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Nice to know I'm not the only one holding my breath. 💖🌞🌵😷

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Suzi, hi 😍💐 how very kind of you to also watch this video, I appreciate the support and your comment very much. Fiddling with root tips is always a delicate issue, and I would really prefer to have some wipe my forehead on occasions 😆 this was easier than I thought and thankfully, I did not snap off a viable root tip! They do not look very solid to me, soooo 😅 wishing you a wonderful rest of your day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

🦒👋🥰 Well, that was easy. I would expect the roots would be more attached to the mount but in the end they seemed happy to get rid of that wood and the chunk of coconut fibers. Cute how new roots are branching, poking out of the older one. Great job 😘😘😘😘😘

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

FFF 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 hola querida amiga mia, vecina favorita! I was happy that it was that easy! And the fact that the wire had corroded to the point of just falling off like that... well, lucky it happened while I was handling her to get her off the mount and not carrying her outside to mist her out of the container 🙆🏼‍♀️ I like that root poking up as well... its kinda cute...high five and all! Hopefully not a cry for help like someone in the ocean raising their hand desperately needing to be rescued 😅 thank you so much for taking time out of your Saturday to watch, meine liebe Freundin! I hope that you are feeling better and already having a wonderful day over yonder 🫶🏼❤️🌸

What an interesting orchid. Thank you for introducing me to her

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

HI!! 😍 💐I like the growth habit of this orchid. With the exception of her long spike, when she does come into bloom, she is pretty small and compact, simple growth habit, compact rhizome etc... I like that 👍🏼 I just hope she follows along with the set up I have planned for her and does well. Last resort, I will mount her again 🤪🥊 thank you so much for watching, lovely lady! I hope you are already having a great day by the time you read this 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Laelia rubescens, "the rose tinted laelia"...I LOVE that ❤❤❤

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Hi Denise 😍💐 Happy Saturday to you, lovely lady! Isn't that a pretty name? That is her common name and LOVE it as well. Hopefully we can see her blooms someday, just to be able to confirm if she truly is the pink one and then confirm as to why she is called The Rose Tinted Laelia 😅 (labelling trust issues abound!) 😂 thank you so much for watching 🫶🏼 I hope your day is already going beautifully for you! ❤️🌸

@denisesase

2 ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids 🫶

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

🫶🏼Thank you for stopping by during the stream!! 😘

@denisesase

Ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids 🙂My plan was to have a lazy Saturday afternoon enjoying the livestream, but last minute family plans cropped up, so I'll catch the end of the stream on the replay! Have a lovely weekend Nina! 💜

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Fam time is a great time! Feet up time, now that it is Sunday evening 🥰

Nicely done Nina. 👍💕

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Hola guapa 😍💐 I am telling you... 😅 what a relief that this wasn't more stressful than I already felt! 😆 self talk is super important! Sometimes it works, and sometimes.... 🙆🏼‍♀️ thank you so much for watching, Cristy!! Wishing you a beautiful day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

