Growing Orchids From Seed (Video 1 of 4) - sowing dry seeds using hydrogen peroxide & a glovebox

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This is a detailed walk through of how I sow dry orchid seeds using hydrogen peroxide to sterilize / disinfect the seeds. I use a glovebox NOT a laminar flow hood (because it's cheaper and saves space in my small apartment). In this video tutorial, I'm using a seed pod of Phalaenopsis pallens x self, which I sowed myself in January of 2019 (6 months ago).
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[@emmascott5950]

Thank you so much for posting this!! THIS is EXACTLY what I've been searching for FOREVER!!!! We MUST become friends! I'll have to hit you up in our Facebook group because you are just WONDERFUL at explaining the process! So detailed but clear and precise! I love that you don't just show how to do it but explain WHY you are doing it!! Thanks again!! SO helpful! I wish I found your videos ages ago! I'll have to go and watch the rest of your videos!

[@HerebutNot]

Heh heh - Great feedback. Thanks so much Emma. I appreciate the words of encouragement. I'm still getting the hang of this KZbin stuff, but words of affirmation are definitely helpful. I do a bit of writing on my blog as well; if you're a phal grower, I encourage you to check out this post - herebutnot.com/phalaenopsis-spikes-like-hot-need-cool/ - it's one of my most...detailed and informative articles. A personal favourite. Thanks again for the comment and for subscribing!

[@cjsgardennmindanaohortiand3668]

What was that black color inside the container?

[@roberthopewell7246]

@@cjsgardennmindanaohortiand3668 charcoal is added to media because it absorbs metabolic waste exuded by the orchid protocorns

[@yatijayen3167]

Beside charcoal. What medium we can replace it

[@TheSquidworm]

Loved this video and haven't seen anything else like this content

[@sunnyvawego3313]

Finally someone that has a video on how to grow orchids from seeds that’s tailored to people at home without total lab equipment

[@kevindonohue2912]

Justin, great video! You explain things very thoroughly and clearly. Another benefit of using dry seed is that there is very low risk of transmitting virus. A virused plant can be used as a pod parent (this is sometimes done with rare, heirloom but virused plants - using a virused plant as a pollen donor will infect the pod plant so is not recommended) and the seed will be virus-free - but cutting open a green pod can transfer virus from the pod to the seed via the sap in the pod wall. With dry seed, the pod dries and then dehisces, and the seed do not come into contact with any sap. I staple a paper coffee filter around a pod as soon as it starts to yellow, to prevent seed blowing away when the pod splits. Dry seed can also be stored but they must be dry or they will get killed by mold - there are chemical ways of drying them (complicated) or you can bake some raw rice and then put the seed in an open dish on top of the cooled rice in an airtight container and the rice should absorb any moister - then fold the seed in waxed paper, label, and store in a sealed jar - one of those desiccant pouches from a bottle of aspirin or some food products can be thrown in to keep it nice and dry - and refrigerate. I'm told the seed can keep a few years, depending on species. PS - your kitchen is spotless compared to mine! I find it ironic that I can maintain sterile conditions for sowing and re-plating but can't seem to mop my kitchen floor, LOL.

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Kevin! Not gonna lie...I have had a few pods spill seed all over...the stapler is brilliant. Haha. Makes me feel a bit dumb for not thinking of something so simple and effective. Haha. And yes, another great reason why dry seed is better.

[@kevindonohue2912]

@@HerebutNot Ha! The coffee filter trick wasn't my idea, I read it somewhere! I ain't that smart, bro!

[@PestratorProductions]

This is so cool man! I work in an orchid propagation lab but it’s awesome to see the process being done at home. This video will come in handy whenever I try this at home

[@andreameigs1261]

I'm a conservation biology student and..I don't want to get too detailed here, but I need to try to clone a leafless species from the root tip and or from the spike. I can probably use a laminar flow hood but I've got no experience with micropropagation... if I sent you a piece of root, could you sterilize it and toss it in a flask? It doesn't have an active root tip. I don't know if that matters. I don't even know if this piece of root will survive after the holiday, but I will also have a spike in the future if I manage to not kill the plant this semester, and I would like to try cloning it or having someone try to clone it for me. A friend of mine has lindenii and I keep telling this person that attempts at cloning it from the nodes on an inflorescence would be a worthwhile project. There is a video about how to clone orchids from spikes by orchidspecies but he doesn't sell the kits anymore. I don't know what the medium he uses is or if it would work for the species I want to clone. I do know what medium works well for growing this species from seed, so perhaps replating onto that after a plantlet forms would work.. anyway, I would really like to talk to you more about this in-depth. If you sell any little cloning kits like orchidspecies used to, that would be really handy.. if not, if you could help me choose a medium that sounds similar to what orchidspecies use or if your lab uses one for this kind of thing, I would appreciate it so much and if I am successfull, I wouldn't mind sharing one of these orchids, and I have a sneaking suspicion it is a species you would very much like to have.

