Who We Are.
Kye
This is only vaguely orchid related, but I have been hanging out in this
group for almost a year now, and I realised the other day that I dont really
know anybody here. So todays post is just a general " Who are you, Where are
you, What do you grow, the decade of your age ( optional of course ), how
long have you been growing orchids and your biggest orchid accomplishment.
I'll go first.
Who am I and What Is My Gender???
Kye Tanson, Male
Where am I???
Queensland, Australia
What do I grow???
Dendrobiums and Bulbophyllums mainly. I am a strict species grower, and
those hybrids I do obtain usually become gifts within a few weeks.
The decade of my age???
I am in my early 20's. ( Call me 24 and i'll think your nasty, but call
me 22 and I'll think your a sweety. )
How long have I been growing orchids???
Well I am a real newbie at this past time, having just notched up my
first year of growing, and killed my second cheque book on the hobby.
My biggest orchid accomplishment???
Probably still having the first orchid I was ever given going strong and
looking well after I have tried to kill it every way imaginable. By the way,
,y first orchid was a Bulbophyllum schillerianum.
Miscellanious Info...
I am a professional Web Developer / Computer Technician who is currently
working as a carer for my housemates aged mother. The first orchid I ever
seen was a terrestrial orchid which looked a LOT like a miniature pink
cypripedium growing at the base of a Eucalyptus tree in Binalong, NSW. Since
then I have never seen another even vaguely like it, but I have never
forgotten the magic of sitting there watching it glisten in the sun while my
parents fixed the flat tyre.
Hopefully some other people will write about themselves as well, so that I
am not standing out on a limb here all by me self.
Kye.
--
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the ark.
Professionals built the Titanic.
- Unknown
Kye
by ME self. My apologies everyone.
Kye.
--
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the ark.
Professionals built the Titanic.
- Unknown
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Wendy
Cheers Wendy
"Kye" <Desc...@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
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RJ
RJ in Raleigh, NC, USA. Late 30's and with a family.
Indoor grower. 100 genera or so, mostly species, under lights. Been growing
2-3 years depending on whether you count my 10 cent mini-dendrobium
responsible for the infection though I grew Catts as a kid in the tropics.
Member, Triangle Orchid Society. Graduate degree but not plant related. Love
the tropics and anything related to them.
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R&V Childers
from the navy in 1994 and now spend most of my time as a stay at home
dad with my 2 1/2 year old triplet boys and a small business I have. I
also have my first orchid (E. Cochleata, 1993) and some of about
everything else... up to several hundered varieties now, though I
specialize in slippers and Enc/Epi.
Bob C.
Ralph Wihlborg
Staten Island, New York
40 years old married for 15+ years
I am an under (HID) light grower. For all intensive purposes I have a
greenhouse in my basement but instead of God I pay for the lighting bill. I
grow 131 different Genera for a total of over 500 plants mainly species. 25%
of which are Bulbophyllums or related genera. I've been growing Orchids for
about 7 or 8 years. I'm a student judge in the AOS program with the North
East Judging Center. My Orchid Addiction started the day I was told I
couldn't grow certain types of orchids. From that day on I have more or less
proved I could. My basement is full of Micro micro climates and I use them
to their full potential.
I hold the position of president of the Staten Island Orchid Society for
about 4 years now. I am also a member of the Deepcut Orchid Society and The
Greater New York Orchid Society.
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Eric Muehlbauer
9 to 19 who are all smarter than I am, as is my wife who teaches
evolution and biology labs at Queens College. I teach biology and earth
science in the (gasp) NYC public school system, with an after school job
teaching biology at a private school (a yeshiva...) and of course, I
can't afford orchids...worse, I'm also a reefkeeper....leaving me pretty
broke most of the time in regard to my favorite hobbies! Take care, Eric
Muehlbauer who just put his last orchids indoors today, in Queens
NY..........
Rod C. Venger
I think this is worthwhile. I learned more about Eric in 30 seconds than I
did in 7 years :)
Rod C. Venger. 45. Born in Los Angeles were I learned more than the basics
of Orchid culture from my parents. I was in Cardiology until 1993. My wife
and I went commerical in the Orchid Biz in 1992. We were possibly the first
commercial Orchid site to succeed on the net. Certainly the first to survive
RGO :) Everything was going great until I got cancer in 1998. Had radical
surgery on my face in early 1999. I've since retired, work as a volunteer
counselor to head and neck cancer patients and am producing a documentary on
the same at the present. We have 13 Siamese cats -Rod-
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Rod C. Venger - T4N0M0
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Facial Reconstructions 2-5-99, 3-13-00
http://www.vengers.com/model.jpg
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Rod C. Venger
BTW, Venger's Orchids is alive and doing very well under Sue's leadership. And
I, like Eric, am also a reefkeeper :) -Rod-
"Rod C. Venger" wrote:
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Alina Holgate
> This is only vaguely orchid related, but I have been hanging out in this
> group for almost a year now, and I realised the other day that I dont really
> know anybody here. So todays post is just a general "
I'm more of a lurker than a poster on this group but I'll have a
go because I notice not many women or non-USAns have
responded.
