- Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:21 am
#57517
Hi all,
Hope some of you remember me, I took of a sabbatical due to some home renovating, and trying to complete a Koi pond project. ( I have been popping by to see what’s been happinin)
Well my traps are just about a bloomin and about to spurt their flowers, so I want to put the stalks in culture. I never did stalks before so I want to this right as I have a few unique varieties. My understanding is the best part of the stalk is where it just below the flowers, and the buds should be trimmed off. My questions are; Should I trim off the tips of the buds BEFORE disinfecting, and after disinfecting further trim off a bit to account for damage from bleach, OR just disinfect the whole flower stalk and top, then trim off the buds after disinfecting. Any other hints or details will be helpful, as I want to have the best chance of success on some of these more unique cultivars. I will be making up media tomorrow, and also trying to decide on using small amount of kinetin or BAP, or just go PGR free. If there are any updated thoughts on that, please share.
Thanks much, and hope your plants are healthy and prospering
Bud
Hope some of you remember me, I took of a sabbatical due to some home renovating, and trying to complete a Koi pond project. ( I have been popping by to see what’s been happinin)
Well my traps are just about a bloomin and about to spurt their flowers, so I want to put the stalks in culture. I never did stalks before so I want to this right as I have a few unique varieties. My understanding is the best part of the stalk is where it just below the flowers, and the buds should be trimmed off. My questions are; Should I trim off the tips of the buds BEFORE disinfecting, and after disinfecting further trim off a bit to account for damage from bleach, OR just disinfect the whole flower stalk and top, then trim off the buds after disinfecting. Any other hints or details will be helpful, as I want to have the best chance of success on some of these more unique cultivars. I will be making up media tomorrow, and also trying to decide on using small amount of kinetin or BAP, or just go PGR free. If there are any updated thoughts on that, please share.
Thanks much, and hope your plants are healthy and prospering
Bud