Growing vanilla from flasks

[camille1585]

I’ve picked up a new project at work, where I will need to grow vanilla to young plant stage. Being the orchid ‘expert’ among my colleagues, they asked me to take it over. Even so, I have a number of questions.

The plants were grown in tissue culture (unsure if it’s stem props or meristem culture), and will arrive in flasks or petri dishes. I don’t know more than that.

*Can they be potted up individually immediately, or would they do better first in a compot?

*What sort of media is appropriate? I know that vanilla is tolerant of a wider range of substrates, so was wondering if any standard peat based substrates (with additives if necessary) would work, since we have a storage room full of different types. Sphagnum is not an option.

*What light levels and light duration are needed at first?