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to let spike or not to let spike?
Gary,
Thanks for the idea. I think I will try it. If it fails with this plant, I can then try it on another one. Might be fun. Thanks, Joanna "V_coerulea" wrote in message news Buy a small tube of keiki paste. It works for me about 80-90% of the time. I think it's well worth it for small numbers or to save a valuable plant. I got mine from the Supreme Commander in CA (I think he's now in WA). I just use a little every year and keep it in the frig. Remove the shield from the 3rd bud up from the bottom, apply a small amount of paste, and you should notice a swelling of the bud within 1-2 weeks. You can have a keiki ready to remove in 3-6mo depending on the plant. I have saved a few plants this way as the parent plant died soon after I removed the keiki. It's so easy I don't know why any phal fanatic doesn't use it routinely. I haven't tried it on any other genera but I might this winter. Good luck. Gary "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:x41jf.1689$3x2.1155@trnddc07... So I have this phal schilleriana seedling, that has only one leaf left, and now it is in spike. Should I let it spike or not? The only reason why I am even considering letting it spike is that I do not know whether it is capable of growing more leaves from its crown or not, and if it is not, then maybe it will spike and grow a keiki on the spike? I do not have any evidence of crown rot, but I have no evidence of new leaves from the crown either (it has been a one-leaf plant since March). This is the phal that I have been meaning to put into a sphag'n'bag cure, but have not gotten around to yet -- it has not been getting any worse nor any better since March as far as I can tell. I assume that the spiking is a last attempt at survival, but if I let it spike and it does not keiki, will it be more likely to die than if I cut the emerging spike? Joanna |
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