The orchid is considered a very difficult flower. And therefore, a novice florist is sometimes not able to care for this capricious plant. Usually, over-attention and improper orchid care is a common mistake, not a lack of it. This usually applies to almost all indoor plants.
For example, chlorophytum and hibiscus can still withstand everything and even gross mistakes, but for an orchid they can become fatal. There are many articles about orchids, and almost every one of them talks about the importance and rules of transplanting it. It is very important to transplant the orchid correctly and at a certain time, because otherwise it may simply die.
Orchid roots are very difficult and take a long time to recover, so there is no need to disturb this flower unnecessarily once again. Therefore, when you buy an orchid from the store, you do not need to immediately transplant it into a new pot. Such actions are very difficult for the orchid and can cause irreparable harm to it. It is recommended to transplant a plant as delicate as an orchid only in extreme cases.
When can you transplant an orchid?
For about two to three years, the orchid substrate can be suitable, and then it can be replaced. Therefore, you need to be guided by these standards and the orchid can be transplanted only once every two to three years. And then, by external signs, you yourself will know when to transplant the orchid.
The main signs for transplanting an orchid
- If there is a lot of free space in the pot and the substrate has almost completely settled and crumpled.
- If there is a noticeable smell of mold, dampness and rotting leaves.
- If the pot becomes heavier after watering than before.
- If the roots have darkened and turned brown and gray. Healthy roots are green. If you see root rot, then the plant needs to be urgently replanted!
- If the orchid looks wilted.
If you notice that the substrate is a donkey, then you need to try to stretch it out until the time when the flowering period ends and the orchid begins to release new leaves and roots. It is then that the best time to transplant a plant, and then it will take root well.
How to properly transplant an orchid
To do this, you need to very carefully pull the flower out of the pot along with the earth. If you cannot do this, then it is better to cut the pot so as not to damage the plant. Then you need to place the orchid together with the substrate in a container with warm water so that it is completely soaked there.
Then, with the help of a shower, gently wash off the remnants of the substrate from the roots. Then you need to carefully examine the plant and remove all dead and damaged roots, and sprinkle the cut lines with charcoal. Next, put the flower on a paper towel so that it dries completely to the last drop of water.
During this time, you need to lay out a layer of expanded clay or ceramic shards about five centimeters high at the bottom of the pot so that the water does not stagnate, but passes freely to the bottom.
Then you can fill up the substrate with a height of five centimeters and place the prepared plant in it. A stake can be placed near it for a garter of hanging stems, if any. From above, you need to fill up the substrate and press it down with your hand so that it settles a little.
If necessary, you need to fix the orchid so that the roots take root well.After that, the pot must be immersed in water for a few minutes, and then let it drain well, and if the roots appear, then the substrate must still be poured.
The optimal substrate for an orchid is a mixture of charcoal, fern roots, bark, styrofoam, moss, peat and osmund. It is better to buy it ready-made in specialized stores.
very interesting
Everything is very clear, I'm going to transplant ...
Thank you very much for your detailed article. I got an orchid half a year ago and I still didn't know what to do with it and transplant rfr. Thanks to your instructions, I chose a substrate for the orchid and transplanted it. It seems that everything turned out great and my orchid likes everything.
My orchid has a cub, I planted them, the cub even threw out the arrow for flowering and a bud appeared, but it never bloomed and stands in one place, only a new leaf was thrown away. What is the reason?
Your cub does not have enough strength to bloom, buy a special feeding
maybe it is undesirable for the cub to bloom right away? ovaries, buds are removed from many first-year flowers, plants ...
My orchid has been blooming for a year now. This is accompanied by the appearance of more and more steles and roots, arrows with buds climb even from old shoots. The roots have long been outside the pot: both below and above. She more and more and does not stop. How to transplant ???
Zoya, why transplant? If the orchid is so "rushing" then it is good and no transplant is required yet.
And what to do if new shoots constantly appear on the orchid, and constantly blooms. How to separate these processes? Thank.
The baby orchid can be separated from the mother plant when its own roots appear.
Hello, I bought myself an orchid in the summer, now it has finished blooming, what to do with the arrow, cut it off or not?
If the arrow is dry, then yes - cut it off. If the arrow is still green, then in no case - the orchid can bloom again.
