This was a pretty windy storm that came through just now, but it's gone by and doesn't look like a whole lot more coming tonight - hey, maybe I'll get some fert sprayed around out there tomorrow morning!
Yes, the virus test strips that Jim mentioned are just for the two common viruses, as well. At $140 for 25 tests, that's $560 to buy enough to test everybody here. Ain't happening.
Ken, I suppose you could get some, then offer to test any orchid you are selling, for an extra $5 on top of the purchase price. If I were someone selling orchids for a living, I'd really be having a hard time with this issue! Do you sell orchids you know may be infected? Do you raise your price by $5 or more each plant so you can test each orchid before you sell it? Do you test your whole greenhouse every ?? month or two and get rid of possibly hundreds of orchids that test positive?
Well, maybe this explains why the prices for premium orchids have been going up so fast in recent years.
