Hi Winnie13, Welcome to The Seed Exchange! I thought you might like to know there is no email link on your member page, thus no way to email you. To set up your email link, just go to the bottom on any page here, and click on Member Pages Then click on Edit your Personal Information, Page, and Preferences You will then probably be asked to login in again. Then check the box Allow other users to send you email via forms at our site. That will place a link on your member page, making it handy for members (potential traders) to reach you in the future. While there editing you might want to also place your state abbreviation in the one box provided for garden zone and location. (see I am zone 5/6 S In) It is beneficial info to have when trading for many reasons. Additionally, there are some traders (myself included) who often do not respond to many posts where the location of the OP is unknown, but that is moreso when trading plants. By putting the state abbreviation in your zone box, it will be listed in your Member Page, and it will also automatically be displayed each time you post. Happy Gardening and trading. Sue

Well Howard, lookee here, you want to go to Chicago. Lots of company. The thing with going back to NY rather than elsewhere, for me, is that NY is easy to get into and out of, I can do a RT in one day, don't need hotels, don't need to rent a car, don't need a pet sitter at home etc, etc, etc..... That and I don't feel like taking my vacations in the States going to orchid shows. If I'm going to go to the trouble of organizing a few days out of town, I want it to be well worth it. Albeit,it's fun meeting people from the forum. Not having Paul around anymore to take care of the dogs and birds, when I decide to disappear for a couple of days, just adds another "issue" to consider. At the moment,I don't have the energy.

I got my seed today! Thank you so much. Im a little worried though because when i peeled off the membrane there was a little green nub attached that accidently got rubbed off!! Did I just kill it?!

Hi, Hard to say why it won't offset. If it blooms regularily and has such great roots, it is well cared for. On the other hand, sometimes stress will cause it to offset. There are various tricks that some growers use, but they always risk killing the plant. Some plants offset once every 5 years. Others will offset 2-4 times a year. If you are looking to increase the number of yellows, they are fairly easy to acquire for very low cost (for a Clivia) here on the West Coast (~$15-20US 1st year blooming size). If you just want your plant to offset, you might try and consider some of the other methods of introducing cuts or scrapes on the side of the crown. Of course, this has some risk and isn't guaranteed to be successful. Good luck on your endeavor. Regards, Craig Sacramento, CA