Species Project - Poll

[sandra]

OK Geeks, whichever 2 plants are most favored in this poll, the runner up plant or a second poll to be conducted on Tuesday (and ending Thursday) by members wishing to participate in the project, will be waiting for us all when the final votes are in, at Oak Hill Gardens Oak Hill Gardens and elsewhere, for our members residing outside the U.S. The Orchid House - Vendors of Orchid Plants and related material, Orchid Vendors in the European Union, North of England Orchid Society - Nurseries in the UK, Orchid Vendors in the European Union

EXTRA, EXTRA....READ ALL ABOUT IT!

We will either conduct another poll after this poll ends or select the runner up plant to give members a chance and choice in selecting an alternative plant for the project. By urgings from other members, we'll have 2 plants in the species project. In fact, it will make the project much more interesting and give members a chance to take on a plant they'd alternatively prefer, should the winner in this poll be a disappointment to some of you.

Mike brought this up in another thread and it's a fantastic suggestion and makes more sense than I originally had when putting the project together. I wish I had thought of this before or that it was suggested early on but the good news is, this 2nd poll (or possibly choosing the runner up) doesn't delay the project whatsoever...had I thought of this before, we would still be right where we are now, waiting for the first poll to end before the 2nd one (or runner up) takes place. It's not too late to make improvements and this is just too great an idea to keep members (myself included) happy with a second choice.

Originally Posted by mayres

Maybe a second choice for those who would prefer an alternative? I thought maybe you would take the top five vote getters on the list and then have us all vote from that more concise list - two round system? Or something like this? The purpose not to give yourself another chance at getting what you want, but giving those who had totally other choices a chance at selecting something which would be more of their choosing.

If there is a tie in this poll, members wanting either winning orchid, should in fairness, be able to purchase either one. It then becomes foreseeable that if there are these 2 choices, then another 2 choices will be available in round 2. I believe there will be enough people growing each of the choices to make this interesting and a great way to become confident with species. I can hear in my head, the question, "well then if that is the case and there are 4 all together to pick if there's a tie, then why not keep it at 4 even if there isn't a tie?" If it becomes paramount, then you can all decide amongst yourselves and get back to me on it, ok? This isn't my project, just my suggestion for one.

Anyone who does not participate in the poll, will still have the opportunity to get in on the project. There will be enough plants for everyone to buy. (I just received confirmation from Oak Hills.) Once both polls end and you've placed your orders, would you please let me know? Fred will be setting up sub forums (by members names) for easy referencing and navigation.

So, hold off on purchasing your plants (unless, the one you wanted to win, does!) until the second poll is conducted.

I recognize that this has been an evolving project/process and I've been doing my utmost to please every one and still keep it as a viable, fun project to do together. Thank you all so much for your support along the way with all the little changes that have occurred. We're getting there though....thanks to every one of you!

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MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN PROJECT #1

Ak Orchid (Anchorage, Alaska) - voted
articuno75 (Portland, Indiana) - voted
brookn (Missouri) -voted
chefatplay (Vero Beach, Florida) pending
clarita (Chicago, IL) - voted
cytojo (Northfield Center, Ohio) - pending
dipasquo (San Francisco, California) - voted
evagentry (Romania) - voted
flowerchild (Ontario, Canada) - voted
Hummer344 (San Jose, California) - voted
janice (Southern Illinois) - voted
jay (Palm Springs, California) - voted
jbigio (Bushkill, Pennsylvania) - voted
jctusa (Michigan) pending
kellyincville (Virginia) - voted
made4engineering (Texas) - voted
mayres (Keizer, Oregon) - voted
NancyG (Broward County, Florida) pending
patticake (Halfmoon, New York) - voted
PhalPal (Placentia, California) - voted
pikevi (Ontario, Canada) pending
pitik101 (Philippines/Singapore) pending
Rocinante (Long Island, New York) - voted
rodbender (Port Charlotte, Florida) - voted
Sandra (Palm Beach County, Florida) - voted
Sharyn (Chicago, Illinois) - voted
shiningrock (MA.) - voted
snowballsarebad (Fairfax, Virginia) - voted
Tobi (Upstate New York) - voted
tizzycat (West yorkshire, United Kingdom) - voted
Tom499 (Birmingham, United Kingdom) - voted
Vivienne (Colorado Springs, Colorado) - voted

[sandra]

Just a friendly reminder: Those members who did not sign up for the species growing project, can still participate in it. Please let me know who you are once you've ordered your plants so that we can set up a slot for you in the sub-forum that will be added for this project.

[flowerchild]

I voted, but did not edit.

[patticake]

This sounds great. I'm excited.

[harleylineman]

My Phaphs usually die off within three to four months. At the last Martin County Orchid show I purchased four more. Not going to give up. Now able to put them in an orchid house of sorts. Heard about the from Jerry and hoped it would help me.

Harleylineman

[patticake]

Hi Harleylineman! If you go to the introductions section- you can click on the new thread button and introduce yourself! It's nice to meet you, by the way.

[berkeleysgr8]

Oak Hill Gardens has great plants and great customer service! I just bought a PHALAENOPSIS amboinensis (and sooooo many others) from them about 2 months ago. I don't know about the "project" (where can I find the details?). If the amboinesis is part of the project, I'll play along!

[sandra]

Originally Posted by berkeleysgr8

Oak Hill Gardens has great plants and great customer service! I just bought a PHALAENOPSIS amboinensis (and sooooo many others) from them about 2 months ago. I don't know about the "project" (where can I find the details?). If the amboinesis is part of the project, I'll play along!

The latest info on the project is here berkeleysgr8 Winning Orchid(s) Species Project and the Phal. amboinensis is one of 4 in the project so yes, come play along! We're a little behind right now, waiting for Fred who's out of town, visiting family, to return and set up sub-forums for the project. This is where the members will be posting pics and all related information. Hopefully, this will all be in place soon.