Help with germination
 

Lately in Thailand things have been VERY wet to say the least.... Flooding is amazing!!:bua:
The labs i use are all flooded at about 1 metre/3 feet and i cannot get my seedpods to them.....I'm forced to attempt germination rogerman style:rofl:

Firstly i need to know a "recipe" for media.

If anyone can help i'd be most appreciative

Thanks

I'm sorry I can't help but am giving you a bump.
Joann

Did you cut your seed pods well they're green? You could just let them brown and split. Use a coffee filter around the pod to keep everything together. Then, just let the seeds dry. They'll hold up for away being dried.

what you sow?

Thanks Wjs2nd, I have cut a couple but i haven't cut all of them as yet....some still need a little more time.

I really don't know when the lab will open again....things have been very bad lately.

@roby, I've got about 100 seedpods of various Vanda and ascda waiting to be flasked

You can use this home made medium:

1.5 g/l NPK 20-20-20
20 g/l sugar
2 g activated charcoal (required with this type of species)
6 g/l agar agar
1 l demineralised water

for germination of these species this medium is fine, then when you transplanting into new medium, you can add 50 max 100 g / l of banana and raised to 2 g / l the NPK fertilizer

but if you want to buy a professional medium, you can use the Phytotec Lab P668 (half dose) or K400 or P723

Thanks a million for that information....i'll give it a go