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The best bloom show that I ever seen 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

HI 😍💐 so good to see you! I am so glad that you could take a moment out of your day and enjoy the spectacle! Thank you so much for doing so and well, also, so glad that the bloom show did not disappoint 🙌🏼🥳 I hope your day was beautiful, lovely lady 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Spectacular! Your diligent care and feeding routine has paid off. Amazing display! Gorgeous blooms.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Annavoeg, hi 😍💐 thank you so so much for taking a moment out of your Friday night to come and have a look see at this magnificent orchid! LOVE her and wish I could share her more often.... well, for that reason I will have that live stream and just point the lens at the blooms 😂 really appreciate your time, Annavoeg!! Thank you for your comment, I get to wish you, specifically, a beautiful Saturday 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Oh wow, your aphyllum looks amazing. Soo beautiful! 😍 I must admit that such a fertilizing routine is not suitable for me, but it seems to be very successful. Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful weekend, dear Nina. 🦋🌺 ☀️🙆🏻‍♀️💕

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😍 Sandra, hi 💐 she is doing what she does... and I get a little weepy when I stand back, stop and stare 🥹 just magical!! Oh, trust me, when I was writing down what I do as a routine for all the winter resters, I thought, this sounds crazy!! But, I don't think about it anymore, it just happens. If it wasn't for the request, I would not have been so acutely aware of how these types of orchids are just go go go and fast paced with what I do. Same with my bensoniae, that one gets the same as this one. So, I do not expect anyone to do exactly the same as me, but I did not want to tone it down either, (for fear of sounding over the top)... I was asked how do I feed this orchid and after putting it together I thought 'people are going to think I am nuts!' 😆 oh well.... 😂 thank YOU so much for watching and for your time leaving a comment, Sandra! Always so good to see you 🫶🏼 have yourself a great weekend as well ❤️🌸

🦒👏💐 Wow, wow, I never get enough of your aphylum cascade, such a beautiful sight 😮😊🥰🥰🥰🥰

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

FFF 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 good afternoon, meine liebe Freundin!! Isn't she just .... sooo many words! 🥹😍😅 Love this so much and I am glad that you enjoy her as much as I do when she is on a video. Its just insanity! And with all these blooms, she is also much more fragrant than I can ever remember. I don't even have to get close 🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️ thank you so much for watching, amiga mia! I hope you are having a great day already and hope that it continues to be beautiful for you 🫶🏼❤️🌸

.......nutritional talk gets me all worked up!.....your such a natural describing what and why you feed......and the effects it has on the orchid.......I loved it!.....only on a mount or in inert media could you feed like that!.....Your Dendrobium is an exquisite beauty.......and it speaks for itself!...look at those big shoots...great show Nina!........enjoy your weekend!

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😍 Sir Rick 💐 how very kind of your to also watch this video, thank you!! 🙏🏼 I appreciate your encouraging feedback very much. When I sat down and actually wrote down what I do for this orchid, I thought... 'really?' 😆 crazy! But I don't think twice about it. It only came to realization when I had to actually put it into a care card.... I love this orchid so much, and I have other winter resters that get the same routine, so it is not as if I have to mix the nutrients exclusively for her, because that would then be doubly nuts 🤪😂 have yourself a wonderful weekend as well, Sir Rick!! I am always tickled pink when I see your comments 🌸❤️🌸

Watching this even though i dont even grow any dend. aphyllum! This is soooooo gorgeous!!!! What an outstanding job growing this beauty!!!!!❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Excellent!!!!

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Miss Lou, hi 😍💐 wow! Thank YOU so much for watching! I am so glad that you could see past the 'I don't have this orchid' but could still enjoy the blooms, because .... it is just insanity with this orchid in bloom on the patio. I am so distracted while this is happening, seeing as it is short lived 🥹 she is beyond beautiful and the fragrance that now comes from her without having to question, is there one or isn't there one, permeates the air that is warming up. Roses... a rose garden fragrance. While delicate, with the number of blooms ....its evident! I am sometimes moved to tears as I stand a gawk 🥹 thank you, for your time and your kind comment! I wish you a fabYOUlous Friday 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Hej Ninja🌸🌿 Amazing blooming🩷 Now I understand that they bloom so magnificently with the care you give them 🌸🌿Thanks for sharing❣️ Have a nice weekend 🩷 and take care🔆

