We start another year of judging with the same set of guidelines. Remember, please have your plants registered and on the judging tables by 7:30 PM so we can start judging promptly! After you register your orchids, go see the mini-class or go inside to introduce yourself to our newer members. Judges need to get started early in order to see our program.
Fill out the entry forms with your name or member # and the full name of the plant. We cannot award a plant without a name or an ownerless orchid. Orchids must be bloomed by you. Don't go to Home Depot & buy a blooming plant and expect to win an award! Culture awarded plants must be in the possession of the grower for at least 1 year. After all, this is what the award system is all about. Make your ribbons mean something to you.
If you see your orchid listed in next month's newsletter with no name by it, please notify David Schaffter , so he can record it. It's important we give credit to whoever belongs to the plant. Give him a call or else e-mail him as soon as possible. Thanks.
Don't forget our exhibit in the Miami Orchid Show during the first week of March. Let's work on our orchids so we have some beautiful blooms this year. Remember, orchids brought in for the exhibit are judged and will receive double points for ribbon awards.
Three culture awards were given this month. Dana Greenberg brought in a large, well grown Lc. Drumbeat. It had 9 flowers and 9 buds. Valerie & David were awarded culture for an Onc. John Louis Shirrah that had 353 flowers on 6 inflorescences. Bert Pressman was awarded culture for his Dendrochilum wenzellii. It had 29 inflorescences with a total of 271 flowers. Other awards are as follows: |
