"The most interesting/ useful/ etc. thing I've found out is..."

[CTB]

As a new grower there has been tons of stuff but all the home remedy products that can be used, to treat various orchid problems, from alcohol to vodka! have kept me dumbfounded.

[Claire25]

Hi Jenny,

As a follow-up to my original reply, no, the orchid did not pull through. But I knew that would be the case...virused orchids can linger on for many years, but they never recover; it's often the best idea to simply get rid of the plant rather than risk infecting one's other orchids. What I found so helpful were people's very kind comments about this circumstance, as I was rather distraught at the time! It's really wonderful to have an online community of growers on hand here...I'm really glad to have been able to contribute advice (and encouragement) to new growers myself from time to time, too!

Claire

[Cewal]

Originally Posted by CTB

As a new grower there has been tons of stuff but all the home remedy products that can be used, to treat various orchid problems, from alcohol to vodka! have kept me dumbfounded.

What do you use vodka for (aside from the obvious)?

[johnblagg]

Originally Posted by Minda

What do you use vodka for (aside from the obvious)?

I read a article on that once that said that a tiny bit of alcohol can increase growth rates....dont know that is what is refered to here but....and right now I have a situation that that would make worse ...one of my chids seems to be growing so fast that the new leads seem to get too turgid and break off from the internal pressures...

I wonder if there is something fermenting in the sh now .....

HMM this may at the moment be my most usefull thing from ob ....going to flush all my s/h pots now I was lax this week and skipped that

[peeweelovesbooks]

Originally Posted by Minda

What do you use vodka for (aside from the obvious)?

Hmmm...I add 3cc of vodka per gallon in my fertilizer. No joke. Step back and watch the roots grow!!


RJ: you are not alone!!


Re: the topic at hand. I dunno. Hmmm.. I suppose I've learned lots of valuable things.

BUT, I think the most valuable thing I've learned is this: this is place full of good people and great friends, some whom I will never meet, but with whom I share a passion that is not understood by many. I know people will "get it" when I'm upset about a broken spike or a lost or sick plant. Sometimes life gets crazy, and then I show up to chat, and I start talking about this or that plant, or commiserating about life in general, and then I forget why I was upset--and then I say, it's not so bad after all. And that, my friends, is priceless.

[RJSquirrel]

most useful thing Im learning here and please bear with me in this phase, Im learning how to get along with people. I live alone, work alone, eat alone, bath alone and spend too much time alone. I just dont know how to be when I get around people anywhere.
Somewhere lost in all that alone,I lost all my social skills and manners too.








The most useful tool for me other than all the obvious is I'm learning how to be a more friendly individual bec of all the nice people at the OB forum.


thank you

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

most useful thing Im learning here and please bear with me in this phase, Im learning how to get along with people. I live alone, work alone, eat alone, bath alone and spend too much time alone. I just dont know how to be when I get around people anywhere.
Somewhere lost in all that alone,I lost all my social skills and manners too.








The most useful tool for me other than all the obvious is I'm learning how to be a more friendly individual bec of all the nice people at the OB forum.


thank you

aww...

[Connie Star]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

most useful thing Im learning here and please bear with me in this phase, Im learning how to get along with people. I live alone, work alone, eat alone, bath alone and spend too much time alone. I just dont know how to be when I get around people anywhere.
Somewhere lost in all that alone,I lost all my social skills and manners too.








The most useful tool for me other than all the obvious is I'm learning how to be a more friendly individual bec of all the nice people at the OB forum.


thank you

You're not alone here

[Junebug]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

most useful thing Im learning here and please bear with me in this phase, Im learning how to get along with people. I live alone, work alone, eat alone, bath alone and spend too much time alone. I just dont know how to be when I get around people anywhere.
Somewhere lost in all that alone,I lost all my social skills and manners too.








The most useful tool for me other than all the obvious is I'm learning how to be a more friendly individual bec of all the nice people at the OB forum.


thank you

RJ,

I've always thought you were friendly. I think you're a cool dude. You're also very creative and you like to repurpose things. I like that!

[cb977]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

most useful thing Im learning here and please bear with me in this phase, Im learning how to get along with people. I live alone, work alone, eat alone, bath alone and spend too much time alone. I just dont know how to be when I get around people anywhere.
Somewhere lost in all that alone,I lost all my social skills and manners too.








The most useful tool for me other than all the obvious is I'm learning how to be a more friendly individual bec of all the nice people at the OB forum.


thank you