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01-02-2017, 12:53 PM
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Orchid Buying Guideline for 2017
I am pleased that I have decided on a guideline that I think I can follow without feeling so restricted I totally rebel. I know it is very modest, but I am currently sleeping on a folding couch in someone else's rental.
I will not look at Trader Joe's orchid's within two weeks of buying one. I may buy at most one orchid per calendar month.
I am calling these guidelines because I anticipate occasions when I choose to not follow them.
I am a windowsill grower, and my collection of about 15 orchids was given away this past June, due to a decision to sell and downsize my home.
These guidelines should keep me in bloom while not denying me the thrill of orchid hunting. I currently have 3 Phals that I have taken over from my room mates, Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Red Fantasy', an unlabeled Zygopetalum, and my newest, a Paph. Hsinying Alien (blooming).
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01-02-2017, 10:57 PM
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Good plan! I am likewise limiting the number of new orchids I am purchasing. Since August, I have bought three orchids. I am doing pretty good for the other plants, too. I waited until there was a good sale and bought a few I have been wanting for a while. ![Smile](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/smile.gif)
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01-04-2017, 12:06 PM
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Tomorrow is the day I commute past a Trader Joe's. Wish me strength to not stop in! (I am making up excuses to look, even though I bought a plant a week ago.)
My DIL brought home a shriveled up Bromeliad (Tillandsia?) yesterday. My guidelines say nothing about gift plants. It has found a home wedged in the plastic food container holding one of my orchid pots.
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01-04-2017, 12:25 PM
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I also have a personal guideline I adhere to. Quite strictly, in fact. When I'm broke I don't buy orchids. I'm broke these days; though it's a good thing since space is VERY limited.
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01-04-2017, 12:26 PM
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Good luck! What I have been doing is making myself wait a few days before purchasing. It has really been helping.
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01-04-2017, 12:39 PM
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Good luck! What I have been doing is making myself wait a few days before purchasing. It has really been helping.
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This will work for me with online purchases, but not when hunting for random treasures at Trader Joe's. On the other hand, I only go past there once a week (and probably only monthly after awhile.) Good think the commute is about an hour!
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Good luck, then. Personally, I am concerned about the upcoming show season. Ecuagenera usually comes to the Strongsville Ohio show and I work at our own show which means I often see the orchids before our show opens. Last year, I went a little crazy....
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01-04-2017, 04:06 PM
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Yes, there is a big show here in mid-March. I don't own a car, so I am limited to what I can carry at one time and also to shows that are convenient to bus lines.
I have moved to an area where I think Cymbidiums can be grown outdoors. But I don't know if I will have an outdoor area for orchids. That could be dangerous to my wallet!
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01-04-2017, 07:20 PM
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I wish I had the willpower to stick to a plan. Only thing that keeps me from buying one every week is my very limited growing space. I basically have to get rid of one before getting a new one. When I was a newb and killed them frequently, not a problem. But it's been a while since I killed one, which is good, but I am itching to buy one.
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01-04-2017, 10:57 PM
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Quote:
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Good luck! What I have been doing is making myself wait a few days before purchasing. It has really been helping.
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This has taught me that something I really want is often not available when I go back.
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Yes, there is a big show here in mid-March. I don't own a car, so I am limited to what I can carry at one time and also to shows that are convenient to bus lines.
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You can request an Uber van for the ride home.
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