> Who are you
Alina, an academic psychologist
> Where are you,
Victoria, Australia
> What do you grow,
Just started in the last two years but I'm already on the committee
of the Maroondah Orchid Society. Mainly grow easy to grow
cymbidiums, zygopetalums and sarcochilus outside - just started
to branch out into the trickier ones (for my climate) and am nurturing
a cattleya and a paph.
> the decade of your age ( optional of course )
I'm 42.
> how
> long have you been growing orchids and your biggest orchid accomplishment.
I bought my first orchid about 2 years ago. There's a bit of a
story to my first orchid purchase. I'd always loved orchids but
never considered growing them (even though I am a very keen
gardener) because I'd always believed that they were fussy. My
father had had what was suspected to be a terminal illness and
after many operations and months in hospital he was given the all
clear. On the day I picked him up to take him home from hospital
I had to go out and get a "bed wedge", which is a piece of foam to
be inserted in the bed so a person can sleep slightly elevated. The
shop that I got the bed wedge from was right next door to a
community craft shop and I went in to have a browse. They had
a zygopetalum mackayii for sale. I had never seen anything like it -
the markings were so amazing and I couldn't believe that it was
perfumed - I didn't know that there were perfumed orchids. So I
bought it for myself to celebrate my dad's coming home from
hospital and I thought "no matter what conditions this plant needs
I'll look after it and its beauty will be a constant reminder to me of
the happiness I felt on the day I brought dad home from hospital".
This orchid has turned into a monster, flowers often, and I've got
lots of new plants from it. But probably my best orchid
accomplishment is that the paph I bought earlier in the year that
I keep in the kitchen has put on lots of new growth and is obviously
very happy. It's an accomplishment for a newbie. I did win first
prize in the novice section of a show with one of my cymbidiums
and I was extremely pleased with myself but I mainly grow orchids
to appreciate their beauty for myself. I have sprays of cymbidium
lowianum looking fantastic in a vase in the loungeroom that have
lasted two months.
Kye
orchids into the very special days of our lives.
If you are looking at getting rid of any snippets of your Zygopetalum
mackayii gimme a yell, Im in Bundy, QLD.
Kye.
--
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the ark.
Professionals built the Titanic.
- Unknown
"Alina Holgate" <hol...@deakin.edu.au> wrote in message
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Reka
>
> Who am I and What Is My Gender???
>
> Where am I???
>
Northern Italy
> What do I grow???
>
A bit of everything, but if you had to pin me down to any one thing, I guess
I would say I like Phal species best. (And maybe Catts; we'll see after my
most recent purchases bloom!)
> The decade of my age???
>
I recently joined the 40-and-over club.
>
> How long have I been growing orchids???
>
I got my first orchid, a Phal hybrid, about fifteen years ago (just gave it
away last year) but had little success due to a cold, dark apartment and
limited budget. Now I have southern and northern exposure and a winter
garden plus two balconies for summering and things are looking up! (Why is
it that the orchids always seem to take up more room when moved back inside
after summer? Did I really buy that many new ones??)
>
> My biggest orchid accomplishment???
>
Killing a Zygo in very short time as well as not killing a Tolumnia AND
reblooming it too!
>
> Miscellanious Info...
>
My husband threatens with divorce if I continue to increase my collection at
the present rate. However, he promises in the same breath to build a leanto
greenhouse when we build our house. (Ha! I was thinking more of building a
leanto house onto our new greenhouse...)
I have recently become a member of the Tyrolean Orchid Society and am
looking forward to going to the orchid market in Munich in spring!
--
Reka
www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html
"I hate flowers-I paint them because they're
cheaper than models and they don't move."
--Georgia O'Keeffe
Alina Holgate
> That is an amazing story, I find it interesting how many of us can tie
> orchids into the very special days of our lives.
>
> If you are looking at getting rid of any snippets of your Zygopetalum
> mackayii gimme a yell, Im in Bundy, QLD.
I've got a backbulb that has already flowered that I could send you.
Are there any problems with sending plants interstate as far as the
authorities? I guess if I packed it in spaghnum and sent it in one of
those Australia Post plastic overnight bags it should arrive O.K.
Email me your address and we'll figure something out.
Kenneth Bruyninckx
Kenneth Bruyninckx, male
Ekeren (north of Antwerp), Belgium
grow ??? not much, see the info part
age: 30
info: Well, if you really count MY collection then only a few terrestrial
orchids can be found in it. Although I really have experience with lots and
lots more.
As my parents started and run their nursery Akerne Orchids in Belgium I
guess I'm very lucky to have grown up surrounded by orchids (of course when
I look at my younger brother things could have turned out differently as
well: he doesn't like them at all :-) ). Actually I beat the first orchid by
one year, he of course was not so lucky....
So for the moment my plants are still happily growing in my parents large
greenhouse, although plans exist to build a greenhouse as soon as possible
in my backyard (just as soon as I get the more important (?) things like a
bathroom, heating etc fixed in my new house for my girlfriend).
