Diana,

I was told by the donor to not repot. I never listen because I always
inspect the plants before putting on the community shelf, I cleaned up the
dead roots and leads noting that there is new growth at the base of the
plant. I think I'll be ok removing the keikis, maybe I'll just take the ones
with the longest roots and the double kiekis. They are as wide as a pencil.
I still want to see the blooms on this which was said to" bloom all the
time"

I think the plant is healthy, but have never seen another so I cant compare.
Raffle plants are fun and a good way to get used to handling the plants. If
a root is nothing more than a thread ( the rest pulls off) its dead, I
assume. I think we can have a ugly raffle plant contest on Alt
Binaries.pictures.orchids. I definitely have a Catt to enter that I just
cleaned up.

Tag says 1999 for potting, so you can guess the size of this plant. How long
before a keiki gets to blooming size?

Diane


"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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Diane,

If you want to show the plants at some future time, keep it one to a pot
and
let them grow up. For your own enjoyment, do as you like. One thing:
you
didn't mention the condition of the base plant. Is it in good condition,
or
is it hurting? If the parent is ailing, that could be another reason for
keikes - trying to save itself. When I win something at a meeting, it
invariably needs repotting!

Diana, at the other end of the east coast!
"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
et...
Thanks, Some thought it was a mistakenly put on the raffle table, can't
wait
to see it. Would you put more than one keiki to a pot? I think I'll do 4
to
a pot- I have a lot!


"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 03:10:18 GMT, "Diane Mancino"
wrote:

I won another old orchid this month. A Den kingianum Ruth, very
bushy,
out
of bloom but kiekies everywhere some on other kiekies with roots on
them.
Should those Kiekies stay on, or should I remove.

Kingianum will do this if over fertilized and under bloomed. I
would remover the kiekies that are plantable. First because the
plant will look better if it is "groomed." I also think leaving
them encourages the plant to kiekie again. They can be very
pretty plants in bloom. Good luck.

SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php