Thanks Ray and Al !


"Al" wrote in message
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| 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....
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| 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) .
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| 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.
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| "Ray" wrote in message
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| In the first place, in orchids, it's a "capsule" not a pod.
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| 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.
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| 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!
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| 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!
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| Is the pod still good? Can it be save? how?
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| thanks
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