Im afflicted!! - Orchid Board

tulasi132 · #1 02-03-2009, 07:54 PM

So I bought this orchid, right. A lovely Phalenopsis from a Trader Joes, for my girlfriend. Well, knowing nothing about them and not using my better judgment, I let it sit in my car for an hour and a half in the Sonoran desert sun. What do you know, I burned it. So, in my desparation to save the beautifull plant I started reading about orchid care, investigating the proper cultural methods for keeping it alive, and the best way to save it. The more I read, the more facinating they, orchids, became for me as agroup. The seemingly infinate variety matched only by their uniqueness and beauty sent me furthur and deeper into the realm of a world that I now know has gripped more than a few like me. So here I am. I have now collected two Phalenopsis, a Brassia, two Dendrobium, what I think is a Cattelaya, and just won a bid on e-bay for a Bulbophyllum. Its only been two months and I've run out of window space. Well, at least my vice didn't turn out to be hard drugs. So I'm happy to be here and don't see myself getting on the wagon anytime soon. I look forward to baraging you all with my numerous questions and sharing my novice incompetence in the hopes that I may, some day, hold esteem among my plants as they readily bloom and thrive.

bellini girl · #2 02-03-2009, 08:04 PM

Tulasi,

to OB. You've come to the right place. Best forum bar none. Many of us have run out of space. You'll learn to create space, got any windows in your bedroom??

Lecent

tulasi132 · #3 02-03-2009, 08:07 PM

I do, but its on a north facing side shaded by trees. I might try a Phal there, but its pretty dim. Is it worth getting a light meter?

cb977 · #4 02-03-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tulasi132

So I'm happy to be here and don't see myself getting on the wagon anytime soon.

Wagon? There is NO wagon!!!

You've come to the right place...we all have the same affliction. Some of us have it worse than others...but we're working on those folks

Let us know if you need help with anything

Sandy4453 · #5 02-03-2009, 08:32 PM

Don't worry about running out of room....you'll find more! You'll end up juggling and re-arranging to make them all fit. Don't fight it...you're hooked and we're here to help you.

Welcome aboard, tulasi

enter at your own risk

tulasi132 · #6 02-03-2009, 08:38 PM

I did post a question in the beginners forum about a Phal. The same one I burned. By the way it retained its leaves, even the burnt ones, and is still blooming, two months later.

snow · #7 02-03-2009, 09:24 PM

hi and welcome to ''enablers. com''
if there is one piece of advice i can give you;; go slow, until you feel confidant about orchid culture. and what species you decide to grow.