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

HI Anna-Karin 😍💐 it is so good to see you!! I hope you are having a wonderful first few days of May 🫶🏼 it sounds like I am doing a lot, having to remember a lot when you hear it for the first time, but I have done this for so many years now, it doesn't feel like it is too challenging. But, putting it all together, I thought... wow, really? 🤣 still, this orchid is so worth every drop of attention she gets, especially while she does this, before it becomes a memory as again. Thank you so very much for watching, lovely lady! I truly appreciate your time and support 🙏🏼 have yourself a fantastic rest of your Friday and weekend as well 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@anna-karinhelldner7778

2 ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids Understand that you worked with the recipe for many years with that size of the plant, it is wonderful! Now spring and a bit of heat have arrived. Some orchids may be out for the summer! Watching your videos o beautiful Orchids with joy!🌸🌿 Have a nice weekend!🔆

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Have a beautiful weekend as well! I am so glad that your spring has arrived 🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🙌🏼 woohoo!! Orchids outside 🥳🥳

Awesome Nina, awesome.You inspired me with your previous aphyllum curtain video.Curtain pot is ready,, aphyllum ready to bloom plants are ready ( more than 25) ,but I am. ashamed to tell you that I haven't transplanted the plants on to the community pot. Procrastinatiin on my part Nina..You are second to none in orchid growing.Again this video will be a reference video for aphyllum growers.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼 Director Jose San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 one day you and I will have an aphyllum curtain session together! I have a feeling that your curtain will be very lush soon with 25 plants. You have time on your side, amigo mio. We can call it 'Curtain Off Session' 😆 You have no idea how excited I am to have someone else doing this curtain thing with me. While it takes some years for it to come to fruition, what a fun and rewarding way of using keikis 🥰 I have to admit that when I had finished writing down my regime to make them into little guide cards, I thought... 'you do what??' 😅 its sounds and looks crazy, but I don't feel that it is any form of work for me. I do the same with the bensoniae ... such fun, but once I saw it on paper, I also had my doubts about myself! Still, I see the blooms and shrug my shoulders, clearly its working 😂 thank you for everything you do, my friend! My GOOD friend, who I hope is now able to relax after a week... able to look forward to the weekend and if you speak to your Princesses, well... 🤗🥰 to them from me! Meanwhile, you 🌸🥷🏼 Director Friend, thank you so much for watching and you get 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Dare I say that the blooms on the aphyllum look even better than the Phal schilleriana. 😯 Seaweed seems to be the best booster at the beginning of the growing season. The altenation of different nutrients with the flushes sounds like a good idea for any orchid. I finished setting up an 8 tier plant stand today with LED lighting. I have it on top of an old TV stand in front of a western facing window.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😍 Hi Joe 💐 I agree! This orchid... it brings a tear to my eyes when I stand in front of it, and just stare at it. The beauty is insane! The sparkles when the sun hits the blooms and they move in a light breeze, all of it! Just mesmerisingly beautiful 🥹 as you say, the different nutrients are a good way of providing for any orchid, however, it is not as fast paced with potted orchids as it is with these winter resting ones. That is what makes these types of orchids so exciting. Its just go go go and watch it grow. Like Stanhopea, or Catasetinae, or Ansellias. However, having these kinds of orchids on mounts, makes it even more satisfying because there is no need to wait for any media to dry. So much fun! Sounds like you have had a busy and fun day!! I loved getting new shelves and putting space in place. So satisfying and I wish you very happy growing 🫶🏼 thank you so much for being here, Joe! For watching and your comment. The support is .... thank YOU!! Have a great rest of your Friday... feet up and enjoy the fruits of your labor ❤️🌸

@Joe-nj3bb

2 ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids It's funny that you mentioned how it sparkles because I noticed sparkles on the new roots of my young schilleriana. I think any plant that is outside needs less fertilizer than a potted, indoor one.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Yes! They sparkle as well... when the velamen looks like its white peeled off stuff, before it turns into velamen proper and has that uniform silver metallic sheen to it, the little speckles of velamen look like someone sprinkled silver glitter on them. It's amazing! Depending on the humidity levels, outdoor plants need to be fertilized in such a way that dry air doesn't evaporate the moisture too soon, whereas, with higher humidity in the air, I push my fertilizer or supplement levels to higher amounts. Had some superb days last summer, where I went all in on high humidity days without having to worry about anything burning because the roots stayed wet for so long. Even more fun 😆 85% humidity and higher... I am that mad scientist and add another scoop! 😂

You are really dedicated! Nice results with this one for your hard work too. ❤

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😍Denise, hi 💐this is my 'spring is around the corner soon' orchid when she starts with the nubbins. I always look at this orchid to get a sign that warmer days are on the way. I LOVE this orchid and all her keikis 🥰 so, she gets the best of the best, along with Stan... and well, many others, but she is my patio flag bearer for better days ahead. Wouldn't it be nice to have the blooms around for longer though? Yes, one is never satisfied 😆 thank you so much for watching, lovely lady! I hope your Friday is treating you well and that you are having an easy day to lead you the weekend!! 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@denisesase

