On this channel you will find several art-tutorials and how I grow my orchids in a greenhouse and orchid room. I grow them mainly in a self watering setup. I share as much tips and tricks as I can. I hope you enjoy! :D Welcome! #orchid #semihydro #orchidcare
When you were showing your brassia type orchids, there was one that you said something like Verona? Or ferona? I really love it, would you tell me the name??
......love the Dendrobiums,.....never enough Dendrobiums,.....again I have to reccomend that everyone watch your videos on the biggest screen they have.....all your plants look great my friend......and they show thier appreciation to your great care with so many blooms....I wish you lived down the road from me.......would be a real pleasure to see your collection.....and sit and talk orchid growing over a cup of coffee......
Thank you so much Rick, it means a lot! :D I am happy to know that people enjoy my orchids, my videos…. And we definitely would talk for hours about orchids, I am sure….that’s a lot of coffee! :P
Hi again, EJ. Thank you for all of this information. I have four den phals in my collection, and they are growing well and one of them has bloomed for me times since I purchased it. I do agree with you that they are keiki producers, the one that's bloomed for me has given me two babies so far and I am so happy that she did. Any chance you can give us a care video cattleya care? Thanks.
Some do make Keiki’s here, but not that much. Not sure what makes them make more keiki’s… And for me that doesn't matter much, I rather have the new growths! :P … Yes, I can do a vid on the cattleya (types)! Thanks! :D
changing up the video release day? I wish you could get a Dendrobium Jacquelyn Thomas over there. By far my favorite of all Dendrobium. The color of the blooms, the number of spikes it can produce (I have 5 year old canes that still throw a random spike) and the fragrance.
Just to see if it does make any differences on the amount of views, so far, no change LOL… I probably will be back on the Sundays. That is a nice Dendrobium. I will put it on my list, you never know! :D
this was a great show EJ.....and your excitment for your orchids was coming thru......I love your huge washtub size plants,... that speaks volumes about your feeding.....small amounts all the time....You orchids are great examples of what growers can do when they give them what they want and do it consistantly.....Your dedication shows thru in those huge orchids......look forward to seeing the blooms.......I really enjoyed this one.
Very good video and I appreciate you pointing out the diff because I have a huge interest in the Miltonia flowers, and how the star shape is and I think it’s beautiful. But due to my environment I have little interest in actually perusing the miltoniopsis and I know I’m bold to want a Miltonia. But when I mention this in my research to growers, it is almost like they believe they are the same. But also I wanted to mention that since you grow in semi hydro, I watch an amazing orchid grower that grows solely in leca and lava rock/or semi hydro and I think you would very much so enjoy her videos. She’s very very experienced in this and like missorchidgirl and few others, she shows her problems/failures in growing and the things she’s learned as well as the victories. Which I find very very helpful. She also is very attentive to her viewers and has personally helped me with at least a few heavy duty questions. She’s on RU-vid. And her channel is Ninjaorchids. I hope you will find her cause I don’t know exactly how to insert a link but will do so if I figure it out on my phone P.S. love viewing your orchids always Complete eye candy!
Thank you so much, both are such great plants to grow. But as with every plant, you need the environment for them to let them grow and bloom well…. And yes of course I “know” Nina! I did care collabs with her back in the day. She is a wonderful person.
I enjoyed watching E.J.😌🤲💖Your Miltonias and Miltoniopsis are beautiful💞I also feed 'but with a very low application' of liquid fertilizer every watering, but my outdoor orchids get the hose and twice a week liquid fertilizer.
No E.J., I only have the miltonia and other orchids outside from Summer until the start of Winter. The native Japanese orchids can stay outside all year E.J.
Hi EJ. I tried to pick out one or two to comment on, but they are all so beautiful. You take such good care of them. They look so fresh and alive. Thank you for the video.