One of my orchids has been blooming on the same arrows for the seventh year, during which time it has added 1 or 2 leaves, and it blooms almost constantly. So never cut off the arrows, even if they look ugly for a while without flowers. I then plant some kind of decorative butterfly on them. But if the arrow begins to dry out (and this is immediately evident), I cut it off to the border of drying.
Please tell me what to do with the roots that stick out of the pot? They are long enough already. I'm afraid to break when transplanting.
Good day. About a month ago I bought a blooming orchid. Sits in a transparent small pot and blooms. When to transplant it? Before that, there was an orchid, but it quickly took over and did not save it. Fresh green roots below and above began to dry. Help determine what this means? Can it be stored on the counter of the kitchen unit opposite the west-side window? All windows face the west side and in summer there will be very strong sun rays. So I put it on the kitchen set. I would also like to have a few orchids, but for now I'm afraid if this
I have six orchids, all of them have faded, some for a long time, but do not bloom again. But the leaves are still twig .. I use a special top dressing. How to "provoke" flowering?
My mom kept the orchid in the washing machine, punished it because it didn't bloom. And after the punishment, the "girl" corrected herself. Now it blooms incessantly
Please check with your mom if you need to turn on the centrifuge?
Stop feeding
To provoke an orchid to bloom, you need to create stressful conditions for it. Stop watering for two or three weeks and put it in some dark place for this time, then after two or three weeks put it back on the windowsill and she should throw out the peduncle
Phalaenopsis orchid is an epiphyte.
The ideal composition for her in a pot would be pine bark in pieces! and that's it!
You should be careful when buying other types of orchids: they all need different substrates.
hello and I have this problem: they bought an orchid, it was with flowers, soon all the flowers fell off and in their place the stem began to dry out. ... the leaves continue to grow rapidly. if necessary? cut dry place
You don't need to cut anything. Feed it with fertilizer for flowering, soon after feeding it will shoot an arrow. I had the same
Thank you so much. Everything is very clear. They gave me an Orchid for my birthday, and I am by no means a flower girl! Thanks for the detailed explanation, I'll go buy the substrate))
We gave an orchid two weeks ago, and it started to fade ((What to do? Help, please 🙁
Advise what to do? The orchid has faded, I was going to transplant it, but now I don’t know what to do. It seems that the roots in the pot are green, they are also green, and the roots that are on top of the soil are gray. Can cut them off.
This is the first time I planted an orchid in ordinary soil. Good friend came and saw. She laughed at me. The next day, I instantly bought a transparent pot and special soil))) for two years now it has been sitting and making me happy.
How robiti ...? Orchidea let out 5 chips. They are not great and do not let the root. Raptovo on the pagovi the leaves began to spin and the root withers, when transplanted, they started to move, three not even healthy ones.
I bought an orchid, examined carefully all the roots, they were green and plump. At home there was condensation in the pot for a long time, and now I saw that the roots at the bottom of the pot were brownish-yellow, one leaf began to turn yellow, some specks appeared on the back of the flowers themselves, and the aerial root on top of the pot wrinkled, although it was solid and green in color ... Please tell me what to do, transplant it now and remove all rotten roots or wait until it fades? And what is the best substate for pure bark or a mixture with peat and moss? Thanks in advance
An abrupt change in temperature conditions can provoke an orchid to bloom. So, for example, a flower can be refrigerated for 15-20 minutes, these manipulations must be performed with a flower 2-3 times a day, for about a week. The result will not be long in coming. Good luck!
and on my pedicel, which I cut off during transplantation and put it simply in a vase of water, an escape appeared))) this is vitality!
Hello, I have the same story, an arrow from a branch appeared, only there are no roots. Tell us, did you have flowers there?
And I have a different way of landing. I plant in vases without drainage holes and the Faliki feel great. You can watch the transplant video here:
I transplanted Phalaenopsis into a new substrate (pine bark), bought in a store. After 2-3 days, mold began to grow on it. What to do about it?
Archideans faded very quickly and do not even let the shooters follow the rules of watering with top dressing
Thanks a lot for the tip, helped a lot ??
After transplanting the orchid (the roots began to rot in the store pot after flowering), the leaves began to turn yellow and in the end everything fell off. I already wanted to throw out the substrate, and there new green roots grew, but there were no leaves. What to do?
Eugene, put the orchid in a well-lit place, water as needed, the plant will eventually put out new leaves ...
