Water culture for Phalenopsis orchids: Is it a good long-term growing method? From my perspective. 

……..Amy... we are just praying that your enjoying your family and life is to exciting and keeping you busy...….we hope to see you back safe and sound...…..many blessings from Alabama...……..Rick L.

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Amy I hope that all is well with you, and that you will be back soon with new orchids that you bought from Kroger, just like me, and I don't care what you grow them in, I just need camaraderie growing orchids in Appalachia! I need to be reminded to be "highly favored, deeply loved, and greatly blessed," and you are too, and also missed by a fellow Kroger orchid growing gal in WV.

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Hi Amy! Thank you for endorsing my belief ;) I currently switch most of my Phal into bark and sphagnum moss. Left a few in FWC till the bloom finish. Yes, more blooms after switching and to me healthier with more big leaves. I prefer to see more big blooms vs lots of roots. Excellent video. Thank you.

It looks like Rick's even worried about you and we're all worried about Rick. Rick hasn't posted anything since maybe September and you haven't posted anything for even longer could you just post a short video letting us know what's up? God bless you and your family and your beautiful orchids prayers go up for you and Rick please dear God help them help their families deal with what life has thrown at them dear God we miss them please the help they need to come back to all the people who love the knowledge and the care they spread on RU-vid for the plant that I love so much for the plant family the Orchid. To God you blessed us with these beautiful plants and these two wonderful people who have inspired and helped us please help them now! Thank you God for your blessings in our time of need!

Hope everything and everyone is ok. Looking forward to when you can share your beautiful orchids and cactus again!

Thank you for your detailed response. I also use ND spanning moss😉

Hi Amy. Praying that all is well with you and your family. I miss your videos and great information. Hope to see you back on soon. God Bless

Happy new year my dear! We hope you and your family are ok. We miss you and we are praying for you.

Miss your posts so much. I have been an orchid fanatic for 15 years and initially watched a lot of you tube videos. Yours was the one I liked and best and switched from full water culture to sphagnum in Jan. Due to yours posts. My orchids are doing beautifully with new roots, new leaves and spikes! Don’t know what happened to you, but hope everything is Ok. Just wanted you to know you’re the best!

Hey how are you? Haven’t seen any posts for awhile. Hope your well!

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Hi Amy. I Pray all is well with you and your Family. We really miss seeing your video's. Hugs from Michigan Roxanne 🥰

Your videos made me want to go buy some new orchids. I got my first vanda and my first 2 mini cattleyas. I’m going to use your methods to grow them and can’t wait to plant the cattleyas in nz sphag moss so it sprouts!! Thanks for the inspiration 🌺🌸

I hope that all is well with you. I miss your videos, my orchids are thriving because of your videos.

Hi Amy! Miss your sweet voice and your accurate videos. Mine are thriving because of you. (I have two new leaves now and blossoming roots) Hope all is ok. You and Alabama Rick are the best and always have been. You know your orchids and it shows. Az🌵

Hi Amy and it is always a pleasure to watch your video, I have 14 FWC and it seems they are happy but it is only 11months and I have not yet have new spikes, will see what happens in next a few months. Always appreciate your help, thanks

I agree Amy, about 1-2 years for me I’ve found depending on the Phal. My species phals didn’t like it at all, so I use fresh live spaghnum moss from a supplier for reptile aquariums for them and a lot of my orchids now including mounts, and they absolutely love it. I enjoyed water culture and semi water culture, and still use it for some new plants until they tell me they need a little different media. I think I did things the other way round because after failed attempts at growing orchids I found your water culture channel, and had initially great success with it, and that taught me to see signs of trouble and rectify it one way or another! Happy growing Amy👍😊

Really missing you, Amy! I pray you and yours are well. Hugs, from a fellow Tennessean!

Worried about you because we haven't seen you! Hope all is well! Blessings!

Writing to you for third or fourth time. Please will you update all of us dedicated students and admirers? I want to start receiving your videos again or if you are through will you please please let us know? Where are you and are you ok? I pray you are well. If you are just taking a break or have just stopped, please tell us and we will reluctantly move on. A big fan and a real student. I only started with orchids after following you for many months. Please respond. 💔

Hello,waiting to hear from you I hope everything is well with you Amy,! Miss your videos ❤️ Esmeralda

Yup I have to agree, after few years growing Phals in FWC I’ve seen the limited success in root growth and leaf growth, so I’m in the process of changing all my orchids back to lightly packed moss with leca and have seen so much better growth overall.

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We are Sending love and missing you, your family and your videos...I hope all is well and that you will be back soon. Much love and prayers from NY.

