (its in the "bay area" but the climate isn't even remotely like San Fransisco, we don't get fog or ocean breezes)
@@MostlyIC Honestly, best thing you can do is find a local orchid group and go to some meetings or join it; you'll find out what people are growing in the area under similar conditions.
I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area which I think is similar to your climate. Oakland, where I live, doesn’t seem to get as hot as Melbourne. I always fret about that to bring in and what to leave outside, but things tend to work out. I honestly can’t believe that you can get orchid seedlings at the hardware store. Here it’s sad phals, and nothing else.
Thanks for watching - yes I think there's a lot of similarities between our climates! It is hit and miss with the seedlings....just depends what the supplier might have had one given month! But there was a lot of great Cattleyas when I was there last week!
I'm in Geelong, my Cymbidiums are outside under cover all year round, late bloomers, four are blooming and four others are in flower spike. My sarc's and Dendrobiums are also outside. Inside are my Phals, three of which are budding, my Miltoniopsis, Cats and Miltonia and one Masda. Looking at your huge collection, you will need a huge truck to load them all when you move house😂
I didn’t see your phaiocalanthe kryptonite ‘parkside’. I do hope it is going well. I only aquired mine a few days ago and have been doing research into their needs. I live in Sydney and I’ve decided in a mix of 50% Peat Moss and 50% mix of fine bark, perlite and charcoal. Fingers crossed.
I grow orchids in Brisbane Queensland,in a temperature climate. We had a lecture at Orchid Club about orchids in Winter. I now cover my shade house roof with a clear tarpaulin to stop cold rain on the plants. I also bring the hardcane dendrobiums, vandas & seedlings inside to min 13degC at night then take them all back outside each morning. Our winter daytime temps have been min. 20deg C. These orchids continue to flower & grow without missing a beat!
Whenever you're handling a plant is a good opportunity to review it. But ultimately...if you do...you do. I probably have more bugs inside than outside anyway...natural predators and better air flow outside.
When you move will you have more room for your orchids? I saw a cissus discolor in your home, I think those are hard to grow also. Everything looks pretty good to me but I know nothing about orchids which is why I watch you, you seem to be doing pretty well with yours.
Depends entirely upon the plant? Is it a seedling? Is it a mature plant that's out growing its pot? If the roots are exposed from miss-potting and the plant's not looking healthy then just re pot it with as little disturbance as possible. You could also just place some larger bark pieces on the the exposed roots. Depends! But if the plant is happy and it wants it's roots out - then so be it! Good luck - they are tough.
@@helloplantlovers It’s a mature plant that I had to repot when I noticed rot in a new shoot and thought it was in too deep. But now I’m not sure I’ve done the right thing 🙄😕Thank You Mathew x
Thanks for watching! No I haven't - nothing more to add I don't think. I'm waiting for my Australian Phaius tankervilleae to flower and I'll make a video about that!
Thank you so so much for sharing these tips as I am a beginner and killed couple of orchids before. Hopefully this year I will get successful with all of them!
I got one to bloom!! Younger than yours, I have one can with leaves, one with the blooms. And the blooms were disappointingly extremely pale pink, almost white. My question is, once the blooms fall off, do we cut off the spike? What next?
You can certainly cut the dead flower spike but NOT the cane! The flower colour could be due to light or lack there of? This one is a bright light lover too! Good luck!
