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plant housecleaning
I got rid of all my non-orchid plants (except for the bay leaf tree, but
that is David's plant, and it's an honorary orchid, so that's ok). But I gave away my 5 houseplants that were not orchids, and I threw away one orchid that was dieing and gave away another orchid that was not doing very well (and was a near duplicate of one that is doing very well). So now I am down to only 48 orchids, and I can get 2 more new orchids, and I will still have less of a watering burden because the non-orchids are gone. :-) Plus my cochleanthes amazonica now needs to be watered less frequently because it has been repotted into semi-hydroponics. Having a baby, means that I don't have as much time anymore (so watering plants that I am not emotionally invested in is no longer a good idea, hence the plant housecleaning), but I am still an orchid addict, and have been deprived of new orchids too long. Must do something about these withdrawal symptoms. I guess I will have to check out Al's again. It is a shame that he is almost out of Phals. That picture he posted to abpo really made me feel sorry for him. ;-) Joanna |
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I vote that you take Robert to Al's. Whatever Robert reaches for first will
be your next orchid. Then you can truly tell him it's "his" first orchid! Diana |
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Diana,
Good advice, but too late. We just returned from Al's this very moment, and I chose the orchids in Robert's stead. I got two orchids, both of them in bud/spike and not in flower (since I have so many in flower but very little is spiking for me right now). I bought these: Lc. (Sakura Sky x C Horace) 'Paradise Pink' -- with 3 buds in one pseudobulb, and another pseudobulb that looks like it is beginning a sheath as well Milt Pluto 'Katie' x Arnold Linsman ;Hot Spicey' AM/AOS -- with 4 spikes in bud Robert slept through most of the visit at Al's, but then he woke up and seemed to enjoy some of it, until he got hungry (got to have priorities, and food is more important than orchids). Altogether though it was a good visit. And Al's greenhouse is superb at this time of year. He has a lot in bloom that's part of his own collection, and a lot for sale, both Phals and non-Phals. Joanna "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message . .. I vote that you take Robert to Al's. Whatever Robert reaches for first will be your next orchid. Then you can truly tell him it's "his" first orchid! Diana |
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Sounds like good choices, Joanna!
Diana |
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On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:03:11 +0200, Reka wrote:
Thank god I don't have anything even faintly resembling Al's in the vicinity... -- Or Robert?????? ;-) Dave Gillingham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ To email me remove the .private from my email address. |
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Reka,
I have an idea: why don't you open up your own. I can see it already "Reka's Wine Cellar & Orchid Greenhouse". I am sure it would be a hoping place. Joanna "Reka" wrote in message ... In article QqQ4g.6269$Un3.4319@trnddc05, says... ~Diana, ~ ~Good advice, but too late. We just returned from Al's this very moment, and ~I chose the orchids in Robert's stead. I got two orchids, both of them in ~bud/spike and not in flower (since I have so many in flower but very little ~is spiking for me right now). I bought these: ~ ~Lc. (Sakura Sky x C Horace) 'Paradise Pink' -- with 3 buds in one ~pseudobulb, and another pseudobulb that looks like it is beginning a sheath ~as well ~ ~Milt Pluto 'Katie' x Arnold Linsman ;Hot Spicey' AM/AOS -- with 4 spikes in ~bud ~ ~Robert slept through most of the visit at Al's, but then he woke up and ~seemed to enjoy some of it, until he got hungry (got to have priorities, and ~food is more important than orchids). ~ ~Altogether though it was a good visit. And Al's greenhouse is superb at this ~time of year. He has a lot in bloom that's part of his own collection, and a ~lot for sale, both Phals and non-Phals. ~ ~Joanna ~ ~ ~"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ... ~I vote that you take Robert to Al's. Whatever Robert reaches for first will ~be your next orchid. Then you can truly tell him it's "his" first orchid! ~ ~ Diana ~ ~ ~ ~ Thank god I don't have anything even faintly resembling Al's in the vicinity... -- -- Reka This is LIFE! It's not a rehearsal. Don't miss it! http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html |
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