Keiki Pro

[jrhennek]

Has anyone use Keiki Pro? If so did you use it for keiki's, new root growth or new back bulbs and how did it work for you.

Jayme

[Ely]

I haven't but I heard good things. I think it's a little too expensive though.

[Royal]

I've been curious too. It is a little pricey but I've got some on the way. I'll let you know.

[kiki-do]

I just got some, but haven't tried it yet. I will let you know. Also, my friend tried it on several of her phal nodes and it is amazing how many spikes she now has. That is what convinced me! kiki

[kiki-do]

Ooops, got a little quick with that reply button....the paperwork on it says: guidelines for various types of growth: Aerial keikis, Basal keikis, Multiple inflorescences (treat growth stem, when spiking begins),
Branching inflorescences, Multiple growths (pseudo-bulb types).
Sounds like it covers all kinds of growth results. kiki

[Royal]

kiki-do, You are really getting me excited! Come on snail mail!

[kavanaru]

after a first attempt of a friend of mine to get a bottle for me in January (odyssey described on another thread), another friend in Switzerland gave me a bit to try on one of my plants and see the results.

I've sprayed it on some actively growing plants, and on the spikes of my Phal. Pink Panther. That was less than two weeks ago. Now, I have
(1) a Brassia producing two new leads growing (it had already 4 new ones, that were already quite big),
(2) Aerangis citrata with 3 new I-don't-know-what growing (still to tiny to say what they are) - this also conicides with the plant been moved from being mounted on clay-cylinder, where it was not doing very well, to S/H,
(3) a rootless C. percivaliana with 3 leads growing, and
(4) "something" growing on each node of both spikes in my Pahl. Pink Panther.
(5) On the hand, nothing is going on with 3 other Cattleyas I sprayed on the same day.

Maybe, it is all just casuality, but that's what I have seen so far... I will wait a bit, see what this all ends up, and spray keiki Pro on another group of plant (nothing for which I am expecting flowers soon, though) I am not yet 100% sure whether I should try to obtain a bottle, but if the second test group have similar results and convinces me.. I'll go for it

[kiki-do]

My friend didn't use it as a spray, although it tells you how to mix it as a spray. She did a little dab with a Q-Tip. So either way works.
I have not seen any mention of long term affects, but the producers of KeikiPro claims it will not harm the plant. Not sure how long this product has been on the market, either. I have a couple plants that had scale about 8 months ago (didn't notice till after I had it a while) and since treating these plants, I have not seen any activity other than a new leaf in 8 months. These will be my first targets. kiki

[kavanaru]

actually, I used it pure (a drop) in one node of the Phal. and sprayed it everywhere else. The node with pure KeikiPro became black (burned?)

[kiki-do]

Oh oh, that's not good. Thanks for that tidbit. kiki