I am up to about 70 plants now

9 dens
3 phals
15 or so onc, milts and ondonts brassia's
5 or so catts
5 vandas
1 ascosenda
3 reed stems epis
7 epi's
5 or so encyclia's
1 digbyana
3 calcuta's
2 phrags
3 paph's
5 blc's and lc's
3 cyms
2 adgm
1brsdm
1mtdm

and a half dozen with no tags

I have a 20 X 10 green house here in so cal that I use more like a shade
house
the top is not completely sealed so out side air gets in, I have the misters
set at 70% hum. and it cycles as needed and then I have an east and north
facing windowsill that I grow on

growmore fert full strength + superthrive everytime I water

water 2 , 3 times a week flush once a month

been killing and growing for 10 years my first 5 years I would buy and die 2
to 3 catts at a time and then when I figured out what to do I started buying
more and building my collection

I usually buy or "OBTAIN" (I trade work for plants with local growers. ((you
have seen me on the freeway onramps "will work for Orchids")) I own a pest
control company, which comes in handy for spraying green houses, I also hold
a lic. in plant and production agriculture)
as I tell my wife 3 to 6 plants a month

Jim

"Kevin" wrote in message
om...
I've been reading the newsgroup for a while, and first off I'd like to
thank everyone for some damn good advice. And a few laughs.

Come on guys, fess up now. How many do you have, and of what types,
what's your setup, etc. This is just curiousity, mind you. I'm as
curious about those with one orchid as one thousand. I'll start it
off:

25-30 Dends, a dozen Phals, 3 Oncs, 5 catts,and a Paph. (many are
seedlings!)
In a spare bedroom under 4 flor tubes- 2 cool white, 2 nat sun
room has shaded east window and small north window
water about every 10 days, Shultz Orchid Food 1/2t per 4gal every
other.
I usually dunk most of the plants in a bucket to water- 5 min?
About a year into it.
Member Orchid Society of Greater St. Louis

I can't wait to read other responses! Hope it's all growing well where
you are.

Kev