potted up six phal kiekis today

[chidlove]

Originally Posted by Moreau

Hi Chidlove!

I had Schultz fertilizer, too, and that's the one I threw away because it had the urea in it. I cut off the keiki a few days back and repotted it along with all my orchids. I was a little nervous for all of them, but WOW are they HAPPY!!! Lots of perked up leaves! Woohoo! I must have done it right!

I'll go with the orchid bloom fertilizer and let you all know how it goes with my little keiki!

Thank you everyone for all the input!!!

-Lisa

Originally Posted by Austin Powers

Childlove,
I am curious how long after blooming did you wait to apply the Keiki Grow paste?? I have the same product. I know it says to wait at least two weeks after the last bloom opens before applying the product. In the past I have only produced new flower buds, no keikis yet. I think that I applied the product too soon after blooming. I now have a couple nodes that I just treated in the last few days. This time I have waited until the blooms are just starting to decline, and the plant is actively growing a new leaf. Anyway, just wondering about the timing of when you applied the product on your plant??
Thanks,
Stephen

Congrats Lisa, so Happy for you Isn't it great to see your efforts?

I applied the hormone when the last flower had fallen off [and was off for aprox a week. Believe me, I had to almost bind my hands so I couldn't sooner]
One of my plants had a normal kieki, and the top one produced one pretty flower out of the node. Still in bloom, pretty wierd.

[johnblagg]

Originally Posted by lobsterman

Chidlove,

I put some of that 'keiki grow plus' on my wallet, but haven't seen any growth yet!

Congratulations!!

I too am curious. I have a beautiful keiki on a phal that I'm waiting to remove. Did you remove it entirely from the bloom spike, or did you cut a piece of the spike away with the keiki?

Steve

LOL is the wallet green or brown ...dead id dead and no amount will help....Next time try it on the green parts inside.

[chidlove]

Originally Posted by johnblagg

LOL is the wallet green or brown ...dead id dead and no amount will help....Next time try it on the green parts inside.

...would be nice......

Here are a couple pics of the 'Freaky Keiki'



the flower is so not like the original,its very frilly.


this is the whole plant, showing the normal keiki on the bottom node. Sure glad I got one to grow normally.
[Its to the far left]

[Rosiefuture]

That first pic on the keiki bloom before it has opened reminds me of the Little Shop of Horrors plant! LOL

The bloom is very pretty.

Marion

[chidlove]

Originally Posted by Rosiefuture

That first pic on the keiki bloom before it has opened reminds me of the Little Shop of Horrors plant! LOL

The bloom is very pretty.

Marion

I will call her Audrey....and love her, and squeeze her....[from bugs bunny] Thanks Marion, it is still as fresh as the day it opened