How to Grow Your Own Orchids from Seed
Seed pods can take 1: Clean the seed pod with the bleach and soap mixture using the toothbrush, then place the pod inside the sterilized case (wash the inside of the case with the bleach and soap mixture). Make sure your hands are sterile too. Once the flasks are prepared with the media, keep them horizontal so as not to disturb the mixture. 2: Cut the pod open with the razor blade and expose the white cotton-like material inside. Keep the pod on paper towels and avoid touching the seed with the bleach solution. Using skewers, remove a small amount of seed from the cotton material and gently wipe the seeds on the surface of the media inside the flask. Do not place too many seeds in the flask - the seeds are tiny and this is a common mistake. Always make more than one flask in case one of them becomes infected. Beginning orchidists should get the hang of growing orchids from the seedling stage before trying the seed stage. There are companies that will flask your seed pods for you, such as Burleigh Park Orchids and Phyto Technology Laboratories LLC.
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