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

Still work in the lab? About to try with orchid seeds today!!

[@davida7284]

Yeah, wow and woah, man. I’ve rescued one grown plant from a co-worker and root shocked/killed a second through ignorance. So for fun wondered how to germinate and found your video early on in the search. What a world of detail and precision I am seeing this is! Mad props and thx for providing this vid so I can determine whether or not I have the chutzpah to ACTUALLY do something like this! haha. Good job!

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks David! If you find the chutzpah, be sure to share your process with me. Love seeing what others have done with their orchid projects

[@petrescuework-difficultcas6581]

Thank you that was VERY informative! I had seedpods in the past, as I pollinated just for fun but didn't know what to do with the seeds then. After seeing this, I'm 100% certain, I will never attempt to seed grow orchids. At this point I'll leave it to the experts and just buy the finished plants. Great video 👍

[@celestepotts5959]

I thought I loved orchids. Wowzers. That’s some serious love and dedication ! Bravo 👏🏻 highly respect your patience for the process

[@kathihilton4064]

Thank you so very much, I have asked for years how to grow new orchids from my own orchids as some are from my father that passed away, he totally loved his orchids, everyone has always told me I can't even the plant / flower shops told me that. I told them someone started them seeds to get new orchids. So I have been waiting for years to see a video like yours, thank you ❤️

[@maskerungu4203]

thank you KZbin for recommend this video to me, I love how informative it is ✨ its been a 5years old video, but still u doin a great job man 👍 hope u doin well nowadays

[@andrewcarlson4484]

I mean this in the best way possible but watching this is like reading a procedure from a research article. This video is so thorough in its explanation of keeping things sterile and how to do every step in detail. I love it.

[@ameliastuetzel7410]

It's rare that how-to videos actually explain how-to do something...yours did...thanks for making a video that doesn't totally suck ;) (i.e. great vid!)

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Amelia! I appreciate that feedback. I’ll reply to your other comment about replating

[@RajaGSD]

Yo, if anyone deserves some props for explicit instruction and feedback, aka very very specific instruction, it is you my friend. Props man…if only every teacher was as explicit as you people would learn much easier and quickly

[@AlfredoGarciaYTChannel]

This is an interesting subject. I didn't realize the care it takes to grow orchids from seed. I bought orchid seeds recently and coming across your video has given me instruction I didn't know I needed.

[@lulucastro1845]

Sometimes I buy seeds online, they are scammers, they sent my aunt crushed seeds... how did they come out?

[@cgtsang]

Super informative. You should post regular updates 👍

[@Kisyov]

Hey there, Still don't know where to star off but you defiantly made me wanna try :) Thanks for sharing and explaining all the steps you take.

[@BrunoHasIt]

Thank you so much for this, I came across this when I was looking into tissue culture for some cacti a couple years ago, never thought I’d be back for my own propagation

[@lallyamanteofficial]

This video is very very informative . Thank you so much! I’ve never seen such a clear video and explanation about this process! ❤

[@oguzoran4439]

Mind. Blown. I had basically just given up hope that this could be outside a lab. Happy to be proven wrong.

[@yvonnerickett6309]

Thanks for the great info and video, it really makes a difference in understanding the process.

[@eszternitsch2054]

I have been thoroughly enjoying your series on orchid sowing! Your detailed explanations and practical tips are incredibly helpful. I have a question regarding the pressure cooker you use for sterilizing. You mentioned that it must be 15 PSI. In the UK, I've only found a pressure cooker that can pressurize up to 100 kPa/14.5 PSI. Would this be sufficient, or does it specifically need to be 15 PSI/121 Celsius? Thank you for your guidance and for sharing your knowledge with us!

