Amateur mistakes--got one to share?

[WaterWitchin]

Ugh, speaking of bugs. Not understanding that roly poly bugs in a cattleya I had still planted in bark was a sign of a problem...for the catt, AND me.

Worse... not knowing what praying mantis eggs looked like, when bringing in orchids to overwinter. Do you know how hard it is to catch a bajillion baby praying mantis in your house? :O

[AnonYMouse]

Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

My idea is to master the ones I have before moving on to others! Also I have no space. See, I'm full of excuses

He thinks he's going to master them! Amateur mistake #1 right there. They are our masters!

[No-Pro-mwa]

Oopsy daisy....I guess you have some guests.

[Leafmite]

I brought a large toad in this fall. Thankfully, he still had plenty of time to find a place to hibernate. I wonder if it is the same one that came inside one spring...I guess this is another mistake I make. I need to look for the guard toad.

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The mantis babies must have been real fun. :0

[Jinx]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I brought a large toad in this fall. Thankfully, he still had plenty of time to find a place to hibernate. I wonder if it is the same one that came inside one spring...I guess this is another mistake I make. I need to look for the guard toad.

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The mantis babies must have been real fun.
:0

You guys crack me up.

I left my cyms on the deck for 10 days or so before bringing them in in hopes any critters would leave

[WaterWitchin]

And just experienced another "amateur" mistake yesterday. How can one move outdoor shelving, only to find a shivering, wrinkled and crinkly catt lying BEHIND the shelving?

One that's supposedly a "favorite," yet somehow wasn't noticed as walkabout when all brothers and sisters and cousins and nieces and uncles were brought in for their winter staycation?

Perhaps some day WaterWitchin will grow into maturity from her current junior status, and post a picture of it in her whoopsie orchid hospital setting. Sitting close by a red-eared slider who is in the same unit...sharing a heating mat. Misery loves company, dontcha know?

Benign neglect, I tell ya. Sometimes it increases the survival rate, and sometimes not.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Well get to posten girl wala no more Jr. statics. I absolutely love this banana.

[mattryan]

I would probably not bought 3/4 of the ones I have. That's my lesson b/c i don't have much more room for the ones that I would like and I hate killing anything that has a chance. I have 10 phals spiking so I am glad that I have learned alot. My lesson don't buy cause it looks nice b/c you have no room later

Cheryl

[Dendy83]

Originally Posted by mattryan

I would probably not bought 3/4 of the ones I have. That's my lesson b/c i don't have much more room for the ones that I would like and I hate killing anything that has a chance. I have 10 phals spiking so I am glad that I have learned alot. My lesson don't buy cause it looks nice b/c you have no room later

Cheryl

I bet you could find some nice homes for the ones you don't really want anymore. Ebay, orchid club/society, friends, or even when they bloom you can give it as a gift!

[catherinecarney]

One of my (many) beginner mistakes: Thinking my cats would share "their" windowsill with my orchids....

Catherine