What do I like ? Well, have you got a couple of hours ??? Almost anything
species, but a few favourite genera: Stanhopea, Gongora, Coryanthes,
Catasetum, Sobralia, Elleanthus, Cymbidium, Pterostylis, lots and lots of
terrestrial orchids (from all over the world in fact)....
I'm a trainee judge in the English judging system and have visited orchid
habitats in Mexico, Venezeula and New Caledonia in the past.
Oh yes, I'm the webmaster behind orchidguide.com, so a couple of you will
know me from the OGD as well.
Al
But I will answer again. Some of my answers have changed and it is time to
update the form.
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> Who am I and What Is My Gender???
I am Al.
> Where am I???
It appears to be the planet earth. Leesburg Virginia USA to be specific.
> What do I grow???
Lots of things. Phals species are my biggest love. I have Big Plans for
breedings them. Big Plans.
> The decade of my age???
The birth certificate puts me in my early 40s. But that refers only to
physical age. In mind and spirit there is conciderable vasscilation and I
would have a hard time pinning it down.
>
> How long have I been growing orchids???
Since I was 16.
> My biggest orchid accomplishment???
Two or so years ago I got the BIG greenhouse I have always wished for and
learned definitivly that it is true what they say: Be careful what you wish
for.
> Miscellanious Info...
It makes me nervous to know that physcologists read what we write here.
I have a website/web business that supports my orchids but not me:
http://www.orchidexchange.com
I like to garden.
I have been stuck in this newsgroup for about 5 years now and still can't
find the door. On occasion I have claimed to be an Alien from Outer Space.
Strictly speaking, this is true. I have also claimed to play the fool but I
think of this role as being more like 'court jester' and don't mind at all
when others vie for the roles of village idiot or Supreme Monarch. It's fun
to watch. I always have appreciated the good advice people offer on orchids
and their culture to all the other stuff I find here. But I also know I am
a significant contributor of 'other stuff'. I have issues to work out.
Basically, this is a good group and the people who use it are good people.
Late at night when I can't sleep I like to re-read my posts to this
newsgroup and count the number of times I use the word "I". I find it
amusing.
Cindy
I'm Cindy, 38, and now live in Herndon, VA, and am currently
unemployed thanks to layoffs in Austin, Texas. I have a 19 y.o. son
who is fully dependent upon myself and my family.
I found RGO in July/August and have already learned alot. I've had
orchids since 1997, but only became an addict this past year. When I
moved up here I was also able to meet Al, who is a very nice
individual.
I also have 3 furbabies (cats) who are the loves of my life.
Now, does anybody have a lead on a job so I can continue to afford
this hobby? :o)
Cindy
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K Barrett
first name is Kathy. I'm in the high 40's fast approaching 50 in
circuits around the sun. I live in Northern California, near San
Fransisco, in a more dry climate similar to the Great Central Valley.
I'm a confirmed generalist in my orchid collection. I have a little bit
of everything except terrestrials. Like Kenneth I like the very unusual
species, coryanthes, stanhopeas, lycastes, bulbophyllum, mormodes,
catasetums, as well as the more mundane, cattleyas and paphs. I've
gotten out of oncidiums and phals because I just don't have the room.
Plus they tend to stay in bloom too long. I like plants that strut and
fret their hour upon the stage and then have the good grace to know when
to exit. 2-3 weeks is perfect, IMHO.
I've been growing since 1994 or was it 1995?? And have been online here
since 12/1995 when I got my computer. Well, actually I took over the
computer. Its was a bloodless coup. My boyfriend had been yammering on
and on about how wonderful computers are. But only talking about
hardware. (boring) One Christmas vacation I said 'if these computers are
so great find me something about orchids.' We found the AOS website, and
from there a link to rgo, and he never got his computer back.
I am now the Den Mother of OrchidSafari, the Wed/Sat chatgroup. Sorry OS
has taken such a dive in interest recently. I just ran out of steam. But
there may be life in the old girl yet. We are moving the webapge away
from Geocities, and my push will be to make the archives a better
resource. maybe even searchable. But Rome wasn't built in a day, and
we'll see how that really progresses. Time is the ultimate commodity.
K Barrett
Susan Erickson
> Who am I and What Is My Gender???
I will answer for both my husband, John and myself, Sue Erickson.
> Where am I???
We got infected in Chicago, Illinois, but currently live in Longmont
Colorado.
> What do I grow???
I like Epi and Encyclia, for some reason they are not as happy with
me. So I grow Oncidium, intergeneric's, Dendrobiums, Pyschopsis,
Vandaceous, Angraecum and misc. genera. Currently 410 different
plants.
Phalaenopsis don't like me, so we are discontinuing trying to grow
them.
John grows Paphs and Phrags. He also photographs each plant as it
blooms so we have a photo database as well as the Access database
ported to the Palm Pilot to take shopping.
> The decade of my age???