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks @@eszternitsch2054 ! I think 14.5 is totally okay. Some ppl have said they had success at 10PSI, so I’m sure you’re good to go

[@jewiesnew3786]

I wonder, if it takes this much preparation to propagate them through seed, how does the plant in the wild manage to flourish?

[@lilianarruda2187]

Jewie Snew micorryzal fungi that only exist in their natural habitat (in tree trunks and soil)

[@edwinbrown855]

A single orchid may produce millions of seeds but one a few will take hold and become mature plants. In captivity we want to maximize the success rate.

[@victoriay8100]

Hi there, I wanted to suggest the use of micropore tape (3 um pores, 3M brand for ex.) to seal the medium containers. I have been working in plant biology labs for a long time and breathable tape is standard practice when cultivating plants on agar. I know some people use a wax based seal however the lack of air exchange inhibits plant growth (at least for rapidly growing plants). It's pretty cheap and might reduce the number of transfers and maybe even required growth time, who knows!

[@bugsandbrushes]

This is brilliant, thank you so much for sharing! Growing orchids from seeds surely is on my bucket list. I am currently just getting started with the hobby and trying my very best to take care of my beloved orchids, but I hope I'll be able to truly dig into the subject soon :)

[@HerebutNot]

I hope you give it a shot-while it can be a lot of work to get started, the reward is pretty gratifying. For example, one of my Phragmipedium seedlings is variegated! I’ve never seen any phrags like it - but it’s still so small. Haha

[@bugsandbrushes]

@@HerebutNot I will try, it certainly is on my bucket list. For the meantime, I'll soak up as much information as I can and am thankful you are kindly sharing your knowledge 😊

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

Very informative and pretty indicative of why I can't imagine doing my own flasking, I'm a klutz and scatterbrained, contamination would be inevitable. I just let a bunch of seed go in the wind recently, maybe they will find a place to germinate. I probably should send the pods on my Den Samurai and Den antennatum D'albersti (ants keep pollinating them!) to someone, I don't need them but maybe someone else can make money off them.

[@HerebutNot]

haha - so funny. Yeah, I get that side of it...I'm pretty "relaxed' with the whole process myself. I just make sure I write in the methods that allow me to shortcut success...which doesn't even sound like english. TL;DR - I make it as easy as possible. Hahah

[@bobbymalta73]

Thanks for sharing Dear Friend i was looking for this. Bless You Brother!🤝

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

This is great mate, I would love to get into this for growing carnivorous plant seeds as well as orchids.

[@Valko67]

whaaaw , i enjoyed very much , and did not tought it was so dificult , i have polinated two kind of pahiopedilums , with eachother , it looks the pods evoluate well swels up and take some goot colorations , i presume to have to wait until is pops open by there self before proceding to your vidéo explainings , i will try to do my best to keep it steriel , sorry for my poor english , bst greets from me Carl , from belgium

[@andreaslinden3262]

Hello, I'd like to know if the orchid seeds need a speficic temperature to germinate or just room temperature? Thanks in advance and best regards.

[@sylviabeichert943]

Can you advise me on what growing media ?agar gel you are using to put the seeds, whether you are using a heating mat and if air needs to be introduced from time to time? Thanks

[@syntheticpolymer620]

A traditional still air box with large open arm holes does a better job of keeping things sterile than trying to imitate a glove box. The seal around the gloves just moves around too much air while you're working which defeats the purpose. Real glove boxes are used more for working with hazardous materials or things that need to be handled under certain gasses, not for sterile work. This is well documented in the mycology hobby and you can find a wealth of info on the shroomery. I posted this as a reply to a comment on your other video but hopefully more people will see it here. Great videos in general though, love your channel!

[@allyyyyyyp]

This is so incredibly cool/impressive that you are doing this at home! Thank you for providing all of this information in such an accessible way. Sorry if I missed this, but what composes the "mother"? Things like N-P-K?

[@HerebutNot]

I use a media called, "MS p688 orchid flasking media" for all stages. If you'd like more details, I've covered all of it in this post: herebutnot.com/how-to-breed-flask-phalaenopsis-orchids-steps-for-dry-seeds-green-pod-propagation-methods/ It's a long one, but you can click to the section on flasking media.

[@allyyyyyyp]

@@HerebutNot Thanks!!

