The Orchid Room's video: Unboxing and Flasking Orchid Seeds Home flasking - first attempt Collaboration project

Hi everyone, it's Annabel, welcome back to my channel! Today we are unboxing a seed pod sent by Nina from Ninja_Orchids, which is Vanda denisoniana Dark Chocolate 'Star' x Vanda 'Dragon Fire Lip' - Nina renamed 'Leopard Yawn'. I then make my first attempt at flasking with these seeds, at home in a DIY disinfected closed 'Still Air' box. I will update as soon as something happens- good or bad! Hope you enjoy the video! Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction to Orchid seeds 05:00 Unboxing the Seeds 12:15 Stages of Seed Capsule formation 14:15 My DIY 'Still Air' Box 18:21 Setting Up for Flasking 18:45 Plastics Suited for Heat/Pressure Sterilizing 20:40 Preparing my Media 23:20 Pouring the Media 24:20 Sterilizing the Flasks in a Pressure Cooker 26:00 Placing Flasks into the box 26:40 Media Setting & Flasking prep 29:00 Disinfecting the Seeds 33:00 Placing Seeds into the Bleach Solution 34:00 Washing the Seeds in sterile distilled water 36:00 Ejecting Seeds into Flask 36:40 Summary and Result ____________________________ Recommended Videos & Links: ____________________________ Nina's video removing the seed pod and showing the parents: https://youtu.be/QkXsC0w0orE Me unboxing Orchids from Nina back in February (Yes, I am terrible with timelines!! ) https://youtu.be/iYlN9WzmT7I Dustin / Here...but Not's Flasking at Home Series: https://youtu.be/mPBctIDvvrA Dustin's Blog: http://herebutnot.com/how-to-breed-flask-phalaenopsis-orchids-steps-for-dry-seeds-green-pod-propagation-methods/ Orchid's Of New Guinea flasking guide: http://www.orchidsnewguinea.com/orchid-growing-guide-series/dry-seed-flasking/ ______________________________________________ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.orchid.room/ ______________________________________________ ❀ My Orchid Room ❀ UK Spare Bedroom *Currently Moving to a New House* Temps- 18-35C Humidity 50-75%. Artificial lighting, supplemented with daylight ____________________________________________ ✩ Plant Products I Use & Love ✩ Quick Disclaimer - These are products I genuinely love, buy and use- I wouldn't list something I didn't use regularly and purchase myself. I've provided links to try and make them easier to find, some of these are Amazon affiliate links. If you choose to purchase any of these products through the Amazon links below, I may get a small percentage towards future purchases, which really helps! ❀ Inorganic Media ❀ RHS Alpine Horticultural grit or washed gravel- non wicking pebble top layer LECA - Canna Aqua Brand: https://amzn.to/2Z5sPPy or IKEA Pumice : Medium grade ~10mm : https://amzn.to/3aTCIFn Or Kaizen bonsai, small or large grade: https://bit.ly/3aeYKRW Synthic: UK supplier https://bit.ly/2RCb4oI US: Glassbox Tropicals : https://bit.ly/2wHy2na Seramis : https://amzn.to/2QdyP59 or https://bit.ly/2V90RSJ (cheaper) Perlite, Lava Rock ❃ Organic media ❃ Sphagnum moss by Besgrow Orchiata bark- UK Supplier: https://bit.ly/3elQItD ________________________________________________ 💧Water & Nutrients🌱 ZeroWater Filter: https://amzn.to/2KaaYjP Rain Mix: UK: https://bit.ly/2yaTfX5 Akerne: https://bit.ly/2XEj3W3 Silicon: https://amzn.to/2K41IxJ Seaweed: Maxicrop: https://amzn.to/2VbQ0rv Or Envii: https://amzn.to/3fZ1bek ________________________________________________ 🐛Pest Control🐛 Pink Sun Neem Oil/Soap duo: https://amzn.to/39qyPam Systemic insecticide Bug Clear Ultra (5g/l Acetamiprid): Large size, better value but lacks dosing: https://amzn.to/39nTzzS (Use at 10ml/litre) Or smaller size with clear dosing: https://amzn.to/2smCUfp 💡 Lighting 💡 Lower Light Orchids (Phalaenopsis, Oncidiums) Cool white LAP '4000K' under cabinet lighting- Screwfix: https://bit.ly/2V5KBlv IKEA Tertial Lamps: https://bit.ly/2Vs492t Fitted with 1500 lumen LED bulbs: https://amzn.to/36RnRsG High Light Orchids (Vandas, Cattleyas) GEMMA Lights: https://bit.ly/34CqY7Z , 10% discount with code 'OrchidRoom' Mars Hydro TS600 MARS HYDRO TS600 Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3bagRcS ❃ Shelving ❃ Wire shelving, Hartleys direct: https://bit.ly/2REpeWl Metal shelving IKEA Mulig : https://bit.ly/3bkUjGc ✩ Pots ✩ 13cm Buckets Amazon: https://amzn.to/2V92cci (£~20 for 35) ______________________________________________ Cheaper alternatives to Elho outers: 18cm white pot cover: https://bit.ly/3cmwTRb _________________________________________________ Wick for self watering pots: https://amzn.to/2sMuWM7