What a nice weekend!

Over the weekend it was the Fraser Valley Orchid Society Show and Sale, my mother and I went for some “girl time”, and had a really nice time.  This is one of the bigger shows to go to, and I was really excited to go because they usually have vendors from all around the world.  I wasn’t disappointed!

I forgot to take my camera with me so I wasn’t able to get pictures of all the displays from the local Orchid societies, but they were amazing.  There were lots of miniatures, and some massive specimen plants there to be seen.  I was there for the juicy stuff in the next room though.

In previous years when I’ve gone, I brought a long list of plants I wanted to get, hoping I would find them there.  This year I went with a different approach, I had an idea of some I would like to get, but there was only one or two I was specifically looking for that were must haves.  Sadly for me, I couldn’t find any of my must haves, but I didn’t walk away empty handed.

Fall arrives.. and we get a spike and two more plants!

It’s obvious, summer is technically over, but the warmth is hanging on – that too will finally starting to make it’s way out.  The cooler, more humid temps of fall will make their way into the spotlight.  I, personally, love fall, I hate summer, it gets too hot, too dry… you get sunblock all over your clothes, it’s nice because stuff grows but that’s about it.  I’m not a summer person.

Fall brought new worries this year for me.  This is the first Fall since I started collecting Orchids again, and I’m worried that things might get too cool or wet for my babies.  Hopefully this won’t be a problem.  But it brings to the forefront the idea of lowering watering amounts, fertilizing less and possible winter rest periods for some plants.

I’ve done some looking, and most of the plants I have bloom in the Fall – Spring period.  So while summer was mostly bloomless for me, I’m hoping something will bloom in the next few months and brighten up the cold days.

The cooler weather also means I’ll be going longer periods in between watering.  I don’t want root rot to set in, but some like the Bulbo like being wetter, so I’m going to have to start playing it by ear.