Dee Dee Blooms

Dee Dee Blooms

I’m an orchid, Calathea, African violet and streptocarpus newbie. I’m hoping my sharing my growing experiences will help others to grow them well and connect me with others who share the same interests.

Phals in Bloom  July 2024

Phals in Bloom July 2024

Shoal Creek Farm Unboxing

Shoal Creek Farm Unboxing

Mold in a Phal pot! 😱

Mold in a Phal pot! 😱

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  • @its.basically_steve
    @its.basically_steve2 күн бұрын

    😊👍🏼🌱

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia8168 күн бұрын

    Cool project. I'm curious to see the results. I hope the nodes are successful!

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms78967 күн бұрын

    @@annavoeggia816 thanks, love projects like these to try out.

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat999 күн бұрын

    Sharing yang menarik

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms78967 күн бұрын

    @@Rufiat99 I’m hoping it’s not a total failure. Feels like a science project. 😃

  • @nekebahope8459
    @nekebahope845911 күн бұрын

    The root system of that fern is going to take over the pot, please place it in a separate pot, pretty please

  • @nekebahope8459
    @nekebahope845911 күн бұрын

    You have a beautiful space and some geogeous plants

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789611 күн бұрын

    @@nekebahope8459 thank you so much!

  • @PetalsSepalsandSpines
    @PetalsSepalsandSpines15 күн бұрын

    Just had the same happen last month... fingers crossed!

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789615 күн бұрын

    @@PetalsSepalsandSpines oh no, you have one too! I hope yours forms a keiki! We are both on keiki watch. 👀

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia81616 күн бұрын

    Such a cutie. It seems floriferous. I imagine you'll get quite a show in its future blooming.😊

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789616 күн бұрын

    @@annavoeggia816 2 1/2 months blooming so far…still making more buds…Amazing 😍

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia81616 күн бұрын

    That's a bummer! I hate when that happens. It's such a pretty orchid, leaves, color, and fragrance. I hope it forms a keiki. 🤞 .

  • @Melissa-loves-orchids
    @Melissa-loves-orchids16 күн бұрын

    Oh no! 😥 maybe your keiki will come soon.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789616 күн бұрын

    @@Melissa-loves-orchids hi 👋🏻 thankfully Phals are tough and hopefully this one will rally. It certainly has a great base to build from so I’m very hopeful.

  • @FernandaNascimentoOrchids
    @FernandaNascimentoOrchids18 күн бұрын

    I never had any spider mites on my Phals. Good luck, I hope all will be good from now on !!!

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789617 күн бұрын

    @@FernandaNascimentoOrchids thanks…I was so surprised seeing the damage on my Phal. And the ones right next to it, nothing. They are perfectly fine. I’m thinking because there might be something wrong with it that they targeted this one. But really only the spider mites know. 🤔

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat9918 күн бұрын

    Subur banget plant anggrek nya

  • @BloomingGoodOrchids
    @BloomingGoodOrchids18 күн бұрын

    Wow🎉🎉love your growing space. Stunning collection. 😊

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789618 күн бұрын

    @@BloomingGoodOrchids thank you so much 💕 It’s a work in progress. I’m adjusting things all the time for the orchids and aesthetics. I think that’s part of the reason I love the hobby so much. Keeps me on my toes! 😍

  • @hongxu4160
    @hongxu416020 күн бұрын

    Ok, i see there's grow light above the plant.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789620 күн бұрын

    @@hongxu4160 hi 👋🏻 yes, I do have grow lights above the orchids.

  • @hongxu4160
    @hongxu416020 күн бұрын

    Doe's north window bright enough for those orchids? Do you use grow light?

  • @hongxu4160
    @hongxu416020 күн бұрын

    Hi, love your orchids, they are beautiful.

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia81620 күн бұрын

    You have a nice selection of Phal blooms😊 The Phal at 15:10 has a very pretty color

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789620 күн бұрын

    @@annavoeggia816 hi 👋🏻 thanks so much! that Phal stopped me in my tracks. One of the 2 that started me down this hobby. Soooo pretty 😍

  • @anndriggers6660
    @anndriggers666022 күн бұрын

    Digging your intro! Wow! Pretty epic! I really enjoyed seeing all of your beautiful flowers. They look very well-cared-for.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789621 күн бұрын

    @@anndriggers6660 awww thanks! I love the drama of that intro. When I first played it for my husband he was like are you sure you want it that serious sounding and I was like yeah…it’s serious business trying to keep these orchids alive! Hah…but fun! I used to use it all the time. Now I insert it if I’m not too long winded in a video. Thanks for watching! 💕

  • @anndriggers6660
    @anndriggers666022 күн бұрын

    I really like your channels. You have some beautiful orchids. Thank you for sharing with us.😊

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789621 күн бұрын

    @@anndriggers6660 Thank you for watching! Some of mine are really starting to take off. I still have so many young ones. It will be interesting to see where I’m at with all of them in a few years. I’m sure some will be lost but hopefully lots more in bloom, especially the Dendrobiums. Challenge accepted!