We are typical empty nesters in the mid 50's.
> How long have I been growing orchids???
In Chicago John was scouting antenna sites with a fellow from
Motorola. As they drove passed 'Orchids by Hausermann'
(http://www.orchidsbyhausermann.com/) the fellow said "if your wife
likes flowers, you ought to take her there sometime."
I got one plant. Joined the Illinois Orchid Society just in time
for a large show, a Mid-America or AOS trustees meeting. By the time
the show was over I was hooked and hog tied. I also thought all
shows were that size and complexity. I keep meaning to look up the
year.. about '74.
> My biggest orchid accomplishment???
Keeping a few alive since then. In 1983 we moved to Colorado. We
moved 300 plants, mostly large hybrid Catts. We had been growing in
windows and under lights. We kept them under lights here until the
lean-to greenhouse was built. About 6 years ago the thermostat
in the gh failed during the winter. The resulting freeze redefined
the collection. Now there are few large catts. Several made it thru
the
freeze and the depression that followed. I would empty 6' of hanging
space with out finding a living thing. I would be too sad to do more
for several days, weeks, or months. When we finally finished
cleaning the gh 3 years ago. we found 50 plants alive. It has been
a miracle seeing these long neglected plants react to fertilizer and
attention with big growths and lovely blooms.
> Miscellanious Info...
horst doris Salzmann
34 years. I have had orchids since 1979 when a friend introduced me to
Carter and Holmes. I promptly killed both plants that I bought within 2
years. In 83 I went to a southern living show in Charlotte and returned
with 1 orchids,which is still thriving and has been divided several times.It
was a cattleya golden girl. After that I got phals and dendrobiums since
those was the only varieties available locally. I have only had a computer
since the beginning of 2000 and have not found this NG until this summer. I
have learned an awful lot in the meantime. My plants are flourishing since
I put most of them into semihydro. But I digress.
I am pushing 60 am a homemaker, grow in windows, have no room for a gh.and
have to stop bying more plants.They total about 50 by now, mostly phals,
cattleya tribe, oncidiums and 2 cymbidiums. I have all my orchids on view at
http://community.webshots.com/user/hodosal1
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Anna MCM
>
Are you interested in lurk... ehm, readers too? :-)
>
> Who am I and What Is My Gender???
>
>
> Where am I???
>
I'm an Italian living in Sweden, near Stockholm.
>
> What do I grow???
>
Now I'm ashamed, i can't call my five babies a collection! Anyway they
are all so grateful to you and your advices that I decided to write for
thanking you all.
> The decade of my age???
>
I'm in my late 30s.
>
> How long have I been growing orchids???
>
I tried to grow some in Italy with no so big success.
Here in Sweden I found that the conditions in the apartments are better
than in Italy for orchids (and not only for them) :-)))
> My biggest orchid accomplishment???
>
Buying a dying oncidium for pennies and making it flower again :-)))
Plants can be grateful and they know how to demonstrate it!
>
> Miscellanious Info...
>
I've got a master degree in Slavonic Philology at Pisa University and
worked mainly as a translator from Russian into Italian.
Now I'm studying Swedish at the local school for adults hoping to use
all my languages for a job.
I'm married to a wonderful man since 1993.
Bye,
Anna Maria
Reka
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> Phalaenopsis don't like me, so we are discontinuing trying to grow
> them.
"Orchids for the Needy"? Any orchids no longer needed can be sent to my
address where they will be sorted, brought up to par and offered to lower
income families who have no orchids yet...
--
Reka <BEG>
www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html
"I hate flowers-I paint them because they're
cheaper than models and they don't move."
--Georgia O'Keefe
Matt Swift - Swift's Orchids
Rancho Cucamonga, California (40 miles east of Los Angeles)
Have lived in Southern California all my life
My father was growing orchids and had a greenhouse before I was born so I
have been around them all my life. I have had an interest in them the whole
time but more so for the past 10 years.
Prefer equitant oncidiums and cattleyas but always have a soft spot for
anything eye-catching. Briefly went through a Masdevallia phase but learned
my lesson quickly.
Worked at Mervyn's department store for 9 years until March 1998
Stewart Orchids until November 1998
Santa Barbara Orchid Estate until end of January 2000
Currently co-owner Swift's Orchids
Past President (two terms) Riverside-San Bernardino Counties Orchid Society
1996-1998
Currently Early Bird program chair
Have one more month as Newsletter Editor then Marty Shipps takes over the
helm.
Membership Secretary of the Cymbidium Society of America www.cymbidium.org
Member of about 10 Southern California orchid societies but usually only
attend about 3 to 4.
American Orchid Society
Cymbidium Society of America
Orchid Digest www.orchiddigest.com
Barb
Name is Barb and I'm on the back side of 50. Live in Coon Rapids, MN,
as northern suburb of Minneapolis.
My sister was visiting from Anchorage and got me started on orchids
about 6 years ago with a trip to Orchids Limited. Most of my orchids
have been gifts from sister, Pat, or purchased at Orchids Limited.
