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The next best thing to doing a repot, is watching a repot. I love potting up my orchids in lava rock and pebbles. Thanks to Rick L. You give great growing tips. Enjoy the experiment!

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Hi Remae 😍💐 welcome! I have not seen you here before, so first of all, a warm warm welcome and secondly, thank you so much for being here! I appreciate your time and comment 🫶🏼 The potting up is always such a wonderful 'relief' because things can hardly go wrong after we remove the old media. Its the repots that I dread, with the orchids that I have in lava rock... it is so unforgiving on the root system. Unfortunately, in my climate, I cannot get my orchids into super large pots and leave them be for years and years, indoor space is limited for the ones, like this one, that has to be inside during the winter months. BUT, I tell myself, enjoy the now and cross that bridge when the time comes 😆 thank you so much for watching, Remae! Hope you are having a great weekend and once again, welcome 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Always a great feeling when the repot goes well!!! It’s so affirming to our care, that the orkids are doing well

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Debbieeeee!! 😍 HI! 💐 I am so glad to get this one into this pot now. I would have preferred to get ahead of the repot a couple of weeks ago, because then the roots were still at nubbin stage and the risk of breaking them is non existent, BUT, all went well.... and woohoo... now, they need to grow fast and start doing their part 👍🏼 Moving on to the next repot candidates on the list 🤣 thank you so much for watching, lovely lady! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Keep on Rocking it Nina!! 😂 🦋

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

🦤🦅😍 as long as the orchids in lava rock continue to perform, I shall do my best to rock on 🤔🙄😆😆 my sorry attempt to match your humor 😂 thank you, Robert, for putting a smile on my face and for watching 🫶🏼❤️🌸

🦒👋💝 I still think coconut chips and the husk can be beneficial to orchid growth as long as watering is adequate. That one seemed to be enjoying the chips. But having her in lava rock will make your life much easier😅

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

FFF 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐good morning, meine liebe Freundin! I fully agree with you and if things were different, I would definitely try it out with some orchids, but ... reality demands that I keep things as inorganic and recyclable as possible. It liked the chips for a while, but they were salty at the surface, so just as well to get it out and keep the salt away for as long as possible. I need those roots, there is nothing else viable in the pot. Thank you so much for watching, amiga mia! I hope you are having a beautiful weekend 🫶🏼❤️🌸

......very nice repot Nina....and in lava rock as well.....101* F....or 38.5* celcius at the moment here with less than 30% r/h.....feels like an oven outside....the growth rate is incredible in inert medias....gives us so much more control .....very nice work.

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Sir Rick, hi 😍💐 thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words, as well as, for taking a moment to watch 🫶🏼ooohhhh!! That is HOT! I rarely have that high temperatures, but the humidity you reference, that is every day for me, unless it gets really windy, then I have a mouse on my desk that just runs over the surface like little Geronimo 😂 I hope you had a wonderful weekend, my friend! Know that I appreciate your support so much 🫶🏼 sending love and light to you and your wonderful camera lady ❤️🌸

Wonderful repot! I think she might like her new set up! ❤

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Hi 😍💐 I am so relieved to have gotten this done! Time and conditions did not make it possible to do this sooner... the plan is to have her like the set up, although, I could have gone with a bigger pot... we shall see! If she gets her grow on, intervention looms in her near future 🙄😅 thank you so much for watching! I hope you are having a great weekend 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Thanks for the video ❤

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

😍Denise, hi 💐 my thanks go to YOU!! 🫶🏼🙏🏼 thank YOU for your time and support! ❤️🌸

@denisesase

Ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids 💜

Incredible! Your excitement about repotting this orchid is so contagious! It was so nice to see the beautiful new root growth on this little one. I like how you explain your rationale for using lava rock rather than lecca for this orchid. How nice to see that second plant that is growing new roots in the large lava rock. May they both grow well for you. I've been working to repot most of my dendrobiums and oncidiums in lava rock or pumice. I have been noticing that the pumice medium does seem to dry out quicker than the lava rock in my climate here in southeast Florida. It's only been a week or so since I worked with my Vandas and Vanda-types, but I think they are doing better with large charcoal chunks in their pots. We've been having our afternoon rain showers recently. I believe that is helping the orchids through the summer. A day or so ago I noticed that my Crumenatum had opened flowers after the rain. So nice! Do you grow any of the Peristeria elata? I'm excited to report that mine has, for the first time for me, grown a spike. I've been growing this orchid about 6 years. This is the first time that it has spiked for me. WOOHOO!! We'll have to celebrate when it opens. May you enjoy the remainder of the weekend and have some relaxing time in the garden. Take care.

