Category: Orchid Doctor

SEED PODS: Mailing

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Wrap the whole pod in clean paper or seal it inside a paper envelope so it can "breathe" whether green or dry, then place it inside a small carton, address it and mail; do not use any plastic or fi... Read More

SEED PODS: Optimal Harvesting Time for Green Pod Culture

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago 12 hybrids with five or more pods each were tested for germination results when removed at different lengths of time from 60 days onward and the number of days to dehiscing; also the optimum time f... Read More

SEED PODS: Phalaenopsis

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Cultural directions; pods take six to eight months to mature; remove when about to crack open; place in clean paper; spray with Lysol aerosol disinfectant; dry; open the pod and collect the seed on... Read More

SEED PODS: Spike Deterioration

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Sometimes a spike carrying a pod rots or dries away; can be counteracted by setting more than one pod; or by setting the end pod in addition to another; spikes dying back can be cut above the pod a... Read More

SEED PODS: Time to Mature

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Some mentioned: Cattleyas, 11 to 13 months; Laelia purpurata about nine months; Phalaenopsis schilleriana six months; Paphiopedilum spicerianum 11; Paph. insigne 10; Masdevallia 4; Calanthe 3 to 4;... Read More

SEED PODS: Time to Maturity

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago The farther from the equator the plant is the longer it takes to maturity; use of a blue light might reduce this effect. NH78(3)-18 Read More

SEED: Cattleya

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago How to grow a pod removed 80 days after pollination: use the usual green pod technique. A71-609 Read More

SEED: Cleaning

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago The removal of chaff can be done by means of apparatus made from glass tube and rubber tubing and an air bulb to blow the chaff gently, leaving viable seed behind; illus. A63-891 Read More

SEED: Contaminants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago To render them sterile before sowing: some spores are only weakened in treatment of seed with calcium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide and can contaminate the flasks months later; use a solution o... Read More

SEED: Disinfectants

Author is Robert M. [Bert] Hamilton (Compiler), posted almost 8 years ago Calcium hypochlorite is a very reliable choice; some people prefer Clorox. A62-925 Read More