I bought one humidifier for my cimbidiums and oncidium and cattleyas because here is a very drought weather. Thanks Dany another great video.

Excellent video!

Thank you for your efforts. Very nice piece of information. Love you

Oh my gosh.... The Diana Dunn is absolutely gorgeous!!! I need it so bad :D hope I can find it someday...♥

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

yep I think you won't regret buying it :D

Brilliant!

Thank you so much for the video now I understand !

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it :D

wow wonderful! So informative :)

Would love to see a video on what you have blooming currently.

@andrewmorphas9835

7 жыл бұрын

Laurie Paris Same

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Will make the video at the end of the month :D not a lot of them but a few orchids are in bloom now :D

Hey Danni! Great video as always. Maybe for your next Sunday video you can make one about water for orchids and explain about Tds and reverse osmosis water and tap water and rain water and the pros and cons of each :)

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Arib, great suggestion actually, will definitely make it a video these days :D

Very timely. I've spent the last few days trying to increase the humidity in my office where I do most of my growing. I grow Dracula orchids which, when it comes to humidity, are relatively easy since they're in a terrarium (I keep it at about 90%). But the RH in my house is usually about 25% in the winter (I'm in Washington DC). Getting that up to 40 - 50% is really challenging. I've been trying to avoid using a humidifier because they need to be cleaned and sterilized so often (at least weekly). I'm currently experimenting with a timed misting machine, but I haven't gotten it perfected just yet. You're lucky you're able to maintain such good relative humidity. My house and general location are terrible for growing orchids, but I refuse to give up. :)

@mellie4174

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe try the clay pots and seramis as Dani says this increases the humidity around the orchid quite a bit :)

@ChristianCantrell

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, clay pots might be the key. That's a lot of evaporative surface area, and it's right where the plants need it to be. I'm using plastic right now, so maybe I'll switch.

@mellie4174

7 жыл бұрын

it might work, especially with the addition of an evaporation try filld with sermais also, if you need added humidity... if that fails maybe cloche?

Hello Danny, I love your videos because they´re so informative and you present things in an easy way. Also your orchids are so beautiful! Btw, got a miltoniopsis two weeks ago and I´m struggling. One of the flower spikes dried off already, buds on the second one wouldn´t open. Now the outer leaves started getting yellow and falling off (3 of them so far). I wonder if this is just a regular thing for milts to do? Or should I start worrying? Would it be better to cut the remaining spike? (Might it be humidity issues? The medium is definitely very moist, even a bit much for my taste ._. And I mist my orchids every day)

I live in Ireland so climate is pretty cool and I have had trouble in the past with moth orchids.one of them was just dead so I had an idea while making one of my terrariums I planted my orchid in one and it has really came on.I now have all of them in glass vases or terrarium

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Great idea :D was the problem the low humidity in the house?

@born_confused

7 жыл бұрын

MissOrchidGirl ye it's pretty low they seem to be loving it !

Thanks for another great video! Just wondering, is humidity a factor in blooming an orchid?

Great series of recent posts on mechanics of the hobby... was surprised you didn't mention directly misting of the leaves and aerial roots several times a day. for my rescue orchids that have lost most of their roots I suspect this is keeping them alive while they acclimate to their new home?

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi, well there's a good reason I didn't mention it as it can do more harm than good. Pooling water in crowns and leaf joints can lead to rot, also there are some articles suggesting that the stomatas will open more when water is present on the leaf, but the water will evaporate quite fast and the stomatas will lose more water than they will absorb in their motion. I will make a separate video on misting these days, think I have a little trick ;)

Wonderful video as usual! I was curious about just how concerned one should be about the cooling effect of evaporation with clay pots and or clay media, particularly on roots. Just how cold can the root area get, and when is it too cold for the orchid to thrive? I heard this can sometimes be a problem at night and/or in the winter. Thank you!

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Lorri, yes it can be a problem depending on the evaporation rate. The faster water evaporates, the cooler they get. In my winter now at night I close all windows and turn on the AC on heat to keep at least 16 - 17 degrees C. The good thing is my gh is very humid, so the pots don't evaporate fast, thus they are not super cool. So the faster the water evaporates, the cooler they get actually :)

Hey Dani, it's really a helpful video. But you have changed most of your clay pots to the new setup with clear plastic pots. How is the humidity now in your greenhouse? Did it reduce a lot?

Could you please also demonstrate how to provide an air ventilation to orchids. how strong or mild the air flow should be. Can suggestion which fan to use. thank you Danny :)

I got a question. If you keep your humidity at 50 or 60 % and you want to keep the air circulating. Do you just keep that air circulatiing with humidity range only or do you want fresh air that may not be as humid to circulate through. I think I read that at night the humidity should be a little less bring that it should be cooler. So Im wondering I should keep a humid environment with a small fan just to keep the humid air moving then perhaps turn the humidifier off at night then either circulate that air only or maybe blow it out with fresh air completely at night the resume with humidity during the day? What about periodic fresh air during the day? A humid environment will always have the conditions for molds and stuff just a matter of how much control you have for keeping you levels minimal

Dear Danny, my orchids were doing fine till we had a spell of very high humidity....80-90% both inside the lanai and outside. Now some of the phals have leaves with soft...seemingly water laden spots and leaves are turning yellow and dying....mostly from the oldest leaf to the most recent but also reverse...most recent & older leaves..for a few. What should I do to help my orchids survive? The cattleyas seem ok...sprouting new growth but my other orchids are not happy. I usually water all the plants every 2 weeks by soaking and then discarding the water and letting them dry out again.

Those have to be CYMBIDIUMS! There is nothing else it could probably be right? 😊 So nice to new orchids and orchids in bloom! 😊 I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AMAAAAAAZING DAY!

