Have you EVER seen orchid list like this???

[NYCorchidman]

I bet she has her husband working for her plants. lol

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

I bet she has her husband working for her plants. lol

No, funny, her husband DOES NOT CARE for orchids at all, she is in it alone:-)

[NYCorchidman]

Oh, my, then that sounds like a lot of work for someone with a regular job.

[GardenTheater]

Thanks for posting the list. I can just dream. I'm getting faster at taking care of the 60 I have, but can't imagine taking care of that many.

The writer and photographer of the Miniature Orchid Compendium are members of my local orchid society. They're really nice and knowledgeable folks who take the time to answer my beginner questions. The books are gorgeous.

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Originally Posted by Yéri

Oh bloody bloody hell, the Coelogynes! You're lucky you didn't post any personal information, I'd be standing at her doorstep right now if you had! That is a very very nice list in general, but where did she find all those Coelogynes?!

Big big congratulations to her, that is one dedicated orchid grower!

Oh and the Compendium on Miniature Orchids Vol. 1&2 should arrive in my mailbox today or tomorrow, just to make you jealous
The books are really really worth is to be honest, I don't think there's any other book as exhaustive on miniature orchids! And the pictures are just gorgeous!

So go and get yourself bankrupt!

Yeri, since you are in Belgium, and she is in Czech, I can get you her contact, she shares and exchanges orchids, sometimes sell what she has multiple, she travels to European shows too, mostly to Germany, I think, but you can contact her for sure:-) Let me know, and if interested, send me in the PM your email, not sure languages but she can do some English and maybe even better German:-)

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Originally Posted by GardenTheater

Thanks for posting the list. I can just dream. I'm getting faster at taking care of the 60 I have, but can't imagine taking care of that many.

The writer and photographer of the Miniature Orchid Compendium are members of my local orchid society. They're really nice and knowledgeable folks who take the time to answer my beginner questions. The books are gorgeous.

GardenTheater, that is interesting info, unfortunately I am not so happy with my book order. I did order both books in January directly from Britain, from what seems to be direct publishers page, Redfern Natural History Books, Photos & Expeditions.
Since I was not getting any shipping confirmation, I did contact them, with email, did not work, than through the message on their website. Stewart answered few days later that they actually sold out on books and they are waiting for more prints from Asia, should have them in February and will ship. It is the end of February, no books, and I did sent probably some 20 emails in last 2 weeks, messages through the page, and even tried to call their number on website multiple times, absolutely no luck, no answer, no reply. I am very worried, and will probably have to claim my money via PayPal. Another member of our Florida orchid group just ordered 12 of these sets for him and other members, and he is in panic mode, because he is in the same situation - no books, and no communication what so ever. Sad, that such an amazing looking book is so hard to get, and it won't probably even happen. I did order from Britain because at that time both US sellers were actually sold out:-(

[GardenTheater]

TommyMiami, So sorry to hear that. Hope publisher air freights before February is over. I haven't ordered them, but am tempted. I have their masdevalia book.

[Yéri]

That sucks TommyMiami! I've been in contact with Stewart (that's where I ordered both books) and he has been nothing but superfriendly, great communication and appreciated the feedback I gave him on the books.

Maybe, just maybe (because that was the case for me) he is on business travel to Asia or the US and has thus limited access to his e-mails.
I was about to cancel my order as well when he came back to me with sincere apologies!

I would give him some more time (even though it's been a while for you), I don't think you should be worried about your money.

Good luck! I've had the books for a couple of months now and wow, just wow! This is going to be my miniature bible!

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Many thanks, well, he did answer my first email at the beginning of February, but since then nothing, and their phone number is not working also, it is kinda weird, and I would expect better customer service, I know others waiting as well and having the same issue, I am not sure if this website is one man show, and he is the one doing everything maybe? I am still waiting but I can not wait for another 2 months though:-(

[gravotrope]

That is a well balanced set of mostly high light orchids that are low maintenance...that is how she does it.

[rosebudforglory]

That’s an impressive list — man a number of them would love to find a home at my house and I have only gotten through a small number of them. WOW!

