Grow Lists

[tom499]

How about a section where everyone can have a thread of the plants they grow. It would be a simple list and then there could be another section where people could ask questions about them.

This makes it easier to ask advice on plants by seeing who has them. It could even have a mini search feature for searching plants out.

Regards,

Tom499

[Vivienne]

I like this idea Tom. Why don't we start this off. Perhaps even include years and indoor/outdoor/greenhouse??

Years in Orchids: 1.5 years avidly
Growing Conditions: Indoor atrium - overhead natural light with some T5 light shelves.

Orchids Growing
- Phalaenopsis
- Neofinetia/Ascofinetia
- Paphs & Phrags
- Cattleya
- Oncidium alliance
- Some assorted others - Ansellia, Coelogyne, Pleurothallids

[exasperatus2002]

years in orchids- 7 avidly-3
Indoors in a southern facing window

my collection-

1- Brassia rex

2- Dendrobium hybrid noid

2- Phalenopsis noid (home depot rescues)

1- Oncidium kramerianum x Versteegianum

1- Guarianthe aurantiaca (formerly Cattleya aurantianica)

1- Blc. Chia Lin 'New City' AM/AOS

1-Lc. Caudebec 'Marty's Orchids'

[fred]

I don't know if this Idea will work as we all have different Growing Conditions
the idea sounds good but Tom you may be able to grow orchids with your conditions that I can not grow because of my conditions or visa versa.

another thing a members with hundreds of orchids or thousands may not have the time to list each one and answer each question about each orchid.

Having said that I have added a Poll to your Idea.

[Vivienne]

Hi Fred! I see your point. I doubt anyone has my growing conditions - no side windows, temps, humidity, etc. Everyone's conditions are vastly different in so many ways. Having said that, it would be nice to know who the Cattleya folks are... they can still lend opinions. And the Paph folks , etc.
I also think Tom meant more of a general list. I have over 100 orchids but my list is only 6 lines... more of a genera type list than an individual plant list. At least that was the impression I got from Tom's post. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[fred]

Quote Tom]This makes it easier to ask advice on plants by seeing who has them

thats why I posted regarding growing conditions.

we do however have a list as to what orchids we grow in a thread

I have not looked for that as yet..

[articuno75]

If we do this, it might be better if we did it under wiki, so that we could edit when needed and not create such a super long thread.

Just two petals worth noting.

[Andrew]

I quite like the idea of adding grow lists within the forum. Having a grow list section may get a little messy. Possibly it would be a good addition to the profile pages.

[epiphyte]

It's a great idea!!

I agree that posting our lists in the threads would be disorganized but would be happy with wiki pages as articuno75 mentioned or a section in our profile as Andrew mentioned.

Grow lists offer excellent user provided content that will help direct search engine traffic to these forums when people do internet searches for specific orchids.

What I would like to see is the following...

1. The member's latitude and elevation
2. Lowest and highest average temperature
3. Outdoor growing list
4. Indoor growing list
5. RIP list
6. How long the person has been growing each orchid for

[tom499]

It was just a thought.

We could have a single post each, and edit it when adding new orchids. We would each have our own topic so it wouldnt be a list of lists.

The profile one sounds good.

I can understand some people with many orchids would have a lot of work, but most will probably have databases already to manage their orchids and hopefully transferring it wouldnt be too tricky.

I can understand there are many pitfalls though.

[fred]

Tom if we had the new section you wont be able to edit
one would have to update the new orchids with a new post
I am not willing to change the edit time that is set for the forum just for a new section.

I am not saying your idea is a bad thought not at all
that is why I set up the poll.

[fred]

OK here is what I have just set up in a members profile under the section Additional Information you now have My Orchid Grow List........Orchids I grow in my Location

to access this one needs yo go to UserCP click that a menu will drop click Edit Profile scroll down to Additional Information that has also been set up so that can be edited at any time by the member only.

Also remember to click Save Changes for members to view the information when your profile is being viewed.

[Vivienne]

Like the idea of adding it to the Profile however I did and only a small portion of what I put showed up. Only my conditions... my list (which I kept to genera) didn't appear.

[fred]

I just made the window larger Vivienne

[fred]

ok going with the poll I have made a new section Called Orchid growing List.
members can have there own thread for there orchids in your location list and it can be edited also other members can not post in your thread..
the section has been set up for Text only.

[tizzycat]

Thank you Fred.

You're so good to us and it is appreciated.

Chris

[epiphyte]

Thanks for adding that field Fred. Except, the grow list is truncated in the public profile section. If you take a look at my profile you'll only be able to see the first part of my grow list.

[fred]

sorry epiphyte I thought I had updated this thread with the following information

sorry about the mix up.
I have added a new section for you all called ( Orchid Growing List.) please feel free to use this if you wish to show other geeks as to what orchids you grow in your collection.

Each member can have there own thread for the growing list.
The section is Text Based only, to stop any mix up I have made the section that other members can not reply to your thread

http://www.orchidgeeks.com/forum/orchid-growing-list/


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