@littleflower807

7 жыл бұрын

I agree definitely look like Cymbidiums.

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Yep you guessed it :D

@littleflower807

7 жыл бұрын

I am waiting for mine to flower ! Thanks for all your intersting videos too Miss Orchid Girl I enjoy watching them.

Do you just put a layer of clay pebbles on top of your growing medium and water as usual? I live in Az where humidity levels are usually in the teens.

I use clay pots with lava rock. Have 8 T5 set ups in an 11' x 11' basement room. Use a humidifier for winter, two for summer. Thankfully there is a window in this room. Thank you for this information and how about one on your lights. : > )

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Sharon, the video on my lights will come soon as I got quite a few requests on it :D

How long should I leave a humidifier on and how often do you recommend for me to use it for my orchid?

@EccentricNature

5 жыл бұрын

Orchids should be kept at 50-70% humidity.

good thing here humidity is always over 70%! My orchids are really happy~

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

oh lucky! :D

Hi Danni! I just wanna know if a broken pieces of clay pots can be used as a medium for orchids. will it work similar to hydrotons or any clay mediums? I really want to change my medium for my entire collection to make my life easier. however, there's no available clay medium in my area so I'm planning to break pots into smaller pieces and use it as a media instead. I have already commented this idea on one of your videos few days ago but it seems you missed it so I'm here again and waiting for your honest opinion :D thanks!

@Orchidomania

7 жыл бұрын

+Jobet Tongol ...I think the thing you need to worry about the most are the sharp edges from the shards that you will inevitably create. Could maybe try bricks as well ...the typical clay browny ones...then you could spare the pots ;)

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Jobet, the problem would be the sharpness of the shards, not sure if the roots would appreciate them, I'm sure your hands won't :P maybe try what my viewer above (or bellow lol) suggested with the bricks?

Cymbidium!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Bingo! :D

Yes I am confused as someone else commented ....you said before, you use all plastic clear pots with holes in so that is what I do ,don’t know after this how to increase my air humidity...I live in uk and is now middle of winter so cold outside and plants inside have dry heat ,what do you suggest.?

@EccentricNature

5 жыл бұрын

I'm in the UK too and find I don't have a problem with humidity. If for whatever reason it is getting drier air than normal you can mist the roots with a sprayer or use a humidity tray with rocks/pebbles. I keep my orchids over the sink in the kitchen and they get lots of good humidity thanks to the steam from the stove and washing dishes and such. Either way in the UK humidity shouldn't be much of a problem. The only way it could be too dry is if you are de-humidifying your air.

What can I do with an orchid which have just one leave

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi, well first we need to discover why she lost so many leaves :) so tell me a bit more about the orchid, also you can share a picture with me if you want, just upload a picture to photobucket, flickr, instagram, imgur or g plus and share the link in a comment here, I'll take a look :)

Do you use fans?

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi, at the moment no as my windows stay open almost all the time. When they are not open usually the A/C runs so here is ventilation :)

Do you think mu high humility 90% could be why my blooms are fading so fast? My phal gets 2or3 blooms then the first one fads. That pattern is working it's way down the spike. Their is no fruit in the house.

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Victor, no I don't think this is the issue. What varieties are they if you know? how is the temperature?

@Zapton5

7 жыл бұрын

MissOrchidGirl hi thank you for the reply. I don't know what they are. just everyday phalaenopsis orchids. temperature. tens to stay around 70f to 60f. at least for the winter. humidity tends to stay between 80 and 90%. today it's a weird day and it's down to 70%. And temp is up to 80f. But it's a weird day. I opened a window to pull the temp down and give the plants some air. will be happy to answer more questions. as the next one to bloom. has two spikes. and I hope to fix this before it starts. if I can.

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Hmmm I am more inclined to think it's because of the temperature, particularly the low's. Try to bring one of them inside a warm room and see if the flowers last longer :)

I'm confused! Do I use,clear plastic pots, or clay pots for my moth orchid?

@09csr

7 жыл бұрын

George Powell Either should work for you, but if you are an amateur like me clear plastic pots are supposed to be better, since you can see how the roots fare and so.

@georgepowell4786

7 жыл бұрын

Calle Nilsson thanks. I'm 58 and this is my first orchid. it was a gift. I grow all kinds of plants, but this is totally different. thanks for your response! !!

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Like my viewer Calle responded, both are ok, the clear plastic ones I used for 3 years until now and they did great with additional ventilation holes on the sides (that I made with a heated nail). I prefer the clay for my new environment and medium though, but it can be tricky since you cannot see inside the pot :)

these are cymbidiums! my giant one is still on the balcony (Zone 8b) and no spikes so far :-(

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Yep they are Cymbidiums, never had major success with them but I made one rebloom, so why not give them a proper go? :P they do tend to be more outside plants than indoors, they are super big too

cymbidiums! :D

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

yahs! :D

The orchids at the end are definitely Cymbidiums!

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Yes they are :D

CYMBIDIUM

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

yep! :D

cimbydiums

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

Yep! :D

@mr.dahliaking.202

7 жыл бұрын

MissOrchidGirl haha i knew it!! 😝

I am confused why do you swear by the plastic pots with holes but in this video you are using clay pots with clay balls on top? I have put all mine in the plastic pots with slots and holes on the bottom thanks

@jozycity8685

7 жыл бұрын

cathy lynn check the dates of the videos. She has been experimenting with containers and mediums and has more recently switched to her current set up. It wasn't a drastic switch, it took her some time to settle on this, but there is a lot of vids documenting the change and what worked and what didn't as well as reasoning.

#cymbidiumalert!

@MissOrchidGirl

7 жыл бұрын

;)