Another vendor I like is H&R Nurseries.
I like anything small or mini. My 120 orchids share space with my
500/600 African violets.
Actually, I'm looking to decrease my collection of some of the larger
plants. What my daughter does not want may soon be available to anyone
near enough to pick them up.
Accomplishment - each time my Paph. Prince Edward of York blooms. Still
waiting on Paph. Sanderianum.
--
Barb
Coon Rapids, MN
Barb
Forgot to mention that 90% of my orchids grow in natural light. I have
a solarium and they are on a top or near top shelf. Several of the
smaller ones (about 10%) are in an orchidarium.
Ken Woodward
nearing 60 and wish that I had tried growing orchids when I was much
younger, but I waited until I was nearly fifty to start. I still have my
first orchid, a stanhopea, which has now joined about a hundred others
inside the house. I grow in every space that I can find and that my wife
will allow, the main areas being a garden window in the kitchen, a
south-facing livingroom window in the winter, and under lights in a humidity
room built in the basement. I grow orchids from A to Z: aerangis to
zygopetalum. New England winters are not easy conditions for orchid
growing, but I love the challenge of growing in a hostile environment.
Ken Woodward
Newton, MA
http:/kwoodward.net
Susan Erickson
your "Charity." It is listed with the IRS, isn't it?
SuE
Alynne
Audrey, aka Alynne---just hit the 5-0. Miami, Florida.
Bought an orchid from a roadside vendor about 6 years ago and was
totally enchanted--then very disappointed when it wouldn't bloom
again. My dad told me about an orchid society he was attending--I
went to a meeting with him and got a look at the show table--and that
was it! I was hooked.
My husband and grown kids don't understand. They think I'm a wee bit
nutsy--out in the back yard, talking to the plants--building them a
little house--cleaning them with toothbrushes and alcohol and stuff.
Every time they turn around there are more plants.
It's OK--they humor me! <G>
I like mostly phals and catts. The odd oncidium, dendrobium, or those
little bitty species find their way into the shade house, too.
Actually, I seem to be finding some very nice ascocendas these days.
Anything can happen...
--Alynne
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Jungle/2947
Robert Hoffman
Bob Hoffman
Where am I:
Huntington Beach, California
What do I grow:
Cattleyas, Laelia anceps and hybrids, reedstem epidendrums, and other
varieties that can tolerate outdoor conditions in Huntington Beach.
My age:
50+
How long have I been growing orchids???
My biggest orchid accomplishment???
The establishment of Huntington Beach Orchids
-------
Bob Hoffman
Huntington Beach Orchids
j del col
> my grammer is really up the creek right now, ...
^^^^^^^
And your spelling. Or this an Australian variant?
J. Del Col ( who teaches English and grows orchids, roses and tree
peonies in West Virginia.)
K Barrett
Someone asked a while ago for orchid places to visit in the greater LA
area and said you weren't open. Does that mean you don't open to the
public at all? Or only by appointment?
K Barrett
j del col
> "Kye" <Desc...@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<3bee94c7$0$388$afc3...@news.optusnet.com.au>...
> > my grammer is really up the creek right now, ...
> ^^^^^^^
>
> And your spelling. Or this an Australian variant?
>
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orchids on and off for twenty years.)
Val Garden
wildflowers and such for over 30.
Live in Connecticut, USA. 35 the end of this month.
I am nuts about Green Cattleyas, just visited John Passender today and he
was kind enought to show us through his collection, he breeds exactly that.
I have about 300 plants in my dining room under lights, 50% Cattleyas, a
huge range of others with notable Stanhopea Ronsard which has performed
wonderfully this year after some great advice from RGO members.
Bio in a nutshell: 35 end of this month, 1 child age 3 who likes orchids and
doesn't take the tags. I have a spouse who is getting more interested.
Mostly I lurk...but I sometimes have a little comment or two since I have
been functioning as the secretary to the CT orchid society and learning a
lot that way!
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Michael Geilich
My age: 44
My location: Hanover, New Hampshire
I've learned so much from lurking in this NG. I just want to say "thank you"
to the contributors.
How long have I been growing?:
It all started innocently enough 4 years ago when I bought my wife a white
phal. for an anniversary present. She has nothing to do with plant care around
the house, so I took it over once the blooms fell and clued into this NG for
advice. Then I visited my folks down in Palm Beach and went with my mother to
an orchid show. I was smitten.
What do I grow?:
I've got a couple of rules that keep my habit in control. First, it has to be
able to grow on a windowsill in wimpy New Hampshire sunlight. Second, it has
to deal with only being watered once a week and has to be able to survive on
its own for 2 weeks [for vacations] - by the way, Ray's passive hydro supplies
have really helped in this regard. Third, in the winter it has to be able to
deal with pitiful humidity and day/night temperature shifts of 15 degrees. All
that said, Phals bloom reliably for me, as do some Paphs, Oncidium, and
Dendrobiums. I've pretty much given up on Catts and Vandas [not enough
light?], and I'm still duking it out trying to get some Phrags to bloom. Apart
from orchids, I like carnivorous plants and anything weird.
