Sowing medium for terrestrial species

Originally cited by J. van Waes, 1986 in Kohl’s “Orchideen im Garten.” This medium is apparently for seed germination.

Casein hydrolysate 500 mg KH2PO4 300 mg MgSO4 * 7 H2O 100 mg FeSO4 * 7 H2O 27.8 mg Na2 EDTA 37.2 mg CuSO4 * 5 H2O 0.025 mg CoCl2 * 6 H2O 0.025 mg H3BO3 10 mg Na2MoO4 * H2O 0.25 mg MnSO4 * 4 H2O 25 mg ZnSO4 * 4 H2O 10 mg Myo-inositol 600 mg l-glutamine 100 mg l-glycine  2 mg Niacin 5 mg Thiamine 0.5 mg Pyridoxine 0.5 mg Biotin 0.05 mg Folic acid 0.5 mg Sucrose  20 g Agar 6 g

Adjust pH to 5.8. Total of 1 liter of media.