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orchid database?
It seems like most people keep track of roughly the same basic data. I
do that as well, minus the watering schedule. However, my database is not just for my orchids. I have sort of made my little own version of Wildcatt for Phals/Dtps. I have about 1300 hybrids listed, and for each one I have the cross and year of registration, and the species parentage, and how much genetic material each species contributes to the cross. I do this on Excel, as that was the only way I could see to easily calculate genetic percentages. As for how I pick which hybrids go in the database, I basically browse around and every once in a while record the most commonly available orchids for sale that I see from various vendors, and those go in. Cheers, Xi OrchidKitty wrote: I keep track of the name of the orchid, from whom (or where) I bought it, and its condition upon purchase. Quarterly, I note each orchid's condition, top and roots. I note when I repot an orchid, its condition, the media that I repot it in (S/H or other), when it blooms, and the quality and number of the blooms. I note when I've won an award and the source of the award (regional show, monthly meeting table, etc.). More recently, I've made more notes on "outside/inside" for the summer and where the plant is in my growing area in winter: natural light, HID light, or flourescent light. (Alas, I do move plants around a bit--one of the best pieces of advice I ever got was this: If it doesn't flourish, move it.) I also note when an orchid dies or when I've given it away. I have a special category of "Died, Donated." Actually, the "died" category can yield some very useful information--When I reviewed my list, I found that ALL the orchids that I bought from a certain vendor died--Lesson: don't buy from him again. In addition, I discovered that all my phals seemed to have a high winter death rate in a certain growing area--Lesson: Don't put them there again. I've discovered that the transition from bark media to S/H is better at some times of year than others. No, I don't track watering because it varies so much--this week was hot, last week wasn't, etc. One thing that I've started doing is tracking plant divisions. What's really interesting is to put one half in S/H and one half in bark media and then compare their progress. For the Catt family, at first the bark-media half does better, but after a year, the S/H half has leap-frogged the bark-media half. Anyway, for me, a DB has been a good way of helping me identify trends. If I were more organized, I'd do fertilizer studies. |
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