[@robertgarsula3828]

Thanks a lot for this info❤️

[@plips71755]

Good video as usual. Would like to see the project all the way through to the plant grows up at least 6 months old. Many people on KZbin do these videos greatest best way to do something - and then we never see if their way actually works or if the operation was a success but the patient died type of situation. For all we know the dog they coated in some magic mystery potion for ticks died or the fumes drove the people out of the house or they got some allergy from it. I would suggest using horticultural/agricultural surfactant that doesn’t have fragrance, oxidizers, brighteners, sodium x, and the dozens of other chemicals in it. And use a mask -we all have them readily a available these days - your mouth has lots of bacteria etc. I also believe in first washing with an antibacterial soap to remove “gross” visible soap then use Physan 20 mixed to the correct dosage as they recommend under the Application tab and go to Orchids. You want to dip and splash your clean hands around, let it dry, and then keep your hands wet with the solution the whole time you are dealing with the plants. I make up a fresh 3 gal covered bucket ever couple of days Spray down your surfaces in between plants and use plain newsprint paper to contain all the old mix, dirty an old parts cut off the plants, etc, roll it up and put in trash. I also keep a large bucket of soapy, bleachy water made up to initially drop dirty pots into. Later, I wash them as clean as I can get them and rinse, then drop them in a soak bucket of Physan20 then set them in my hot sunny south west full sun deck for several weeks. Sunlight is an awesome sanitizer clay pots. Physan20. In fact, with questionable clay pots that have gone through everything from these to baking in the oven - I will leave them sitting in the deck railings for 6 months or so. For those who remember Bob Scully, he felt the best way to do clay pots was to refire in a kiln as that got rid of anything from simple dirt to viruses (2000F). There is an article on St Augustine Orchid Society that that gives the procedure for cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing clay pots including neutralizing the mineral deposits. I use Physan to generally clean tools but use a dip of 91% alcohol as the less water in the alcohol, less rust and then while wet I burn the blades. Physan20 is a bactericide, algaecide, fungicide, viruscide. I use it to sterilize seeds, to wash agar off the seedlings when unflasking, to soak pots, to treat plants when repotting whether diseased or not, water the medium down with Physan 20. Their website physan.com under Orchids lists directs and dose strength and time for several nasty diseases including Erwinia. Also mix to dosage requirement in gallon jug, put in pump spray bottle and spray plants down once every 7-14 days to help prevent disease especially in the crowns of phals, Vanda. Surfactant: Anyone who applies fungicides or herbicides in your garden or on Orchids knows many require non ionic surfactant to allow the product to adhere to the leaf surface so it stays long enough to work properly. Also read your labels for each brand of product as the active ingredient may be the same, but the strength and proprietary ingredients may be different and have varying instructions as to dosage, usage, plants tolerable and those sensitive to the product. There are a number of good non ionic surfactants - One I use is Hi Yield as a surfactant - it’s cheap and does the job. Just make sure you check what type of surfactant is required with the product and with what type of plants - vegetable crops is usually different than say ornamentals. If there is a range - I use the lowest. Id I have questions, the manufacturers all have customer service telephone numbers and email addresses. I find them all very friend,y. Any local farm store will have these types of products (including the herbicides, fungicides, etc) cheaper than like online or Amazon. If they don’t carry it, many will order it for you. I’m finding more and more we are paying way too much sometimes double for online items. I also like using jars that will stand up to boiling in a canning pot (canning jars - they come in sizes from 4 Oz to gallon). Food containers should be boil resistant also but be careful with cosmetics, etc type jars that might not be sanitizer temp and will burst when doing this. Also, if you start your sanitization and cleaning process in your dishwasher, make sure your dishwasher undergoes thorough cleaning process. There is a lot of gunk that sits in the bottom and stuff splashes back on the dishes. It’s pretty gross and most people don’t realize. It’s the same for washing machines - after seeing one taken apart, I now use Afresh once a month. Clothes smell a lot better now too. You need to realize vinegar and baking soda are recognized as good cleaners but aren’t approved by the EPA as disinfectants or sanitizers. The EPA gives a list of active ingredients for you to look for in the brands you like which are strong enough to do the job. For plants check the specific fungal or bacteria to make sure the active ingredient will kill such and such. Some pathogens protect themselves in such a way, that they may not be affected by something that kills everything else. Many items like bleach must be kept soaking wet and in contact for a specified 10-20 minutes depending on what the pathogen. EPA lists household cleaning vinegar which is white Vinegar as only listed strong enough for 3 specific pathogens I believe. Do not use other forms of household like ACV, wine, rice, etc vinegars. And don’t mix vinegar with ammonia, bleach, hydrogen peroxide or products with those in the ingredient list. And it’s not always the shipping because I have had exact products shipped from one vendor for $7-9 dollars and the next vendor wants $50-60. Crazy and a ripoff. They always blame it on the shipper but that just isn’t the case. I recently shipped something - at UPS they wanted $17 for packaging plus $47 to ship. I said I’d have to check with post office - they said I can check for you and told me it would be $60. I said I would go home and find packing myself and come back. Stopped at post office, they packed it for free, and it cost me $9.90, got there in 3 days including the day I shipped. I won’t be using that UPS store ever again. I just had one said it would cost $60 to ship 15 little net pots and someone else it was under $10. Both said post office. Had one that charged me a fortune for bark I really needed said it was going UPS. I paid, they shipped, got it in 5 days and it came by the post office. I took it back to the post office to find out how much it actually cost and there was a $40 dollar difference - contacted the vendor and asked for a refund. They were oh really, don’t know how that could happen, bla-bla - right. They know exactly what it costs and who it gets shipped - some of these are making a big profit. They are using a system that figures at such and such rate, you pay it, but they actually ship the cheapest way postal and you get taken to the cleaners. It’s not right. Sorry - got off on soap box.

