Still raining lightly here and they are calling for more tomorrow. It is too hot and soggy to do anything outside. I'll have to wait until things dry out before trying to repair the garden. Fourteen years here and I've never seen anything like this. I went out to pick some mangos off the ground and was ankle deep in water. Both the mangos and avocados are super tasting this year.
I don't think growing orchids from seed is viable unless you have a lab and lots of techical assistance.
Jim