The Orchid Room's video: New Orchid Repot Transition Guide Semi-Hydro Tips for Success- Part I: Encyclia Updates

Hi everyone! It's Annabel, welcome back to my channel! Today we are repotting my two new Prosyclia orchids. This is a detailed, long repot with lots of tips for sucess and ways to adapt this method using inorganic media, while providing some simple tips that can help improve anyone's repotting success, such as removing bark from roots, root adaptation and timing of the transition, dry layer issues, fixes, and examples. This is a full and detailed repot and transition to semi-hydro, a form of passive hydroponics, or a modified self-watering system using inorganicmedia, with these two orchids. We then revisit in one month and update within each section of the video, along with troubleshooting some dry layer issues using a smooth, non porous pebble top layer. Unboxing video here: https://youtu.be/N76tjQjWDBY Prosyclia Purple Lace Prosthechea radiata × Encyclia cordigera https://www.bluenanta.com/detail/101027340/hybrid/?tab=sum Prosyclia Purple Streams Prosthechea baculus × Encyclia cordigera https://www.bluenanta.com/detail/101027339/hybrid/?tab=sum Encyclia cordigera care & repot here: https://youtu.be/8mKYpo-KAPE I hope you enjoy the video! For any newcomers, welcome to my channel! And to everyone- thanks so much for watching! Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:28 PROSYCLIA PURPLE LACE 00:40 Repotting preparation for new orchids: soaking 01:40 Removing bark from roots 02:00 Timing a repot 04:00 Removing dried bracts 04:30 Positioning the orchid in new pot 06:15 Top Layer 07:30 ONE MONTH UPDATE 07:50 Troubleshooting the Dry Layer 09:50 Changing setups- avoiding transplant stress 10:30 Pebble top layer: Explanation with example 12:10 PROSYCLIA PURPLE STREAMS 12:40 Removing media from a root bound orchid 13:50 Thoughts on charcoal (Not researched) 15:00 Removing bracts 16:00 Growth Cycles, Flowering & Repots 17:10 Semi-Hydro vs Self-watering- Pot choices 18:40 Media choices 19:10 Positioning in pot 20:00 Lava rock top layer 20:50 ONE MONTH UPDATE 21:20 Growing roots & top layers 23:40 Future video plans for this series ___________________________________ Summary Videos- Me as a Grower ___________________________________ Semi-Hydro Overview & Modifications, dry layer fixes: https://youtu.be/k2nmcWAz_rc Inorganic Media: https://youtu.be/fEo-YOAGdi8 (Part 1) https://youtu.be/09Inrxr14tQ (Part 2, refined) Watering & Fertilising: Short routine: https://youtu.be/tqUb3PQoZBU Long, detailed nutrient mixes, pH adjusting: https://youtu.be/p87-HcOuRTE Phalaenopsis Advanced Care: https://youtu.be/BLca9G9LVxM ______________________________________________ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.orchid.room/ ______________________________________________ ❀ My Orchid Room ❀ UK Conservatory Temps- 18-35C Humidity 30-90% (high if it's raining outside, low if warm) Natural light in summer, LEDs in winter ____________________________________________ ✩ Plant Products I Use & Love ✩ Quick Disclaimer - These are products I genuinely love, buy and use- I wouldn't list something I didn't use regularly and purchase myself. I've provided links to try and make them easier to find, some of these are Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any of these products through the Amazon links below, I may get a small percentage towards future purchases, which really helps! ❀ Inorganic Media ❀ RHS Alpine Horticultural grit or washed gravel- pebble top layer LECA - Canna Aqua Brand: https://amzn.to/2Z5sPPy Lava rock, small grade: https://amzn.to/30J3Z9y or larger, used here: https://amzn.to/2CPXCt0 Pumice : Medium grade ~10mm : https://amzn.to/3aTCIFn Or Kaizen bonsai, small or large grade: https://bit.ly/3aeYKRW Synthic: UK supplier https://bit.ly/2RCb4oI US: Glassbox Tropicals : https://bit.ly/2wHy2na Seramis : https://amzn.to/2QdyP59 or https://bit.ly/2V90RSJ (cheaper) Perlite ❃ Organic media ❃ Sphagnum- Besgrow Orchiata bark ________________________________________________ 💧Water & Nutrients🌱 RO system: https://amzn.to/3hz5QER ZeroWater Filter: https://amzn.to/2KaaYjP Rain Mix: UK: https://bit.ly/2yaTfX5 Akerne: https://bit.ly/2XEj3W3 Silicon: https://amzn.to/2K41IxJ Seaweed: Maxicrop: https://amzn.to/2VbQ0rv Or Envii: https://amzn.to/3fZ1bek Magnesium Quick Watering Day video: https://youtu.be/tqUb3PQoZBU (Short) My Watering / Fertilising Routine: https://youtu.be/p87-HcOuRTE (Full, detailed, long) ________________________________________________ 🐛Pest Control🐛 Pink Sun Neem Oil/Soap duo: https://amzn.to/39qyPam Systemic insecticide Bug Clear Ultra (5g/l Acetamiprid): Large: https://amzn.to/39nTzzS (Use at 10ml/litre) Small: https://amzn.to/2smCUfp 💡 Lighting 💡 High Light Orchids GEMMA Lights: https://bit.ly/34CqY7Z , 10% discount with code 'OrchidRoom' Mars Hydro TS600 : https://amzn.to/3bagRcS ❃ Shelving ❃ Wire shelving, Hartleys direct: https://bit.ly/2REpeWl Metal shelving IKEA Mulig ✩ Pots ✩ 13cm Buckets Amazon: https://amzn.to/2V92cci (£~20 for 35)