> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [OGD] Keiki paste > > Squirrels did a number on some of my orchids that were summering outside > in a Dogwood tree. They ate everything but the roots of Laelia speciosa. > But the little beggars must not've thought Laelia rubescens var rosea was > quite as tasty 'cuz they left 1 psb intact. The other 3 psb are now > yellowing from the ugly teeth marks & there are no eyes remaining on the > plant, including on the 1 still green psb. I'm thinking of trying keiki > paste on it. I could surely use some help on what to do/how to use it. > TIA. > Sandy Hardy
I have had no luck what so ever with keiki paste in the past. I have recently picked up a liquid hormone from a hydroponics store (Power Clone) and am having great success on a lot of plants. The process I am using is to douse the areas of the plant where I would expect activity possible ever time I go into the greenhouse. For many plants this is almost daily. I now buy the large size, since I have so many situations where this is of benefit. I have plants that have insisted on putting all energy into keikis, leaving the base of the plant growthless, some for 2 years, that are now starting growth at the base. I have some that have been Sphag & Bagged for so many months, that most of the pseudobulbs are yellow, that are now starting growth. These get a continuing dowsing as the growth seems to be extending extremely slowly. One of these keiki growth only plants is getting treated at the base of the keiki, with sphag wrap, because the keiki had not developed any roots for the 2 or 3 years it has been growing. Haven't opened the sphag wrap yet to check on progress. I would treat all of the base of your plant AND the tip of the remaining pseudobulb, as I have seen a rare occurrence of a keiki in a Catt complex plant. Cynthia Schnitzer, Prescott, AZ _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
