I had to look that up for us - Northern NJ gets about 47 inches rain annually. I need about an inch/month to stay "afloat" with my rainwater collection. ( collecting off the greenhouse roof)

3.31 inches so far today with more expected.

Jim

Jim, that doesn't sound charming at all. Be aware of buildings which has people walking inside in twos....

More useless info
Monthly Averages
June = .10 inch
July = .01
Aug = .25
Sept it really pours. Monthly average of .72 inches

You should see my summer water bill

OK, I'm having too much fun with this. Jim, 3.31 TODAY for you.
Our wettest MONTH of the year is Feb. 3.18

GO Blackhawks

Thanks for the phone camera tips Elaine. I did just email it to myself from my phone.
Here is the same photo taken by my normal camera.

Ahh, now that is very nice! The color is gorgeous!

great color.

Jim

Nice one Bree! I use my phone camera as a last resort. You just can't beat a real camera for orchid pics!
Jim and Elaine, glad you've made it through the storm..it's just passing us here in NC.
Ted...I enjoyed your useless info chart, how do you deal with the monsoon season in September?
you must get 'cabin fever' being stuck inside for all that rainy time!

And the rain is moving North, it i pouring here now. I bailed out on the Orchid Fest at Silvas today, it should be much nicer tomorrow for Orchid shopping.
Glad you are fine, Jim and Elaine.

Redland International Orchid Festival -
I was there, it was a great show. I go every year as I live close (Naples, Fl.)

Here is what I picked up there.

Peristeria elata - Holy Ghost Orchid or Dove Orchid
Epidendrum anceps - Fl native
Eulophia Adamensi
Eulophia guineensis x Eulophia Keithii
Epic. Serenao

Hi Eric, nice to meet you!! Nice plants!

Are we talking about the Orchid Fest in Neptune NJ at Silva Orchids?

Nope, I went to the one in the Redlands in southwest Miami, Florida. I am in Naples Florida which is at the edge of the everglades. (Home of the Ghost Orchid!)
Just at about an hour and 45 minutes from Miami. Nice to meet you as well. Here is a link to the website http://www.redlandorchidfestiv... It really is an amazing show.

If you are interested here is some of my collection

Chiloschista parishii
Angraecum germinyanum
BL Yellow Bird
Epidendrum ciliare
Encyclia Nursery Rhyme
Encyclia Tampense
Encyclia Tampense var alba
Cyrtopodium polyphyllum - Florida Native
Onc Mendenhall Hildos FCC AOS (parentage) Onc. papilio x Onc. Butterfly
Stanhopea nigroviolacea Predator FCC AOS
Phalenopsis Springtime var alba
Oerstedella pseudoschumanniana
Den amethystoglossum
Den capituliflorum
Den goldsmidtianum SYN miyaei
Dendrobium aggregatum
Den Minipac - From Fiji - Grower is South Sea Orchids Raymond Burr - Purchased from Jade orchids Naples
Neobenthamia gracilis
Bletia florida syn. Bletia shepherdii Hook. syn Cymbidium floridum Salisb. 1796
Dendrobium oligophyllum - Beautiful Mini
Dendrobium Aileen Burness- From Fiji - Grower is South Sea Orchids Raymond Burr - Purchased from Jade orchids Naples
Habenaria Repens - Water Spider Orchid - fl native grow close to bog conditions.
Bletia purpurea Purple Terrestrial - Fl Native
Fdk After Dark Mo. Painted Desert "SVO" HCC/AOS x Ctsm. Donna Wise "Susan" AM/AOS
Fdk. After Dark ‘SVO Black Pearl’ FCC/AOS - (Mo. Painted Desert ‘SVO’ HCC/AOS x Ctsm. Donna Wise ‘Kathleen’ AM/AOS)
Eulophia Graminea
Eulophia decaryana (Madagascar) (homotypic synonym of Oeceoclades decaryana
Oeceoclades roseovariegata
Den. Burana Jade yellow

New from Redland orchid festival in Miami

Peristeria elata
Epidendrum anceps - Fl native
Eulophia Adamensi
Eulophia guineensis x Eulophia Keithii - Eucagena?
Epic. Serenao - China Distributor

Greetings, Eric. We're looking forward to seeing some pictures of your orchids. I am up the road in Sarasota, so sure hope there wasn't an orchid fest locally that I missed!

Despite all the rain and wind yesterday, I have a new bloom open today, a division of my NoID Brassavola that we think is 'Yellow Bird'.


As far as I can tell the extent of damage to my orchids from the storm was one oak tree twig that speared a leaf on my big catt, out in the quarantine ward.

Glad you guys are okay after the rains And hopefully as that storm heads northeast, it won't cause much damage.

Well, we are baking hot here..heat wave up to tomorrow, expecting 104 or higher.

Eric, you are growing lots of very interesting Orchids, hopefully we might get to see them as time allows.
Looks like you are an experienced grower!
Have YOU seen the Ghost Orchid on a visit to the Everglades?
Btw I love the Peristeria, looks like wax!

Regarding Redland - you and Jim should have experiences to swap!

Elaine, pretty "most likely Yellow Bird".

I spent the day at the Extension Service on phone duty and I am tired. I managed to pick up around the yard and have all of the debris out on the curb awaiting the trash guys tomorrow morning.

Welcome Eric. Redlands was great and I got to visit Fairchild Tropical Gardens as well.

More tomorrow.

Jim

Glad you Floridians are OK with the storms! We are having a lot of rain here, too, which is unusual. Usually the summers are very hot, humid, and no rain.

A few weeks ago I visited Oak Hill Orchids in WI and took a lot of photos while I was there. They had a ghost orchid in bloom. And guess who didn't take a photo of it, Duh!!!
They sell them for $18 for a small mounted one but admitted they are easy to grow in tissue culture but have a hard time with them once they are mounted. Kind of blurry, at that price I had to try one.

Susan, you too? I hope yours makes it!

A young fellow on the other forum had several, and he did get one to bloom, growing it in a terrarium. I'd guess high humidity and the right light situation is critical for them. Good luck, Susan.

I'm going to satisfy myself by going to see them growing in situ - one of these days!

Hey Eric...Welcome to our little corner of paradise!
Elaine, glad your storm damage was minimal...my plants did well, my patio table, that's another story!