Cattleya dolosa deflask. - Orchid Board

DavidCampen · #1 03-08-2013, 01:23 PM

Inspired by the recent thread of the Catt. violacea deflask I purchsed a flask of Catt. dolosa from the same vendor.
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WhiteRabbit · #2 03-08-2013, 08:36 PM

Wee orchid babies! Cool!

Stray59 · #3 03-08-2013, 08:48 PM

Nice, healthy-looking flasklings! Congrats and best of luck!
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isurus79 · #4 03-09-2013, 04:01 AM

Looks good so far David! Definitely keep an updated log of your efforts with this one.

Orchidsoutdoors · #5 03-13-2013, 08:33 AM

Generally how long after deflasking before the plants are out of the woods?

DavidCampen · #6 03-13-2013, 10:23 AM

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Generally how long after deflasking before the plants are out of the woods?

A good question. This is my 1st deflask so I don't know. I would guess that it will be a couple of months before I can discern the beginning of new root growth.

isurus79 · #7 03-13-2013, 12:27 PM

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A good question. This is my 1st deflask so I don't know. I would guess that it will be a couple of months before I can discern the beginning of new root growth.

You plants should put out new root growth (on the existing roots) pretty quickly, ie. a few weeks. My deflask (whats left anyway) has many plants with completely new growths too.

DavidCampen · #8 03-13-2013, 01:14 PM

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You plants should put out new root growth (on the existing roots) pretty quickly, ie. a few weeks. My deflask (whats left anyway) has many plants with completely new growths too.

Does this mean that you have lost some; what percentage have you lost and was there a discernable cause?

isurus79 · #9 03-13-2013, 01:36 PM

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Does this mean that you have lost some; what percentage have you lost and was there a discernable cause?

I've lost most actually. I'll probably post an update pic today. As far as I can tell, its been rot even though the media is light, airy and never sopping wet. There is plenty of air movement too. I think a touch of physan every now and then would go a long way, but I couldn't find any when I was looking the other day.

DavidCampen · #10 03-13-2013, 02:03 PM

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I've lost most actually. I'll probably post an update pic today. As far as I can tell, its been rot even though the media is light, airy and never sopping wet. There is plenty of air movement too. I think a touch of physan every now and then would go a long way, but I couldn't find any when I was looking the other day.

Oh, so sorry, I have been worrying about that. I have a large arsenal of bactericides and fungicides and I have been thinking that I should perhaps treat with something this weekend. The one thing I don't have is something to treat Black Rot.
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