[@HerebutNot]

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[@JuliesOrchids]

G'day from Perth Australia, Ive been enjoying your posts for a while, thank you. I think I have had one of my Paphs pollinated and I think it is growing a seed pod?? I wish I could show you a picture of it, but, from the old flower spike just days after the flower fell, the spike has become thicker and ridged, somewhat resembling a yellow long necked squash/pumpkin ( obviously not that big) What do you think?

[@firstnamelastname844]

Hi! This was awesome! I just got the seed pod from a schomburgkia and another on from an epidendrum. I will probably do that process with my seeds. Also why did you put them under lights?

[@candaceallard818]

I am watching this 2 yrs after you made this video. How did they turn out? Also as a beginner (I have created my first pod), what type of soil are you using?

[@theweirdospfan.28]

Orchids don’t live in soil

[@orchidfancy]

Sorry if I missed it but ****what is the growing media that is already inside the flasks?**** Thank you for the video. It's fascinating.

[@theclerksays]

What's you success rate for the germination? Will you do a replate video in the future. Quite curious on how you can prevent contamination then.

[@HerebutNot]

Success rate? No idea on exact numbers, mainly because I don't have insight into how many individual seeds are sown. With the phrags...germination was generally lower...but that could be from hybrid viability, from keeping them in peroxide for too long, or from them not liking the media...I really don't have a good way of extracting precise answers for that. With regards to replating...it's mostly the same process in the glove box; but I am still learning that. I did my first "real" replate last week...and before that, a bunch of spreads. Spreading protocorms is a lot easier than replating seedlings with roots. I will do the replate video one day...but for now, I need to understand the process better before I feel confident making a video about it.

[@antoinettegregory7311]

Hi could this process be used with seeds that were bought? I have never done this before and am looking in to experimenting with growing orchids from seeds. Your videos are awesome by the way.

[@susannewalford5099]

Where can I get this glove box from? Entertaining and informative video.

[@HerebutNot]

I had to make my own. There are a couple tutorials online if you Google “make glove box” or something to that effect. Generally it’s holes cut in a box with gloves

[@eddy8828]

Excellent video. Thank you.👍

[@সৈয়দমোশাররফহোসেন]

I like this video. Want to know the volume strength of Hydrogen peroxide and also quantity ratio of Hydrogen peroxide and dish cleaners?

[@francinisolar9317]

Hi, I want to know, when you ready on the first day, do you pot flakes in the dark or light . thankyou

[@TheEggman51]

I enjoyed this video! Great tips for use of hydrogen peroxide. I will try that next time I sow seed. I used a glove box for many years. Recently bought a HEPA filter and built a homemade flow-hood around it. Works good so far.

