Thank you for these clear, to-the-point, simple instructions without having to listen to a 10 minute intro and long dragged out chatting! You should give instructions on how to create instructional videos!! 🌿
This was very informative. I appreciate the explanation of the growth habit (leaning out of the pot) and also why the roots grow the way they do (they are trying to cling to the side of a tree). This makes perfect sense. Since I have never seen an orchid in the wild, it is not intuitive for me. Thank you.
The instructions were awesome and very quick. No need for a 15 minute video. However, I would like to have seen the process a bit more than just the leaves.
This was a nice, informative and quick to the point video, but next time be sure to film from an angle where you don't block the viewers ability to see what you are doing. It was a bit frustrating to not be able to see exactly what you were doing. Also, I would have appreciated a quick explanation of why it was ok to put the bark on top and on the outside of the roots, as it had come from a potting situation where the bark was inside the roots. Do the roots eventually grow out and around the bark again?
She put in the bark that way because in her case that's literally the only way she could put it in the pot. The orchid goes in first usually, then the media &, as you saw, the orchid fit snugly in the pot on its own because of all the roots it had; so the only way that you could add the potting medium is to put it on top and gently coax it down to the bottom by gently shaking the pot or tapping the sides. Ultimately the it really just depends on the size of the orchid's root ball, & she did an excellent job of making a long process quick and easy BUT.. if you want a play-by-play longer explanation, try Miss Orchid Girl here on YT, she makes 20 minute vids with everything &more.
So do the orchids come from supermarkets in a 12 “ pot ? I’ve purchased orchid bark and I’m finding it hard to buy the next clear pot or 2 size pots up to put into my new clay pot
if you manipulate the roots like that, they will be dead in the next few hours, before doing anything with them is always best to hidrate them so they don't broke and if they do just a bit, not the whole root system
This was the comment I was searching for… I was thinking the same thing! She needed to soak the orchid before manipulating the roots. She was rough with those dry Roots!!! 🤦🏾♀️
It depends on one's environment. Some people use a mixture of sphagnum moss & bark if in a drier environment, and others use only bark if humidity isn't an issue to worry about, as is apparently her case. There are actually many combinations of potting mixes that people try, it's really a trial-and-error thing. You have to figure out what works for you and your orchid.
HELP! I have aerial roots that are 2 feet long and taking over the table that my orchids are on. I had sitting water with bacteria in the exterior pot...YIKES!!!. I have taken the plants out of their exterior pots and will let them air out ...but I will need to re-pot my orchids. Can I cut the aerial roots when I repot? They are really taking over. Thank for you help!!!
@@claireemery3219 but the one she is working on clearly has a flower ... I don´t understand, and it would have certainly been better if I could see the process rather than just leaves covering her hands.
Sanitize the shears and cut just above the split area. Make sure you sprinkle cinnamon on the cut area it's an anti -fungal remedy to protect against diseases.
Would be better for viewers if we could actually see what you were doing. The leaves were in the way of the camera the whole time. Each time you turned the pot, you turned the leaves to the camera 🙁
People complaining about not being able to see through leaves 😂 hahaa as if you need to, clearly just putting the mixture in and tapping it down, some people are utter useless babies. Suprised you can use the toilet without detailed instructions
