The BEST Phal keiki season ever!

[BikerDoc5968]

Sandy and Kiki, I have used a similar product from a vendor in Canada called KeikiGrow Plus. It is a lanolin-based material and is applied in much the same way by removing the node cover. I have found that any of these materials must be applied when the plant is in its vegetative growing phase. So for you, Sandy, doing this over the summer was perfect timing and may be a portion of the reason for your results...so when can I expect donations

I have gotten some crazy growth of spikes using the paste also... almost as though the plant didn't know just what to do.... and I get lots of flower spikes if applied after the last flower has opened. My best results have been on old spikes in late spring when the mother plant should start to put out new leaves.

There is an article out of Michigan State University that addresses the impact of temperature on whether an orchid produces flowers or Keikis. It is a long article so anyone who wishes to read it, send me an email and I'd be more than happy to share it with you.