Successfully fertilized seed pod, What now?

[Meagan.B]

Hi, i was reading on here recently about fertalizing the orchid flowes, so i decided to give it a go myself, and a now have 4 fertalized pods, But am unsure of what i should do next??

I've been reading about how other people mature their seeds but as i know nuthing about this process, it has really more confused me than anything.

So the main things i would like to know is how long might it take for my pods to mature? and dose anyone have a good way of growing them at home?

Any help is much appreciated, Cheers

[orkidea]

Congrats on a successful pollination! What kind of orchid did you pollinate? You can't do anything until the pods are ready to be harvested, which takes several months. I can only tell from my experience with phals that phal pods take anywhere between 6-9 months to mature. You can cut them off as "green pods", i.e. when you see the first signs of yellow color on the pod but before it has opened. The other option is to wait until they are fully "mature" and collect the fine seed for drying.
I found this link very useful: https://lab.troymeyers.com/flasking/...e.php?number=5
Good luck!

[Meagan.B]

i pollinated one of my cymbidiums. I've had a look at dry seed method and the green pod method, correct me if im wrong but the dry seed needs seeds to be put into different sulutions because they are no longer sterile and need to have any bacteria killed, and the green pod only needs the outside cleaned as the inside is still sterile.

Does the green pod mean that the seeds wouldn't be as matured as the dry ones? giving less chance of successful groath?

[orchids4me]

Originally Posted by orkidea

Congrats on a successful pollination! What kind of orchid did you pollinate? You can't do anything until the pods are ready to be harvested, which takes several months. I can only tell from my experience with phals that phal pods take anywhere between 6-9 months to mature. You can cut them off as "green pods", i.e. when you see the first signs of yellow color on the pod but before it has opened. The other option is to wait until they are fully "mature" and collect the fine seed for drying.
I found this link very useful: https://lab.troymeyers.com/flasking/...e.php?number=5
Good luck!

Its a great link and Troy's a great guy! ( oops lol I see my email addy stayed in the sign in when I sent it to you orkidea lol well now you know my email addy lol ).
Orkidea's on track here. Reasearch a bit about home flasking, check out U tube type in orchid flsking and Franko on here has 3 part videos on there. Check out orchid seed bank project for some supplies books and media (osp) Aaron Hicks site. He's a great guy too
Good luck!
Emmaye

[Meagan.B]

Thanks for the tips, i've had a look on Utube and understand the process a little better now. I have also found out that there is a lab near me that will do all the seed growing for you. Would it be a good idea to send one or 2 pods to them when the pods are ready and keep a couple to try myself?

[orkidea]

Here is a link for an Australian lab, which was recommended to me:

Western Orchids / Laboratory - Orchid Tissue Culture Medium

Perhaps it's the one near you!

See how many pods you end up with. I had way too many, 8 in total on two plants. I decided to send only 1 pod away because I'm committed to buy 2 flasks/pod. Each flask contains at least 25 plants, which makes 50 baby-phals. It's probably 45 too many... . If you want to try flasking at home, your lab may sell you sterilised jars with the growing medium already in them for a few bucks each. I'd ask. It saves you the hassle of gathering the ingredients and cooking up your own.

Orchids4me, I forgot who the link came from and didn't go back the post to find out. Thank you for it. It's excellent! I didn't look at the URL at all and wouln't have even noticed!

[sakura_usagi]

Hi
I'm Jehryka....
I'm a recently aquired house plant finatic.
Spider plants,
Bromeliad's,
Aloe,
Christmas cactus,
Poke-a-Dot plant,
Devil's ivy,
but,
I have alway's loved Orchid's
and after resently moving cross country, Have just started too collect Orchids .
I have two that i bought about a yr ago. That are kinda tiny,
but on sale for mothers day for $9.99
So i bought 3, I have 2 now
There stem's dried out so i did what youtube said & cut the stems back.
There healthy and green.
Both have more then 6 leaves but they have not flowered since i brought them home.
Then i have three larger ones. Two are finished blooming.
and the other is my 1st pollination attempt.
I was reading all you're posts and i succesfully pollinated today.
There were three flowers left so i pollinated all three.
So i'm guessing that soon the flowers will wilt and the seed sack will become more noticable over then nexts 3 4 months. Then in & around 7-9 months.
it will be ready.
Am i right?

[sakura_usagi]

srry i'm being told i have two post 5 times before i can post pictures. I guess there worried a tectard like me is going to do anything but socialize? not even aloud smiley faces. GRrrrrr

[sakura_usagi]

I don't know if it's kewl to as or not, seeing it's an orchid site, but
anyone know anything about Bromelaids?

[sakura_usagi]

and one more post

[sakura_usagi]

heres my picture and a flower off the ochrid i just pollinated >_<