Any homemade orchid sowing medium( doesn't involve orchid replate)

[Fairorchids]

When you open a seed pod, it contains somewhere between 50,000 and 3 million seeds.

Trying to take out just 25-50 seeds (practical limit on number of seedlings/flask) is impossible.

The only practical way to flask, is in 2 stages:
1 = Mother flask with lots of seeds.
2 = Replate flask, where germinated seeds are spaced far enough apart to let them grow into viable seedlings.

[Jmbaum]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

When you open a seed pod, it contains somewhere between 50,000 and 3 million seeds.

Trying to take out just 25-50 seeds (practical limit on number of seedlings/flask) is impossible.

The only practical way to flask, is in 2 stages:
1 = Mother flask with lots of seeds.
2 = Replate flask, where germinated seeds are spaced far enough apart to let them grow into viable seedlings.

25-50 would be quite the task. Yet surely more uniform dispersion across a larger surface would yield better results.
Using sonic vibration to get them in an even suspension in a shallow layer water across the surface is likely to work is at the correct frequency.

[Fairorchids]

Originally Posted by Jmbaum

25-50 would be quite the task. Yet surely more uniform dispersion across a larger surface would yield better results.
Using sonic vibration to get them in an even suspension in a shallow layer water across the surface is likely to work is at the correct frequency.

I doubt that someone who is trying to eliminate the replate process due to lack of laminar flow hood (or glove box), would have access to sonic vibration equipment.

[Jmbaum]

Originally Posted by Fairorchids

I doubt that someone who is trying to eliminate the replate process due to lack of laminar flow hood (or glove box), would have access to sonic vibration equipment.

I wasn’t sure if it was just to avoid possible contamination and hassle. In any case dispersion would be just the tip of the iceberg of issues. I see nutrition and waste leading to weak and or stunted plants overall. The entire system would need to be reconsidered to allow for high yield seed to plant process. I imagine something along the lines of a closed hydro system, being able to refresh the nutrients. I’ve also seen co2 enrichment getting growth rates about double that of ambient. The quantity of agar, nutrients, and especially light had to match that rate though.