deflasked my seedlings, do they look ok?

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

They look fine. Don't be surprised if some don't make it. Most of them look like they will do very well with good/proper care.

Thank you Philip.
When should I start fertilizing them?
I use simple 20-20-20 fert at 1/4 strength for all my other orchids. Would that work for seedlings or you would suggest something else (available in Canada)?
Thanks again.

They are still alive and growing. I water by misting the media and let the moss to dry out between waterings but keep them in the humidity trays. I use 20-20-20 fert at 1/4 strength.

Bedford Nonpareil:






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[Silje]

Did you do the whole process yourself or did you send the seeds to a lab?

Silje, no, I just bought these two flasks from a local orchid vendor.
I never tried to pollinate any of my phals. Maybe some day...

[Silje]

Ok!

I've got a handful of pollinated seed pods growing and maturing on some of my NOID phals, as a first attempt at flasking, and I was curious about whether this is own production.

They're looking good! Keep us updated on the progress!

[Rowangreen]

Wow, that's a lot of orchids! Interesting to see how variable they are too. I think you need to keep the one with frilly leaves in the bottom pic to see if the flowers turn out that way too *G*

[sweetjblue]

Lookin good!
Really good plant count from the flasks. Don't you just love vendors like that?

Judi

[orchidsarefun]

congrats, they are looking good.
I really like Hawaii Dragon Girl ,thats a nice cross.
Also I am keeping tabs on which appear to be doing better in the photos - those in net pots or in unglazed ceramic. At this stage doesn't seem to be any preference, is that what you have found ?

[Lagoon]

Those are really beautiful babies, really comming along -- good job

Thank you very much for your comments and support everybody! These are my first flasks, so I am learning on my mistakes (one - I should have kept the Bedford Nonpareil in flask longer; two - I should have sorted them by size and pot the groups of the same size from the beginning).

Silje, good luck with your pods. Please post your procedure with flasking, I would like to learn it.

In the catalogue these flasks were listed as 20+ plants, but they contained much more than 20, and they were nice and healthy, it is a great vendor.

orchidsarefun, I didn't notice any difference in plants conditions. I use both net and clay for my mature plants too and only difference is - the net pots have to be watered a bit more often, because they dry out faster. Usually when my phals have root problems - I use net pots for those, it is better for them to dry out faster.