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When selling plants, I get more money for a two spike plant than a one spiker. Even at a higher price, the two spiker with its marginally smaller flowers will sell first. With my metric for plants, the recommendation of cutting off the second spike seemed silly, but when rating a plant by the AOS metric it made perfect sense. Well, size is only ten points... For phals, floriferousness is also ten points... So they should cancel out. Some points are more equal than others, it seems. Around here we have a game. When AQ arrives we go to the color picture section and based solely on the picture and the award granted, we pick plants we think belong to judges. We are very good at it. I like to think this is not a sign that the judging system is corrupt or broken, but instead just shows that the judges are in tune to their metric and understand what will be awarded by their metric. At least around here, most of the plants taken to a judging are owned by judges... Can't award something we don't see. I know that I don't take a plant to judging unless I think it is likely to get an award. I've been burned that way several times - we have awarded plants of the same cross that I have in my collection, my flowers are better but not at judging... I hate that. Actually since my standards are so high I don't take many plants to judging... Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a. See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase more orchids, obtain more credit LittlefrogFarm is open - e-mail me for a list ) |
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