Hello from Up North

[Hozer]

Just a brief intro before I indundate you all with newbie questions....

I live in beautiful Homer, Alaska...please Google it up if you are curious. My best description would be to picture Vermont on the ocean (with longer winters). A unique combination of horses and hay fields by the ocean. We even have wild pheasants...along side moose.

I have a degree in boilogy and have always kept plants...especially African violets. I just have a few orchids by a south facing window. Moved into this new house w/o central heating. We have a single oil heater and my oncidiums seem to love the cool nights, so I am trying cattleyas. So far, so good. I have to break myself of the terrestrial habit of wanting to put everything in soil. I switched all catts' over to S/H a few months ago and they are growing like crazy...throwing roots into the medium like no tomorrow.

Thanks,
Hozer

[Stasisgate]

Glad you joined us here on OB. It's going to be a great experience and believe me you're gonna learn a lot.

Besides informative, you're gonna get a few good laughs... the folks are way humorous and the threads are mostly funny!

Don't forget to put up pics....we would love to see your or-kids!

[snow]

hi hozer and welcome.
sounds like you live in a little paradise.
don.t go and tell too many people; or they,ll be buildingbig fancy hotels over there.; before you can spell phaelenopsis

[Hozer]

Thanks so much for the welcome folks.

It has been my experience that people who love to grow things are the real deal.

[Chubidubi]

You'll find the warmth you need here with these nice folks