Watch me repot a Phalenopsis orchid in bark! 

Wow, that was great. I learned a lot and had the nerve to repot mine. I too found a foam plug inside my bark medium. I had a set of leaves on the flower stalk with a single root about 2 in long. I cut in and planted it with the mother plant in the bark. I can't wait to see how it grows now.

Paula from Mexico. I hate to tell you what I did with my first Phaleonopsis my husband gave me for a gift. I had no idea how to take care of it. It was in a plastic pot. I hated plastic pots. So I put it in a decorative big pot and put bark all around it, I tried cutting the plastic pot, taking some pieces out and I got some live moss to put on top. Someone told me you can’t repot it while blooming, the person told me to water it once a week, give it a shower. So Tuesday every week I took it outside an used the garden hose on it. Put it back in kitchen corner window. I did this for 4 years. It was a big white flower with a magenta lip. She bloomed beautifully every year. Never had any bugs of any kind. My husband passed away. I was determined this plant will live. I still have it. I made all my mistakes on it. It has survived me. I started looking at, how to repot videos, because I had no idea how to, I never even saw her roots before. I have reported it. My first mistake repotting her is she had a lot of roots, so I cut them all back. That set her back for a while. I made other mistakes with her. Now I have 67 different orchids. Still make mistakes!!!!!!

Excellent information. Orchiata bark is on the shopping list now.

I had some dehydrated orchids and soaked the roots in Chamomile and ginger tea and it was Very Effective.

What a beautiful accent, great video, thank you so much. I feel confident in repotting my orchids! 🙏💖

Hi Orchid Whisperer! Thanks so much for your videos. They're super helpful and will hopefully keep my mini Phalaenopsis orchids from the same fate as my previous plants.

Hello my old friend!!! Yes, I still check in with my people. My orchids are beautiful! You know I grow outside. I now use, coal, a little bit of bark, tiny bits of sphagnum moss, but 90% Leca. Now, in our everyday day raining season, they don't rott. I found that garlic is the orchid miracle!!! Put I garlic head in the blender peels and all. Then you stain it donk your orchids in that water for 30 minutes. Repeat two days later. Dead orchids come to life. I also do the same thing but with bananas. God bless you my friend.❤👵🙏

Thank you so much! You are so right- as a beginner it can be so I intimidating to do a repotting! You really, really helped with this video!

Good info. I opted for bark with my orchids. Enjoy the mess of potting!! 🌸

Hallo my darling friendy. .. I just really love your videos. You guide others step-by-step and just make it so easy to follow. The very first video of yours I watched was when you repotted an orchid outside. I must say I have watched it several times, plus another repot video you made a little while back, and guess what .. I had the confidence to do mine last week. On your recommendation, I waited until Spring here in South Africa, and 'voila' it was all systems go. One orchid I repotted was an adopted one, and 'Oh my,' the sphagnum moss plug was not just in a tiny lil basket, but was the medium in its entirety. It was so compact, I was surprised the roots could go anywhere at all. I really had to ease it out gently but with time it was a case of 'mission accomplished.' She is a beautiful white Phal and has a new spike, so I am waiting in anticipation. I am still waiting for my precious 'Amy' Phal to put out a new spike but will just be patient. (Do you recall she is a white Phal with the pink tones on the under-side of the petals. I can't wait for her to bloom again). So almost all have been repotted and I even did one for an elderly couple that I 'care' for once a week, and that one is really looking happy now. Your orchid roots looked really good and the leaves are in very good shape. Well done on you for a successful repot. Thank you my special friend for yet another special and concise video, and for giving me the confidence to repot mine. Lots of love to the star of the show, to the camera-gal, and a special hug for Buddy.🐶💝🌹

Hello! CLASSROOM UPDATE. We now have a few small orchids hanging in globes in front of my classroom window. We have very light beige construction paper over the window to provide filtered light to the orchids. I have one cattleya in a globe with premium orchid moss and a dendrobium Keiki in another globe. I put a few lightweight pebbles in the moss to keep air circulation present. We even have a circulating fan to simulate the wind flow. Of course, my students are soooo interested in each orchid and globe. I would not be so brave to try using globes if I had not been watching your tutorials. Thank you for guidance and for posting this very helpful repotting video. Sincerely from Georgia!

Wonderful video. Im just getting my first orchid. This is grear information

Thank you I’m fixing to repot a Phal.that’s root bound and I hate to do it it has bloom spikes And it putting side set of blooms of flower spikes I was so surprised and I was going to wait but it’s really to much in the pot it came in now I’m brave enough to try an I didn’t know that plug needed removing so I have learned thank you An Happy Growing!

Thanks for this video. I have never encountered a moss basket before. 🤔

Thank you very much! I was gifted a super market Orchid a month ago. It’s starting to loose a couple of blooms, so I bought a new pot and bark to repot!

