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Keiki Paste for Phalaenopsis Orchid Cloning. Powered Cytokinin +Vitamins- 5 gram
$ 5.75
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Description
Power Keiki Paste- for Phalaenopsis Orchids. Growth hormone Cytokinin +Vitamin B +Cinnamic acidPure Lanolin, High Quality Cytokinin: BAP { 6-Benzylaminopurine} + Kinetin + NAA
Stimulate Orchid Keiki Growth.
Applying the Paste
Apply the Keiki paste one week after the last flower on the spike opens. Choose a node on the cane or flower spike. Gently remove the covering of the node with tweezers, exposing the green node. Using a toothpick, apply a small amount of Keiki paste to the node. New growth should appear in one to two weeks. The node may become a Keiki or a new flower spike. This depends whether the node has already differentiated between vegetative or floral growth.
Caring for the Keiki
While the Keiki is developing, keep the mother orchid in humid and warm environment {temperature at 22 C- 77 Fahrenheit or higher}. Water the orchid weekly , adding water until it drains from the bottom of the flowerpot. Repeat twice to ensure that the planting medium is thoroughly moist, but do not allow the bottom of the pot to sit in water. Avoid using water conditioned by a water softener. Keep in mind that orchids are not salt tolerant.
Fertilizer and Watering
Fertilize the mother orchid every two weeks, after watering, with a solution of one-half to one-quarter strength liquid 30-10-10 fertilizer. Add the fertilizer solution to the orchid until it drains from the bottom of the flowerpot. Also, You can add humidity to the air by grouping plants together on a tray filled with pebbles and water.
Removing the Keiki
A Keiki requires six to 12 months to develop properly. When the Keiki roots are 2 to 3 inches long, remove the Keiki from the spike . Cut the flower spike just above the keiki and below the Keiki roots, leaving part of the stem attached to the new plantlet. Seal the cut on the mother plant with cinnamon powder.
Plant the Keiki in a small flower pot, using orchid mix. Support the new orchid with bamboo stakes until the roots grow into the planting medium. Do not fertilize the orchid until new growth appears.
Good Luck