Just returned from meeting her and my phone was dead so did not get a pic yet. She was over 9lb. And after 36hr. Of labor they did a c section last night. Nobody got much sleep . so tomorrow.

Congratulations grandma!! Now rest up so you can play tomorrow.

Jim

Congratulations, Elaine.

Oh yes congrats!!! That is a big baby!

Well, I won no ribbons in yesterday's meeting/show, mainly because a guy pulling a wagon load of dancing lady Oncidiums took home all of the prizes. That was the biggest clump of orchids I've ever seen and he deserved to win. Let me show you what I entered:

Lycamerlycaste (Lmc.) Hugheuden


Gastrophaius (Gp.) Micro Burst 'Wild Thing'


Cym. Cotton Candy 'Winter Princess' And yes, I lifted this thing into the back of my truck by myself.


Rby. Golden Tang


Encyclia cordigera, var. rosea


Rsc. Ruben's Verde


Maclellanara (Mclna.) Yellow Star


What I did not take was the huge Dendrobium nobile hybrid because two days before, the flowers started to fade and drop. Sometimes it is all about timing and sometimes it is what the competition brings to the table. Anyway, it is a lot of fun and I encourage others on this thread to give it a try.

Jim

Nice show, Jim!
I am amazed not even 'Wild Thing' got you a ribbon, it's a beauty!

It is still in the thirties here in the morning! I am so itching to start moving my plants outside. I had the Epiphyllum hybrids out of the garage, just to put them back in yesterday for a couple more days.

Ouch.

I am still putting out my orchids. I have 2-3 dozen out and 2 dozen more to go (all blooming size). I have also hung a couple of dozen mounted orchids with about the same to go. Then comes the "teen" (NBS) ones and there are at least 75 of those. Only the "baby" orchids will remain in the "Orchid" greenhouse. I hope to pretty much get all the other tropical plants out of the "Everything Else" greenhouse so that I can spray it down good to kill mold, mildew, algae, snails, or anything else I see (or don't see) that needs killing. That's my (personal)greenhouse, spring-cleaning chore. My wife finds plenty more of those chores.

I do similar! Once the greenhouse is empty, it gets scrubbed thoroughly along with the shelves.
Btw I found that a couple of larger boxes of the Wet Swiffer pads does a really good job getting the initial crud of the glass and everything else. Smells good too!

Phew! Every so often in winter I think about a greenhouse. All the scrubbing talk dissuades me.

Jim your show orchids are magnificent. I sure hope my Wild Thing grows up to be as lovely as yours!

I am babysitting the other granddaughter and have a fabulous shot of her helping me replant an Earth Box. Very grubby and happy. Now how to get it off my phone to this tablet. . .

I don't really scrub anything, Elaine. I just make up a dilution of Outdoor Bleach and spray everything down. Then after 1/2 hr. I'll wash everything off with water. People can say what they want about bleach, but for me, it is almost a miracle cleanser, disinfectant, and killer of bad (greenhouse) stuff.

I agree with Ken except I use pool chlorine.

Jim

You buy so much of that, you probably get it for a whole lot less per lb. than what I have to pay. I just buy it by the 1 1/2 gal jug.

Not too much new stuff in bloom while I am tapping my foot on more buds of the Cattleya skinneri to open

but in the meanwhile I am enjoying the Microterangis hariotiana now in full gear

And the Renanthera monachica is still looking fine after some weeks in bloom

After blooming for months this Winter the Dendrobium Luz del Dia 'Kiilani' throws out another small spike

My Lc. Mildred Rives x Blc. Burdekin Bells has opened another 3 flowers and these look better as they all have the purple flares on the sides unlike the other flowers, where only one had it.

Beautiful!!!!

Looking good, Bree!

Very pretty, Bree!

Very nice, Bree and I like the lacy white edge on the lip.

Jim

Beautiful flower, Bree!