aborted pod, can it still work?

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Originally Posted by JScott

According to this AOS article (Harvesting Times of Orchid Seed Capsules for the Green Pod Culture Process) Phalaenopsis pods should be harvested at 120 - 140 days for green pod sowing. If your pod has only been developing for half that time, then I would say no.

Also, have you familiarized yourself with the procedures for sowing orchid seeds? It is a complicated process usually performed in a lab with specialized equipment. Even if your seed pod was viable, it probably wouldn't do you any good.

yes i have been reading the DIY flasking articles and found OSP's media and a few people at school have lab equiptment i can borrow and i'm practicing sterile technique