Sowing seeds of terrestrials in the ground

[Orchid Whisperer]

Originally Posted by samarak

Hi Orchid Whisperer,

I can easily send you some Cynorkis fastigiata seed or probably even a plant - if you're sure you want it!

Steve

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Hi Steve

Actually, seeds would be fine - it will be fun to try growing them from seed (plus shipping seeds just means a stamp on an envelope!). I'll send you a PM with an address - no rush, just send when you have some mature seed available, and thanks!

[Island Girl]

If (any of) y'all start this up, I'd like to see progress. So when y'all spread your seeds, post! I would love to follow them. Lol, it gets just a tad bit too cold up this way, for any of these orchid seeds to grow up here! & certainly for either of the pods I have

[poonam]

Hi, I have some phal seeds. CAN I grow them directly without using any sterilisation or flasking method? I ow it directly in some moss and wood?

[TOMMYMIAMI]

I have seeds from Oeceoclades, that I am planning to spread in my dog park - my community orchid project. I have seedpod also on grammatophyllum, but that one would probably not work just spread into the ground, I will try to spread them on the tree itself and will see. How long do I have to keep seedpod on the mother plant till it is ready please?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by Eskevingo

Awesome. I would love some of those seed pods if you don't mind. I think sending seedpods does not need documentation(?) But lets not start another heated conversation

Technically it does, but it's far easier than plants to get across international borders.

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Originally Posted by Silje

I've tried with Eulophia speciosa. In farm soil collected from where it grows wild in the bush. No success first time around. I'm planning on pollinating and collecting seeds again during this rainy season. Then I'll probably try a combination. Some in soil, others in flask.

You will most likely get more plants from flask, than you would if you tried sowing in soil, (assuming that the seeds you sow in the soil germinates).

[samarak]

Originally Posted by poonam

Hi, I have some phal seeds. CAN I grow them directly without using any sterilisation or flasking method? I ow it directly in some moss and wood?

It's really unlikely that you'll get any germination of phalaenopsis seeds by sowing it directly on moss/wood. It's not impossible, people used to sow seeds around the base of the mother plant (or a similar one) in hopes of there being a compatible fungus present, and infrequently it would work, but it was never a very good bet.

Originally Posted by TOMMYMIAMI

I have seeds from Oeceoclades, that I am planning to spread in my dog park - my community orchid project. I have seedpod also on grammatophyllum, but that one would probably not work just spread into the ground, I will try to spread them on the tree itself and will see. How long do I have to keep seedpod on the mother plant till it is ready please?

It will let you know that it's ready when it starts to split along the sides. Most pods will turn from green to yellow and then brown as they ripen and dry out, but don't rely on color alone unless it's a plant you know about from previous experience. I harvested a couple of Eulophia pods recently that were still mostly green when they began to split, and the seed looked very good. The seed is like dust.

The odds are not really good for these, either, of course, but then there is also little to lose ...

Steve