ORCHID PARAPHENALIA

[Grandma M]

I had a little extra time yesterday so I saved all the lists and then ran them through sort. It's interesting to see how many times certain items were listed. The list may be too long to post but it was fun to see. Wow, a lot of items.

Marilyn

[jim blanford]

I can't type good enough to give my whole list, but I have just about everthing that everyone else has. Here's something I do, when I water I keep a large ear syringe in my back pocket, it works great for getting water out of crowns, it's like a lawn service, flow, blow and go. Jim.

[cb977]

Originally Posted by jim blanford

I can't type good enough to give my whole list, but I have just about everthing that everyone else has. Here's something I do, when I water I keep a large ear syringe in my back pocket, it works great for getting water out of crowns, it's like a lawn service, flow, blow and go. Jim.

Oh man! I forgot all about the eye droppers I have!

[Gwenchanter]

Besides all of the obvious stuff,
I keep a soft dishtowel near my orchid bench so I can wipe off all of the water droplets on the leaves after watering and gently dab the crowns to soak up the extra water. I hate water spots so If you just dry your plant's leaves right away they never form!

[cb977]

I forgot paper towels!

[Bob2741]

Now once you get all this put away you will be able to evaluate the room left for Orchid Plants (also leads to need for more and more room as more orchids follow you home.

[Royal]

Turkey Baster. That's all I need.

Ok, that was a bit rash. I am kind of a minimalist, and try to use items I already have around (paper towels, Q-tips, alcohol, etc.) But here are a few other things I have found valuable from time to time:

Wire - strait floral wire for staking spikes, sold in sections and in different gauges.
Wire - thin green floral wrapping wire, sold in spools
Wire - thicker galvanized wire, for hanging baskets or mounts