NO intention of attempting this flasking, my garden is "exploding" with orchids and in addition this pod is infected with fungus (suspected) cause one end it turning wet, brown and yellow discoloration. the pod is only slightly above six months old so i hope that those seed inside would be viable and not infected as i skipped the seed sterilization part off.
but my main purpose of posting this is to share the DIY flasking chamber. this is what i do
1. 2 feet aquarium, cleaned then sprayed with diluted bleach 1:9, leave for 10 mins
2. put all the prepared flask with agar, knife, seed pod, towel, etc ...
3. take 2 sheets of newspaper, spray one side entire wet with the diluted bleach solution
4. cover the "top" of the aquarium (top of the aquarium facing you), using the weight of the aquarium to anchored the ventral part of the newspaper, the top, left and right of the newspaper is "stick" to the aquarium by wetting it with the diluted bleach solution. the last pic showing a close up on how the papers adhered to the aquarium after it is wet
5. now spray the outside part of the newspaper with the diluted bleach till it is wet, leave for 10 mins
6. wet your gloves with diluted bleach solution, gently and carefully make a small opening through the newspaper with each of your had. now both of the hands is in the chamber with the bleach laden newspaper acting as peripheral seal around your arm. then start sowing!!
i got minimal faith for this flasking, did not measure the pH, no seed sterilization and etc. perhaps too discourage by the infected seep pod. well. keeping my finger cross.
by the way, how early can we harvest the seed pods before they mature. i do came across some post in the net where they use green seed pods for flasking.







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