Biggest accomplishment?:
Well, I have two new milestones this year. First, I managed to convince myself
to throw a dead plant on the compost heap. Fortunately it gets easier after
the first time. Second, this is the first year that I have had at least one
orchid in bloom at all times. Now I need to set a new goal, any suggestions?
K Barrett
you before they gave up the ghost!
K Barrett
Susan Erickson
only one.
A summer Outside and 1 florescent bulb.... I know it is a slippery
slope into "under lights" growing.
Welcome Michael, that Phrag will probably give you enough challenge.
Actually ours soak up summer sun to get through the Blah days of
winter. Maybe a touch more sun next summer will give the Phrag a
push next fall.
SuE
Femalestrom
Kye <Desc...@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3bee9401$0$10835
>
> Who am I and What Is My Gender???
I'm Crystal... and female which thankfully my husband of less then 2 weeks
is surely happy for. I mostly lurk and wait for people to post links to
their
web-sites. That leaves me forever lusting, and since I don't like to spend
more
then a hour searching for anything it gives me idea's on what I might want
to
get next.
> Where am I???
Livermore Ca. About an hour from San Fransisco.
>
> What do I grow???
>
> Phals, Phrags, Epi's, a few Catts, a couple Dends even though I am getting
pretty bored with them. Although I wouldn't mind specible? I think that's
it.
Milts, Vanda's, Oncidiums, encyclia's and Odbrs. I have a wide range of
likes so I will probably wind up with many more warm growing stuff. Also
into Bonsai, houseplants and gardening. I like a challenge and will to try
to
grow anything under the sun. Oh.. forgot about my tillandsia's.
> The decade of my age???
>
33
>
> How long have I been growing orchids???
>
I grew a few many years ago, but when I met my husband and found
out he was allergic to all animals except bunnies, I had to eventually get
rid of most of my plants due to us having them be free range house
rabbits. I got tired of patching nibbled drywall, and finally got them a
huge condo. Less work, and I got to have my plants back. So it has
been a few years.
> My biggest orchid accomplishment???
>
Getting my vanilla planifora to grow 4 feet in 3 months. The thing has to
be growing like 6 inches in a week. Just got back from vacation and
had to trim the thing back.
> Miscellanious Info...
>
I used to be a sysadmin.... but for all intense and purposes I am retired
due to back problems. Life keeps my pretty busy without a job. Between
the plants, pets, a husband and a fixer up house... there is never a dull
moment. I often say I am the most over worked housewife I know. I
love learning new things, and I have dozens of hobbies.
Crystal
Susan Erickson
starts growing down? We had a speaker telling us about a tour of the
vanilla growers in Mexico. So instead of trimming. let it flip over
and droop over itself.
SuE
AArm...@webtv.net
have well in excess of 2500 assorted warm growing genera. Age? Suffice
to say I won't be seeing 80 again. I started growing orchids 22 years
ago when I retired from nursing and moved here from Massachusetts. I
belong to six orchid societies, on board of directors of one for 20
years. It means hearing the same speaker sometimes several times a
month, but I feel I learn something each time because of the questions
asked by others. And I certainly admit to a fondness to reading this
forum, as well as the Orchid Forum, Aos Forum, The Orchid Source and the
Orchid Digest Forum. You'd never guess that I love my orchids, now
would you? My biggest accomplishment?? Getting out of bed each
morning!!!
Michael Wright
Kye wrote:
> Who am I and What Is My Gender???
I'm Mike Wright, and hopefully my name gives away my gender (male)
> Where am I???
Massachusetts, USA (but grew up in the Seattle area)
> What do I grow???
Cyps, Paphs, Phrags, Dens, Calopogon, Platanthera, Poneorchis, Arisaema (I know,
not orchids...)
> The decade of my age???
I'm 27
> How long have I been growing orchids???
15 years
> My biggest orchid accomplishment???
I guess it would be my success growing Cyps and blooming the Parvi Paphs
regularly (micranthum, armeniacum, Kevin Porter, Wossner's Pearle, etc.)
> Miscellanious Info...
I'm an electrical engineer by trade, designing computer chips and testing them
as well.
I mostly lurk here but jump in occasionally to answer a question here and
there. My home page is
http://www.geocities.com/umerhmm/plants/plant_list/plant_list.html
I got into orchids after reading an article about them in National Geographic
and bought my first one (a Phal) when I was 12 & living in Seattle. I grew that
one for 5 years, through moves from Seattle to Denver, and then on to Phoenix &
bloomed it several times but gave it away when my family moved from Phoenix back
to Seattle.
Mike
Femalestrom
start blooming. I guess you live and learn. Thanks for the tip though.
The next trick is to see if I can actually use the beans. Thank goodness
for the net... you can learn to do just about anything.
Again thanks.. and I always love to see your stuff over on a.b.p.g.
Crystal
Susan Erickson <eric...@qwest.net> wrote in message
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Clare Sleeter
> > Who am I and What Is My Gender???
