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Old 01-28-2008, 07:38 PM
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Hello Everyone!
I am writing from Toronto Canada, I think I might have done something very silly, my Wife and I got excited about our new Babys(keikes) so we cut them from the mother and planted with out any roots in a bark mix purchased at Home Depot, are we going to lose our new born Keikes?
Is there anything thing that can be done to save them? any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Tony & Cyndi
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Old 01-28-2008, 07:53 PM
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WELCOME TONY & CYNDI
Glad you can join us at the OB
What type of orchid is it?
If you could provide a photo .. that would help
Did the keikis have any roots?
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Old 01-28-2008, 08:01 PM
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Hello Dorothy, none of them have roots
I will try to figure out how to attach a pic and I dont know they name of the plant, but I will find out, its one of the very common ones that you find in hardware stores, if that helps

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Tony
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Old 01-28-2008, 08:23 PM
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Sounds like a phalaenopsis? I bought a phal at a grocery store. I don't know anything about keikis myself so I cant wait to hear the answer to this question too.

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Old 01-28-2008, 08:54 PM
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thanks Lisa,
That sounds about right (phalaenopsis) we have 4 of them (2 of which I rescued from a garbage bin at a banquet Hall, 1 of the leaf was damaged) My wife more than I have taken the up most delicate care and nursed them back to a healthy state. As our reward they blessed us with 3 keikis! and now I am afraid that we might have damaged the keikis by re potting them before growing roots.
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Old 01-28-2008, 09:19 PM
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It's always best to pot a keiki after it has roots of it's own about 2-3 inches long. I'm thinking it must have had some sort of roots even if they were tiny. I don't know for sure, but if you add some KLN, which is a rooting stimulant, to the water, you may be able to coax some root growth.

Let's see what our other friends have to say

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My first thought was a phal as well and wondering if it wouldn't help to put the potted plant in a ziploc bag (sphag~n~bag).

I have 2 dendro's and 1 phal that I have successfully used this procedure. I used sphagnum moss in the pot instead of orchid bark from the depot. I as well used a room stimulator to promote "happy feet".

Just my worth...
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Old 01-29-2008, 09:09 AM
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Check out these threads - it might enlighten you to some root stimulating options -
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ut-keikis.html
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...al-keikis.html
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...iki-paste.html
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...iki-spike.html
I found these using the search option typing in 'keiki'.

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Old 01-29-2008, 10:36 AM
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Thanks for the Tip Cheryl ,
So are you suggesting to put the Pot and Plant into a ziploc bag for a few weeks and see it any roots develop?

Tony
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Old 01-29-2008, 10:48 AM
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Thank you Dorothy,

I will check out the threads.....
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