My first flask arrived

[Ruli]

Today I received my little order from Assendorfer. (The flask, one small Paph. kolopakingii and a NBS moquettianum) I have to tell that I'm impressed with him. Super packaging (it's the first time I saw so carefully packaged plants) and an extra plant, a Paph. rothscildianum 'Starship x selbst' jungster as a present.
My flask is Paph. platiphyllum ´Ruth Kennedy´ AM/AOS x selbst
I put them in s/h with the agar on method. I hope that everything goes well (it's my first try with flask)


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[Shiva]

Wow! Real nice!

 

[Ruli]

Thank you! I liked the little plants very much, they look strong

 

[Tom499]

Looking good!

Will be following this closely!

 

[eggshells]

Wow ruth, those are nice. Interesting choice of medium to compot.

 

[SlipperFan]

They look really healthy!

 

[newbud]

So you just took them out of the flask and put straight into the s/h without washing, with the agar still on? Yeah, I'll be following this one too. Thanks

 

[NYEric]

Maybe you can add some small aliflor to cover the roots.

 

[JeanLux]

good luck with them!!!! Do you have pics of the other plants? Jean

 

[abax]

I hope you'll keep us updated on your flask progress. I've
never bought a flask, but I'd like to try it.

 

[Dido]

Keep osted, Buach has great plants was visiting him a few weeks ago, at the moemnt he is ill, he had a small accident.

Waiting on my plants from the last eBay sale too.

Please keep us posted.

 

[Marc]

Good luck with your growing efforts.

 

[Ozpaph]

I think you need to cover the roots with finer media otherwise they will dry out to quickly.

 

[Ruli]

Thank you all for your advices!
After the last foto I put more LECA around the agar, and covered the roots which was outside of the agar.
As for the method (putting them with the agar in s/h) I read a post of Ray about it. Most of my plants in s/h anyway, so I thought about trying it.
Dido, this purchase is from eBay, also. Maybe your plants are already shipped, as when I received them they weren't marked as shipped in "My eBay".
Jean, I don't have fotos of the other plants this moment, but I'll take a few tomorrow and post them
For now they are covered and in a place not to bright. (I read that they have to "learn" living outside of the flask.) So, usually how many days/weeks you have them covered and on a darker place than the adults?

 

[Ruli]

good luck with them!!!! Do you have pics of the other plants? Jean

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Paph. rothschildianum front left, Paph kolopakingii front right, Paph moquettianum on the back. (with AA battery for size comparsion)

 

[Dido]

Thanks Rulli but I know mine are not shipped because I get soemting on top we had to clear first.
If I pay fereight I want to have sometimes more in...
He had a hybrid which I am interested in and now I geeting it.....
your plants look great, wish you a lot of luck with it.

 

[Ruli]

Thanks, Dido!
Well, I understand about the freight. I paid 18Euros for shipping, so I wanted something else in that box, too