I too wondered even with automated watering and fertilization there is still a lot that has to be done to keep plants healthy and growing well. It’s so nice she has flowers blooming all year. And she gathered all these in what 4 years — just tremendous. Me too, I quickly went from 4 to 72. 700 is 🤪 unimaginable. I grow on porch and deck with shade cloth. They still need fungicide spraying or at least a protectant like Physan 20 every 2 weeks, maybe that can go through the irrigation system too. I love that stuff for helping keep mine in line and clean. But you know how they seem to get various sun burns as the angle of the sun changes and if you don’t catch it can lead to bacterial infection on top of the fungal or after a sunburn, or you have leads growing in the wrong place, or flowers/stems need to be clipped, a lead or leaf gets injured, and then there is repotting and division. Even with mine that always gets overlooked,mI don’t know annyone who lkkk and then it’s hard to get the darn things browning level. They just seem to need constant care. This year several bad storms where the wind as just thrown 20-25 right off the shelf and they were rolling around on the floor — broke large leads with full sheathes, roots, and on some multiple leaves on some large bifoliates. It was 26 to tend to. I mean they were in heavy clay pots and they went sailing. So that mean replacing bark, and both times had just that morning watered so they had some weight but had to do repotting several, had to go find new clay pots so the baskets and pots inside were back where they belonged. And then there is the cleaning of the greenhouse itself, the floor, etc. not to mention the equipment. Oh my gosh, I have made myself worn out just thinking of her 700 plants and all that to do. They just require attention — my little 72 plants can keep me busy several days a week and for several hours each. And I’m sheepish to say, I can end up spending several hours each day just piddling and looking and figuring out when to start looking for their sheaths, and then the buds to come out and eventually open. I have about 8 now with sheaths full and several have large sheaths on multiple leads and I get as excited as I did when I was saw my first orchid in Florida all those years ago. And certainly when my own first got old enough to bloom. I had to step away from then for many years but came back about 7 years ago and sorely missed them. I hope I can keep from getting too many — but I’m ashamed to say I don’t think my self control on orchids is very good. 🫣😳
I do see folks who just hang them up, put them on the bench and that’s it. I envy them, I’m a bit obsessive compulsive because I like them to look show ready even though I don’t show. I like my bulbs to all be plump and the leaves shiny, no bugs, spots, etc. I don’t like dead leaves, or plant parts growing wonky, etc. I have to get out there and stake them, replace any lost bark, make sure roots are going strong and if not figure why not. It’s a lot.

I do envy her list though, I would be like a kid in a candy shop.

And this winter for the first time, trying a grow tent (Gorilla) with LED light (750 KIND) and their ventilation which changes the air in the tent multiple times a day plus a couple circulation fans. No heat due to being in the far end of my kitchen. I’m hoping being down on the north end and next to the sliding door, temp will drop down far enough to give a decent day to night temp change. They say the temp inside is about 10 degrees higher than room air. They said can bring it down with a small greenhouse cooler. Shouldn’t need humidifier but can use one on a timer or controller that runs everything but not springing for that until I decide if I need. It will be sitting on tile over concrete. No real way to get fresh air in the temp except the house air. Just need to open the doors two or three times a day to change it out. They say I can put another inline carbon filer fan outside the tent but I don’t understand what that will do that the one inside isn’t doing as it pulls all the air in the tent through the carbon filter and dispenses it inside the house. That is the only thing that concerns me with a lot humidity. I mean some would be welcome with my terribly dry hvac air all winter but not above 50%. They say I can exhaust it with corrugated tubing to the outside via a window (have to really insulate around it so I’m not letting all my household heat outside). Supposedly the screened vents low in the tent will draw fresh room air in to the tent as the carbon filter fan draws it out. These tents are often used for growing cannabis so they want the tent air coming out into the room or outside the house to be quite odor free especially for where it’s not legal to grow cannabis or where they don’t want the odor in their house. I know I hate the smell of weed just growing in a greenhouse but then I don’t like tobacco smell either — just in hand or the smoke which are quite different at least to me. But since I’m doing orchids no worry there but it’s nice to have any fungal spores etc captured in the filter and not ending up in the house. Sure hope I don’t end up killing my collection. But my house humidity at 20-30% and just a 4 hours of light isn’t working either.Been boarding them but tired of what they do to healthy plants — I sent nice plump bulbs with root tip and growth and they come back out of a greenhouse for months and they are flat as pancakes, no root tips, no new root growth and no growth on the Vandas. Lose 1-2 plants every year that only one has been replaced and it wasn’t replaced as such just another same type. So this year I’m hoping this will work and next year a greenhouse will finally get built and maybe this tent will be for winter tomatoes and lettuces. Etc.in the utility room.

Well I wish her the best with that lovely list of plants — once again it’s impressive.