OK, so you are trying to get me broke! LOL.. OMG that’s an amazing nursery. I had no idea! … What a great selection they offer. I did find a wish list orchid, it’s the Miltonia Regnellii Alba. I did email them to see if it is still available…. So BIG thanks! :D And thank you for watching
.......very nice additions to your collection....Im sure in a few days.... after a good drink and some feed they will look better....The Schomburgkia I had were vigorous growers and threw roots out quickly.....look forward to an update in a few months to see thier progress under your care......
Great haul! Some really nice new orchids! It's always ashame that there are some orchids you all can't get and same here! Seems like they should be able to get around! 😂
Thank you so much! And yes, I will, I did get this request a few times now, so yes I will do make a video about both off them soon! Thank you so much for the request. :D
Me having an accent??? LOL.. Yes I do live in the Netherlands. I do live all the way up North. So not that close to Rijswijk. It is about a 2.5 hours’ drive for me. Where are you from?
Nice! I think I ordered twice from them and was quite happy with my purchase, the drawback is indeed the postage that is a bit higher than when I order from German orchid nursery.
Most plants are looking good but two I am not that happy with… Sadly. Anyhow I will try my best and hope they will like it here… How are your Miltoniopsisses doing? I just sprayed all of mine again. You know what that means!.. grrr. They spraying works but I never can get rid of the mites completely.
@@TheOrchidSaGa oh sorry to hear about that. Well I only ordered few plants . Not as many as you. My milts are slowly flowering again, bei not too convincing. I sprayed them down with ardap, that did seem to work quite well .
No way! I also did an unboxing from this vendor on Wednesday. I bought a Dinard Blue Heaven (beside some other plants). Actually I expected a bit bigger one... and the prices in the webshop are without tax... but what the hell. Many regards and happy growing!
How funny! :D .. The plants are ok, but not the best to be honest, so not sure if I will try them again. But at least I found a few that were on my wish list. :D Did you get good plants? Perhaps you did a unboxing, I will check asap! :D
@@TheOrchidSaGa I 'just watch' YT but don't 'do' YT and I'm as lazy as orchids 😂Lets put it that way: I'm not over the moon. Its just another nursery. I also don't think that Großräschner is the best in Europe. My best unboxings were from Kopf Orchideen, Germany, and Akerne. Unfortunately both have quite limited selections but I'm sure that's due to the quality. Buying orchids is like a box of chocolat... I envy you for Lansbergen where you can pick and choose. Our annual show here in Vienna is quite pricey. Luckily I'm completely out of space now. So no new plant till next years show she says.
Nice haul Eelke! Oh, that schomburgkia, I love these! I sure hope it and the others pull on just fine for you. From what I just read, the Schomburgkia crispa has been changed to Laelia marginata. I just had to go look at photos and drool. 🤤🫠 In Kamloops, Canada we are heading into a heat wave with temps up around 40C. Quite thankful for my basement grow space where the temps holding nicely from 23C - 27C higher up where the Vandas and other warm growers are. Enjoy your new orchids! 🤗❤️
O I had no idea of the new name! I will look it up soon. And o boy, that’s HOT! We have cool and wet weather. I hate it LOL.. I like it warm and sunny but not as hot as you will get soon… And I am sure your plants are happy in your basement! Sounds like the place to be with those temps! :D Good luck with the heat….
I don't understand Miltonia flavescens. I have never been able to get mine to grow roots. The plant is somehow still alive but there is literally not one root more than about 5 cm, most are shorter than that. I see people with these huge plants covered in flowers and I have this pathetic little thing.
I had my first one blooming, but then I suddenly started dying off. Check it and it had fusarium. I did get myself a new one, same story… And this one doesn’t look right too. It’s kinda big, has roots but it doesn’t hydrate properly. So maybe you want to check a back bulb? … If I have Fusarium, it’s almost always on a Miltonia.
Nice Haul, Eelke. Also had my eye on that grower but the transport costs are too high for me. Perhaps if he has something really special. By the way the sound was a bit distracting. There was some kind of interference between your mic and the camera. Have a great day. 😊
Yes, it is pricy. And the plants are ok, some are good, but I did have better to be honest. Not my first choice this seller…. And yes, I know, the sound is bad. I need a new camera. Everything I try to fix it doesn’t work anymore. It is time I am afraid… :P Thanks for watching!
