The important factor for pollinating orchids is healthy pollinating parent, healthy pod parent and time. The appropriate time to pollinating orchids is 3-5 days after the pod parent’s flowers are bloom (Depending on each kind).
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| Use the toothpick discard the pollen cap of pod parent to prevent it pollinating itself. | |
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| Use the toothpick( new one) touch sticky water in the stigma( sticky water will help you to move pollinia easier) Then use the toothpick touch the pollinia. |
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| Put the pollinia into the stigma. | |
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| Write pod parent, pollinating parent and the date of pollinating on paper. Hang it behind the ovaries. Note: Normally, we write the name of pod parent before the name of pollinating parent. |
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| After pollinating process, You shouldn’t allow the flower wet. So you should watering only leave and root to prevent damage from fungi.
After 1-3 days petals are start to shrivel. After 1 week petals are shrivel. In this time, you have to take care this orchid because it is quit week. |
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