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January issue of Orchids magagzine--a snore
OrchidKitty wrote:
Maybe it's just me being cranky, but Orchids magazine doesn't seem as good as it used to be. The January issue was exceptionally dull. The article "Slipper Orchid Alliance" was just about people in the slipper alliance and seemed more aimed at ego stoking than anything else. (It would have been great to have had an article about some aspect of the plants themselves.) The article on "Orchids in Costa Rica" was a dull historical perspective focussed on people. (I would have rather have had an article just about the plants in Costa Rica and tours one could take to see them. I have been to Costa Rica, and it was a fabulous trip.) The article on orchid cards was also boring. The article on "Bamboo Shade House" was for Florida growers. The article on "Managing Your Collection" is geared toward the grower with a large greenhouse, lots of land, and a huge collection. The article on Microthelys rubrocallosa didn't exactly make my pulse race either, but it might have been exciting to an AOS judge. On the cover, it says "Staking Basics," and "Staking Orchids" is also on the magazine's spine, which would lead one to think that there is an article on staking orchids. There isn't--there's ONE paragraph about staking cymbidiums. An article about staking with photos or drawings would have been great, but it wasn't there. Now the dues/subscription is going up to $60 per year. Is it worth it? Not to me. I learn more on this newsgroup than I do in the magazine. What do you guys think? Sounds like you need a quick trip to the OrchidSafari archives. We have an article on staking orchids, articles (from Bob Wellenstein) on paphs and their culture, an article on a conservation trip to Costa Rica, and much more. http://www.geocities.com.brassia.geo/OSTA.html and http://www.orchidsafari.org Enough Blatant self promotion.... *G*! I agree that the magazine doesn't fit my needs much anymore either...but i always think that then end up looking back and seeing how much info there actually is in it, once my tastes change. But that still, IMHO, doesn't justify $60 per year. If I wasn't in the judging program I wouldn't rejoin. The Florida bend to the articles, the one about the lath house is especially laughable, like, only an idiot couldn't grow orchids in Florida. Get real! LOL!! K Barrett |
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