Thank you! I’ve enjoyed watching your videos and subscribed so I can be a good plant mama.

Love this video! Your phal is beautiful! Can you do a video on planting orchid from moss to bark? Thanks!

Very useful because I didn’t have sphagnum moss. Thanks! 🇨🇦🇨🇦

Every time I watch a Orchid video , I want to get another Phal ,

I loved this! ♥️

Happy Sunday! Might i suggest a repotting bin? I've found that it makes the whole repotting and cleanup process a breeze! I usually use a large, old tupperware container or even an old cookie sheet with a lip around the edges. I'm a messy repotter especially if I'm repotting a new purchase, i tend to fling old media everywhere! LOL But Miss Orchid Girl uses heavy duty shop bins which is something I'm probably going to purchase pretty soon. :)

Beautiful.

Thank you!

That was so painful to watch. Especially when you had to cut the metal thing off from around the roots. I hope the darling is growing like leaps and bounds in it's new medium. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you sooo much for video, i am few days beginner, very excited about flowers :)

I have never seen one with a plastic basket! Wow

Beautiful 👍💜💗🌸

Great video Amy, thank you so much! What is that white stuff on a bottom of this new pot, under the bark? Another thing: you recommended to repot my plants in NZ Sp. Moss. Which is better, this orchiata bark or moss? Thank you!

I repotted my 1 orchid for the 1st time last nov... can i repot it again this month or next month?

Wonderful.

Orchids are like children, you _always_ seem to require another set of hands. 😂😂

Miss your videos, all good i hope.👍💜💕💕💕

Thank You so much for your Expert ways with Orchids & Orchiata Bark! Currently repoting my first experiment with Orchiata since you first discovered it. Sunflower seeds sprouted in the bark just removed. It had grown fairly well has short root tips(air-roots),seems in active growth yet really not many roots except green tips. All had rotted; Can Orchiata help keep it moist enough for regrowth of long roots? It did great so far which I find surprising? Located in foothills of Colorado. Will be using led grow lights/humidifier for winter time as since April 2018. I still feel hesitant on Spag even Better-Grow. Trying one with holes in the plastic/peanuts;so far no Mildew smell which had been the problem. Was thinking the Dolimite was the key for today's current one having survived so far? Thank You!

Hello. I loved your video. Im a beginner. How do you know if the pot is too small? Mine is still in the pot I purchased it in and not sure if its the right size.

What a beautiful plant! Would a small scoop of some kind in your bag of bark be helpful? I like them for potting medium of my general plants. Love your videos, Amy! ❤

I am having issues again with gnats. I have repotted again after repotting into a new pot for first time about a month ago . I saw gnats so after spraying with peroxide and still seeing them flying. I have a pot with cider vinegar and soap in it. It has been attracting gnats to solution. But still they are flying around. I cut some mushy roots again this time ,very few of them. My new mix is fresh, bark orckiata, charcoal and perlite. I watered with seaweed extract and cal mag,but I did not soak pot or mix before repotting. Hopefully you can help me. I am in apt. Orchids have a very good southern facing window.

Now I'm confused. What is better Orchiata bark or Orchid grade Spagnum moss?

a few of my orchid have little beads of sticky stuff... would you happen to know what it is and why it is happening?

do you repot oncidiums and dendrobians right after you purchase them?

Well I wished I hadn't repotted my phals, a couple of months ago since I didn't know about the soaking and how that pevents damage to the roots! I guess they were blessed, or maybe just love my AM greetings, because all 5 are growing a new leaf, new roots and some indications of activity on a couple of spikes. I did get the Orchiata and love that bark. My question is, I wondered what that "basket thing" was because I have one that is on an otherwise very happy phal. Should I soak the bottom and do the tedious teasing out of the "material" and repot? Half of the roots are out of the bark because of the basket interfering in placement.

Hi, I’m a newbie to orchids, of only four months. I was wondering had you discover the plug earlier, would you have repotted sooner? Or would you have waited for a year when it finally finished with blooms? Your orchids are so beautiful, and that schnauzer of yours is so stately and so handsome! Thanks so much for sharing. -Ming

Beautiful! La câte zile se uda?

I could watch your videos all day long! One question - why the gloves? Much love Ju xxx

Some people SAY Orchiata needs to be soaked and rinsed 3 times before use. I see you using it right from the box. What is your advise dear Amy?💜

That orchid is a beautiful one. The leaves are so large and green. I am trying but not getting your results.

Hi just wondering if its okay to repot when my orchid is fully bloomed? I just got it as a gift and it smells like it has root rot. Its also in moss so I want to replace it with bark. What do you think?