[@ericjenkins5815]

I’ve been keeping plants for a while, and I pollinated two of my orchids (a brassocattleya and an oncidium gold dust). I am planning on flasking them and am wondering if the green pod method is better for a first time, or using a split pod. The oncidium seed pods are relatively small, so I’m wondering if that would make it more difficult to do green flasking. Also when you take the jars out of the pressure cooker, do you just wait till it’s fully cooled and then open it and tighten the jars by hand and seal them? Just curious how you prevent contamination when making the agar. Also do you find more contamination with the green pod method or the method you show in this video?

[@Running_Putter]

How are the baby orchids going? What media did you use? I want to try this myself.

[@davidclancy3885]

Love your videos. But I am Confused as to where I get the mother jar from in the first place. Where can you buy it or what is it? Or can you buy a mother flask with orchid seedlings growing in it already? As I am in ireland? And you can not buy anything like this here. There are no orchid shops to even find moss to buy is impossible. Even to buy an orchid plant costs an arm & a leg 🤪

[@Johnnyclean]

Do you have any videos that give instruction on how to set up the flasks?

[@AngelLerinsCollections]

Thank you Sir, for sharing how to plant orchids from their seeds. For I have some seeds too, but I have no Idea how to plant it.

[@kellyduguay3368]

Cool video! I really enjoyed it 😊! Really appreciate your time and effort in making this, I'm sure such a tedious job isn't the easiest to capture and narrate 🎬📽️! Well done 👍!

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Kelly!

[@emmjensen8816]

Think of using Hibaclense... It's surgical soap and wont be as harsh on your hands as bleach water. Very good video.

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Emm!

[@kmalcolm234]

Good afternoon thank you for sharing. Did you use agar in the flask

[@HerebutNot]

Yes - 2.5-3g per L

[@lilianrenteria3889]

Can you tell me which flask medium is the best. My powder does not gelatinized. Thank you. Great video.

[@gcarson]

This is so cool! I really appreciate you filming your process :)

[@HerebutNot]

You bet! Happy to share my passion and knowledge 💚

[@djguevarra7310]

I love the info provided in the video, but do have a couple questions regarding the process involving the pressure cooker. When you put your jars in your pressure cooker, do you stack them? Can you stack them? Are they sitting in water? Does it matter how much water you put in the pressure cooker?

[@HerebutNot]

Good questions! Answers: When I put the jars in the pressure cooker, the lids are only resting on top very loosely...not tight; I want the air to pass in and out during pressure cooking and cooldown, then I'll close the lid. This prevents an air "suck" when you open the flask at time of flasking...but it means you have to let the whole pressure cooker fully cool, before you open it. 2) Yes you can stack them, and I do 3) My pressure cooker has a canning "lift" that sets the jars above the water level. I don't think it's a major problem if water touches the jars, but the way my pressure cooker is setup, they don't touch the water. 4) You need to use at least enough water to evaporate to make pressure, and then also account for water cast off from the top during the cook. I use about 4 glasses of water...or 48oz ish

[@djguevarra7310]

@@HerebutNot ohhh ok. Thank you.

[@debbieherres7551]

Best video I've seen ! Thank you!

[@mochaqueen1402]

How do I sow the larger orchid seeds that resemble peppercorn? They're too big to go into a syringe. Once seeds are in medium, how much light does it need?

[@jadeleong9259]

Thanks for the video. Learnt a lot!

[@lucythecat529]

Wow a great video, very interesting. Amazing you can do that in the home. I would have thought you would need a fancy lab to sow the seeds. I don't think I will be doing it but you made it look easy. A sign of an expert!! Lol

[@HerebutNot]

Thanks Lucythecat! It's a bit of work for sure...but the best part is dreaming up what Frankenstein flower I could make by smashing two other flowers together. So fun!

[@lucythecat529]

Here...but Not You create it and I'll watch if you video it. I also think it would be fun but can't see me doing it right now. If you keep making it look easy who knows. I can't wait to see you unflask a batch. You will video it wont you.

[@HerebutNot]

@@lucythecat529 heh heh - looks like I'll have to :P

[@mariacastillo3092]

Sorry for my ignorance, what is the black liquid in the jars? Thank you.

[@Anaextraordinary]

Hi there, awesome video! Do I need to do this for bee orchid seeds?

[@Ps3ZoCkErExTrEmE]

hi do you use detergent with hydrogen peroxide 3% and do the seeds from the capsule in there? are the seeds taken directly from the capsule without prior treatment? According to the video, it looks like you're doing everything in the syringe in the container? doesn't the hydrogen disturb the culture medium? how do you make the breeding ground that would be interesting without it getting moldy

[@jacob106106]

Might be a stupid question... but would this work with dried vanilla bean seeds? Thx?