Hello. I want to transplant phalaenopsis. Do you need to rinse your roots in the shower? I wanted to take the orchid out of the old pot and, along with all the substrate and roots, transplant it into a new pot and sprinkle it with a new substrate. Has anyone done this? What are the results? Or is everything washed under the shower and into a new substrate? Thank.
And then what is the point of replanting? Be sure to remove the old soil. Even though I don’t wash it in the shower, it sprinkles so well. At the same time, inspect the roots, cut off all dry and rotten ones. And then you can already soak the roots (I soak in the Root) from this they will become more elastic and will not break when placed in a pot. And in no case take the soil purchased - there is nothing but dust, the roots will rot! Well-cooked pine bark is best. I also add a few pieces of charcoal and quite a bit of sphagnum moss. And do not ram the soil with your hand, as they say in the article, just tap the pot on the table, the bark itself wakes up in the voids. Yes, and drainage 5cm (!!!) Why? How big is the pot then needed? Through the cog, the water pours out perfectly into the pan. And at the expense of not replanting what was bought in the store until it fades, I also do not agree. I transplant all store flowers immediately. They don't even shed flowers. Very often in the purchased orchid under the "bottom" found foam rubber. If I waited until it fades, the roots would rot. The manufacturer puts it there so that the flowers can endure a long journey (increases the humidity) And in stores they immediately begin to water the flowers. So save your flowers immediately after purchase, if you do everything right - the orchid will not even notice the transplant.
Can you please tell me if the pot must be transparent? Should it have holes for water? The pots are sold without holes and without pallets ...
how to boil pine bark
Good day.
A young man gave me an orchid. I didn't know how to take care of her, and there was still no time. I read that it is necessary to replant in the spring after flowering (spring, autumn). I blinked like a moment, she already has small buds, I also did not cut her after flowering. Tell me what to do now? it is no longer possible to transplant, to cut the peduncle too?
Hello!
First of all, I would like to know what kind of orchid you have? Phalaenopsis? Dendrobium? Cymbidum? Or something different? All of the above are quite often on sale in flower shops and could be at your home. However, all orchids hate to be transplanted and thrive in the same pot and substrate for several years. There may be several reasons for transplanting: the roots have rotted, the substrate has become too dense, the plant no longer fits in the pot (the latter refers, for example, to cymbidums).
Now about the peduncle: in phalaenopsis, it is not cut off after flowering, the plant forms new buds on old peduncles and, at the same time, can release new ones. So that flowering will only be more abundant if all flower stalks are preserved.In other types of orchids, flower stalks dry out after flowering and, of course, they can and should be cut off.
Good day!
Thanks for the answer, I have a phalaenopsis orchid, the roots are not rotten, light green in color. Above, several roots have dried up and the leaves have faded from below, the lowest ones are yellow. Tell me how often she needs to be watered, how to care for her, whether she loves sunlight. I water it 1-2 times a week, stands on the window, the sun shines from this side only in the morning. Tell me something, this is my first flower, before that there was only a cactus and then I flooded it? Thank you very much in advance for your reply!
Hello! I am also interested in the question of how often an orchid needs to be watered, but I know that after watering it is not necessary that there is water in the pan, that is, when the water drains, it must be poured out of the pan, otherwise the roots will rot.
Hello.
I transplanted a purchased flowering orchid. I had to cut off some of the roots. Several days passed and the leaves began to lose turgor. How long does it take for survival? Really will not take root.
Hello. Tell me please, in the phalaenopsis transplant, can you use an airy bio-soil for orchids? Soil composition: Softwood bark, coconut fiber and screenings, crushed clay, expanded vermiculite, fraction 8 mm, high-moor peat cotton grass. What should I do? Please tell me. Thank you in advance.
Thank you for the article! The orchid has bloomed for more than six months, now the flowers have begun to fade. All her roots have long been darkened, some even rotted and fell apart on sawdust, the leaves also began to turn yellow. I can't wait to transplant it into a new substrate and a more spacious pot as soon as possible.
A flower shop worker advised me to transplant the orchid after flowering and carefully check at the base for the presence of a sponge. The sponge was really present, which caused rotting of the roots. I got rid of the sponge, transplanted it into the pine bark and my girl makes me happy without ceasing to bloom for the second year. has not yet faded, but she has released a new one and is already blooming. Now I enjoy the flowering of two peduncles. However, I arrange bath days for her. Once a week at night I immerse the pot in a baby bucket filled with water. Then I let it drain and so on until next week. And not only I so relax my phalaenopsis, but also cambria and oncidium. And everyone pleases with flowering.
