is Dorchid a dude? i always thought she was a she??
anyways, yeah, while the manipulation of pollinia and the pollination process can be tedious, that is probly the easiest part of the process (at least for us). takes less than a minute, and the targets are pretty clear.
this thread is gold because the org post is focused on the genetics in the background, and that's where the bear shit in the buckwheat. like ray mentioned, we have found the most frustrating thing is when we wait 8 months or more with what looks like a nice, plump capsule, only to find it is absolutely empty. like nearly every cap on phal little sister, but we keep trying (stupidly). and now we will wait another 3-5 (or more) years to see the results of the cross...more than likely the results will be underwhelming, or far from the original intent of the cross. not to mention that we cant grow 500 plants and select the best ones.
hell, our best flask after 3 years of work is only 50 plants!! so then, do you continue and try to do F1 crosses, or do you just give up and move on to something else??!!
a few people told us a couple years ago that we were wasting our time with breeding orchids. perhaps they are right. but this is one of those things that so few people ever try to do, and when you get the impulse (from the greater consciousness or wherever) then, imho, it is worth pursuing. we will never be the next Fred Clarke, lets be clear. but breeding orchids makes us part of the plant/human nexus, and is a greater good than fame or fortune (you certainly won't get rich from this, hahahahah!!!). its completely nonsensical to try and make orchid hybrids, so if you get the urge to try it then i think it is absolutely with the time and effort....
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