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09-20-2005, 02:18 AM
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Kiki (sp) formula
Hey Everyone, i was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on getting my Doritaenopsis to send out new plants.
Cheers!
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09-20-2005, 09:43 AM
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Re: Kiki (sp) formula
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Originally Posted by Kris
Hey Everyone, i was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on getting my Doritaenopsis to send out new plants.
Cheers!
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If this is an unknown cross (ie. you cannot trace it's parentage) I do not see the value in doing so.
If this is for the pure enjoyment of the plant and to have additional plants to share with family and friends (esp. OB friends!) then why not try the keiki paste available from Jim Brasch at:
http://www.orchidmall.com/hormones/index.htm
His site also has instructions how to use the product. I know several growers that have had success with his product. I guess it is all in your skill level.
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09-20-2005, 09:57 AM
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I just like the plant, and would like to try out propagating it. (And yes if I do get some extras and people like it, I do not mind sharing)
I sent an e-mail to the person I got the plant from to see if he still has the plant tags, or remembers the name.
I was also told that birth control pills work well for getting keikis to grow.
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09-20-2005, 10:10 AM
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"Birth control" pills to get a plant to "reproduce".....seems a bit contradictory to me! 
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09-20-2005, 10:32 AM
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 hey this is what i have heard... there was one other way, i can not remember what it was but it was weird... i will see if i can find it again. defiantly worth a good chuckle. :P
I will have to pick some of Jims Mixture, i think the orchid shop by me carrys it. |
07-17-2006, 02:04 PM
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I make kieki paste. Shoot me off an email if you still need some.
Kieki paste is typically made of cytokinins and sometimes people add jasmonic acid.
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07-17-2006, 02:14 PM
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Sure seems like there are a lot of lab rats at this forum!
What application do you use it for Steve (other than orchs)?
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07-21-2006, 11:43 PM
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Actually, I use cytokinins for a few different things. One of them is a face cream. Amazing stuff.
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07-21-2006, 11:53 PM
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Hey is that the stuff Micheal Jackson uses! lol
Ok, seriously - face cream?
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07-22-2006, 12:00 AM
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Negatory, kinetin and zeatin are awesome for skin. Kinetin is now the active ingredient a bunch of anti-wrinkle and skin firming products. Just check some of the science on the stuff, it works. Off topic, I hate the neutriceutical buzzword game where the try to make comsetics and makeup sound like science and research. I also hate those commercials where they talk about "healthy" hair... it is all dead keratinized cells. Is your kitchen table healthier when you rub oil on it?
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