1 00:00:04,890 --> 00:00:07,710 Hi, I'm Judy Mirro, a UVM master gardener 2 00:00:07,710 --> 00:00:09,690 coming to you from the office of UVM's 3 00:00:09,690 --> 00:00:11,130 Master Gardener Helpline. 4 00:00:11,130 --> 00:00:13,590 And I'm here to help you become a houseplant hero 5 00:00:13,590 --> 00:00:17,100 by providing some guidance on caring for your houseplants. 6 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:19,500 Today we're gonna do something a little different. 7 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:23,970 We're gonna re-pot an orchid, a Phalaenopsis orchid at that. 8 00:00:23,970 --> 00:00:26,130 This little guy needs some help. 9 00:00:26,130 --> 00:00:28,260 He is not doing very good. 10 00:00:28,260 --> 00:00:30,390 He is in the wrong pot. 11 00:00:30,390 --> 00:00:35,390 This pot doesn't have any holes at all, no drainage. 12 00:00:36,390 --> 00:00:39,480 So as you can see, there's no drainage holes below. 13 00:00:39,480 --> 00:00:41,640 This is not ideal for any kind of orchid, 14 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,410 particularly a Phalaenopsis. 15 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:46,140 So we have a orchid pot. 16 00:00:46,140 --> 00:00:48,780 It's got slits on the side and on the bottom. 17 00:00:48,780 --> 00:00:51,303 So just about the right size to redo. 18 00:00:52,170 --> 00:00:53,703 Anytime you get an orchid, 19 00:00:55,620 --> 00:00:59,823 many of them will come potted in sphagnum moss. 20 00:01:00,810 --> 00:01:03,180 And while that's great for purchasing 21 00:01:03,180 --> 00:01:05,130 you don't wanna keep it in that pot. 22 00:01:05,130 --> 00:01:09,390 So as soon as you get it home, get it really wet, 23 00:01:09,390 --> 00:01:13,200 and then pull all the Sphagnum moss off of the roots, 24 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:16,260 and then get yourself some good orchid mix. 25 00:01:16,260 --> 00:01:19,170 It'll come with charcoal, fur, pine bark. 26 00:01:19,170 --> 00:01:21,420 It's a really dry mix. 27 00:01:21,420 --> 00:01:22,680 That's what you want. 28 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,570 So that's what we're gonna do right now. 29 00:01:24,570 --> 00:01:26,700 We're gonna re-pot this little guy. 30 00:01:26,700 --> 00:01:30,690 So I start off with just a little bit of mix 31 00:01:30,690 --> 00:01:31,983 in the bottom of my pot. 32 00:01:33,330 --> 00:01:36,393 We're gonna snip off any dead or dying roots. 33 00:01:37,980 --> 00:01:39,873 We just want the healthy ones. 34 00:01:45,660 --> 00:01:48,390 So anything that's salvageable, we keep. 35 00:01:48,390 --> 00:01:51,693 Anything that's dead or dying, we snip off. 36 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,110 We don't wanna promote root rot. 37 00:01:58,110 --> 00:02:01,530 That's the killer of a Phalaenopsis orchid. 38 00:02:01,530 --> 00:02:04,293 So anything that's dead goes away. 39 00:02:05,820 --> 00:02:08,613 Anything that's healthy stays. 40 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,610 -Whoops. -(Judy chuckles) 41 00:02:11,610 --> 00:02:13,143 All right, so that looks good. 42 00:02:14,370 --> 00:02:15,453 Time to re-pot 'em. 43 00:02:17,490 --> 00:02:20,730 These little aerial roots are gonna stay above. 44 00:02:20,730 --> 00:02:24,300 These little real roots are gonna go down below. 45 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:25,320 Great, there they go. 46 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:26,670 They're gonna go in the pot. 47 00:02:26,670 --> 00:02:28,680 Aerial roots stay above. 48 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:29,513 Got it? 49 00:02:29,513 --> 00:02:30,780 Okay. 50 00:02:30,780 --> 00:02:32,130 There we go. 51 00:02:32,130 --> 00:02:35,793 Couple of handfuls of new bark, 52 00:02:36,660 --> 00:02:39,603 and we're just gonna gently put it in around the plant. 53 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:41,930 Might need a little help, 54 00:02:43,140 --> 00:02:44,590 but we're gonna make it work. 55 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,120 Oh, he might be too big for this guy. 56 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,170 I'll put him back in. 57 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,190 So just remember to keep those aerial roots above, 58 00:03:02,190 --> 00:03:04,053 and all the other roots below. 59 00:03:10,890 --> 00:03:13,212 And I'm gonna give 'em a little mist. 60 00:03:13,212 --> 00:03:14,430 (water spraying) 61 00:03:14,430 --> 00:03:16,847 'Cause we wanna keep 'em moist. 62 00:03:16,847 --> 00:03:19,597 (water spraying) 63 00:03:23,430 --> 00:03:25,080 'Cause he is looking kind of dry. 64 00:03:29,220 --> 00:03:34,080 If you don't have an orchid pot, no problem, 65 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:38,412 but best to use a clay pot if you can. 66 00:03:38,412 --> 00:03:40,972 (water spraying) 67 00:03:40,972 --> 00:03:42,840 All right, little more mix. 68 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:43,833 We're almost done. 69 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:52,503 He's looking better already. 70 00:03:54,750 --> 00:03:58,113 Pretty soon he's gonna have some flowers, I just know it. 71 00:04:06,930 --> 00:04:08,030 And there you have it. 72 00:04:12,180 --> 00:04:14,400 A re-potted Phalaenopsis. 73 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:15,233 Whoops. 74 00:04:17,430 --> 00:04:18,880 I think he looks pretty good. 75 00:04:20,250 --> 00:04:21,400 And you can already see 76 00:04:24,630 --> 00:04:27,580 his aerial roots have turned 77 00:04:29,101 --> 00:04:32,133 from that white silvery color to green. 78 00:04:33,383 --> 00:04:34,809 -(water spraying) -'Cause we've sprayed 'em up. 79 00:04:34,809 --> 00:04:36,020 Got 'em all moist. 80 00:04:36,020 --> 00:04:38,770 (water spraying) 81 00:04:40,710 --> 00:04:43,023 He looks awfully good to me. 82 00:04:43,023 --> 00:04:43,920 He looks much more happy too. 83 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,473 Ah, this pot, not really good. 84 00:04:47,434 --> 00:04:48,810 There we go. 85 00:04:48,810 --> 00:04:51,030 So remember that by providing your plants 86 00:04:51,030 --> 00:04:52,770 with the conditions and care they need, 87 00:04:52,770 --> 00:04:54,780 you too can be a houseplant hero. 88 00:04:54,780 --> 00:04:57,510 For more information on house plants and home gardens 89 00:04:57,510 --> 00:05:00,150 visit the UVM Extension Master Gardener website 90 00:05:00,150 --> 00:05:02,460 and see our garden resources page, 91 00:05:02,460 --> 00:05:05,100 or contact an extension master gardener volunteer 92 00:05:05,100 --> 00:05:06,660 at the helpline. 93 00:05:06,660 --> 00:05:08,790 The phone number is on the screen. 94 00:05:08,790 --> 00:05:10,890 This is Extension Master Gardner, Judy Mirro, 95 00:05:10,890 --> 00:05:12,783 wishing you happy growing.