Repotting Grocery Store Orchids

Repot your grocery store orchid to keep it alive and healthy. Orchid expert Randall Bayer shows how. Orchids live on trees in tropical areas. Their roots absorb water from the almost daily rains in those areas. The tree bark where they are growing then quickly dries out. The orchids store the water in special structures called pseudo bulbs or in their leaves.

Orchids for sale in stores are usually potted in sphagnum peat moss. The peat moss holds water and does not let the orchid roots dry out between watering like they do in the wild. This means that without special attention, the roots will rot, and the plant will die in a short time. To keep the plant from dying the orchid must be repotted. Randall repots an orchid purchased in a grocery store and shows and explains all the steps.

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[Kevinpdoheny]

This is one of the best videos I've seen that explains orchids and how to re-pot them. Thank you!!

[anniesaddictions]

He’s such a nice soul!! Even though I knew all this info, I watched him because of his calm & simple explanation on growing Phals!! Thank you guys!!

[dinaautore]

I like to use rainwater to water all my Orchids.
Even in Winter, here in the North East I melt snow ❄️! 😂
Orchids love it

[paulmccutchen]

I just received a few orchids and didn't have the slightest idea how not to let them die. After watching your video I have a better understanding of orchids and their roots system.

[camillajulianagonzalez]

I could listen to him all day. What a great teacher! Thank you, sir!

[joanolear]

Thank so much for this video. I should have educated myself so…… much earlier in my young days when I would purchase orchids from grocery stores or given as gifts & I would over watered them as result literally kill them. ( because of ignorance) for Mother’s Day this year my youngest son gave me a store bought orchid. Thanks to modern media I came on your channel & now I have learned how to take care them. Thank you again.😊

[franky]

Wow, very interesting. I didn't have any clue about how to repot orchids. Thanks.

[biguy]

Springtime here and the stores are full of orchids for sale. I've been hesitant to buy one, but not after seeing this video. Very nice job explaining orchid care!

[Gothicctopus]

Using just orchid bark wasn’t letting my orchid take up enough moisture, water just runs right through. A mix of orchid bark and sphagnum moss seems to be a good idea to keep some moisture around. I rescued an orchid with only one inch long root and setting it in a Tupperware with sphagnum moss and keeping it moist has grown four new roots in only a month! I’m so excited he’s not dead 😅

[elainerush]

I mix bark with moss, I've had great success, however I know several that use this instruction. He did a fantastic job of explaining

[louiseemanuel]

Wonderful tutorial. Easy to understand, great explanation and demonstration.

[ashleyhaney]

A friend just bought me an orchid so this will be extremely helpful. I usually kill plants pretty quickly. I’m really excited to have learned more. Thank you so much.

[daverowell]

Great video. Really informative. This man really knows what he is talking about. I would recommend it to all orchid growers.

[benhernandez]

I'm about to attempt to save 2 orchids that I found discarded, thanks Randall for info from interview

[krisaaron]

Great information and presented in a way that's easy to understand. Many thanks to this gentleman and his wife -- my supermarket phals appreciate it, too!

[Morrigan_le_fey]

This was exactly the information I was looking for, and very well presented. Thanks Randall! I'll have to watch the rest of the channel after this.

[MGANdoll]

Best instructional video I've seen on orchid repotting...Going with what this expert says!😊

[timdunk]

Huge thank you from my new orchid and myself.

[hummingbird]

Such a kind soul. I bought a new orchid and am hoping to follow your tips to repot it😊

[evepawelski]

Thank you so much for this video. My grocery store orchid was a gift that somehow I've kept alive for over a year. I water it with 3-4 ice cubes once a week. Hopefully now I'll be able to keep it alive even longer!