The beginning part reminded me of an operation. 👩‍⚕️🩺 In February, I got my first two mounted orchids, the Gastrochilus japonicus and the Bulbophyllum barbigerum. For the Bulbophyllum, I accidently cut it off the mount while trimming the roots. After repotting it like the setup in this video with the lava rock, the main bulb rotted so I was left with an empty cork mount. I'm now thinking about buying a mini phal to mount to it as a first time project. The Gastrochilus japonicus grows monopodially like a phal and it has very interesting flowers.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Hi Joe 😍 💐removing orchids off mounts is a surgical procedure! luckily though, this one was not root on at all and it was so much easier than I had anticipated. I couldn't see anything below the coco fibre... phew! I don't like receiving mounted orchids, mainly because of me knowing I have to remove them, and then also, because of the way roots grow up... as is the case with this one branching root. She doesn't have 'any' as it is, so that is a waste of a good branching root, in my climate. Mounts are a league of their own, but so much easier to hydrate, time permitting, so much easier to fertilize with many nutrients alternating that the balance is somewhat rapid and there is no waiting period between drying out etc. If I had a climate that permitted more mounted orchids, I would have them along the walls of the patio, but, not my home and I don't have the climate. When mounting your mini phal, remember that they are actually in need of more water than their counter parts, the large ones. That is what I have found to be true with mine. They may be small, but they want / need more because they are small. Looking forward to seeing what you do with your first mount 😊 thank you so much for watching, Joe!! Wishing you a great day. p.s.: I saw your comments and links in the chat of the stream, so, have fun with what you have planned for the day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Loved the heart beat background. Very clever. Just watched "Hi, It's me" from 3 years ago. Pleased to match a face with a voice. Thanks to you, I am becoming an avid grower. (Love the nutrient vids.) Keep up the great work.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼 Bruce San! Hi! 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 it is so good to see you adorned with the Berry 'Oda'! I so appreciate your support! It really means a lot and I cannot thank you enough for your kindness and generosity 🫶🏼 its been 3 years! Wow! 😅😬 best feedback from that video is, you are becoming / are an avid grower and I had a part in that! Woohoo!! 🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️ I hope that your day was fabYOUlous and thank you so much for watching this video on your Friday, hopefully FUNday and your kind comment 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Change of tactics should work well in taming your orchid Nina.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼Director Jose San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰 💐HI!! You spoil me with your time, also watching this video, thank you so much 🙏🏼 its sounds logical to me, to reverse the layering based on the preference of this orchid during the winter. I hope to keep that reservoir somewhat dry and airy in order for this one to grow well. That is the theory! Now we have to wait and see if she plays along and grows as anticipated 🤞🏼 Wishing you a relaxing Saturday evening, amigo mio! Please, if you speak to your Princesses, tell them hello from me 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Oh wow, it's the first time i've seen this kind of orchid! This repot was a vibe, like doing an imaginary surgery 😂! and also, I've already shared your channel on our facebook group! 💚 have wonderful week ahead Nina! 🥰

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😍Hi!!💐 thank you so so much for sharing my channel!! Thank YOU 😭🥲🥹 I hope that. I can do your kindness justice and anyone that shows up saying they came from the FB group, that I can make them enjoy the channel so that your vote of confidence in me won't be a disappointment for them! Muchas muchas gracias, por todo.... most of all, the friendship 🫶🏼 this orchid is a great little one that doesn't take up much space, until she grows a spike. I love the growth habit, because it is not a crawling rhizome... nice and compact. So, if we ever get to spike stage, the only challenge I have now is for her to understand that I mean well with this kind of set up and I hope she recognizes my efforts 🤞🏼😬 you are a very special person, and I am so blessed that you are here! I enjoy your content as much as I enjoy seeing you here! Hope your day was beautiful and that you are already able to relax 🫶🏼 thank you for watching ❤️🌸

.....your channel has always been so full of great information, but the creative editing is icing on the cake.....it seemed that the good roots were above the rusty wire and none below....love the Laelia Kautskyana....such a beauty!

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Sir Rick 😍💐 hi!! thank you so so much for your kind feedback and letting me know that you enjoy seeing the videos as they are! Truly appreciate you ❤️ your time ❤️ and the support that comes with everything you do ❤️ I am glad that this orchid almost just fell into my hands! I was nervous... 😆 so far, she is not exactly making big moves in the pot, but the little branching nubbin that I left exposed to make sure I can see some progress happening, it is still growing. Slowly, but growing. As is the new growth. First season with this orchid, sooooo 😅🪴🪴🔍👀 thank you so very much for watching, amigo mio! Wishing you and your wonderful camera lady the most beautiful of Sundays 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Ahem 🎙️ “I can hear your heartbeat” 💓 😂 I just took a coelogene cristata and a restrepia off mounts that look like that one. They just weren’t doing well on a bit of wood. They need more moisture than I can give it. Picky little things, aren’t they?

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼Sharon San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 good evening, Beautiful! 😘 I had to add that audio clip in because it was just how I was feeling... my hands were shaking at the beginning 🙄😬 oh, yes! Both those that you took off a mount are THIRSTY!! And if they are happy on a mount, they need such high humidity all the time, it is crazy! Both my coelogynes are heavy drinkers 😂 Call AA for Orchids! 🤣 thank you so much for your time on a Friday night, 🌸❤️ Friend San! I hope your Friday was fabYOUlous and wish you a nice cozy evening 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Laelia rubescens is not a vigorous root grower and it is honestly amazing how small the root system can be, even on a large, well-grown plant. A lot of people struggle with it in cultivation and I think you would have been better leaving it on the mount but I understand there are only so many mounts you can handle.

