Ok, here goes, I guess I cant get away with just posting pics. Hopefully I can answer all the questions.
The cross was made by Bob Hatos and he named it V.Sandra Gail Hatos after his beautfil wife. The flask credit goes to Ruben in Orchids as Royal noticed. The actual process was learned by Bob from Robert Fuchs of R.F.Orchids at a seminar many years prior so I was fortunate to be able to sit there Friday and listen intently as Mr. Hatos patiently led me through the steps right in his back yard.
Dounoharm, I can't tell you how much it hurt me to throw away those babies and God knows I resited, in fact I kept telling him if he wanted to kill them then he would have to do it. In the end he won and I had to throw them out. He made me feel better by assuring me that it would be easier to let them die now then to have them die later. It still hurt as I watched them sail into the grass and flowers and I secretly hoped they would somehow survive and miraculously grow there one day.
Peewee I gues I answered part of your question above and as to whether they stick to the pot? Good question and I dont know, but the reason behind it is too keep them close/tight. Apparantly their survival rate goes up dramatically when grown this way, sorta like little sibblings sticking together. ( I know what about those I killed right?)
Once potted they are then placed and grown like other vandas as far as watering frequency and fertilizing, of course not with the same intensity meaning you mist not hose it down. I know you knew that but I just had to say it
It does need to be sprayed with an antifungal before too long, preferably within the next 24 hrs if not right away.
I am going to be keeing them in a S.E. window where they will be getting indirect light. I would rather keep them outdoors, and that would be ideal, but Im afraid of bugs right now and I dont have the proper equipment to keep them at bay.
Jackie I will be growing hem for a while and then I will be happy to share them with you guys.
I didnt pay a penny for any of this and I feel incredibly blessed and fortunate to have been given so much by these guys and I plan to pass some of it at the right time, when they are stong enough to travel.
Don....How did I do?
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