>
> > Where am I???
> Olympia WA, just moved here in June. Previously from So. Cal.
>
> > What do I grow???
> Paphs, Phrags, Dens, Catts, Laelias, Cyms, Milt. and a bunch of other stuff
>
> > The decade of my age???
>
> > How long have I been growing orchids???
>
> > My biggest orchid accomplishment???
> Meeting Kathy Barrett.
>
> > Miscellanious Info...
> I retired three years ago from being a financial analyst for LA County. I enjoy
> travel and attempt to meet other orchid folk in various countries.
K Barrett
K Barrett
Dale Borders
: Clare Sleeter wrote:
: > > > My biggest orchid accomplishment???
: > > Meeting Kathy Barrett.
"K Barrett" <morm...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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: Beverage alert! Another keyboard bites the dust!
So, Kathy... Do you think we can get Clare to buy <each> of us a new
keyboard?
I'll go have my saucer of cream now....
K Barrett
keyboards! LOL!! I think a more befitting 'punishment' is that she post
more frequently. Not (necessarily) to spoil our keyboards, but just to
let us know about her orchids.
How's the GH going Clare?
K Barrett
Susan Erickson
Drive RGO. It is dangerous to your Computer's health.
SuE
Bruce P
> Who am I and What Is My Gender???
> Where am I???
Southeast Florida for the past 5 years, formerly Massachusetts
> What do I grow???
New World species mostly with a bunch of other things thrown in. I have a
particular weakness for Epis and Encyclias. After 20 years, I still can't
seem to keep a paph alive for more than a couple of years. I grow everything
outside now on benches under shade cloth on a second floor deck or in the
screened in pool area downstairs. Before moving down here, it was
basement/lights in the winter and lathe house in the summer.
I'm not complaining, mind you, but it has been difficult re-learning all new
growing techniques down here. In many ways, the consistency and control of
the light setup was in some ways easier. Admittedly I also miss being able
to go downstairs to my little 'jungle' on a cold winter day. On second
thought, maybe it's just having a basement that I miss!
> The decade of my age???
> > How long have I been growing orchids???
'Sheherazade' ) at the Boston Flower Show from DeRosa's Orchids. I'll never
forget it - I got free tickets from work and took my wife. One look at the
orchid exhibits and that was it! I don't think I'd ever seen an orchid
before save for some old lady's corsage or one of those cut cyms. The sight
of all of those 'bulldog' paphs and big specimen plants of various species
just blew me away.
> My biggest orchid accomplishment???
Probably the first plant I bloomed from flask. I don't think anything since
has topped that.
> > Miscellaneous Info...
I work for a large investment company. Have a wife and two boys 10
and 14. Don't get to spend as much time with the orchids (300+) as I'd like
to, but growing outdoors year-round has allowed me the chance to expand.
Glad not to have to worry about how big something will get before I buy it
anymore. Oh yeah, I've been trying for years to find an Eulophiella - if
anyone knows where one can be had, please let me know. Thanks.
Bruce
Aaron Hicks
Who am I and What Is My Gender:
Aaron J. Hicks. "He's just zis guy, ya know?"
Where am I:
[CLASSIFIED], AZ
What do I grow:
Anything that doesn't die for me, but I profess a penchant for the
genus Trichocentrum, even if it is unrequited.
The decade of my age:
30's. Really early 30's. As a matter of fact, maybe still in my
20's, but I doubt it.
How long have I been growing orchids:
Since the age of 12. Started with orchids in tubes from "Jungle
Gems," purchased in Edgewood, Maryland. Dr. Charles Williamson was quite
the guy when it came to orchids.
My biggest orchid accomplishment:
Actually flowering stuff in 30% humidity.
Miscellany:
I've been around here since 1994. I used to grow way more plants
than I do- now I mainly do seedlings. I've run 2 college greenhouse
collections, and my own greenhouse as well. Those seedlings I just
mentioned now outnumber my out-of-flask plants about 1000:1, and seeds in
the Seedbank (which I run) outnumber seedlings about 1000:1.
Author of one book on how to grow orchids from seed, another in
progress, a handful of articles to my name, a website.
And I just can't get away from school. :-)
Cheers,
-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ
Muzziestuie
Who am I and What Is My Gender.
Stuart Henry
Male
Where am I:
Oyster Bay
Sydney
Australia
(Orchids protected by three large dogs.Unannounced visitors welcome
anytime!!!!!!!)
What do I grow:
Mainly Phrags Paphs and phals
Also lotsa lotsa cymbidiums few oncidiums and other miscellanous stuff.Native
Dendrobiums,Sarcochilus .etc
Species are a highlight.
The decade of my age:
31
How long have I been growing orchids:
Properly since 1990 but i grew up with a grandfather who was a commercial
grower and a father who had Cymbidiums growing up the back,so i have always
been afflicted by the disease.
My biggest orchid accomplishment.
