Vanilla Orchid Growing Guides
Learn how to successfully grow vanilla orchids, pollinate the orchids when they bloom and harvest sweet healthy vanilla beans at home wherever you live.
Here's a quick 40-second video we captured when we were in Hawaii working along side our Hawaiian vanilla farmer to hand pollinate vanilla orchids the morning of the bloom:
Our orchid growing Facebook group grew to thousands of members in its first year. It is a place where best practices are shared from vanilla orchid growers around the world. Ask questions 24/7 and get real answers from real people about any orchid question you may have.
We have compiled (and will continue to compile) the most common questions that occur in our group right here for a quick, easy one-stop center for everything related to growing vanilla orchids in your home.
Join us as we continue to spread vanilla bean sweetness all around the world. Order your first vanilla cutting today and get started on the rewarding journey of harvesting your own vanilla at home.
- Join our Growing Vanilla Orchids Facebook group.
- What to do when your vanilla vine cuttings arrive.
- How to grow vanilla orchids (and hopefully vanilla beans) at home
- How to transplant your vines from their starter pot to a larger pot.
- Orchid Troubleshooting - Why are my leaves turning yellow?
- How do I get vanilla orchids to bloom at home?
- When do I harvest and how do I cure my vanilla beans at home?
- What Plant Hardiness Zone do I Live in For Orchid Growing?
- Where to buy vanilla orchids
- Learn about Edmond Albius - Father of Vanilla Cultivation
- How to hand-pollinate vanilla orchids
- How vanilla beans are harvested
Be sure to visit our vanilla extract making guide center to get all the tips and tricks you need to use your vanilla beans to make extracts, sugars, pastes, powders and much more!
Happy growing and happy extracting!
