You may be able to scoop individual plants out of the medium, but if you have a lot of root growth, wrap the flask in newspaper and tap it gently with a hammer to break the glass. Pick the plants out carefully.
Remember the plants probably will have no cuticle in place on the leaves so you will have to keep the humidity high to start with. Cover and mist. Harden them off slowly and watch for fungal growth. I have had good success with Cymbidium orchids from flasks but I have not tried the tropical species. Good luck with these, but I imagine the essentials will be the same. Good things come from K.L. - I should know - I was born there! Cheers, Max Novels by Max and/or Ariana Overton (www.maxoverton.com) The Lion of Scythia Trilogy - EPPIE winners 2005 and 2006 The Glass House Trilogy (Eppie finalists), A Cry of Shadows, The Devil is in the Details, Trapdoor, Tapestry Scarab - Akhenaten (Book 1 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Smenkhkare (Book 2 of the Amarnan Kings), Scarab - Tutankhamen (Book 3 of the Amarnan Kings), Rakshasa, Glass Continuum, Ascension Works in Progress: Scarab - Ay, and Scarab - Horemheb (Books 4 & 5 of the Amarnan Kings), Djinn -------------------------------------------------- From: "RS Sharma" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:55 PM To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]> Subject: [indiantreepix:7441] How to open the Orchid Jars > > Friends, > I had purchased a couple of bottles/jars containing orchids from Kuala > Lumpur about three months back. The shopkeeper told me that these are > tissue culture plants and had food for three months. These should be > opened after three months and then grown further. > > I had left the plants in the sealed jars and these have been growing > there. Now it is going to be about three months and the time to open > the bottles. > > Could somebody help me as to how to manage this transition from bottle > to open environment without damaging the plants? > > Thanks in advance. > RS Sharma > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