Winning Grand champion with a Phrag. caudatum var. sanderae
Miscellany:
I am a qualified horticulturist working for a major golf course in Sydney.
Always dreamed of working in a orchid nursery,considered owning one but got
into cars instead. Will consider positions in Nurseries anywhere (enough
advertising!)
Had the pleasure to meet Andy Easton on many occasions also going to New
Zealand to see his old nursery and he was always free with his teachings.
I have well over a thousand plants in a glasshouse and shadehouse,with a new
glasshouse being built soon as possible.
SEE YA
STUIE
Reka
news:8kDJ7.1819$py4.1...@news2.nash1.tn.home.com...
>Oh yeah, I've been trying for years to find an Eulophiella - if
> anyone knows where one can be had, please let me know. Thanks.
www.speciesorchids.com has roempleriana in flasks.
--
Reka
www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html
"I hate flowers-I paint them because they're
cheaper than models and they don't move."
--Georgia O'Keeffe
Matt Swift - Swift's Orchids
I was searching for your website the other day (I searched for quite a
while) and couldn't find a workable link, would you be so kind as to include
one in a reply?
Thank you kindly
--
Matthew Swift
Swift's Orchids
www.swiftsorchids.com
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Karen
Where----- Wisconsin USA
# of plants --- @ 40
what do I grow....... phals, catts, miltonia, cymbiidum,, oncidums,
brassia, etc, etc....
Grow mostly with a light cart
I have been growing for about 2 years.
A member of the Northeast WI Orchid Society
not around as much as I use to be ... working 40 hours/wk & taking
classes at night.
Also supervising the building of my new house, basement just dug out. My
orchids will have their own room in the southwest corner of the house
with overhead skylights and windows all around.
Aaron Hicks
thusly:
>AJ,
>I was searching for your website the other day (I searched for quite a
>while) and couldn't find a workable link, would you be so kind as to
>include one in a reply?
Sure:
http://members.home.com/ahicks51/osp
The main list of orchid species is way out of date right now- lots
of deletions and additions to post, but just haven't had the time to do
so recently.
-AJHicks
The Orchid Seedbank
Chandler, AZ
Elpaninaro
Cool idea. I am lurking these days since my new job has me traveling abroad for
weeks at a time, so no orchids right now :( The piano is becoming my substitute
right now.
My name is Tom Reddick and I started growing orchids in 1982 at the age of 9. I
am based out of Houston, where I grew up, and I was active in the Houston
Orchid Society until I graduated high school. Served two years on the board and
did various jobs plus lots of clerking for shows.
I have also represented for Carmela at Houston and Austin orchid shows from
1992-1996 off and on.
I grew just about everything at some point. I built my greenhouse from basic
Home Depot stuff in about 1988 (it was more of a hothouse) and did lights
before that, so I stuck to warm growing things since almost all plants were
outside most of the time without AC or heating units (I ran a hose over the
fiberglass wall on hot days for a cooling wall effect- very rustic conditions
LOL.)
I guess Phals. were my long time specialty, especially Hilo Lip. Plus I had a
lot of excellent Mexican species courtesy of a great Houston grower and seller
named Gene May who had probably the most complete collection of Mexico species
I have ever seen.
I also had a thing for Vandas and ironically enough, it was just six months
before I had to give up orchids during this new job that I finally got myself a
piece of the one orchid I have always wanted since I first saw it in bloom in
the late 1980s- Vanda Kasem's Delight 'Robert' FCC/AOS. At least I got to see
it bloom first :)
Not much else I guess. I did get the first big seed pod on Schomburgkia
exaltata and passed it on to Bergstrom to raise and sell, so that was my one
contribution to the cultivation of a rare species.
Good to hear more about everyone. I still lurk from time to time and looking
forward to jumping back in with both feet someday.
Shoot, by now I bet Sheldon has a big orange Phal or something :) It has been a
long time since I got caught up with the latest things. I miss orchids
terribly. Thankfully this group is here to remind me how much fun it is :)
Take care,
Tom.
H.McNamara
board? Seems funny to me because this thread and this event are all too
familiar. I will eventually join because I have recently added some HIDs
and have seen a dramatic improvement in my babies down in an unfinished
basement (until recently); the basement being fairly large from a cubic foot
point of view and its' incumbent problems of heat, humidity, heat
differential, air intake, air exhaust, blah, blah. Winter has also arrived
in Toronto, so I will have to learn to deal with an un-heated basement in an
old house built in 1916. Great place though.
K Barrett
liquid has seeped twixt the keys of my clavier. Welcome to the group! In
regards to your uninsulated basement in Toronto, I understand there's an
insulating factor to snow...
K Barrett
Clare Sleeter
Orchid Safari Wed. and Sat.
"H.McNamara" wrote:
> Another lurker wishing to know what the beverage was that wiped your key
> board? Seems funny to me because this thread and this event are all too
> familiar. I will eventually join....
H.McNamara
Wine is good. Let's hope that we get snow this year. We are not off to
a great start. It has only begun to get a little cold. Will probably add
some electric heat space heaters.
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