@@jeffreimers803 ik heb nu geen maar tot nu toe komen er 1 of 2 keiki's na de bloei. Als er een keiki komt dan mag je hem hebben. Misschien heb je wat leuks te ruil? Zo niet, dan stuur ik hem alsnog hoor haha. Misschien wil je mij even mailen hierover, want dan kan ik je wat makkelijker bereiken wanneer er een keiki is. Mijn mail is: theorchidsaga@hotmail.com
@@jeffreimers803 klopt, dat heb ik dus ook😅 plus na verloop van tijd weet ik niet meer onder welk filmpje het stond. Ik wacht je mail af en we duimen voor een sterke keiki!
Wow, always beautiful blooms. The Prostechea is to die for. We love that color combination. The Brassavola that bloomed for the first time is divine. Lovely novelty phals. Great job. Many regards
Hi EJ, Can you please tell me the name of the orchid that you said is one of your favourites? Yellow with red lip. Lots of beautiful flowers. Near the start of the video. (About 4.30)
.....what a stunning display of blooming orchids.....I love all your beautiful Dendrobiums, and your oncidium types are what every grower should strive for.....The Paph. Pinocchio is a very nice one....so much to see, thanks for the wonderful tour.....
They all look fantastic, Eelke! In the Cyms I have in pumice/semi-hydro I have been giving a steady feed of around 150ppm so that may be about what yours are getting, averaging out your numbers. The roots are pushing the plants out of their pots, though there is plenty of space for new growths for a couple years yet. 😂 I need to find some of those buckets. I do have a couple others I put into bark/soil mix, those are getting around 400ppm with this grow season. Interesting to follow your progress with these over the months. Thanks Eelke! 🙏😀❤️
Those buckets or wonderful for the bigger plants! I do use some that had birdfeed in them. But I also find them only. I needed a lot when I did my Phal repots. I will do updates and let’s hope for some pretty blooms! :D
I love all your gorgeous blooms, especially your oncidium types and Brassias. 😍🥰 Do I need to mention the Miltoniopsis's? 😆🫠 The Brassias set the blooms so beautifully. I have the M. rozellii xanthina now too! A small plant that probably won't bloom until next year if I'm lucky. The Brassavola cucullata I got as a blooming size seedling last Sept. and asap transitioned to pumice/semi-hydro, is pushing out its first bloom spike with 2 buds. 👍👍🙂 Thank you for sharing all your beautiful blooms! 🙏😍❤️
How wonderful that you have two buds on your cucullata as well! Mine is now in full bloom. Beautiful blooms. Very, very nice shape. And o, that xanthina is something special! … I LOVE It! :D I order three of them when I had the change LOL.. Just to be safe :P
have those round marks always been on the Durigan leaves? I see that and it makes me think virus (specifically a mosaic virus). It looks like there is some color break on the lip maybe, can't see anything on the rest of the bloom but that might be the pattern hides it. I would keep an eye on it, if the newest leaves develop those same marks, you may have to trash the plant.
Thank you so much for mentioning! I have my eyes on it for sure, there is something wrong indeed. Not sure what yet, that’s why I still have it. Plus, it has nice roots, all the new growths are bigger then the year before and good size blooms…. Only the newest leaves are green, the rest is yellow and has indeed these strange spots on them. I will keep watching those new leaves… I hope for the best…
I believe that beautiful orchid you don’t have an id for near the end of your video is Belleara Kutchin or Aliceara or Oncidium. Or whatever it is these days! Kutchin.
@@TheOrchidSaGa No problem! I was determined and I had to download a different browser to find anything close. Google is very poor at giving results these days. I don’t know but it’s like I just get the same stuff over and over again and then more of the same shopping items. But I’m using Mojeek as my search engine and I found that hybrid almost immediately. Took like 10-15 mins.
