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Originally Posted by SouthPark
I prefer to keep a no-profile or low profile. However though, I am a member of AOS - American Orchid Society. But even if I haven't learned a lot from a society ----- we can (and have) learn/learned a lot from books, and the internet (sharing of information) and also from experience.
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Some areas don't have local societies. but where one is available, they are a great opportunity to meet and share information with other hobbyists who are growing under conditions similar to yours. I am a member of the American Orchid Society but have learned very little from most of the publications, which address growing under conditions very different from mine. They only recently made available a book that really addresses growing of a variety of orchids under a variety of conditions. (I have reviewed that book elsewhere on OB). But sharing real-world information with people that you can talk to is extremely valuable. You gain the benefit of the experiences of other people, sometimes acquired over a long period of time, so that you don't have to make all of the mistakes yourself - learn from those of others, there are plenty of new ones to make...
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