Tips on buying orchids

[priz_m]

Originally Posted by cb977

LOL...funny you should ask!

Our friend Laura gives her chids a stern lecture when they're not cooperating, wagging finger and all!

"You will either grow and/or bloom or you're going to be in trouble!!!"



It must work because her chids are always blooming like mad!

I cannot believe this, ok then though love for mine then....

[cb977]

Originally Posted by priz_m

I cannot believe this, ok then though love for mine then....

It works!

For the past few months, I was inspecting my B cordata for signs of spikes/growth/anything! Each time Laura came by, we'd both give it a once-over and would find nothing

Then, Laura came over one day and I left her alone in the orchid room. About a week later, I spotted the first of two spikes on the B cordata! When I told her about it, she told me she had given Miss Cordata a talking-to and voila! magic!

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by cb977

It works!

For the past few months, I was inspecting my B cordata for signs of spikes/growth/anything! Each time Laura came by, we'd both give it a once-over and would find nothing

Then, Laura came over one day and I left her alone in the orchid room. About a week later, I spotted the first of two spikes on the B cordata! When I told her about it, she told me she had given Miss Cordata a talking-to and voila! magic!

can she come to cal and lecture some of my plants???

[lostonthebeach]

Originally Posted by cb977

It works!

For the past few months, I was inspecting my B cordata for signs of spikes/growth/anything! Each time Laura came by, we'd both give it a once-over and would find nothing

Then, Laura came over one day and I left her alone in the orchid room. About a week later, I spotted the first of two spikes on the B cordata! When I told her about it, she told me she had given Miss Cordata a talking-to and voila! magic!

She needs to produce an instructional and/or motivational tape for the rest of us.

[priz_m]

Originally Posted by lostonthebeach

She needs to produce an instructional and/or motivational tape for the rest of us.

Or I can say "Don't make me bring Laura in here young lady!!!"

They'll know what I'm taking about

[Stefan]

hey everyone,
this is just an add on. someone once told me away to tell if an orchid has just been reppoted, especially cyms.
what you do it grap on to the backbulb and move it a little, you could do the same with others i guess, but dont yank at the plant till it breaks, lol, and if the plant moves alot it has been reppoted recently, if it is fairly firm, not moving much, it is well bound.
hope this helps a little.

stefan