@@TheOrchidSaGa this may be a long shot to reach out to you like this but I literally am not sure what to do. I have a finch that my cat brought in today and I found it around 9am… with a very injured wing and a wound. I was bawling like a baby holding it and waiting for her to pass(I don’t actually know if it’s a her but for lack of knowing, i feel like she is) because she was so still and weak but she just kept barely hanging on. Is it normal for a bird who’s been seriously injured to go into kind of a trance/sleeping state for this long? I can still tell she has a heartbeat and is warmish but it’s incredibly sad and I wish I could give her water or something but she doesn’t respond to me putting some of her beak or anything. I cleaned the wound with some iodine and I put some peroxide on it and then a very natural and mild naturalizing gel in hopes of helping her feel a little relief. I don’t know what to do at this point. Should I bathe her with a warm cloth or wrap the wound somehow? Neosporin! I’ve cared for a lot of injured animals in my time because I love them and I’ve had a lot of them, so it just happens. But birds are very foreign to me and even though I think I’m doing all I can, I feel like I’m also not, because I truly didn’t expect her to still be alive at this point…. I really don’t want her to suffer more from dehydration or hunger or heat or cold or infection… I don’t have anywhere close to take her and I also have no way of doing so until tomorrow and I don’t think the place nearish to me takes wild birds.. and also feel maybe she has to make it through tonight in order to try and get her to someone who can care for her professionally. Sorry sorry for all the questions and how long this is but I would like to ask someone I actually know does this kind of thing and not the internet… also I probably have one chance to reach ya as far as possibly soon and I wanted you to have the info. If you could give me any pointers of how to clean or protect her wound or keep her more comfy, and also what to feed her, or how to go about getting her fluids?? I would so very much so appreciate you.. and your time She’s in a sock hat rolled up like a nest and the hat is in a basket with towel set over the handle, making sort of a tent with one flap opening. I’ve been trying to keep her at rest and quiet and also some darkness but not completely. I cleaned it once but not well and that was also about 12 hours ago now. She won’t move but she blinks slowly every now and again. I have some dry cat food I put in a little water until it got poofy and tried smushing it by her beak and touching her beak with it. And I have water in one of those cooking squeeze bottles with the pointed tip, and have tried to put some on her beak and touch the side of her beak with the end of it but no response of wanting any. Do you know what finches eat and would a bath help her to drink? It seems she likes it when I hold her in my hand and breathe with her close. But it’s hot here and I feel like she must be hot cause I am, but my instinct say to keep her bundled… at least that was my instinct. Now I feel like I am creating a stagnant environment for infection. Should I clean her off well and get her in a more open spot or… You can see I’m at a loss and panicking a bit. I just wanna help! Anything at all thank you! Any products you know of to apply as well/ Seriously sorry for this and I thank you for anytime you spend, even if it’s just the read the massive comment I just wrote.. whether you know what I can do or even if the answer is that I’m too late to do what I should have… Just knowing that would help me ti settle and I think handle this better for her -L
@@LauraStansfield-tw7xb I am so sorry for my late response, but I am not allowed to give you any kind of care guides in this matter. The only thing, and the best thing, I can say is that the finch needs help from a professional. And they need it ASAP. The poison most likely will kill them otherwise. Despite all your good intentions and care. It needs help… I hope everything did turn out well, but I am afraid it didn’t…. Good luck.
@@TheOrchidSaGa yes you are right and don’t be sorry. I was desperate but also I believe it was too late. She died from shock and barely moved at all aside from closing her eyes and such for a time. I appreciate you reaching out nonetheless
Hello, Eelke!🙌😊 Thank you for sharing another stunning display of your orchids in bloom. Every time I watch I'm at wow !! 😲 to see the 🌸🌸🌸 ....how gorgeous they're 🥰 . You're soo good at this !😁👏💚❤.
It works wonders! Absolutely wonders. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe with us, I still use it. My Miltoniopsisses do have red spider mites at least once a year… So I cannot get rid of them completely, but this spray does kill them! And thank you for watching, it is a honor having you on my channel! :D
