It's a great learning experience and not one to be afraid of. There is nothing like the feeling of seeing your own orchids on display and other people admiring them. The trick is to go with no expectations of winning anything so you won't be disappointed if you don'tI'm big chicken. Don't want to my plants to be judged badly so I have yet to enter one into a show.. What I have found is the ones I think might win something don't and the ones I don't think are as nice are the ones that do win.
Susan
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correct me on this. If I were to choose a plant for a show, the planning would start a year to several years in advance, in that it seems that showing a plant is more of a reflection of my overall skills in plant husbandry. This begs another question: can you "encourage" a plant to bloom at a time when a show is planned, instead of waiting for it's natural season? I would assume that the show and the orchid's blooming season wouldn't be far apart, but, then I really don't know. When I went to the WOC in Miami, there were plants blooming that I wouldn't have anticipated seeing at that time of year. So, that's why I ask.