[@Lydia-KimbaTiger222]

I would like to verify something. After placing the seeds into the mixture, do I place the dry seeds in mixture in light or keep it dark for the 3-6 months? This is my first try and I am hoping for success vs failure for my first time growing orchids. Thanks. Thank You for these videos!

[@HerebutNot]

@@Lydia-KimbaTiger222 - with phals you don’t need a dark treatment. For some species it’s recommended to increase germination rates. Paphs for example generally respond well to dark treatment. If in doubt, do the dark treatment. If you have multiple flasks, test and see which results in better outcomes. In some cases I don’t get much of anything with dark treatment, but upon moving to light, the protocorms start growing well, so I don’t think there are cases where dark treatment are problematic other than possibly slowing the initial 3-6 months of growth.

[@Lydia-KimbaTiger222]

@@HerebutNot Thank you for your information. Much appreciated!

[@DeRien8]

Gotta love seeing another plant man with a cat! I have found my people.

[@lmspirun]

Una preguntita el desinfectante que utilizas en la camara o glovebox me imagino que lo has hecho tu podrias decirme como lo haces.Gracias un saludo.

[@HerebutNot]

En las semillas, uso peróxido de hidrógeno (H2O2). En las superficies para limpiar y rociar el exterior de los frascos, uso lejía y agua en una proporción de 1:8. Tenga en cuenta: ¡No mezcle lejía y peróxido de hidrógeno! Mezclar los dos puede no ser seguro, así que... proceda con extrema precaución.

[@holyngrace7806]

Very helpful, ty. Accurate and complete information much appreciated! I wonder if a simple method for submerging equipment and smallish flasks for a sterilising soak within the glovebox, instead of trying to manipulate slippery items in the cramped space? An immersed saturation soak sterilisation method might well correlate to lowered infection rates. Buoyancy could be managed with a weighted perforated top screen to hold down? Or perhaps an inverted container containing the smaller flasks and sterilising fluid resting in a shallow dish? Just casual thoughts and ideas. Thx again Dustin!

[@apistofinucan12]

Hello, I live in Canada and want to get the black medium for orchid seeds. Thanks

[@andreameigs1261]

What do you mean "oxidize in uv?" at around 16:00? Are you using UV bulbs to convert the h2o2 to h2o? What kind of lights are you using and at what distance to you keep them from the source? Also, I like the plastic wrap trick. Have you tried parafilm for this and if so, which do you like better?

[@drusillapana967]

Good Day from down under, Love you explainations, I would like to know if I purchase seeds from China, would I need to go to the whole process of steriling the seeds. Could you please let me know.

[@HerebutNot]

Generally seeds from china bought on etsy or ebay aren't actually orchid seeds. If the seed you receive looks like an "actual plant seed" (and not like dust), then they're not orchid seeds. This is a common scam, but if you actually receive real orchid seed (that looks like dust), then yes you'd need to go through the same process to grow them out. Hope that helps

[@rsa2821]

very nice. thanks for sharing.

[@tothesky8799]

@Here...but Not, would this be the same procedure for Encyclia tampensis? I can't seem to find anything online regarding how to properly grow this species from seed. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[@karloqui]

Hi, i pollinated my Vanda coerula X white Phalaenopsis hybrid i can send you the seed Pods when they mature. Thanks

[@hrchipsnsalsa]

Question, what’s the name of the black liquid there are in the jars ?

[@johntee4728]

did you show how to make a media? and what did you use to make it?

[@pablorau7622]

Hi, how are you doing? I would like to know How will I prepare the black liquid? and If the process for parrot and butterfly orchids seeds are the same?, Thank you so much!.

[@michaelperezguzman1624]

Hi I’m new at this , and I bought some Exotic Orchid seeds and I want to know how to start planting the seeds, thank you

[@hannahpham-cuocsonguc973]

Hi there, can I ask if 20 percent bleach is 2 part of bleach and 8 part water? Thank you

[@idkwhattoputherebuthi153]

Is there is there a way u can send your orchid seeds to a lab so they can germinate and then they give u your seedling in a few years?

