Den antennatum has seed pods

[Call_Me_Bob]

almost ready, keep a close eye on them. they will be ready before you know it. just about when you forget, they will be ready

[Junebug]

I drool every time you post photos of this one. She's gorgeous. Congrats on the seed capsules.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

The pods will take a loooong while to ripen. The sepals and petals haven't even dried up yet.

[susiep]

Yea, they are still very green, too. Even the biggest one has no trace of yellowing. Just getting fatter and fatter!

[dendro photo]

if you still want to send them to a good home i want to try flasking i would love to have one.

[susiep]

Sure thing, Bryan. I will contact you when they are ready.

[susiep]

Hey everyone! The biggest seed pod popped open last night. Unfortunately I didn't have the coffee filter on it. I covered it now, but is it contaminated? Should I just toss it?

[dendro photo]

Originally Posted by susiep

Hey everyone! The biggest seed pod popped open last night. Unfortunately I didn't have the coffee filter on it. I covered it now, but is it contaminated? Should I just toss it?

no as long as it still has seeds in it. they get sterilized before sowing anyway.

[Royal]

Originally Posted by susiep

Hey everyone! The biggest seed pod popped open last night. Unfortunately I didn't have the coffee filter on it. I covered it now, but is it contaminated? Should I just toss it?

Hey Susie,

Don't toss it. Just clip it and bring it inside. Leave it in a folded coffee filter so moisture isn't trapped.

I never put anything over developing capsules, I just keep a close eye on them like you did. When the start to crack, I snip off both ends (to get rid of excess moisture and help it split wide as it dries) and drop it in a filter and stick on a shelf. Some seed may be lost this way, but there's always plenty left.

After a few days to a week, the capsule tissue dries up like drying a flower. I lay out a fresh piece of copy paper and use a toothpick to loosen the seed from the crispy dry capsule. A few gentle taps/flicks will drop the seed into a pile. Fold it into a small piece of paper and label it. If there is enough, I use a kitchen knife to scoop portions for multiple seed packets (OSP would love some ). There will probably be some left in the filter as well - perfect for sharing with OB members.

[nenella]

That's a fabulous plant you have there and WOW pods!!!!
I don't know much about this but would it be an idea to put a coffee filter round each pod now so as to 'catch' all of the seed when it does start splitting? incase you're not there watching ? ....