Getting organised as a beginner

[K-Sci]

Originally Posted by camille1585

The problem with assigning each plant a number, is that you then have very clear and definite proof of how many orchids you've purchased over the years, and even worse, how many you've killed when you have gaps in your numbering!

And then multiply the largest number by the estimated average price you pay for an orchid, add in the cost of your greenhouse, supplies, and equipment...

...then, after 40 years or so, wonder why you didn't just take global orchid tours and drive new BWMs instead.

-Keith

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Originally Posted by Liodoro

Hope this is ok to post.

Yes.

With 24 orchids now and more to come, I need to find a strategy for planning.

One thing to consider with any kind of collection where the numbers are limited is this. There is a natural gradual shift of collecting interests to progressively higher quality, more sophisticated, or rarer collectables. If you grow a collection (any collection) too fast, you may come to regard your earliest purchases as too mundane or less desirable than potential new ones and be faced with some hard choices.

-Keith