@coypeahen

2 ай бұрын

However,😅, the mountain seems to have a lot of salt buildup. And that coconut husk it’s mounted on is really wicked thing. It becomes very acidic very quickly and really sets the orchid back. In India, we deal with it so often. And infection too.

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Don Miguel 🥰💐 hola jefe! Thank you for the intel on her root behavior! The fact that she does branch her roots gives me hope that there is a little more grace with getting to grow her in this reverse lava rock size set up. If temps drop lower than the 58ºF then I am going to bring her inside for her first winter, but I am feeling positive about being able to grow her with this lava rock only pot. I hope that I am right 😬 (as per) 🫣 as she can be outside for longer and more often than some other mounts, I will mount her again, should this not work. I don't want to loose her 🤞🏼 thank you so much for watching and for the information! I hope you are already having a fabYOUlous day 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

Hi!! 😍💐 I think the nursery repurposed that mount when they put this orchid on, or wherever they got her from initially. It was not to my liking and if I had remounted her, I would have gone for something much larger as well. The coconut husk.... yeah, I don't know how that was treated, was it leached, how old is it? Is it also repurposed etc. So many unknowns, so I did focus on plain water for the first months she arrived, after her inital CalMag application. I don't mind coco husk, but not under the circumstances where I have no clue how it was handled and treated. 😬 (trust issues abound) 😆 thank you so much for watching, lovely lady! I hope that you are having a beautiful Saturday in your beautiful part of the world 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Most of my small to med size chids are in tree fern with maybe some charcoal or bark, depending on the type of plant it is. I know Todd adds oyster shell to a lot of his and has had really good success. 🙂 I've never liked using wire as I've heard that the rust can be harmful to some orchids, I have used coated wire or a non rusting wire, but almost all my mounts are held in place with rubber coated elastic cording and love it. So easy to tie on and as plant grows it expands with it. 😅 I get my cording from Tarzane orchids in Florida. I order from them often. 😊 Hope your having a peaceful weekend Nina.. catch ya later.... 🦜

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

🦤🦅😍 Wingman! It is always such a pleasure to see you... knowing that you are not 100%, your still being here, taking the time to watch and comment, I cannot thank you enough 😘 yes! Todd started adding oyster shells after he heard how I saw the large angreacoids grow in Kenya in the sandy coral landscape of some cliff side properties. They used to plant them at the base of a tree, sometimes in combination with a monstera on the other side and if the ground was just a big chunk of rock (for lack of the technical term) they would drill holes, or chip away at it until they could position an angraecum (or monstera) into it, then just fill it up with whatever material they had removed to create the hole. Tie it to the trunk of the tree and that was it. So, when Todd heard that, he told me that it gave him the thought to add oyster shells into his mixes and that was a genius bridge he built! I love the elastic wire, but can't get that here, or else I would use it. Instead, I try to limit the amount of fishing line by using screws where necessary or the plastic coated wire that I have used in the past. It seems to last forever, thankfully! Rust is acidic after all... no bueno for roots. I wish you a peaceful weekend as well, Robert! Thank you for everything 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Interesting plans you have there hope she blooms for you. Interesting to see specially with lava rock love lava rock yes I do be around next week on Tuesday so we’ll catch you when we’re back.❤❤

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

HI Andrea 😍💐 I have to try and interpret what she needs and see if I can conjure up something that comes close, so I sincerely hope that this reverse layering will be the answer 🤞🏼 have yourself a wonderful weekend, beautiful lady! Thank you so much for watching before you come back!! Stay safe and I hope that you have gotten rid of the cough 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@andreaallum8859

2 ай бұрын

No, my cough and my nose is running like a tap

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

I am sorry to hear that! I hope that you are able to enjoy your weekend, anyway 🫶🏼

Hi, I am new to your channel but am binge watching today and I love your content! I can't thank you enough for the valuable information that you provide!

