An orchid seed pod was discovered on one of our orchid plants. What do you think is in the seed pod? How long do you think it'll take the seed pod to be fully developed & the seeds to be ready for sowing? How does a ripened seed pod look like?
It depends on what are planning on doing with it. Most who flask seed use what they refer to as 'green pod' or 'green seed' meaning that they wait until the pod is nearly mature, but the pod is still green before they remove the seed. The reason for this is that it is thought that the seed inside is sterile and has not been introduced to pathogens that could reduce the viability of the seed. The other method is to wait until the pod has dried out and then removing the pod before it has burst open, or to catch it once it splits.
I think that there is an orchid in the seed pod. I think it takes about 8 weeks for the seed pod to be fully developed & the seeds to be ready for sowing. It looks dry.
I think that there are a million of seeds in the seed pod. I think it takes about 7-10 weeks for the seed pod to be fully developed & the seeds to be ready for sowing. It looks dry/wilted. It is soft and have a smooth surface.
Seed pods forming on our orchid will produce more than a million seeds. If you allow the pods to ripen, they will burst and scatter those millions of seeds to the wind.We need to wait for 9 months or more for the pods to ripen & the seeds will be ready for sowing.When the pod is ripe, it will turn yellow or brown before splitting and dispersing the seed. Source:http://www.users.on.net/~gmcorbin/BOS/Articles/Orchids%20From%20Seed.html
Modern orchid hunting is not without its dangers. Tom Hart Dyke, a plant hunter who follows the tradition of the Victorian and Edwardian orchid hunters, was held in 2000 by kidnappers thought to be FARC guerillas in the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia, while hunting for rare orchids, a plant for which he has a particular passion. He and his travel companion, Paul Winder, were held captive for nine months, and threatened with death. Hart Dyke kept his morale up by creating a design for a garden containing plants collected on his trips, laid out in the shape of a world map, the plants being positioned according to the respective continents of their origin.
It depends on what are planning on doing with it. Most who flask seed use what they refer to as 'green pod' or 'green seed' meaning that they wait until the pod is nearly mature, but the pod is still green before they remove the seed. The reason for this is that it is thought that the seed inside is sterile and has not been introduced to pathogens that could reduce the viability of the seed. The other method is to wait until the pod has dried out and then removing the pod before it has burst open, or to catch it once it splits.
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I think that there is an orchid in the seed pod.
ReplyDeleteI think it takes about 8 weeks for the seed pod to be fully developed & the seeds to be ready for sowing.
It looks dry.
I agree with you,Sum Yin.
ReplyDeleteI think that there are a million of seeds in the seed pod.
ReplyDeleteI think it takes about 7-10 weeks for the seed pod to be fully developed & the seeds to be ready for sowing.
It looks dry/wilted. It is soft and have a smooth surface.
Seed pods forming on our orchid will produce more than a million seeds. If you allow the pods to ripen, they will burst and scatter those millions of seeds to the wind.We need to wait for 9 months or more for the pods to ripen & the seeds will be ready for sowing.When the pod is ripe, it will turn yellow or brown before splitting and dispersing the seed.
ReplyDeleteSource:http://www.users.on.net/~gmcorbin/BOS/Articles/Orchids%20From%20Seed.html
Modern orchid hunting is not without its dangers. Tom Hart Dyke, a plant hunter who follows the tradition of the Victorian and Edwardian orchid hunters, was held in 2000 by kidnappers thought to be FARC guerillas in the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia, while hunting for rare orchids, a plant for which he has a particular passion. He and his travel companion, Paul Winder, were held captive for nine months, and threatened with death. Hart Dyke kept his morale up by creating a design for a garden containing plants collected on his trips, laid out in the shape of a world map, the plants being positioned according to the respective continents of their origin.
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