Thank you for this video. I am having a couple of orchid with Keiki in them. Now l have gathered some courage to separate them once the flowering is over.
I removed a keiki recently. It had a 3 leaves and they were quite big. But not many roots so I'm trying to see if it will make it. And grow more roots on its own.
As long as it has about 4 or 5 roots of it's own it should be strong enough to support it self. For the medium, I use a mix of horticultural clay pellets and wood chips. Others use wood chips and coconut husk.
I use a brand called seramis, which is a standard orchid bark mixed with horticultural clay pellets. I also use a standard bark and coconut husk mix too.
Aww thank you!! I've had a lot pass through. With a lot of love and time the rescues I still have are finally returning to their former beauty, so I'm really happy to hear other people appreciate them too 😘 Yes a lot of my early videos are about orchid care..... But I was learning as I went so some of the things I did or mediums I used were wrong/rookie mistakes. I'm going to have to do some remakes, but yes they are there in my orchids and houseplants play list 😊
I have a keiki that I planted in it's own pot this summer, it was really draining the mother plant, so it was clear that if I let them stay together, I'd lose one of them. It doesn't really have a well established root system yet, it consists of about 5 roots, they're on the small side but the roots have improved since I potted it. The mother plant is now growing a new keiki, it's growing steadily. So I am again keeping an eye on the mother plant to make sure it can handle this one, if it gets dehydrated again I am going to have to consider what to do. It has bounced back from nurturing the last keiki but it's not as strong as I would like for it to be and I don't really want to remove the new keiki prematurely. The new keiki has 2 leaves, the first ist just short of 2 inches, the second is about half an inch and it's about a month old now.
If you can get some cal-mag I would strongly recommend it. It's great for giving a boost to new growth and hopefully give both mother and keiki a good fighting chance. I hope they both pull through for you 😊
@@LoulousCorner I plan on going shopping on Monday for some orchid (and other plant) supplies, so I'll see what I can find then. I'll try everything in my power (in moderation, of course) to keep them both healthy. 😄 I have a couple of orchids that could really do with a bigger pot, too. I am in need of more fertilizer and new medium too and I need spagnum moss for an upcoming project as well. Not to mention after getting 2 new orchids over the last 3 months (one I got as a house warming gift from my neighbor, the other I bought earlier this week) I am running low on dishes too. I've been improvising buying plastic plates at the grocery store, they work but they are not ideal as they are large and flimsy.
@@helenetrstrup4817 It sounds like you have a full agenda with caring for them. It's very difficult right now to find what you need locally with everything being closed, so i hope you manage to find something, and maybe you get lucky finding some nice pots and dishes on Facebook Market place. Good luck and let me know how things go.
@@LoulousCorner Luckily everything isn't closed down here, as long as we wear masks, keep social distance and disinfect our hands, we can go shopping. 😄
You can apply some cinnamon to the cut which will quarterize the wound, but becareful not to get any on the roots as it will suck the moisture from them.
@@LoulousCorner thanks. I have a super long phalaenopsis with huge long leave and air roots. It's toppled over and the air roots grow upwards. It also has a small keiki sprouting from the base. It's so complicated. I need some with experience to cut it into 3 or so.
I understand it can be scary, but as long as you cut it away from the very bottom and leave some roots on it, it will be fine. It's easier than you think. Danger is real, but fear is a choice, dare to try i say! You might just surprise yourself 😁
Hi, thanks for the feedback. A few people mentioned this over the years. Unfortunately, i didn't have someone willing to do that for me, but i do have a tripod now, so the issue is solved there. This is a very early video, and I've learnt a lot since making it, although i am far from a professional 😆 Thanks for watching, and I'm sorry for making you dizzy.
