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Too Much Time Tending Orchids?

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jrodpad Too Much Time Tending Orchids? 07-13-2010, 08:31 AM

Swamper 17 07-13-2010, 08:44 AM

jrodpad Nice! That's just a hair... 07-13-2010, 09:04 AM

peeweelovesbooks I really don't keep... 07-13-2010, 09:23 AM

CTB I have been pretty busy this... 07-13-2010, 09:56 AM

jrodpad Good lord - I don't even want... 07-13-2010, 10:35 AM

Call_Me_Bob maybe 5-7 hours if im not... 07-13-2010, 10:52 AM

Eyebabe I would say I NEED to spend... 07-13-2010, 11:09 AM

RosieC Sounds a lot like me. I have... 07-17-2010, 01:06 PM

Call_Me_Bob Okay. I don't find it a... 07-17-2010, 01:24 PM

King_of_orchid_growing:) I also find this a great... 07-17-2010, 01:30 PM

Donald Twenty five orchids get 3.5... 07-13-2010, 11:42 AM

sheiman I have 22 orchids and... 07-13-2010, 12:18 PM

Izzie My schedule is pretty similar... 07-13-2010, 12:28 PM

peeweelovesbooks Well, I just bought three... 07-13-2010, 01:04 PM

jrodpad Excellent - so with 9 people... 07-13-2010, 01:14 PM

Rosiefuture Hi J, Well I have over 300... 07-13-2010, 03:20 PM

Angurek It really depends on the... 07-13-2010, 04:44 PM

Lorraine I've never really tried to... 07-13-2010, 04:50 PM

fotofashion Too much time tending orchids? 07-13-2010, 05:12 PM

Lorraine Hi Beverly, I don't use a... 07-13-2010, 07:21 PM

jrodpad If my quick math is right,... 07-13-2010, 05:31 PM

Lorraine Since I don't have a outside... 07-13-2010, 07:28 PM

fotofashion Too much time tending orchids? 07-13-2010, 07:40 PM

marydaniellesantos Probably anywhere from 30... 07-13-2010, 06:07 PM

nenella I have NO IDEA!!! I have... 07-13-2010, 06:40 PM

Aceetobe My wife claims 15, I claim 5.... 07-13-2010, 08:17 PM

gardenguysorchids I have 140 orchids and spend... 07-13-2010, 08:43 PM

snow how many orchids 07-13-2010, 09:54 PM

Triffid Interesting question... :hmm... 07-14-2010, 04:57 AM

goodgollymissmolly Many, many hours. In man... 07-14-2010, 05:38 AM

jeffg I am really glad you posted... 07-14-2010, 11:15 AM

jrodpad I'm really glad that so many... 07-14-2010, 12:33 PM

trdyl I would say about 6.5 hours... 07-14-2010, 12:49 PM

Call_Me_Bob if going on ob and other... 07-14-2010, 02:13 PM

susiep :hmm I have a little over... 07-14-2010, 02:56 PM

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goodgollymissmolly I'd agree that the person... 07-15-2010, 05:45 AM

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Triffid with regards to previous... 07-15-2010, 10:02 AM

marydaniellesantos It may help if the question... 07-15-2010, 10:24 AM

Nico Well, it's an everyday job :)... 07-15-2010, 10:48 AM

susiep Very interesting discussion! ... 07-15-2010, 11:13 AM

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07-13-2010, 08:31 AM

jrodpad

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Too Much Time Tending Orchids?

Hi everyone -

I wanted to ask a question to the group and see how much time you spend in an average week tending to your orchid collection.

I take about 10 minutes every weekday morning to water/mist the more thirsty orchids and then spend around 2-2.5 hours every weekend watering, feeding and otherwise tending to the collection. So all tolled, that's somewhere between 3 and 3.5 hours a week caring for the collection.

What about you?

- J

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