I'm impressed with the number of buds on my orchids. Hopefully, some of them will be still blooming or open the first week of November. Our orchid club has been invited to do a display at the local museum. An AOS judge will be there to tell us what we are doing wrong - that is enough to make me stay home. I grow orchids for my own enjoyment and I don't need an expert telling me that my plant looks like crap.
Case in point: Stellamizutaara Kelly 'Lea' has been living with me since 2004. Its in its third pot - I know that because the first two are still in there.
There are 3 or 4 more bloom stalks still coming up.