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Nina! Hope Friday went well for you, too 😊. Today was hectic, but thankfully I managed. We have a public bank holiday in the UK on Monday, so everyone (including myself) is sooooo looking forward to the long weekend 😀 👍 🎉.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

It was 'ok'! I managed to move some things around on the patio, but it was more about sorting things out indoors. Last night was the last time I can see temps below 15ºC, sooooo methinks, I am done with the covering of angraecoids at night and freaking out about their welfare 😅 and I get my wooly blanket back, which I wrap around my waist while I sit and edit at night 😆 long weekend!! THAT is awesome 🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🙌🏼 hope you are going to have the most amazing time with lots of R&R 🫶🏼🥰

@denisesase

2 ай бұрын

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I started with Rainmix to get rid of the seven bottles of mono nutrients which was a lot of work and now I have to go back ? 🤣I just started with seaweed to get roots started on basically every orchid, and it works. Getting them dormant is a bit of a problem because of the temps in winter (i don't have one) My Aphyllum and Anosmum are a good example, I've never had them blooming or growing well. maybe a few new bottles is a good idea

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Hi Ynse 😍💐 I know what you mean! Having all these different bottles flying around can be a little over the top! I have the arsenal, as mentioned in this video, plus silicon and that is it. This orchid does not need silicon, so its one less application. 🤪 I know that the steady temperature can make it complicated to get the dens you mentioned to do what they are capable of. However, they should be able to grow well even if they don't bloom. I mean, of course we want the blooms, but it is strange that they are not 'growing well' 🤔 my anosmum isn't growing well, because it came in that order from the German nursery that shall not be mentioned here. I have canes with only 2 viable nodes for blooms ... I have another dud from that order, but I am going to keep trying until it has totally depleted itself. 😤 really appreciate you watching, Ynse! I hope that you are already having a great day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

I haven't fed any of my outdoor orchids at all this year. You know what? Doesn't seem to matter to them at all. The Catasetinae are growing nice fat growths without one drop of food. I'm seriously considering cutting feeding down to almost nothing on the indoor orchids too.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Don Miguel 🥰💐 well... there must be magic in your air or... your presence makes them perform the way they do. I know that if I did not fertilize anything on the patio, I would be in more trouble than I am now with some of mine 🥲 the cheaper option would be favorable for me, trust! 😆 keep me updated on your lesser feed because, I am super interested how different climates can make a huge difference when it comes to orchid care. I mean, I never did anything for mine in Kenya, a) too young to care and b) they grew anyway if it wasn't for the monkeys doing damage on occasions. As far as I can remember, they grew really well which is what made me a learn a lot with my second collection when I had to grow orchids in pots. I was surprised they weren't doing the same thing 😅 really appreciate you watching, thank you so much for the support! Hope you are having a great day already 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@michaelmccarthy4077

2 ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids speaking of Kenya, that is some nasty flooding going on there right now.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😓 horrendous!! Absolutely horrendous!! And they are not out of the woods yet. The area where I went to school, Kijabe, got hit hard. I thought it would... those slopes along the train track are not made for so much rain. I have to say one thing though, and this is not important to the catastrophe happening there, to see that red dirt, the rivers run red, the lush greenery, even seeing the train tracks that are up on the side of the mountain that back my high school campus, I was homesick all over again. I know that culvert that they were talking about. One of our secret hideouts back in the day. They are in for a tough time getting all that sorted out again. Naivasha, Nakuru... well, everywhere really! I hope that there won't be a big spread of disease, and well, all the poisonous snakes are now everywhere as well! This is a nightmare and will be for a while, the rainy season is not over yet 😓

@michaelmccarthy4077

2 ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids and consider last year they were having a terrible drought so the crop harvest was terrible. Now they have floods and the crop harvest will be... terrible. You know what isn't on the news here? The floods in Kenya. You know what is? Some horrible orange man bitching and whining that he's in court for crimes he committed.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

The world we live in, Michael!! I shake my head and wish I could be an ostrich, do the head in sand trick! 😤 I am so glad that my life is soon over and done with. I do not want to live in a society like this!

