Orchid Seed Sowing Supplies

Last Updated 20 August 2011

Note: All prices exclude postage costs.

Honey Jars                                         50p each                                 In stock

1 lb size with translucent, polypropylene, autoclavable lids

Petrie Dishes                                      £1.80/pack                              In stock

90 mm disposable in sealed sterile packs of 10

Parafilm M                                         £1.10/metre                            In stock

100 mm wide for sealing Petrie Dishes. When cut into 25 mm lengths x 100mm wide, this is sufficient for each Petrie dish. 1metre length will seal approx. 40 Petri Dishes.

Modified Malmgrens Medium          £2.65/packet                           In stock

Includes Agar. List of modifiers supplied for different species. Suitable for Dactyloryiza, Gymnadenium, Epipactis, Ophrys, Serapias and some Orchis, Anacamptis and Himantoglossum. Not suitable for Orchis purpurea, O. militaris or O. simia unless amino acid mix is added. Packets are sufficient to make 1 litre of medium.

Basic Oats Medium                           £2.25/packet                           In stock

Includes agar. Packets are sufficient to make 1 litre of medium

Basic Oats Plate with B1 Fungus      £6.00/plate                              In stock

Basic Oats Plate with A36 Fungus    £6.00/plate                              In stock

Seed Sterilising Tubes                       £4.00 each                              In stock

For sterilising, washing and sowing seed

Disposable Syringes                          10p each                                 In stock

2ml size (no needles)

Pasteur Pipettes                                 Free with orders on request  In stock

Plastic 1.2 ml size

Spatula Chattaways                           £1.20 each                              Not in stock

150mm long. Flat ends, one bent (Photo A)

Spatula Stainless Steel                      £9.00 each                              In stock

Micro spoon type with one flat end and one spoon end (Photo B)

pH Paper                                            £14.00/5m dispenser              In stock                      

Dual Indicator strip pH 5.0-8.0

Storage Vials                                      20p each                                 In stock

1ml polypropylene storage vials

Tweezers Set of 4                               £5.80/set                                 In stock

Stainless steel – pointed normally open, pointed normally closed, bent and spade end. In a plastic wallet. (Photo C)

Tweezers Set  of 6                              £10.50/set                               In stock

Set of 6 stainless steel – straight, blunt, bent, pointed, normally closed. In rigid plastic pack. (Photo D)

Seed Sowing CD                                £1.00 each                              In stock

John Haggar’s CD on seed sowing

Note

Supplies are available from Alan Leck at alanleck@alanleck.plus.com. Suggestions for additions to the list are welcome.

Photo C

Photo D