  • @nicholeamair3643
    @nicholeamair364323 күн бұрын

    😍

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia81628 күн бұрын

    A very cool haul. The Sarcochilus pot will look awesome when all 3 bloom! 🤞

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia81628 күн бұрын

    Wow! You have quite the Schilleriana collection! Wonderful leaves. 🤩

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat9928 күн бұрын

    Very beutiful plant and healthy

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat9928 күн бұрын

    MasyaAllah very beutiful flower

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789621 күн бұрын

    @@Rufiat99 thanks Rufiat…you are always so supportive! You inspire me to keep sharing! 💕

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia81629 күн бұрын

    Congrats on your first-time bloomers! Those are some pretty flowers. The Phaius and Maxillaria blooms are really nice! I always enjoy seeing your selection of Sarcochilus. I have difficulty getting mine to bloom. I think I'll have to put them outdoors for the winter.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789628 күн бұрын

    @@annavoeggia816 Thank you 💕 It’s been an exciting spring and beginning of summer. The hot weather has me running around watering like crazy 🤪 And yes, Sarcochilus seem to need the colder winter to spike. They grow beautifully inside but won’t spike for me. They are all outside now except one which is in recovery. When it’s stronger it will go outside too.

  • @elpilarorchids
    @elpilarorchidsАй бұрын

    that's a great Maxillaria! nice work with that one...thanks for sharing!

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    Thank you!! 💕

  • @FernandaNascimentoOrchids
    @FernandaNascimentoOrchidsАй бұрын

    Lovely blooms, Dee Dee. The first blooms are always so special, a.payback from all the care and love we have given to our orchids. I can see they are all shaded. Is it the time of the day or do they ever get any direct sun? I noticed how spotless your Bletilla leaves are. Mine are growing vigorously but as the season progresses they get brown leaves so I wonder weather I should keep them more shaded.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    Hi Fernanda - I have another Bletilla in a pot which receives several hours of direct light and the leaves are raggedy and have been attacked by aphids periodically. But the ones above my fountain, no problems. Might just be luck. As to my collection outside under the patio roof, most receive 2-4 hours of direct sun in the morning and then they are under cover. My Cattleyas on the eastern side of the house get a peek of direct sun and then the shade cloth keeps them protected. I’m concerned it might be too much cover for them but this is my first summer trying to grow them outdoors in the heat. I’ve sunburnt a few leaves already so I’ll see how they do and go from there. Thanks for checking out my outdoor orchids. I dream of someday having a refined garden like yours with pathways and orchids mounted to trees. 💕

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat99Ай бұрын

    Teras rumah terlihat sangat indah dgn aneka macam bunga

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. It’s so exciting to get new blooms and rebloom. It boosts the enjoyment of each season. Wishing you happiness and a great start to the month of July!

  • @FernandaNascimentoOrchids
    @FernandaNascimentoOrchidsАй бұрын

    You have quite a collection 😊

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    When my first Catasetums purchased flowered the first year I was surprised by how similar they all looked. But I’ll never toss a plant. So then these past couple years I’ve been trying to get varying colors, with some success. But that’s usually how I end up with so many orchids, I see a color of bloom I don’t have and cha ching, I buy it. lol 😂

  • @FernandaNascimentoOrchids
    @FernandaNascimentoOrchidsАй бұрын

    @@deedeeblooms7896 🤣 Good for you. I wish I could do the same but I already have too many other plants lol.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    @@FernandaNascimentoOrchids me too…too many! But I love them all 💕

  • @FernandaNascimentoOrchids
    @FernandaNascimentoOrchidsАй бұрын

    I also keep the good roots from previous years but I have my only one (Fredclarkeara after dark) in semi hydro with leca. Which, after all is a modification of the pet method. The only advantage is that I always use same leca but the result ends up being the same ❤❤❤

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    Ooooo I like the idea of leca. But is leca a soft enough substrate to grow the new roots. In a couple years I might just switch totally to inorganic media. Thanks!

  • @FernandaNascimentoOrchids
    @FernandaNascimentoOrchidsАй бұрын

    @deedeeblooms7896 Roots love it as long as you never let leca dry out. I have two microfibers going from the deposit up into the middle of the pot that keep the leca always moist. In winter I keep the deposit dry but I make sure the microfibers stay damp. And it has worked well, so far. The older PSB did not ever shrink. I follow this method I learned from Nina although it is the only orchid I use leca with.

