How to Water Orchids Correctly 

Thank u for not making it a 15 minute talk

Thank you sooo much!!! You actually demonstrated how to water the orchid! I’m so appreciative!

A short, but precisely on-topic video without any nonsense, thank you.

Thanks for the video. Explaining the actual habitat of the Orchid really helps to explain why they don't need to sit in water, I will now go and correctly water all my plants and stop drowning them!

"They don't need a lot of water" *proceeds to fill the pot full of water* 😆

Finally a video who demonstrated how to take care of my orchid ❤thanks

Thank you! I have been watering my orchids wrong all these years. Now if I can only get them to flower again after all the blooms fall.

Thanks for the guide. I just transplanted my orchids to a 7” clear pots with fresh wood chips. Hopefully this year i have better orchid plant than last year. I also bought a good plant light for the coming cold weather

I killed orchids too. My step-mom says they are easy... I still killed them. I would buy the prettiest at Trader Joes and once the blossoms died, it would whither away... I bought a Orchida pot from Lechuza... (German company) and my orchid is going on 3 years old! I want to buy more, now that I see your method. Found your channel tonight... I used to kill everything... but my garden is my sanctuary... 3rd year of trial and error. I already have tomatoes this year (San Diego). I have a bricked in patio, so it's all containers outside (and fruit trees in Lechuza pots) and hydroponics indoor (Aerogardens)... This is the first year I am having a ton of success... NEED MORE ORCHIDS! So pretty... Oh, and I haven't killed my gardenias ... Thanks for all the tips!!

Thank you for making it short and sweet.

Great video. Simple and common sense method. Thankyou for posting.

This is incredibly helpful and efficient!

Very helpful video. Nice and easy explained 🙂👍👍

Nice and short and to the point, perfect video thank you

This is really helpful and straight to the point, thank you so much! 😭🙏

Thank you. This was helpful! And to the point! :)

Question. I have the option of using city tapwater with plenty of chlorine or my distilled reverse osmosis. I wish you had mentioned when, how often, and how much to fertilize. I have orchid fertilizer, but not sure how often to use it. Right now mine are not blooming. I hope you see this question and will quickly make a short video on it. I love orchids. Thanks so much for all of your informative, gardening videos, which I love!

Nice tips. Also don’t leave water collecting in the crown or leaves, it can cause harmful pathogens

EXCELLENT! Thank you so much! I didn't have a clue!

Thanks very good and informative!

Super helpful! Thank you!!

that is exactly how I water them now....in the past someone said to put a few cubes of ice. This was helpful.

Thank you for giving specific information 👍

Very interesting, thank you so much. I'll try to save mine.

Thank you so much for this.

Precise and to the point

Great video!

OK...Now I will go and water my orchids the correct way ! Thank You ! :}|

this is so helpful ty!

Thank you I have been well informed you say ten minutes then other person says five I guess I will go somewhere in between. But I thank you I got an orchard for my Birthday I love it💕 my daughter brought a beautiful purple one she knows how much I love flowers 🌺 but I just don’t want to kill it so I will subscribe to you so it lives a long time.

Thanks so much!!!

Thank you ❤️

thank you for your infromative video, so you don't feed your orcids? My 16 year old just got her 1st one and we are trying to learn all we can. So much info but many different opinions on what to do. Thanks

Just what I needed:-)

just the plant for me since I usually forget to water them for a few days, works out perfectly.

I received an orchid plant on my birthday, March 6, 2014. Not knowing about this particular plant or watching your video.. I replanted it from its very small pot into a much larger one so as to allow its roots system to fan out, they appeared very bunched up. I also placed it the container having a soil formulated specifically for orchids. I’m wondering here.. I was watering it once a week by saturating the soil with water until it was running out of the plug hole at the bottom of the container, allowing all the water to exit before placing it back in the window. After watching your video.. I’m assuming the wet soil will provide the proper amount of water retention so the roots can absorb this. And since I’m doing this on a weekly basis rather than two weeks, that I should be ok here?? The plant looks very healthy. Any suggestions as to what I should change here? I’d really appreciate it because it means so much to me. Thanks. Great video 👍

Thank you so much 👍👍👍

thank you so much

Thank you 🙏

Thanks very much I know what to do now

Any thoughts on reusing the water it soaks in? My thinking is that this way I dont wash away any nutrients the bark has. I've been doing this for a few water cycles and the plant seems fine.

Hey now orchid dont get a good soak bath & then dump out 😉 tysm for educating on phals!

LOL i had an orchid arrangement done for me of three orchids and there is green moss on top with no drainage so it’s hard Dx I dont think the orchid clear container has holes either .

so helpful I feel better about caring for one

Thank you.shall I water twice a week?

Thanks for this! Short, clear, informative. I shall try this method! I have a question: do orchids really dislike being alone? That's what I have read. After having killed all my orchids, I have just received a new one, and only after 2 weeks, the flowers have started withering. It obviously doesn't feel well. Should I buy a pal so it is not alone? Thank you in advance!

thanks for sharing

I live in the U.K. and it’s winter. Do you think I should water it twice a week to be safe or once a week.

Will this work, even if your orchids are in a moss base ?

How often do we water like this? How often will they start to wrinkle / not be green and plump

My orchid has many roots sticking out of the pot, should I leave them be or cut and plan them to another pot?

How many times per week do I have to water it

How often should I do the filling up for 15 min and remove the water? Once a week or once every couple of week

How many times do I do this per a day?

How many times in a month do I need to water them ?

Thanks for the information, However, how often should I do this?

Always use soft water. Fertilize for better blooms

Helpful.

Is it bad if there’s water on the leaf or do we need to dry them

i live in a dry climate. we are in summer and in about 23 celsius so how often should i water them? i guess in winter i should water them every 2 weeks but i am wondering what happens on summer... thanks

THaNK YOU❤️❤️❤️ that’s easy 😊 than WEIRD ways of watering this ORCHIDS!, water w/onion, garlic, banana whatever, milk😂 COKE ! And my orchids dies instead,

How about phalaenopsis on driftwood?

How often do I water ??

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Maybe I didn't hear it, but how often should you water them? I have a pot without drainage. - Thanks

How often should we water? Thank u ❤

do you do this once a week, once every two weeks?

nice short to the point video without all the nonsense we dont need to know regards watering

I'm bummed that I threw out orchids after they bloomed. I didn't know that they would come back if I watered them properly

Thank you. I’m praying for the best. I always end up killing them but I would do the ice cube method. I née knew I had to soak them so this is good to know.

Mine has roots that are silvery but turning dark on the ends

How long do you soak them for?

I am not understanding the never fertilize part.

Can you give me a stem of orchid?

So how often is whenever they’re silver?

Is he dumping the water on his living room floor?

🤦 my goodness guy.... Like I get what you're doing but you are not correct or a professional grower and shouldn't be giving advice without facts..

I did this soaking method and my orchids still got rot. I drained them out very well after watering and did not get the crown or leaves wet. What happened???