Category: Orchid Doctor

KEIKIS: Inducing Root Growth When Forming on Monopodials

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Cut them off, pot them, water them and place them in a polyethylene bag. A69-55 Read More

KEIKIS: Induction

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago By use of cytokinin or plant hormones; use 6-Benzylaminopurine mixed with pure lanolin at a ratio of 750ppm; apply to the exposed dormant eye of a vanda and a keiki appears in 60 days. OR80-164 Read More

KEIKIS: On Dendrobium Nobile

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They can be caused by a check in the growth of the main plant; plant may be potbound; provide good culture. A66-134 Read More

KEIKIS: On Dendrobium Victoria-reginae

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago When the keiki roots are one or two inches long they can be potted in a medium slightly firmer than the host pot. A79-370 Read More

KEIKIS: On Paphiopedilum Roots

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Some originate growth on roots, outside the leaf axils, which suggest the possibility of further propagation. A82-21 Read More

KEIKIS: On Phalaenopsis

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Best time to remove for potting is when roots are one to one and a half inches long; remove and place in a small pot in the same medium as for the parent but chopped finer. A69-340; A77-108Flower s... Read More

KEIKIS: On Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Culture is the key; possibly too little light, or too much water or potting medium too dense; over-fertilizing also causes keikis to appear. A77-449 Fertilizer at the rate of 50 ppm. could cause... Read More

KEIKIS: On Phalaenopsis Under Lights

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Formation on stems is often an indication of unfavorable climate; check the roots; perhaps increase the light and humidity. A75-618 Read More

KEIKIS: On Unusual Plants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago They can appear on Brassavola nodosa, B. cucullata, and Peristeria elata, unusual plants for this type of propagation. A83-266 Read More

ACID OR ALKALINE: Changing the Values

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Various means can be used: tufa, a limestone form, can be added to paphiopedilums from limestone cliffs; bark composts acidify with age; peatmoss, pine needles, oak leaves in the mix produce acidit... Read More