Good day! Tell me, has anyone tried to transplant an orchid into a hydrogel? I heard that it is possible, but somehow scary ..
Hello! Tell me what to do when transplanting with roots that have sprouted at the bottom of the pot through the holes. They are very long and curly.
We have an orchid for 3 years and 2 years as it blooms profusely. At the end of September, she put the flower outside when it was drizzling and brought it into the room the next day. And apparently the sun burned 2 leaves in the middle. Tell me what to do, cut these sheets or leave them to fall off themselves. Thank.
Can you please tell me, the orchid began to throw out the arrow for flowering, and the child broke off the arrow, namely where the buds were small! Tell me what to do? Doesn't it disappear? I have grief (
Hello, help me please. A little less than a year ago, I was presented with an orchid in a very small pot. Now it seems to me that the roots do not have enough space. Can I transplant it? Thank.
You can transplant. The main thing is that there is good soil (best of all, the bark, disinfected).
Hello! They gave me an orchid for my birthday. The pot was wrapped in a gift bag, so she stood for 2 weeks. I didn't know I had to rip the bag. Can you transplant and do you need to cut the arrows?
Look at the roots to see if there is a smell. If the roots are green and there is no smell, then there is no need to replant. And the arrows do not need to be cut off in any case. You can harm the flower and it will die.
Good day. It's time to transplant the phalaenopsis orchid, because rotten roots are visible and a green coating appeared on the pot inside. But the orchid has already begun to produce flower stalks again. Can you transplant during this period?
Hello, my mother was presented with an orchid, it is in a small pot, there is a plaque inside, the roots are green inside and grayish outside. The store said that it needs to be transplanted, but it is in bloom and new buds are blooming. We sold peat for orchids - a universal soil. What kind of pot is needed and what kind of peat is better and is it worth touching at all now ?!
The pot doesn't have to be big. You need to transplant either in the spring or when it fades
Hello! I brought orchids from Vietnam. They do not perish, and do not grow. I do not know what to do. Please advise.
Hello, try to fertilize: dilute a tablet of succinic acid in a liter of water and spray the flowers, mine began to bloom. ☺️👍
Good day! My orchid is 4 years old, it bloomed all the time with short interruptions, there was a beauty. Now the roots have significantly crawled out of the pot, there are a lot of them on the surface, the leaves have turned yellow, there is no color. Perhaps she is dying because of the summer heat? .. Should she be transplanted into a larger pot?
What to do if roots appear on the flowering arrow? What to do? When to transplant and how?
But where are the roots! You already have a formed plant. There are three leaves, which means that it will already feed itself. In any case, do not touch your mother in color. And as it fades, wait until the baby grows a root of 8 cm and carefully separate it from the mother, treat the cutting devices with alcohol. And plant with God in ordinary orchid soil. I also have such a prolific mommy. True. blooms as stupidly as yours. But, apparently, either a lush, well-groomed lady, or a mommy, muddied by children ...)))
😂 Everything is like in life))))))))))
information 0.5%. What if the upper part with new leaves has grown and how to cut the lower stem of the root so that new lateral roots appear from the upper part? Why not transplant immediately? After all, breeders plant orchids in synthetic sponges that rot from moisture and everyone who is not lazy lives there. How to grow new roots if EVERYONE has rotted (they gave me one such copy, I had to cut everything to the leaves. Now it's worth it, I don't know how to make the roots grow). All this is from personal experience. Questions, questions. I am looking for the answer in practice. In and-not, only general words, no one said anything necessary. And I was looking.
I put the orchid completely without roots and with sluggish leaves above the water, so that it does not touch the water itself, soaked the sluggish leaves with its head down, it quickly got well and after a year released an arrow
Good afternoon! A month ago they gave me an orchid, everything was fine for a week, but then the leaves began to turn yellow and fall off ((I decided to transplant, and found a sponge in the roots, the roots rotted! !
Good day! Look at the YouTube video of Georgy Goryachevsky about orchids ... Here is the link ...
Orchid transplant after purchase, treatment of orchids from parasites, fungal and viral pathogens
And here's another ...
What happens if I do not transplant the orchid after buying it in the store?
Tell me what to do. Stands above the water, but in the end it looks worse and worse. I do not cut off the arrow, because there is something hatching. There are no roots at all
Is it possible to process the roots before planting with furatsilin. To disinfect them