I love you videos. However, one question for you. Can you mix orchid barks and moss together to use as a growing culture for the orchids?

What did you put on bottom first before putting Bark? I'm new to this, got my orchids in downtown L.A. flower district. Thank You for the Education. Gabe

Did you pre-soak the bark? Or left it dry. I have a bark mix and the pack says to soak for 24-48 hr.

I was looking at the size of those leaves and thinking that must have a lot of Phalaenopsis gigantea in it. Yup, 25%. Scary to think, those leaves may not yet be full size!

Hi, can you help me. I am fairly new to Orchid care. I have a couple now...I have had one for about 2 years. Has bloomed twice, however it started to show signs and I repot in moss. It didn't do well. I checked again. Changed the pot and saw that all the roots were rotted. I think I suffocated it with the moss. Is that possible? Is bark better? Can you do a video repot in Moss? Thank you so much

Completely beginner!!! My Phalenopsis are in moss and they need to be repot can I switch to bark???

Oh Crud, I wish I had seen this video a year ago. I repotted my first ever orchid last year. It has the little basket. I didn’t know it needed to be removed. It now has a lot of roots coming out of the top and holes of the pot. Is this orchid salvageable? I hope I can save it. Do I repot and remove the basket? I’d really hate to throw it out. Your suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

do you have to have it planted in a clear pot?

Can I repot after repotting if I made mistakes?

Use a tray when repotting then you just pour the bark back in the bag or the pot!

Thanks for your step by step by tutorial. I have watched this video over and over again So I a a try to do mine with confidence. I have a question Do you water immediately after repotting? of do you wait how many days after? Thanks much.

Soak through the day then take out overnight to dry. From 3-5 days..worked Better than black tea. Hope this helps you GOD BLESS YALL 🙏

Is it Classic Orchiata or Power or Power Plus? I googled it to buy & you must choose one of those.

Thank you - very helpful! Question : is it super important to remove the moss basket if there is one? If yes, why is that?

I have re-potted 3 orchids in bark for orchids. When I noticed one wasn't doing well I removed the clear pot and bark to find my orchid had no roots when it previously did. I have only been watering once a week or less often. What am I doing wrong to make these roots die so fast? I have been reading about how to care for an orchid that has no root but how do I prevent this in the first. I have the black tea that is very diluted to water with and now using that for soaking it (wet/dry).

When repotting do you Bury the air roots aswell

I'm a new owner of a orkid. trying to repot. went to flower shop and they had nothing for me I'm lost right now I have it out and cleaned off . what can I do to help it to stay alive untill morning and can get what I need

I so admire you for your orchids. However, I have a question. I live in SW Florida and my orchids are outside throughout the year and are living in lava rock. Mostly phalaenoptis orchids which are not seeming to like the lava rock too much after the second year in rock. Since my summers are very wet, I thought lava rock would be better than normal orchid mix because of drainage. I am about to repot them and need your help in which potting medium might be called for to keep the phals happier. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks

I'm really surprised at how good the root system is on Phal. Brother Pirate King because of the existing moss plug (oops!). I would have expected quite a few rotted roots around the center of the plant where the plug was. You don't usually leave your new phals in their original media as long as you have with Phal. BPK, do you? I know it's going to thrive in the Orchiata bark and I'm glad that the weather is staying warm (autumn weather? what's that, LOL?) so that it has a chance to adapt to its new home. :)

Hi! It's me again. Thank you for replying to my comment yesterday! I have another question about repotting: when you clean up the root system, what do you do if on one root there's rot in the middle, where it is dark and mushy, but then it is healthy again all the way to the end. Do you leave it or cut it? Thank you!

i understand most of the orchids in store will come with the sphagnum moss plug in the middle but i've never seen one come with that plastic basket wow

I repot my plant in bark .. water it may be twice a month but my plant didn't survive .. all leaves fall automatically from the stem .. n roots got rotten 😔😔

Why did you use the peanuts in bottom

Are there holes in the bottom of that pot?

HI great video enjoyed it very much. I"m not sure if I missed some important tips in the last third of your video, your voice tended to fade out making it difficult to hear.

Can you please tell me where I can find the bark and fertilizer at?

What did you put into your pot before the plant and bark

Hello there I have seen you post new videos in over a year? Are you no longer posting on youtube? I hope you are well.

Is there a purpose for not centering the plant in the pot? Do they grow better that way?

What was that thing you just removed from your orchid roots? It seems like something made of metal or wire....

Where can I get dolomite?

How do you pick the size of pot it goes into?

Why do you use chips?

Do you have to soak your bark in water before using it?

Are those packing peanuts?

Why packing peanuts ? Is that a must ?

What’s in the bottom of the pot ….styrofoam peanuts?

Are there holes in the bottom of that pot?