Hi everyone, and welcome back to my channel!
Firstly, I'd like to say a big thank you to all of you for the positive welcome to the KZitem Orchid community! 500 subscribers- that makes me very happy, I'm amazed at how kind and welcoming everyone is, and it's great to talk to you all- So thank you all!
This video is the first in a series exploring alternative inorganic media for orchids, in the hope of finding a more moisture retentive alternative that my moisture-loving orchids could do well in! I'll be looking at the different properties of each and selecting those that best match up to individual orchid requirements!
Today we are just going to examine some of the initial properties I have observed for each after 1 week of testing moisture retention and absorbancy / wicking efficiency.
The advantages of inorganic media are that it will never break down, so yearly or harsh repottings are virtually eliminated. In a self watering or semi-hydroponic set up, constant moisture and nutrient availablity means that the orchids are able to grow continually, unrestricted by wet-dry cycles.
I will also be exploring some of the disadvantages or inorganic media- both in semi-hydroponic or standard media set-ups.
In this video I have provided updates on the Masdevallias/ cooler growers in Seramis- initial video here: • Growing Masdevallia Or...
My initial discussion on semi-hydro is linked here: • Semi-Hydro for Orchids...
Aerides keiki experiment first mentioned here, although I didn't film the unpotting (it was just picking the keiki out and putting into semi hydro a few days after the video XD): • Vanda Summer Updates a...
If you just want to check the Houlletiana out skip to 06:25 :-)
Thanks again for watching and I hope you enjoy the videos!
My Orchid Room
Temps- 18-30C
Humidity 60-75%.
Artificial lighting supplemented with daylight.
Lighting
Cool white '6000K' under cabinet lighting- Screwfix
GEMMA 50w LED modular COB grow lights: www.gemma-led....
GEMMA 100w LED COB plant light: www.gemma-led....
GEMMA have kindly provided a 10% off discount code for anyone who is interested in purchasing any of their lights! This is valid until 01/01/21. Just pop OrchidRoom in at the checkout :-)
Shelving
Wire shelving, Hartleys direct: www.hartleysdi...
Metal shelving IKEA: www.ikea.com/g...
Pots
DIY Self watering pots, DIY Semi hydro pots
DIY Self watering pots made with IKEA Nekjon outer mask www.ikea.com/g... and various 15cm clear internal orchid pot
Wick for self watering pots www.amazon.co....
DIY semi hydro pots, various brands. Square pots used from www.oasishomea... with semi hydro holes drilled in for reservoir.
Self watering pots with water level gauge: Lechuza mini deltini www.amazon.co....
or other brand: www.amazon.co....
Mini USB fans from Amazon: www.amazon.co....
Media
LECA Canna Aqua Brand or IKEA www.amazon.co....
Sphagnum moss by Besgrow
Seramis:UK supplier www.onestopgro...
Vanda baskets purchased from Roellke Orchideen and Peter White Orchid accessories
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Be sure to look out for more care tutorials to follow! Please post suggestions and questions in the comments! I'm really happy to chat to fellow orchid lovers and hope you've enjoyed this video :-)
Thanks for watching! :-)
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