chrismende
Well-Known Member
I just got home from talking with the owner of the nursery where I board some of my non-paph orchids. He's going to make space for me to have a bench about 50' x 7' in one of his greenhouses! It's all set up with all the equipment and a potting bench and all! It's an old wood and fiberglass greenhouse. I'm going back tomorrow morning to talk further with him and see the space - he'd sprayed today, so we couldn't go in. The man is really nice and our values feel very similar. We haven't even discussed price yet, but I know it will be reasonable for what I'm getting, since his boarding prices are. OHMYGOSH I am soooo happy! It will be a great start for me if it works out, after a couple years of filling my place with plants and getting frustrated with trying to do this greenhouse thing in an apartment with a couple grow areas! (see my flaskling thread here) My only concern is boisduval scale, since he boards many people's orchids. I saw very mild scale on a few plants, but none with serious infestations. How worried should I be? He sprays all plants on arrival and on return from homes (they go home in bloom and return). I don't yet know what he uses to spray with or how he follows up scheduling the spray.
Any ideas for me to discuss with him, folks? I believe from the outside of the space it looks as if my space will be a fourth or a third of the greenhouse. I don't yet know what else is in there.
Any ideas for me to discuss with him, folks? I believe from the outside of the space it looks as if my space will be a fourth or a third of the greenhouse. I don't yet know what else is in there.