Keiko roots

[Candice]

I have a keiki, and wondering about how long it will be before I see roots....and then how many roots should it have before I cut it and plant it in its own medium....????

How do I take it from its mother plant??

Thanks!

[slipperfreak]

How long it will take I can't tell you, but eventually the keiki will grow some roots, which will extend over time. It can be beneficial to mist the roots while they are growing. Once they are an inch or two long, the keiki can be cut off the spike and planted in a SMALL pot in damp sphagnum moss. Cut at the spike just below the base of the keiki and dust the wound with cinnamon.

[dsim]

Originally Posted by slipperfreak

How long it will take I can't tell you, but eventually the keiki will grow some roots, which will extend over time. It can be beneficial to mist the roots while they are growing. Once they are an inch or two long, the keiki can be cut off the spike and planted in a SMALL pot in damp sphagnum moss. Cut at the spike just below the base of the keiki and dust the wound with cinnamon.

interesting... i have a keiko too, with 1 root almost 2 inch long, and 3 roots about 1 inch. probably its time to cut. why is there a need to dust the wound with cinnamon? i don't have cinnamon, is there other alternative?

btw, how can one have more chances of getting keiko? or is it purely luck?

[Kuldking]

I would also like to know how to make an orchid produce keikis?
Our plant shops do not sell anything like keiki paste so that option is out of question.