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04-24-2016, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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Location: Northeast Ohio
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Introducing myself
New to the Orchid Board. Fell into orchid culture about a year ago. Good luck with other houseplants, but had always avoided orchids - afraid they were too hard to keep alive. When a friend gave me a phal, not only did it live, it thrived. No one was more shocked than me!
Since then, have been gradually collecting and have about 45 plants. Easy ones at first: phals, paph, then oncidiums, dendrobiums. Have become smitten with the cooler growers, miltoniopsis and masdevallias. Joined the local orchid society and the AOS. Learning a lot; have a lot to learn.
Orchid Society members say this hobby becomes an addiction and I can see how this happens.
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04-24-2016, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
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Welcome! Welcome! 
Jump on board the addiction train.  |
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04-24-2016, 02:19 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Welcome to Orchid Board!
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04-24-2016, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2015
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Welcome! We're glad you joined.
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04-24-2016, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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Thanks for the warm welcome!
Celebrated surviving year one by buying a few "harder" ones: Dendrobium spectabile, a Neofinetia falcate, and a Bulbophyllum maximum. Grateful to know there are members who can provide advice if (when!) I have questions. Hope someday I can help members newer than me.
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04-24-2016, 08:27 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
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04-24-2016, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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Location: Ohio
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Hello and welcome! Great to have you join! 
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04-25-2016, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
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Location: Wyoming
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Indeed they are addictive. Welcome to the board.
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04-25-2016, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
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Location: Abrantes
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The key to grow orchids (or any other plant) is to find a way to know which conditions we have in our home. Then, we get the right plants to meet those conditions.
But, there will be always a time when we getneed to get new plant to see if we have the right conditions to make it grow successfully. Once in a while we discover some plants which are not good choices.
Apart from that, everything's easy, I think.
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04-25-2016, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
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Location: Heartland of Florida
Age: 63
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Hello and welcome NEO.
Addiction is something that can be helped.
Orchids...well, there doesn't seem to be any known cure.
Dirt under your nails and the thrill we get when a bud fully opens.
Who wants to fix that?
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