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10-05-2015, 03:40 PM
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I would like to chime in on this conversation by saying I posted an ad on Craig's List for free houseplants including a few out of bloom orchids. A guy came down and took everything I wanted to let go. The houseplants all went except my collection of Christmas cactus and one prayer plant and he took a bunch of my "ne'er do well" Phals. The ones I let go I have had since 2013 that have never rebloomed for me and I got sick of looking at them. I had 100 orchids and got rid of 10 or so and promptly bought 6 more  |
I had to laugh. That is the way it goes, isn't it? You get rid of a bunch of plants and then you end up buying more. I just weeded out a bunch of orchids to take to the OS and then I ended up doing an order from J&L. Of course they are miniature orchids and shouldn't take up room but.... |
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10-05-2015, 04:30 PM
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"Just one! But eet eez wahfer-theen!"
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10-05-2015, 07:56 PM
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I do have a very tiny seedling LC Cariad's Mini Quinee 'Angel Kiss' that just never really thrives. If there is one orchid that might make go in the trash this is the one. I really don't want to ruin my no orchid kill record either. Recently thinking about trashing it, but now it's got a tiny nub/new lead that you almost need a magnifying glass to see. It's like every step forward is followed by a step back. Grrrr!
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10-05-2015, 10:28 PM
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How very tiny?
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10-06-2015, 12:15 AM
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I had to laugh. That is the way it goes, isn't it? You get rid of a bunch of plants and then you end up buying more. I just weeded out a bunch of orchids to take to the OS and then I ended up doing an order from J&L. Of course they are miniature orchids and shouldn't take up room but....
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Came home with 3 more from Piping Rock Orchids. Two Paphs and one Stenosarcos. He also threw in 3 air plants, one each for the three of us.  |
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10-06-2015, 12:27 AM
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One more to go to get back to normal!
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10-06-2015, 12:38 AM
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One more to go to get back to normal!
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I am planning to get out to Marlows within the next couple of weeks, that should put me over  |
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10-06-2015, 09:56 AM
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How very tiny?
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When I got it, it looked like it had just been deflasked IMO. I got it off Ebay. |
10-06-2015, 11:21 AM
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I have had little seedlings like that. Just give them a little time and when they get adjusted and strong enough, they will grow. It does take some years before they will get that first bloom but, when they do, it is a great moment.
Sounds like you are having fun, gngrhill.  |
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10-06-2015, 08:29 PM
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I have had little seedlings like that. Just give them a little time and when they get adjusted and strong enough, they will grow. It does take some years before they will get that first bloom but, when they do, it is a great moment.
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I am indeed. Piping Rock is only about an hour away; this was my first time there. Marlow's, on the other hand is a 4 hour drive. We did that one last year and it cost a mint between gas and tolls. |
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