Hello!

[Bolero]

I've been growing for 5 years or so and have been a student judge for about 3 years of that time. I have two years left before becoming fully qualified to judge for awards etc. As a grower I have a lot to learn and am fairly inexperienced.

I mainly grow mini-catts, masdevallia's and paph's. I think I would have around 250 plants in total which I grow outside all year round.

Not much else I can say but I look forward to visiting here regularly.

 

[Stephan]

Hey there, always good to see a fellow Aussie enter the fray - see you round the traps.

Cheers
Stephan

 

[bench72]

Hey Darren, good to see you on here too mate!

cheers
tim

 

[Heather]

Hey Darren!
Glad you finally made it over! Nice to have you in the fold.

 

[NYEric]

Welcome..another plant victim. :rollhappy:

 

[WolfDog1 (C. Williams)]

Wow a student judge. Cool.
I've visited our local judging center for about
7 months, but they don't seem to want me to
apply to be a student judge.....at least not the
people in power. Some of the other judges would
for me to, but alas I have not.

I hope it works out for you! I think we need more
judges.

Craig

 

[Bolero]

Thank you

Thanks for the kind welcome, it's good to be here.

You have to apply to be a judge there? They just walked up and asked me and there you have it.

I don't want to offend anyone here but anyone with a keen eye and a willingness to learn can become a judge. You don't need a degree or higher education to get started and it just takes practice to get it right.

I would encourage anyone who is passionate about growing plants and improving species and hybrids to become a student. It can be a big commitment but I find it rewarding. I also learn a lot more doing this than I would have otherwise and it's made a difference to how I grow and what I grow.

 

[SlipperFan]

Welcome, Darrin!

 

[Marco]

Hi, welcome to the forum

 

[Park Bear]

welcome to the forum....thanks for your insight in becoming a judge

 

[Gideon]

Hi Darren, nice to see you over here