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia816Ай бұрын

    I've really been liking the PET method also. I implemented it, for the first time, with my one and only Cycnoches and it's doing great. I remember Stephen Van Kempen Lewis mentioning that PET refers to the type of plastic. I looked it up and it stands for Polyethylene terephthalate which is the material many of our plastic containers are made of. I would've never guessed. Lol

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    Way cool you figured out what PET stands for. I was looking and looking, but gave up. Only so much time in the day!

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat99Ай бұрын

    Koleksi yang mewah

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms7896Ай бұрын

    Oh my thank you! I will enjoy supporting these new growths in the hopes to see flushes of blooms!

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat99Ай бұрын

    Good job

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat99Ай бұрын

    Beutiful flower

  • @FernandaNascimentoOrchids
    @FernandaNascimentoOrchidsАй бұрын

    Beatiful blooms. The bud phase is amazing as the buds are so cute. I love it when Stanhopeas bloom from below 😅❤❤❤❤

  • @sheiselwilliams1
    @sheiselwilliams1Ай бұрын

    Gorgeous blooms!😍 I'm so glad you made it through Covid without any serious complications. Hugs, Sherrii

  • @elpilarorchids
    @elpilarorchidsАй бұрын

    good luck on the maxillaria! they are our favorite genus, hope you can get it to grow nd bloom...

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia816Ай бұрын

    Very cool!🤩

  • @TOEKIEWORLDMarc
    @TOEKIEWORLDMarcАй бұрын

    Thanks for showing this beautiful flower. 👍👍👍

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat99Ай бұрын

    MasyaAllah very beutiful

  • @gabrielnunes5691
    @gabrielnunes5691Ай бұрын

    Do you sell seedlings?

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia816Ай бұрын

    Your collection is looking good. Exciting spikes on your Tolumnia.😊. Sorry about you Miltoniopsis... Your mini Angraecum looks so cool!😊

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat992 ай бұрын

    Hello my friend

  • @pauladixon-williams3246
    @pauladixon-williams32462 ай бұрын

    So many beautiful orchids. I’m glad for a California perspective like me. Most people are in Florida.😊

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms789621 күн бұрын

    @@pauladixon-williams3246 well hi neighbor!! I still love to watch Florida grower videos but it’s not the same as trying to grow them in So Cal. Although so far this summer the humidity outside has been higher than normal. Thanks for watching!

  • @Rufiat99
    @Rufiat992 ай бұрын

    Beutiful collection

  • @chandrascreation8432
    @chandrascreation84322 ай бұрын

    Wow congratulations for your first bloom. You have so many beautiful orchids collection. Enjoyed full watching. Joined new friend. Stay connected. Lk 19

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms78962 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much! The bloom is still going strong. Love it 💕

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia8162 ай бұрын

    So many pretty blooms! Your oncidium varieties look really nice and they're doing wonderfully for you. 😊

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms78962 ай бұрын

    I struggled with them until I got them into self watering. Then things turned around. Very happy with the results 💕

  • @loribadgero1035
    @loribadgero10352 ай бұрын

    Wow!!😮

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms78962 ай бұрын

    It’s in bloom now with 2 spikes…I’ll be posting a grow room update where the blooms will be shown. It’s an amazing, easy to grow Oncidium hybrid.

  • @TOEKIEWORLDMarc
    @TOEKIEWORLDMarc2 ай бұрын

    Nice haul! I just love Sarcochilus and repotted mine just this afternoon, all 33 of them.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms78962 ай бұрын

    Wow…33! You must be exhausted 🥱

  • @TOEKIEWORLDMarc
    @TOEKIEWORLDMarc2 ай бұрын

    @@deedeeblooms7896 Yep, spend over 3 hours unpotting, cleaning them up and repotting. The vid will be online (in a shorter version) next weekend.

  • @Orquideascristy
    @Orquideascristy2 ай бұрын

    Gorgeous ❤

  • @annavoeggia816
    @annavoeggia8162 ай бұрын

    Nice haul. Love your new Sarcochilus. I'm curious about it's fragrance. 😊 And of course the blooms on your other Sarcochilus are super pretty.

  • @deedeeblooms7896
    @deedeeblooms78962 ай бұрын

    I was shocked when I discovered the fragrance. I was sitting near it and I kept smelling something very lovely. I looked around and no other orchid was nearby in bloom except this new Sarcochilus. And WOW! It’s sweet like juicy fruit gum. Yum!