Alex
Well-Known Member
I'm new to flasks, and have one of wilhelminiae which I am wondering about. The question is, should I deflask yet? The young plants are still quite small, and nowhere near fill the flask...certainly, the plantlets are quite a bit smaller than most newly deflasked seedlings I've seen; the longest leaf on the largest plant might be 4 or 5 cm long by 4 or 5 mm wide. However, the most basal leaf on many of the seedlings is brown (other leaves are healthy), and I've heard this is an indication that nutrients may be running down. The agar layer at the bottom is also rather thin, perhaps only 5-8mm or so.
Does it sound like one to deflask? In general are there signs, aside from lack of space, that it is time to do this?
Thanks very much for any help,
Alex
Does it sound like one to deflask? In general are there signs, aside from lack of space, that it is time to do this?
Thanks very much for any help,
Alex