paph collection 2007 and now 2015

[Gilda]

I finally got the courage to count the paphs I have left after losing the majority of them last year. :sob:

The count in 2007 was 205 paphs

The count today ,2015 is 45 paphs

Memories live on in photos of them on Slipper Orchid Info thanks to Steve Manza and photos here on Slipper Talk.

 

[NYEric]

Wow!

 

[hbathong]

You might have a big sunroom to grow all these babies. Hard working too

 

[Heather]

Meh. Sorry Gilda. Having gone from 150 to now less than 10...I have my days when I miss all of them. Especially the Phrags, of all things. But, I have to say I totally neglect what I have now for the most part so I'd feel worse if I were neglecting a lot more of them! I'm happy that I still have my Mexipedium - still my favorite of the slippers, I think. Someday (when I don't live in Sac.) I hope to re-invest in a few more of my favorites.

 

[Gilda]

You might have a big sunroom to grow all these babies. Hard working too

I had the perfect East windows for slipper growing, 2 bakers racks full to the brim ,as you can see from this old thread.

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28116

 

[Gilda]

Meh. Sorry Gilda. Having gone from 150 to now less than 10...I have my days when I miss all of them. Especially the Phrags, of all things. But, I have to say I totally neglect what I have now for the most part so I'd feel worse if I were neglecting a lot more of them! I'm happy that I still have my Mexipedium - still my favorite of the slippers, I think. Someday (when I don't live in Sac.) I hope to re-invest in a few more of my favorites.

Thanks Heather ! I had said I needed to downsize but I would have liked to chose the ones to leave ! It would not have been Michael Koopowitz, Lebaudyanum.....etc etc

 

[ehanes7612]

In 1997 I had about 300 paphs..got divorced and sold them all
started collecting again in 2001 , by end of 2003 had about 200 paphs..then went off to grad school and sold them all
In 2008 started collecting again..peaked at about 400 paphs and phrags
In 2010 built a greenhouse and started growing anything and sold most of my paphs
In 2014, disassembled the GH and now grow under lights..sold off all the non slippers and many phrags as well as all my non multi floral paphs and now concentrated on dark multifloral paphs..I have about 75 paphs and 100 phrags (but I am slowly selling all phrags as they reach BS, except for some caudatum types)
I am hoping I can take my orchids with me next time I go off to grad school

 

[Paphluvr]

I finally got the courage to count the paphs I have left after losing the majority of them last year. :sob:

The count in 2007 was 205 paphs

The count today ,2015 is 45 paphs

Memories live on in photos of them on Slipper Orchid Info thanks to Steve Manza and photos here on Slipper Talk.

I guess I don't know the history of this. Where did 160 orchids go? Big losses or just trimming down the collection?

 

[Gilda]

I guess I don't know the history of this. Where did 160 orchids go? Big losses or just trimming down the collection?

Big loss due to my stupidity for using a product that had fertilizer and insecticide. I had walked away from this product many times because of the fertilizer, KNOWING it was bad to have fertilizer in there for orchids.

Why then did I use it ? I was taking the easy way , or so I thought to deal with mealies....it was granular , with imacloprid as the insecticide which I have used before BUT not this granular with added fertilizer. Within a week I was seeing problems.....did major repotting but the damage was too great for most. HARD LESSON LEARNED !!

 

[Gilda]

In 1997 I had about 300 paphs..got divorced and sold them all
started collecting again in 2001 , by end of 2003 had about 200 paphs..then went off to grad school and sold them all
In 2008 started collecting again..peaked at about 400 paphs and phrags
In 2010 built a greenhouse and started growing anything and sold most of my paphs
In 2014, disassembled the GH and now grow under lights..sold off all the non slippers and many phrags as well as all my non multi floral paphs and now concentrated on dark multifloral paphs..I have about 75 paphs and 100 phrags (but I am slowly selling all phrags as they reach BS, except for some caudatum types)
I am hoping I can take my orchids with me next time I go off to grad school

I hope so too because you have fantastic paphs !

 

[NYEric]

Shhhhh, there are a bunch of people here who shop at the Ed Hanes discount consignment market.

 

[Gilda]

Shhhhh, there are a bunch of people here who shop at the Ed Hanes discount consignment market.

I want to go to Ed Hanes the consignment shop ,too !:wink:

 

[NYEric]

Sheeesh! Just make sure he puts labels on the plants!