To refresh your memory, about a month ago I asked about storage of fertilized water and how long it can be stored without losing efficacy. I have done an, admittedly, unscientific tracking of storage over the past month. It appears that the TDS changes LITTLE from week to week, over the month. However, the pH DOES drop about 20% week to week. I have used a "pH up" solution to return the pH to my desired levels, each week when I water/fertilize. Does this sound like a reasonable practice? I only need to store my fertilizer for a month, at most. Thanks, in advance, for your thoughts.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Hi Bruce 😍💐 yes, I was hoping to hear from you at some point, and thank you so much for your comment! Awesome 🙌🏼 much appreciated 🫶🏼 I would say that what you are doing to up your pH to the levels you want, is absolutely fine. Just to confirm that, you are storing your batch in a cool dry place, yes? Not out somewhere were the sun / heat has any effect on it with temperature swings? Also, when you say that your TDS changes a little from week to week, by how many ppm? TDS drop or higher as per possible evaporation of the water in your batch? I am glad that things are not radical, to the point that it does not work for you to store your batch because it makes life much easier for you, clearly, to do it this way. Great news!! 👍🏼 Hope you are having a fabulous day already, Bruce! Thank you so much for following up and sharing what your findings are. Very much appreciated 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@brucestern1025

2 ай бұрын

Yes, Nina, I am storing cool and dry. The TDS, over the past month has ONLY gone from a low of 381 to 389!!! Hardly counts as a change, no? I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your help. Thanks so much. (I’ve visited your area in Spain and found it to be almost heaven. )

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

👍🏼 that hardly counts, you are absolutely right!! Good stuff! Great news! Woohooo!!! Oh, my thanks goes to you, Bruce, for doing this and keeping me in the loop. It should be the other way around, someone suggests something and then I should get on it and report back. However, as I am not able to play with the products, financially every little residue of product is precious, I am grateful that I could lean on you for the outcome! 🙏🏼 this is a beautiful part of Spain, yes! I count my blessings that I am able to be here and hope that nothing changes that in the future. Fighting hard to maintain the status quo! I love it here, despite what I say during the winter when I am struggling 😬 that is me being weak and forgetting how lucky I am! ❤️

@brucestern1025

2 ай бұрын

Enjoy it. I live in snow, rain and cold all winter in Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA all winter and heat and humidity all summer. Plus I can’t find tapas around every corner.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😋 mmmhhh tapas! I was in Pennsylvania in May one year, to visit a highschool friend of mine and there were trees in bloom... I forget the name but if I dig deep they had the name oak in them but did not look like classic oaks. They also bloomed in different colors and before their leaves for the season had as yet to flush. It was the most beautiful thing I had seen. A tree in bloom with not that small blooms either, contrasted by the darker bark, backed by the fresh green of the woods showing spring growth with the dappled sun filtering through. I was just mind blown. BUT, the winter conditions... no Sir, they would be the end of me, unless I would not have to move from indoors and can just keep the fire, hot chocolate etc going. Then, I can enjoy the snow .... only from indoors 🤪

So only two weeks of flower for one year?

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😍Hi 💐 yes! And that is if you get lucky to get 2 weeks, because usually you have a pristine show of 10 days, and then they start to look wilted within 24 hours. Incredible, huh? 🙄 😅that is why I do a live stream with the camera just pointed at the blooms and call it Gawk & Talk... to ensure that I do sit down and just appreciate the show. (Add outdoor growing and a lot of wind during this time of year, and well, the bloom timespan is even shorter). I really got lucky... on a Saturday, for the live stream, they looked amazing, 24 hrs later, they all looked wilted. 😬 Really got lucky there! Hope you are having a great day, and thank you so much for watching 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@FISHnEX

2 ай бұрын

Really hope that this channel grows

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

@@FISHnEX Thank you so so much for this vote of confidence! I really appreciate that!! Working hard to make it happen and trying desperately to get more eyeballs on my channel 🫶🏼 thank you for such motivating words ❤

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

@@FISHnEX PS are you still posting on your channel? When I saw your name in the comments for the first time, I wanted to sub to your channel, but saw you had not posted in approx 4 years. Is that true? Because, I am here to also support everyone that has a channel who shows up in my comments / watches my videos.

Great video Nina! Many thanks and blessings 🙏🏼🩷🌸🥰 -Bett

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

HI beautiful Bette 😍💐 thank YOU so very much for your feedback on this video and your time spent watching, I truly appreciate your support and encouraging words! Also, it gives me the opportunity to wish you a fantastic Friday 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼 Bette San!! 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 I just want to thank you, once again, for being so kind and for the vote of confidence you are providing, by becoming an Orchid Ninja! I cannot express my gratitude enough 🥹🫂 thank you! Wishing you the most beautiful of Sundays, 🌸🥷🏼 Bette San 🫶🏼❤️🌸