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Pat, hi 😍💐 goodness, I was really thrilled to get this done! I was watching it for the past weeks and kept saying 'I know! I know!' 😅 thankfully I did not break anything that needs to grow into the pot now.... the longer they get, the more cumbersome they are to keep safe 🤪 The little one is a survivor!! I was so happy to see it growing roots because it had nothing of substance when I removed it from the pot. It came out far to easily. Interesting that your pumice dries out faster. I would have thought that it may be either equal or damp longer because of just how porous it is. While lava rock has nooks and crannies, pumice is porous so it would be able to pull the moisture from the air constantly. Thank you for letting me know that this is not the case 🤔👍🏼 rainshowers definitely are the best thing for orchids in summer. They explode with root growth! Unfortunately, I do not get rain during the summer months and if it happens, then it may be just a few large drops and we are done, I would not even get wet. Thunderstorms, like in FL, may happen in September, but all these years on the patio with the 'chiddos, I have only had one and that was years ago! 🙄 I do not grow Peristerias no. BUT!! Considering that the elata is an endangered species, congratulations on your success cultivating her and getting her to bloom! Your conditions are perfect for this one and it has proven to result in blooms 🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥳 wonderful news! My iricolor has been on the patio for 6 years now and will be a first time bloomer... I am thrilled! Suddenly, it doesn't feel that long 😅 thank you for your kindness and support, Pat! I appreciate you watching this video and sharing your good news here 🫶🏼 have yourself a fantastic day ❤️🌸

Boa noite… muito bommm 😂 O clima não está como nos anos anteriores, tem havido pouco calor, muito vento 💨 Beijinhos e excelente semana 💖

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Olá Fernanda! 😍💐 SIM!!! Mesmo aqui!! Tem estado um pouco mais quente do que o normal nesta época do ano. Isso foi na semana passada, e estava ventando muito... ventava MUITO!! Agora esfriou novamente e as coisas voltaram ao normal. Não posso afirmar, porém, o quanto adoro esta época do ano. Prefiro fazer isso o ano todo, estar tão ocupado em regar, do que nos meses frios do ano em que tenho muita dificuldade! 🥲 Muito obrigado pelo seu apoio, linda senhora! Eu realmente aprecio você 🫶🏼❤️🌸

I wonder how that will do in a wet setup. Bro. negrilensis is a species that is quite dry in the wild, especially during the winter months. But I have the rather closely related sanguinea and it seems to do better staying wetter rather than dryer.

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Don Miguel 🥰💐 hola jefe! It won't be as wet during the winter, for that reason... lava rock 😉 meanwhile, I work with the velamen and if it isn't exposed to extensive dryness, then it won't be too much of a problem. As the roots are growing during the warmest months of the year, I am interested to see how much I will need to water them. Right now, I am keeping water away from them, just in the reservoir to increase some humidity so that the leaves don't struggle to much... vamos a ver! I am just glad that I got this one done! It was bothering me that I saw the nubbins and could not get to the repot until earlier this week 🙄 the rubescens growing roots during the same time of year, and still growing them strong (part of the branching on the aerial root is growing toward the surface of the media) I am observing which of the parents this hybrid favors. Hope you are having a great weekend, Michael! Thank you so much for watching 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Have you know a time when roots stall out and you change something and they begin to grow again? I keep looking at these 4 nubs (approx. 3-4mm) on the stem, but nothing is happening (there's still 6 blooms on 2 spikes). Or should I give up on these nubs and wait for healthy ones to appear once the spikes are finished? 💖🌞🌵😷

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Hi Suzi 😍💐 yes, roots stall out, stop growing and usually that happens when the orchid is busy focussing her energy on other things, .... like blooms 😉 it can also happen when the orchid rests, stops active growth, temperatures are too cool / hot or there is a lack of humidity. But, what I believe is happening with your's is that, your's is still in bloom and for that reason, that is where the energy is directed towards. Those nubbins are not done yet. If not all of them activate once the orchid has finished blooming, some will. So... from where I am sat, everything is just fine and growing as expected 👍🏼 hope you are having a wonderful day, Suzi!! Thank you so much for watching and for being so supportive 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Hi Nina, very nice video, I was just wondering..I got a grammatophillum scriptum which I would like to repot as he's showing new roots. Winter temperature 18-22. Shall I put in leca or lavarock in your opinion? And, having thin roots shall I use little piece of lavarock, or being an African orchid ( not much water I assume) I have to use bigger piece as a vanda? Thank youuuuuu

