beeper
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After 3 years, I finally have my first vanilla bean orchid flower pod!!!
First vanilla bean flower pod!!!!
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Sam BigDeer
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Beeper, please keep us updated on the growth of the vanilla bean; with pics if not too much trouble....
Thanks, Sam.
Thanks, Sam.
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beeper
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Will do, I am very excited, something new and different for me to grow.
jackb
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Well, now you have me interested, so I just ordered a small Vanilla planifolia for my orchid collection.
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I know you'd be interested ~ you grow the exotic ```
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I thought your pic was an orchid! Never knew...
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beeper
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It is an orchid, but it makes vanilla beans from the flowers, hopefully!!
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Alrighty then! I'll give vanilla bean orchids a try someday. I've got an orchid green thumb. (and used to grow african violets too)
canesisters
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You mean like Vanilla Bean vanilla beans???
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beeper
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YES!!! It takes 3 years to get flowers, then many months for the pods to cure into usable vanilla, haven't really looked at the part yet, grew 4 plants, one didn't make it, and one is very thin, not doing as good as the other two. Grew up and down on trellises, have only one pod so far.
