How many orchids do you have and how many orchids do you usually buy at one time?? - Page 8 - Orchid Board

Connie Star · #71 03-06-2011, 08:23 PM

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Discus · #72 03-07-2011, 02:30 AM

I currently have 59 different kinds of orchids - some of these are seedlings in community pots/flats, so I have more individual orchids than that. The most orchids I've ever bought in one go is 15 over the internet. I also came back with about 15 from a holiday shopping spree in the Western Cape.

cday2inflorida · #73 03-07-2011, 05:45 AM

It took many years to finally grasp quality as opposed to quantity. I now will spend for one what I use to spend for ten. But with that being said...I still can come home with way too much;-)

pedidiva · #74 03-07-2011, 09:06 AM

Oscarman~~
How big is your orchid space? Do you have set days for each group for watering, etc? Man, how do you do it?
Pedi
PS sorry for the threadjack

pedidiva · #75 03-07-2011, 09:14 AM

wow, I don't know those of you with such a large selection put your orchids. Youur greenhouses/orchidariums must be beautiful. How do you stay on top of watering, checking for dieases, etc. Do you divide the areas into groups or what? I'm not that organized. Amazing.

pedidiva · #76 03-07-2011, 09:19 AM

I have about 30 (Maybe less)--on bread racks in the sunroom. Few dend, phals, catts, tolumnias.
I mist daily, water weekly, weak fertilizer. Except the Tolumnias--they get watered more frequently.

It takes me a bit to water everybody, check for diseases, etc. From the forum, I have learned that some of my pots are too big, so I am repotting those into smaller pots.

I enjoy working with my orchids--it is a huge destresser.

Pedi

johnblagg · #77 03-07-2011, 04:25 PM

LOl I have 50 at present and last purchase was 15 at once although 10 were seedlings

Connie Star · #78 03-07-2011, 08:45 PM

I'm up to about 78 that I still have. I keep track and I have purchased/acquired 94. And, I just ordered 3 more today from J&L- all Masdies. I am enchanted with them and they seem to do well for me. I'm not sure why I have such good luck with them except that I check them almost daily, rainwater at least 2x per week. I spend about 2 hours every Sat or Sunday watering/fertilizing all of them.

Paul Mc · #79 03-07-2011, 09:07 PM

I have 38 total now. At first I just bought one or two at a time, then I went to an orchid show. That was my downfall. I left with 8 new babies. Then I started searching online for "different" looking ones and took my collection from a meager 18 to where it is now in one year. I think I'm going to slow down for a while though as I'm running out of places to put them, lol...

RosieC · #80 03-09-2011, 07:31 AM

Wow, this is an old thread... Well I have 69 alive at the momment. I've bought about 80 in total.

If I'm buying online I tend to buy 2 or 3 at a time. If I'm at a show it's usually 7 or 8 because I just can't choose. Will have to be less, or tiny ones, for the next show as I have to catch the tube train to get there so it will be only what I can carry.