{"id":2230,"date":"2024-01-25T17:52:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T22:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2024-02-07T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T17:33:56","slug":"february-meeting-will-be-at-the-farmington-senior-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctorchids.org\/?p=2230","title":{"rendered":"February 14th Meeting will be at the Farmington Senior Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us for a <\/span>hands on<\/span> workshop: Tissue Culture and Un-<\/span>flasking<\/span><\/h3>\n

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A flask can take many forms, the basic requirement is a sealed container that can be filled with media and sanitized, where th<\/span>e orchid explants <\/span>can b<\/span>e cultured<\/span>. Flask in hand, <\/span>Paph<\/span>.<\/span> Magic Paradise \u2018Merlot\u2019 x <\/span>Paph<\/span>. <\/span>victoria-regina<\/span><\/p>\n

Meeting Date:<\/span> Wedne<\/span>sday, <\/span>February 14<\/span>th<\/span> at the <\/span>Farmington Senior <\/span>Center;<\/span> \u00a0Doors<\/span>open at 6:30<\/span>pm for socializing and the meeting starts at 7pm.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Farmington Senior Center <\/span>321 New Britain Ave, Unionville, CT 06085<\/span><\/p>\n

Presentation<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span> Orchid Tissue Culture Basics and <\/span>Unflasking<\/span> Workshop<\/span><\/p>\n

Our upcoming meeting in February will feature a <\/span>hands<\/span> on un-<\/span>flasking<\/span> workshop. We are putting together a short presentation on orchid tissue culture, after which where we will de-flask and pot up Paphiopedilum seedlings for everyone to take home. After talking with Dave <\/span>Sorokowsky<\/span>over at <\/span>Paph<\/span> Paradise, I decided on a nice hybrid sequential blooming <\/span>Paph<\/span>, amazingly enough he is claiming it can be bloomed in as little as 18 months out of flask! For those of you interesting in looking up the lineage, the cross is <\/span>Paph<\/span>. <\/span>Magic Paradise \u2018Merlot\u2019 x <\/span>Paph<\/span>. <\/span>victoria-regina<\/span>. The fee to participate in the workshop is $10 per person. This will include: 1 seedling, potting mix, and container for transitioning the plant out of tissue culture. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ever wonder <\/span>how new orchid crosses are produced commercially? The process is a bit more complicated than popping a few seeds into a pot and watching them develop into a seedling. Early orchid growers sowed the dust like seeds of orchids onto moss trays in the greenhouse, success was very <\/span>low<\/span> and few plants were produced with this method. After a selected was bloomed successfully and found to be worth keeping the only way to propagate the plant was the slow process of division from growing leads. <\/span>Early orchids were expensive and of limited availability to the <\/span>general public<\/span> unless in the form of jungle collected plants. <\/span>With the advent of tissue <\/span>culture<\/span> the<\/span> germination rate increased, making it feasible for production of seedling crops. <\/span>At the same time a choice selection of a plant could be clonally propagated from meristematic tissue and multiplied exponentially faster in vitro than through division. \u00a0<\/span>While you can order blooming sized seed grown or meristem culture plants, many growers also offer the option of purchasing flasks of young plants. <\/span>Successfully transitioning plants out of the flask takes a bit of care to ensure that the tender orchids are properly acclimated to the new growing environment. The workshop part of the talk should demystify the process a bit for the hobbyist, <\/span>with a controlled environment grow chamber of light rack this could be your next orchid adventure. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The pod parents <\/span>Paph<\/span>.<\/span> Magic Paradise \u2018Merlot\u2019 <\/span>AM\/AOS <\/span>x <\/span>Paph<\/span>. <\/span>victoria-regina<\/span> are both <\/span>very attractive plants and should produce some nice offspring, seedlings all bring something unique to the table, maybe even an <\/span>award winning<\/span> cross in the batch!<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep in mind February weather can be inclement, if the weather looks <\/span>bad<\/span> we will send out a memo to let people know if the meeting is s<\/span>till on<\/span>. With any luck the weather will stay as mild as it\u2019s right now! <\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to bring along your blooming plants for this month\u2019s show table. It\u2019s always exciting to see what\u2019s coming into bloom, looking forward to an awesome show table! See you there! <\/span><\/p>\n

Please print and fill out the ID card for the show table below.<\/span>\f<\/span><\/p>\n

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