Orchid inn flasks

[troy]

Looking for customer reviews, successful flask bloomings etc.. from sam tsui. thanks!!

 

[Justin]

I have grown many of their flasks...they always grow well for me here is one example

 

[troy]

Thanks justin, II'm getting a brachy flask, I've heard these are difficult

 

[orchidman77]

Great selection of plant options, hard agar so I always clean the roots well and separate upon deflasking. I definitely plan to order more!!

David

 

[Mikefallen13]

I'll echo what everybody else has said, Sam has great stuff! I haven't personally ordered a flask from him (yet) but judging from the larger plants I've ordered, I'd expect high quality, healthy seedlings.

 

[PaphMadMan]

It has been years since I had flasks from Orchid Inn, but they were always a good choice. The only one I ever had problem with was my own fault, deflasking when seedlings were probably too small.

 

[Paphman910]

Ordered flasks from Sam for over a decade. If you have problems with any of his stuff, you can resolve it with him and he is very good about it.

The hard agar can be easily removed by using a spray water bottle.

For Brachies, I would just leave the plants intact with all the roots stuck together and transplant the whole thing into a pot. As it gets older you can slowly to remove the seedlings apart.

 

[troy]

How do you know if flasklings are too small?

 

[emydura]

The only one I ever had problem with was my own fault, deflasking when seedlings were probably too small.

Why is that your fault?

 

[cattmad]

Ive bought probably about 70-80 flasks from sam in last 5 years, had probs with a few (literaly 2 or 3) that may have been my culture. If you use the puck method you should have success

Sam's breeding quality for value is hard to beat

 

[troy]

Cattmad, what do you mean puck method?

 

[cattmad]

Leave the agar on and pot up

 

[troy]

Doesn't sams flask agar get hard? What if I try and wash as much off as I can then pot up? Someone mentioned after deflasking rinse with physan 20, have you done that?

 

[Heather]

Just listed three of Sam's flasks in this week's auction.

 

[kiwi]

I have purchased lots of Sam's flasks and the quality of the crosses are excellent. I wash agar off before I compot them. Probably have >90% success rate with seedlings on average. I don't treat with fungicides at all at the time of deflasking. The only flask I have ever had a problem with was tigrinum but still got 50%. However, I got 100% with Holger Perner tigrinum flasks.

 

[troy]

Thanks!! I just ordered

 

[PaphMadMan]

The only one I ever had problem with was my own fault, deflasking when seedlings were probably too small.

Why is that your fault?

My choice when to deflask even though I had been cautioned that they needed some time yet. How would that not be my fault?

 

[Justin]

I leave the agar on and just pot up the whole puck. The agar dissolves over time and this method prevents damage to the tender roots and leaves.

 

[paphioland]

I am pretty sure Sam has his stuff flasked by Debbie Root. They do excellent work and I use Debbie myself. I would not hesitate to get a flask from OI.

 

[troy]

I just talked to sam, he's an exceptionally awsome guy!!!