potted up six phal kiekis today

[Moreau]

Thanks Chidlove! I didn't even know what it was when it first started growing.

I just noticed the basic orchid fertilizer I bought a while back has urea in it, and I've heard a few times on here to make sure you use a fert with no urea, so I just chucked it. Now all I have for fert is the blooming fert I just got. Is that ok to use on my keiki? (It is 11-35-15) Or should I go get a diff fertilizer?

-Lis

[chidlove]

Originally Posted by Moreau

Thanks Chidlove! I didn't even know what it was when it first started growing.

I just noticed the basic orchid fertilizer I bought a while back has urea in it, and I've heard a few times on here to make sure you use a fert with no urea, so I just chucked it. Now all I have for fert is the blooming fert I just got. Is that ok to use on my keiki? (It is 11-35-15) Or should I go get a diff fertilizer?

-Lis

Good morning Lisa,

With the container of kieki grow, were instructions to use 30-10-10 [a high nitrogen fert. This was while the kiekis were on momma plant. When they were potted up, I switched them to my regular fert. It is the schultz orchid fert,not sure thou, if it has urea or not,I just use it fairly diluted every time I water. The orchids also get plain water flushing, every month.
Sorry if this doesnt help much

[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

[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

[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.