Nobby's Amy Cross

[orchidsarefun]

I just deflasked 2 flasks of my own cross with Nobby's Amy.
Seeds were sown on 22 Feb 2012 and flasked by my propagator guy.
I came across trays at Home Depot that were going to be tossed, so retrieved a couple to use. The base has seedling bark and then there is a layer of sphagnum moss. I tried to wrap a little sphagnum around the roots to aid in water uptake. I haven't used a humidity dome as the humidity in my basement is at least 60%. However I will keep a close watch on the seedlings to make sure that they don't dry out. There is a range of seedlings, from pretty big to tiny - you can see by the photos. They all appear to be very healthy and I am pleased.

[WhiteRabbit]

Awesome!

[GardenTheater]

They look great.

[shushu45]

Nice. ^_^

[orchidsarefun]

Update @ 10days. Haven't lost any, all doing well. Spraying at least 2x per week. With house aircon on, humidity has been to upper 50s overnight. Lights are still on for 12 hours.

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this last photo shows mericloning in action. The plantlet in the middle is producing many more little plants. This occurs spontaneously in the flask ( sometimes aided by media ). I have a couple bundles like this, it will be interesting to monitor if there is further development.



---------- Post added at 02:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:29 PM ----------

of note:

I didn't sterilise the media
I haven't used any fungicide or bactericide
I fertilise roughly once per week. ( update - stopped fertilising so regularly, moved to a 6 week schedule )


......though I just bought some f/b, just in case !
The irony is that I would love that type of root growth on some of my mature plants !

[ALToronto]

Mericloning in action? And I thought I just had a clump of seeds that sprouted at the same time. I have a few of these bundles, so far they're stable, but not really growing. It's been about 3 weeks since I deflasked.

[orchidsarefun]

1st photo good example of a start in the mericlone process. This protocorm is misshapen and plantlets are looking to grow. Notice the washed-out colouring too.


strange growth on this one.....pyramid like. Could be because of its position in the flask, don't know.



a bundle that is apparently doing well, producing a lot of plantlets



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[orchidsarefun]

update. I think the lights were a little low as the sphag started greening. I have raised them about 2 inches.
Plenty of root growth and most have 3 leaves. I am surprised at how quickly they grow, we'll see if it lasts.

[cbuchman]

Impressive!

[orchidsarefun]

Originally Posted by cbuchman

Impressive!

thanks.
OB is great in that I can track the development of the seedlings......in one thread ! Hopefully its of use to others too, though its a bit like showing your holiday photos. Only you are the most interested