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼 Dania San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 good evening, Bella!! I would use leca... medium to small size leca. I would also immediately put it into a pot size which will have you not having to repot for 3 years. Also, know that this orchid will 'eat' the leca and you will not get it back. Future repots will then just be uppotting the orchid because the root system is so vigorous that doing a complete root ball clean up, removing leca etc, is going to set the orchid back considerably. These orchids are so vigorous, grows so many roots, not just in the pot... repotting with root ball clean up is a monumental effort and not something this orchid will need. Unless of course, one day, you want to divide it. They are very similar to Ansellia africanas! I have only uppoted mine. I could up pot them again because they have filled the pot they are in now, BUT, I am not going to pay for the big pots they could be in AND all the leca that I would need to get it done. I just have to keep up with watering and flushing to make sure that I can have viable roots doing their job. Ansellias are amazing root growers, grammatohpyllums are triple of what ansellias do! Once in leca, they need the water to keep the root system alive. IF you use lava rock, the same applies... you will not get that lava rock back 🫣 medium size lava rock would be the way I would go... and remember the pot size. BIG! 👍🏼 hope you had a wonderful Sunday, 🌸🥷🏼 Dania San!! Thank you so much for watching and your kind feedback / encouraging support 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Where to purchase the cute little pot that you put small one in.

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

HI Shirley 😍💐 that little pot is a brand called Orchitop. As I am in Europe, back in the day when they first came out, they were not that pricey. I do not know where you are located, but in Europe you can go directly to the Orchitop web page shop.orchitop.de/Orchitop-S-Transparent however, they sell the saucer separately 🙄 if you are in the US, they used to sell them on Amazon but I cannot find them when searching for a link to give to you. However, here is a link to repotme, they sell them there BUT, I was shocked at the price!! From where I am sat, that is ridiculous, so please do not think that I am endorsing this price in any way shape or form 😱 www.repotme.com/collections/orchitop-carousel-orchid-pots/products/crystal-baby-carousel-pot in my opinion, that is extortion. Still, I wanted to give you some options, as it is not for me to say 🫶🏼 thank you so much for watching this video, I so appreciate the support ❤️🌸

Is there any reason not to use black lava rock?

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Hi Fran 😍 💐absolutely not! I just can't get it here, but, if I had a choice, I would buy the black lava rock because I think it would look so much nicer in contrast with the white 😆 Hope you are having a beautiful day already, when you read this, Fran! Thank you so much for watching 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@franricks1608

Ай бұрын

@@NinjaOrchids Im so glad to hear that. Had it for a while but wasn’t sure. I found it at a fireplace supply, they use it for the embers. Not as economical as the red but is much smaller in size, saves the arms! I hope you also have a wonderful day.🤗

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

Yes, at a fireplace supply store, it would probably raise the price, BUT, you only have to purchase it once 👍🏼 and you are right about 'saving the arms'. There is a limit to pot size that I would use lava rock with, just because it does add up. My day is almost done... one more check up on the 'chiddos, a little touch of the mister here and there before I tuck them in 🥰 it was a good day, Fran, thank you!! You have a relaxing evening when you get there 🫶🏼❤️🌸

Coconut husk is no more used as our climate is not good for coconut husk Nina.

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼 Director Jose San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 Good early evening, good Sir!! How are you doing my friend? How are your Princesses?? I hope that you are having a well deserved relaxing early evening. Thank you so much for taking a moment to see what is going on here 🫶🏼 you are right about coco husk ... it is no bueno long term in your climate, yet, many orchids come in that because they were wrapped with the shell / husk as seedlings. Which is wonderful for them while they were small, but, eventually, just like children grow out of their preferences, so do orchids and well, high humidity + coco husk, is no bueno after a while. 👍🏼 Thank you for the reminder 🫶🏼 wishing you a wonderful rest of your evening, amigo mio!! Un abrazo 🌸🥷🏼 Director Jose San 🫶🏼❤️🌸

@bobbenad2112

Ай бұрын

Hi Nina, AHHH repotting. Nice video, you always include a little bit of important wisdom.❤ well done Orchid Master. Trying to get 13 done today. If I try to pick up the speed I'll break a root tip so steady as she goes. Much love comming your way.😊🎉

@NinjaOrchids

Ай бұрын

🌸🥷🏼 Bob Benad San 😍🙌🏼🤸🏼‍♀️🥰💐 good Sunday evening, from Spain, my friend! I KNEW I saw a comment of your's... but I could not find it! So, I just went through recent videos to see if this comment of your's was here and well... here you are! Tucked under 🌸🥷🏼 Director Jose San's comment! I am sorry that it took me so long to acknowledge this, I just did not know where it was 🙏🏼😓 I hope that your repot sessions are turning out exactly how you want them to be!! You are so right about taking it slow and steady. The disappointment, and well, I reprimand myself harshly when I think I can cut a corner to save time and then actually make a mistake which could have been avoided... there is no need to put ourselves through that, and well, it will work out better for the orchids as well 😘 However, I keep thinking of you and hope that you are doing well!! Pace yourself 🌸🥷🏼 Bob San! Not just regarding the repots, but you, for you!! Much love coming right back at you... but I am keeping what you sent me 🤗🫠 hope you are having a wonderful Sunday afternoon.... last word... RELAX! 🫶🏼 thank you for all you do and for your amazing encouraging support ❤️🌸