New order from C&H in what looks like potting soil

[SHag42]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

Check jewellorchids I got a fantastic schomburgkia f
From them

Will do. again.

[kindrag23]

This is my oncid. Miltonia wild cat I got from orchid forever. For 14.00 its 2ft tall and has excellent roots and new phulbs coming in.

[SHag42]

Originally Posted by kindrag23

This is my oncid. Miltonia wild cat I got from orchid forever. For 14.00 its 2ft tall and has excellent roots and new phulbs coming in.

Very Nice. I went and check them out they have some awesome plants. I will have to look into getting a paypal account. This could be trouble might need to get a second job. LOL

[jeremyinsf]

Originally Posted by SHag42

Very Nice. I went and check them out they have some awesome plants. I will have to look into getting a paypal account. This could be trouble might need to get a second job. LOL

Have you started to re-arrange your furniture yet, around your orchid needs? That's when I knew I had a problem.

[SHag42]

Originally Posted by jeremyinsf

Have you started to re-arrange your furniture yet, around your orchid needs? That's when I knew I had a problem.

Not rearranging furniture yet it is more extreme than that, Looking for a new place to live that has more sunlight. so my orchids can grow better and I can get some high light ones. So I am in deep trouble. But what can I say, they are my chids.

[orchids44]

I have purchased over 30 orchids from C&H in the past 2 yrs. I bought about 10 when I visited their greenhouse for the first time in 2011. I've mail ordered twice since then. Their phal. mix is good quality and needs less watering than bark since the perlite retains water well. I repotted the phals after being in their mix for 18 months. The phals stayed healthy, new growth in the spring/summer and have rebloomed successfully.
Besides, phals, I have received cattleyas, oncidiums, dendrobiums and a miniature vanda. All were in healthy condition except for one. It had too much moisture in the white stringy packaging around the plant.
During my visit I spoke for quite a long time with Mr. Holmes, Senior. He takes a lot of pride in his business and loves his orchids. He is very kind and intelligent. He and Mr. Carter started their greenhouse in 1947. I believe Mr. Holmes is in his 70's now and would want to know your feedback. We had discussions about customer satisfaction and he truly wants customers to be happy so that he can do business with them again.
His son, Max, is taking over the majority of the business now. I hope the quality of C&H orchid culture and care is not going to change.
Sorry to hear about your orchids but I would call and request to speak with Mr. Holmes, Senior. Good luck and happy growing.

[jeremyinsf]

I sent them a message ahead of time (through their website) asking about their plants - again, this was specific to their paph's - and no one responded. At all. I had heard good things about them so I went ahead and placed an order anyway. It wasn't a horrible experience, so I'm not going to ask for my money back. But when I don't receive a response, at all, when I try to reach out, I'm probably just going to take my business elsewhere.

I understand a lot of people get a lot of quality plants from them, and I think that's fantastic. It might just not be a good place for me.

[Leafmite]

I have been spoiled by Hausermann's, Oakhill, and Al's Orchid Greenhouse so I was disappointed the only time I ever ordered from C&H. All the full size cattleyas were promised to bloom the next blooming season and they were tiny (and the roots were rotted away) compared to the four-years-from-blooming seedlings from Hausermann's. The miltona had brown rot and my attempts to save it failed. I am sure they are a fine company and there was some terrible mistake and I do admit that I never called to give them a chance to fix things. Likely they would have done. I do believe in honest mistakes. Still, I can't bring myself to ever order from them or recommend them.

[orchids44]

I was referring to sHag42 re: calling C&H.
Lots of good feedback in this thread.

[Carpe Diem]

Most of my Orchids are from a grower in Larsen, Wisconsin. He's on ebay as "shermantp". I have never been disappointed with any of his plants, disease free, nice roots and fast shipping at a reasonable price. I know OB member "Daethen" orders from him too, we were joking about bidding against each other.
Haven't seen "Daethen" posting here in a while, hope she is ok.