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    30. Sterilize the bamboo sticks. ( Chinese Noodle eating sticks). Place the stick gently all the way to base.


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    31. Get the flask which is left open overnight.


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    32. Wrap the bottle with the three to four layers of newspaper. As shown in the pic.

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    33. Take the hammer and gently hit the base of the flask. You can hear the flask cracking sound.

    This way the small glass peace’s will not spread around.


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    34. Open the newspaper and you will notice the flask fully broken.

    Caution: very careful while removing the broken glass peace’s. They are very sharp.


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    35. Separated the broken glass from baby plants.

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    36. Wash all the plants gently with fresh normal tap water. Gently remove the Jelly type of liquid.


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    37. Noticed two layers in the flask.
    White jelly and black thick paste type of layer. This two layers from LAB.

    We dispose this two layers.


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    38. During the separating process gently remove the rotten leaves or roots.

    Few came with green roots without leaves.

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    39.Total of 30 seeds, in the flask. I have only 20 pots. Adjusted small plants two together in one pot.


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    40. Place the baby plant in the centre and added the tree bark as top layer.


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    41. Decorative Stones bought from fish aquarium shop. My princess likes to decorate with this colour stones.

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    42. Add the Decorative Stones on top of the bark media.


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    43. First pot is ready. Plant the same way for rest of pots.

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    44. First time plant is taking external water, so DON'T OVER WATER.

    DON'T add any orchid fertilizer at the moment. They are sensitive roots and need some time to settle down.

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    45. Gently sprayed on all the twenty pots.


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    46. Close up picture of pot.


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    47. All twenty ports are ready.

    Thought of taking empty pot and flip on top of this plant to create greenhouse effect.

    No extra pots leftover …

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    48. Shifted all twenty pots under shadow area (Full day shadow ) and left it for 1 wk.

    After one week , shifted near to the grill area. ( bright ,No direct sunlight but windy)



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    49. Left over small green roots placed on money plant (Scindapsus aureau or Phaphidophora aureu ). More than two weeks they are still green.


    Day 20 noticed , fungus on bamboo sticks, so I removed all the bamboo sticks.

    So for 30 days ....
    Regularly monitoring the plants all are healthy and green.




    Orchid Guru’s please review this and advise any changes/modifications/care need to be taken.

    Thank you
    Raja

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    Thanks for the essay on de-flasking!

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    Great post for those who do this, at my age it takes too long for them to bloom.

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    Good day Jack

    I have no idea how long for them to bloom. Expecting around 1 Yr.

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    Good day Harvey, Thanks
    Administrator approved remaining slides. Now available in sequence.

    -Raja

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