Thanks for the chuckle.

That's right up there with Al's cutting a phal spike off right after the
person bought the plant. The look of horror on the person's face was the
first clue he had that he'd done something wrong.... (he'd been snipping
spikes off phals that were too immature to bloom well, so he was in
'snipping mode')

Oh... I guess I'm suppose to mention the stupid things I've done to my
orchids... Nothing as funny as yours though. I usually knock over plants I
want to bring in for judging, ruining the flowers. I've done that so many
times I don't even freak anymore.

K Barrett

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Is it just me, or have other newbies done really STUPID things to their
plants? My top two: (1) While vacuuming a corner of the sunroom, I took
off the sweeper attachment and used just the vacuum tube. When I
turned to maneuver the hose, I sucked up an orchid while I was looking
the other way. (2) When I bought my first Nobile dendrobium, it bloomed
then dropped its leaves. I though that it must be like a phal's bloom
spikes and promptly cut off all the canes at their base. Then I read
the orchid book for instructions on what to do next...

Sometimes, people ask me whether I'm worried that my cats will do harm
to the orchids. Well, no. The orchids' biggest danger is probably from
me.