Dendrobium Keiki

[charlesf6]

Any ideas on what to do with departed Keiki that broke off of my dendrobium tonight?
I understand that it was way too early to be on it's own but is their anything I can do? Should I soak it at least?

[charlesf6]

I just misted the roots and have the base sitting in a shot glass of water for now?

[estación seca]

Get a take-out food container with a transparent plastic lid that will hold the whole thing horizontally. Put some barely-damp sphagnum moss in the bottom. Lay the piece of Dendrobium cane on the surface and cover it. Put it where there is bright shade but no sun shining onto the plastic. Keep the moss barely damp. The plantlet should keep rooting and begin to grow. When it is a lot bigger, pot it up separately.

You can find threads here on Orchid Board of people doing this with Dendrobium canes.

[charlesf6]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Get a take-out food container with a transparent plastic lid that will hold the whole thing horizontally. Put some barely-damp sphagnum moss in the bottom. Lay the piece of Dendrobium cane on the surface and cover it. Put it where there is bright shade but no sun shining onto the plastic. Keep the moss barely damp. The plantlet should keep rooting and begin to grow. When it is a lot bigger, pot it up separately.

You can find threads here on Orchid Board of people doing this with Dendrobium canes.

I am adding air holes to this container?

[charlesf6]

1 Month:

[estación seca]

I would aim for sphagnum nowhere near as wet. It 's going OK so far, but there is a bigger risk of rot with very wet sphagnum. I would also begin using dilute fertilizer each time when spraying the roots, say 25-50 ppm nitrogen.