The Saddest Part Of Growing Orchids...
 

To me, the saddest part of growing orchids is when the blooming season comes to an end :(


Oh WAIT!!
New growth....never mind :biggrin:

That's why you need more orchids. So you can have something in bloom year round :)

I have 43 different kinds/colors in 49 different pots/baskets/plants.
I'm pretty close to that "year round" thing :biggrin:


43 and 49 -- weird numbers. I know.
Guess I'm going to have to fix that shortly :evil:

The saddest part for me was giving away all the large Cattleyas. I knew I wanted to do it so that I would have more space but it was still difficult. Now I have a bunch of seedling orchids a few years away from blooming...again.

Mine were taking up too much space, so I put them on mounts. Every mounted orchid leaves space for another on the bench

Cackle!

Greenhouses...must be nice!

I spent all my youth living in a house with a huge garden, lots of free space, lawn, palm trees, a kennel...now, I live in a flat struggling to get some free space....well, greenhouses...:(

I totally know the feeling. I was in a basement apartment for 4 years right before I came here. The only plant I had was a sanseveria. Right now I have a little side yard all my own, but I still live in a shared house, and it is not my own so I can only have "portable things."

I'm feeling guilty now... better by some more orchids to cheer myself up.

So sad to have to give up all the large catts. I'm still not ready to part with any of mine. I would love to have a green house.