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Hi Duane 😍💐WELCOME!! First of all, a warm warm welcome and secondly thank you so much for your amazing feedback on the content of my videos! I so appreciate that encouraging feedback!! 🙏🏼 thirdly, for all the videos you have already watched, choose to watch, I am going to take this opportunity to thank you for your time spent watching! Wishing you a fabulous start to the new week, and once again, welcome 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Enjoyed watching you repot this Laelia. Interesting use of the different sizes of lava rock. (I'm learning from you how to use the different sizes.) I did a bit of research on this orchid and learned that it is referred to as the "Flor de Jesus" in Guatemala. Interesting, isn't it? The flowers shown on websites is just gorgeous. Hmmmm? Should I look for one for my collection? Can you believe that my dendrobium 'dearei" is in spike? What a nice surprise when I was in the orchid garden yesterday. I've been growing it for about 4 years and this is the first time that it is rewarding me with blooms. So exciting! I have it in organic medium and will probably repot it in a larger pot with organic medium after flowering. It is a very tall plant. Never disappointed with the videos you produce. Keep them coming. Take care and enjoy life!

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Hi Pat 😍💐 thank you so much for your feedback on the video and letting me know that you enjoyed it 🙏🏼 I did not know that she was called Flor de Jesus in Guatemala, but that is wonderful to know and now I am even more grateful to my intuition of NEEDING this orchid in my collection. I shall see her even more as a blessing now... if that is even possible, but it is definitely a joyous thought, when I look at her now to know her common name in Guatemala! Thank you so so much for this nugget of intel!! I absolutely love it and appreciate it... sometimes I do say a prayer over my orchids, and sometimes I just give thanks because of what I see my orchids are doing, so... my rubescens is now even more precious, so the pressure is really on to get it right with her 🙏🏼 huge congratulations on your dearei 🙌🏼 pristine white blooms are in your future, and well, you may know that I have a certain affinity to pure white 😬 well done! Great growing and yes, 4 years is a long time to wait, but now I bet you feel as though the time just flew 🥰 I hope she brings you a lot of joy and that she comes with a divine fragrance as well. Thank YOU so so much for your encouraging comments, Pat, they truly are very motivating! I hope that your day is going beautifully for you and that it continues to be so until you are settled in for a relaxing evening. Thank you for all the support 🫶🏼❤️🌸

💕Wow💛💜💛💜💜💜💜💜💜

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Hi! 😍💐 welcome! I have not seen you here before, so first of all, a warm warm welcome and secondly, thank you so much for watching and your kind comment! I appreciate you taking the time 🫶🏼 hope that you are having a wonderful evening, after a beautiful day ❤️🌸

Repotting with a new growth is so nerve wracking 😅

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

😍Hi! 💐 It is so good to see you! I hope you are doing well, lovely lady 🫶🏼 you are so right! With root tips, and new growth, I feel as though my eyes are going in circles like a chameleon while I repot. Now that I am filming these situations, my brain is firing on all cylinders and it just doubles the tension 😅 needless to say, when a session goes as fast and as smoothly as this one did, I am 'exhausted' from the tension I feel throughout when the relief kicks in! thank you so very much for watching! Have yourself a beautiful Sunday 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Thanks for another great video Nona. Why did you initially put the orchid on the mount? I thought the mount would dry out too quickly with those fine roots?

@NinjaOrchids

2 ай бұрын

😍 Sylvia, hi 💐 thank YOU so much for taking time out of your Saturday to come and see what is going on on the patio! I appreciate the support very much 🫶🏼 I received this orchid on this mount in Dec. 2023 but did not pot her up straight away because I was waiting for active root growth. Unless something goes horribly wrong, I hope to cultivate her in this somewhat more controlled version of Semi Hydro 🤞🏼 While I love mounted orchids, I cannot have too many of them because the growing season is normally dry and warm with dry winds to compound the low humidity. We shall see if she settles in and continues her root growth and then how she copes with my attempts to ensure a somewhat drier pot during the winter 🤞🏼 wishing you a wonderful rest of your day, Sylvia! Thank you for being here 🫶🏼❤️🌸