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07-12-2007, 04:00 PM
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I have 86 orchids now. I remembered that tomorrow will be my 2 year anniversary for beeing Orchidiot.
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07-12-2007, 07:42 PM
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I am currently at an all-time high of 98. Back in the late 1990's I had 70 or so then by 2005 it dropped to 32 but my enthusiasm has peaked again and with a greenhouse at work to house the spill-overs as well as an office window, I have more space to play with. In my house there are 65, 10 in my office at work and the remaining 23 in the greenhouse. Guess I should get 2 more to make it an even 100!
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07-12-2007, 09:31 PM
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The question is: How many plants do have? or How many different orchids do you have?
I have lots of duplicates/triplicates of many plants, so I guess I have ~150 plants, but "only" ~100 different orchids....
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07-12-2007, 10:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frdemetr
The question is: How many plants do have? or How many different orchids do you have?
I have lots of duplicates/triplicates of many plants, so I guess I have ~150 plants, but "only" ~100 different orchids....
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He-he...243 different kinds (not counting the three coming tomorrow, 2 being duplicates)...the 260 is because of a few duplicates  |
07-12-2007, 10:13 PM
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I just traded for species number 80. But if you count divisions from those plants, 90-100. Started collecting this year.
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07-12-2007, 10:45 PM
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Well, if you count all those in pots and on walls....(covers her head with a bag) I have around 350ish. If you count the ones in various stages of flask and community pots lol..well that number grows by 600 more at least. Yes, I know I have a problem..lol but no I do not want to seek help
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07-12-2007, 11:25 PM
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Well I haven't taken an accurate count lately and don't have a list, but it is vey close to 150 now.
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07-13-2007, 05:03 AM
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I haven't counted in quite a while...do we count the ones planted/mounted out in the yard? I suppose I have about 300. Two slat houses are full and eyeing another corner on the other side of the house to build a phal house.
My problem is I went overboard a few years back and my tastes have become more refined as well as specific. Don't know what I was thinking some time ago with interg. oncids...ewwww....have since pitched. Now I'm catts and brassavola crosses, vandas, dends. There are a few misc. others, but for the most part you'll see big clay pots full of aliflor and catts.
One very good lesson I learned was to really evaluate your plants and cull what doesn't thrive...something that just exists is a weak plant. It not only takes up bench space, but a weak plant is suseptible to disease/pests.
It's not about quantity, its QUALITY that matters.
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07-13-2007, 07:54 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhonda_in_FL
My problem is I went overboard a few years back and my tastes have become more refined as well as specific.....
One very good lesson I learned was to really evaluate your plants and cull what doesn't thrive...
It's not about quantity, its QUALITY that matters.
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Rhonda you are completely right!
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07-13-2007, 11:55 AM
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:iagree: with Rhonda. That's why I decided to specialize in miniatures mounted.
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I don't do most Dendros or large, "floofy orchids". For me it's minis (like Angraecoides), Masdies, Paphs, and others that crept in somewhere along the line. See my orchid list for complete collection (usually not current.)
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