[@fatmatunaboylu8122]

Hı. Did you keep the seeds in the dark after sowing? Or did you just put it in the light environment?

[@zoxidxalilov853]

Very good

[@helensarsozo9499]

Ang ganda manga plant MO.

[@helensarsozo9499]

Paki shot out mo naman ako parati akong nag dadown load sa mgaVlog mo taga Cam, Sur. Bato. Bikol.

[@fatmatunaboylu8122]

Hı Hello. Exelland. How can I prepare standard PH buffer solutions (ph 6.86-.ph 4.01 or ph 9.18) for pH meter calibration at home. What do I need beforehand? HCL ?KOH? NAOh or what? Can you make a video about this?

[@rsa2821]

hello, nice job. Where did you get the glove box?

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

The hydrogen peroxide isn't pure? It's water mixed?

[@lmspirun]

Despues de verlo varios veces noto que cuando desinfectas las semillas en la jeringilla con una solucion de agua oxigenada(peroxido de hidrogeno) y un poco de jabon durante unos 10 minutos luego van directas al medio de cultivo y no se aclaran ni con agua destilada.Es asi como lo haces?

[@nikhathussain6549]

In what thing or medium you soaked the orchid seed in the flask ??

[@eliasheppler5097]

Do you have a video on how to make your flashing medium?

[@bobbymalta73]

Hello what you use for growing purphase inside the Flask. Cheers Mate.

[@barang007]

can we germinate vanilla seed with that technique?

[@aoiahiru670]

Thank goodness I work in a lab with a BSC and an autoclave.

[@skynet40433]

Was bleach a specific choice or could it be replaced with an iodine hand wash?

[@bwang5176]

Thanks for share your kknowledge

[@itzelpretzel]

Is there a reason the glove box is placed on top of your stove, other than convenience?

[@HerebutNot]

Na, no specific reason. Literally...I just don't have a lot of working space - small kitchen haha - and the stove is close to the sink, which I use often for washing my hands, tools and cloths.

[@mariosgnd]

It’s amazing the whole process, but I have a question! All this sterile environment exists in nature too ? 🤔 how the natural process happens ?

[@HerebutNot]

In nature there is fungus and each orchid has a relationship with specific types of fungi to aid in early seedling development. At home it's too difficult to cultivate fungi AND orchids (let alone the right species of fungi per orchid), so instead we use the nutrient media to give the seedling orchid a headstart and we push the fungi out of the process. The sterility is only so "bad fungi" or "bad bacteria" don't overtake the culture media, use up all the nutrients and out-compete the seedling orchids-it's not that the orchids need sterility.

[@andreaslinden3262]

Hi,. I'd like to know if I really have to prepare my orchid seeds with hydrogen peroxid& how much % has your product? I thought all I need is orchid media for germination? Thanks in advance and best regards!!

[@HerebutNot]

Andreas Linden - peroxide is used to disinfect the seeds. If you don’t, there is a high chance of contamination as the seeds can have bacteria or fungal spores on them.

[@andreaslinden3262]

@@HerebutNot ok..is 3% good or maybe higher 6%? Thank you very much! 👍

[@HerebutNot]

Andreas Linden - I use 3% as per this video

[@andreaslinden3262]

@@HerebutNot Thank you! 👍

[@JustcallmeDebbieB]

My pod opened outside today!! Now what? I put it in a ziplock and in the fridge...help!! I have most all of the supplies...

[@radymendoza6185]

I have collected seed pods for years from my collection. Can you still use that pods for sowing seeds?

[@anonymoose116]

I have seen where people have used old seed pods. The germination rates may be much lower but if youre just starting to learn how to flask, they would be good ones to learn on. Get the system down, and then flask up fresh pods!

[@ЕкатеринаФатеева-р4ю]

Would a small ultraviolet lamp be useful inside a glovebox? And also I didn't quite catch, do You leave in syringe seeds mixed with h.p.? So does a little ammount of h. p. gets into flasks?

[@HerebutNot]

Екатерина Фатеева no UV lamp in the glove box. Yes, seed sit in HP for 10 mins. Yes, seeds + HP go into the flask because HP reduces to H2O (water)

[@annachen2333]

how long dose the dry seed cannot use？my seed out about 3month?😅

[@johntee4728]

what do you use as media for your orchid? and did you buy it?

[@joycecarasca9379]

What is inside d flask? Is it soil or what?