Amy i missed your videos, because of you today I have 9 orchids,

Hello my friend. I recently upload a video with exactly the same conclusion. After three years of growing some phals in fwc I decided that in a long term perspective the plants are not growing well. So I will put them back to bark media. Thanks for sharing this video. 😍😍

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Hi! Have watched all of your videos and have learned so much. This Spring I changed all of 50 orchids to Sphagnum Moss and they all have exploded in growth. Leaves, roots and blooms. I have been watching for your next video and see you haven’t posted for 5 months. I hope and pray that you are OK. Please let us know how you are doing! Carolyn Frazier Roanoke, VA

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Hello Amy Hope you are all well, and I really miss your videos, take care!!! Have a great day.

This is so interesting and I appreciate your candor. As you have said, use the method that and works best for you in your environment. I have experimented but came to the conclusion that moss and orchiata work best for me. I am experimenting with a couple of cattleyas in lava rock but that requires extra watering so i wouldn’t want to switch all of them in it.

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I'm a six month newbie. Some in WC, some in NZ moss. I see blossoming growth on roots in both methods. No new growth in plants themselves yet in either method. My first growing season has just begun and I will stay optimistic. In a few months I may have a different observation. Thank you Amy for sharing your insight and knowledge to all of us.😎🌵😎

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Thank you! Mine are struggling in kokedama but will try water to get new roots going. I did see at a cut flower orchid farm, cymbidium mostly, hanging and rooted 3ft or so above ground to channels in the earth that were flooded daily. But I guess that also allows for absorption of soil nutrients etc

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Good information because I just put my phal in water, it’s roots had died.I will now transfer it.

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Hi Amy, it’s always a pleasure to watch you videos. Sometimes I watch them multiple times a make notes. I live in New York in the apartment. Got my first Vanda couple months ago and I’ve been following your watering schedule. I am going on vacation for a week. What would you suggest I do for my Vanda? Thank you.

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At one time, I had the majority of my Phalenopsis orchids growing in WC but now I only have one growing in that method. While it has developed a spike, one of the lower leaves has turned yellow and it getting ready to drop off. I haven't had that happen to any of the phals that I have growing in moss or bark. In my situation, WC worked great during the summer. But, I had problems with root rot during the wintertime. You really have to keep a close eye on the roots if you plan to use this method. If you are a beginner, I really think that NZ Sphagnum moss is the best media to use with Phalenopsis orchids. The moss lessens the chance of transplant shock and the care is much less time consuming!

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I really hope you and your beautiful Orchids are well. I've been checking your channel to see if you've come back or if anyone has made a comment to let us all know anything about you. Praying that you and your family are ok. I really miss your videos.

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Hii, thanks for your insight. I always enjoy your videos 😊 I recently purchased phal magic art because I luv looking at yours. I just wanted to know if the dark burgundy patches on it's buds is normal!! it's normal a few weeks later and the buds opened. I hope you are having a wonderful vacation 😁🎉

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Help! Please! It’s time to add new water. The last time I fertile dear with your Spring recipe but used bottled Spring water. The roots are healthy but they look black or very dark green! I’m going to water this time with same recipe & distilled water. Any idea why they turned so dark? Concern? Thankyou so much!!!

Hi Amy! Missing you much! Hope you see this. Update...just transferred (all) my phalaenopsis orchids to NZ spag moss from WC after 7 months. Water culture is not a good long term method for me in my experience and climate. 💯% agree with you! My two new leaves have finished growing and only half the size of the ones before them! I only listen to you and Rick on u tube. I hear the other ones but that's about all. Some u tubers out there just make me laugh and even get aggravated at times. I'm sure you know what I mean🤔Please come back🤞

Hey Amy, I hope you are well. It's been quite a while since you posted your last video, just to let you know we all miss you very much.

Now that your talking about this, i have lost quite a few leaves so far this season from my wc orchids; however, new leaves are in the making. i had wonderful blooms and roots, but few leaves, as you've said. On the other hand, i replanted quite a few orchids, that were not doing so well, in NZ moss last year. They are doing amazingly well! So, are you still using the same Spring recipe for the NZ moss orchids? Thank you.

Hi your orchids in water culture are great. Please let us know where you get the vases from ?

Great info.. and I love...love...love all your videos! I have a question. I have a western window with sheer curtans and I have my phals there...I have seen any sun burn, they seem to love it! Do you think they will be okay being that I have the sheer curatins? Thanks...greg.

Amy, could you PLEASE give us an update on your beautiful orchids and Thanksgiving and Christmas Cactus. We really miss you. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way.

I am totally addicted to your videos, and I too live in Tennessee, near Knoxville. I started watching your videos when you were growing in water culture, and, like you I found that my Phals don’t often like water culture, so I’m hoping to save the ones that look puny. Is there a particular “rescue method” that you use for orchids whose roots are very scant? I have one that I had hoped water culture would save, but all the new roots that came out pointed upwards like aerial roots, instead of down towards the water. It’s leaves are not dehydrated, but they are kind of thin. I hate to give up on it. Any suggestions?