New order from C&H in what looks like potting soil - Page 3 - Orchid Board

kindrag23 · #1 09-05-2013, 10:52 PM

Check jewellorchids I got a fantastic schomburgkia f
From them

SHag42 · #2 09-05-2013, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kindrag23

Check jewellorchids I got a fantastic schomburgkia f
From them

Will do.

again.

kindrag23 · #3 09-05-2013, 11:01 PM

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 · #4 09-05-2013, 11:29 PM

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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 · #5 09-05-2013, 11:30 PM

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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 · #6 09-06-2013, 07:51 PM

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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.

jeremyinsf · #7 09-06-2013, 10:16 PM

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.

orchids44 · #8 09-06-2013, 10:45 PM

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

Leafmite · #9 09-06-2013, 10:43 PM

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.

Carpe Diem · #10 09-06-2013, 11:08 PM

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.