If I remember correctly, that was a yellow flowered hybrid with lots of
amboinensis in its background, so it should be, like, a 9 month pod...err
capsule....

3 to 4 months is a bit slim to expect any viable seed. But you never know.
I would offer one more hint, if the pod shriveled up before it fell off,
then it probably is gone, but if it is still firm maybe there is some seed
in it. Although I don't know why it would drop off if it is healthy. The
normal behavior for a healthy pod is to swell up, turn yellowish and split
open spilling it's seed everywhere (which is a sin, I think, according to
some literature) .

Of course, you could open it and look at what's inside under a microscope.
If you find seed, you can still flask it, you will have to sterilize it,
however, which is a bit more touchy than sterilizing the outside of the
green pod and then opening it up under a hood in sterile environment.

"Ray" wrote in message
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In the first place, in orchids, it's a "capsule" not a pod.

If it has not split open it may still be OK for "green pod" culturing
(don't you just love the inconsistencies!), but as it spontaneously fell
off, I'd be concerned that there might not be any viable seed in it
anyway.

In any case, I'd get it to a lab right away, before it does split. You
might get lucky.

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"PhalGuy" wrote in message
news:1123703497.7a1a47b9b138299aec980ca1defc8ed2@t eranews...
Hello everyone!

This morning, the pod on the phal I pollinated last april just fell off.
It`s still green but starting turning yellow. the flower is still
attached
but is black now!

Is the pod still good? Can it be save? how?

thanks


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Claude

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