Orchid Lover from Michigan - Page 2 - Orchid Board

Donald · #11 10-23-2009, 12:51 PM

Very good Doc. Went there eons ago and needless to say have always been a fan. Love your Spartan logo.
Good Luck.

BikerDoc5968 · #12 10-23-2009, 12:54 PM

Not to go too far afield from the thread, but did you originally hail from the State Of Michigan and if so where? And eons ago is a very long time but looking at your age, you don't have me by much.....

Donald · #13 10-23-2009, 01:07 PM

Always from Massachusetts but as a child I always liked the school. Must have been those ugly helmets.
Happy Growing and good luck against Iowa.

kcole321 · #14 10-23-2009, 01:09 PM

Hi Everyone,

Wow, It's great to hear from so many Michiganders with a shared interest!!!

I'm from the southeast part of Michigan. A little town called Belleville, between Detroit and Ann Arbor.

Also forgot to mention, Most of my orchids spend the summer on the back porch with filtered sun from the west!!

Kitty aka KC

Donald · #15 10-23-2009, 01:13 PM

The predominant color of my orchids is Maize and Blue.

kcole321 · #16 10-23-2009, 01:38 PM

Geez, I'm really fat-fingered!!

This is my third attempt to reply to this thread. Hope I get it right this time!!

It's great to hear from all you fellow orchid lovers. Especially those from Michigan, that maybe I'll meet someday at an orchid show. This whole orchid thing is getting to be a real obsession with me. Does that happen to all of us?!!

BTW, I forgot to mention that most of my orchids spend the summer on our screened in back porch. It's a west exposure with filtered sun or a north exposure depending on where I place the plants. They really seem to like it there and I believe that's part of the reason I've managed to bring some of them into bloom.
The oncidium was a real challenge!!

I'm from the southeast corner of Michigan-- a little town named Belleville between Detroit and Ann Arbor. It used to be really rural, but is growing now by leaps and bounds. We live on 5 acres as do our neighbors on either side of us. So we've managed to keep some of the country feel.

Anyway this whole orchid thing is becoming an obsession with me!! Does that happen to all of us?!!

Kitty aka KC

sucuz · #17 10-23-2009, 03:27 PM

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Anyway this whole orchid thing is becoming an obsession with me!! Does that happen to all of us?!!

Yes it does. As you are discovering, orchids are very addicting. There doesn't seem to be a 12 step program for orchid growers. Someone tried to start one once, but nobody would join it. What would we do without our 'chids?

Dorothy · #18 10-23-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BikerDoc5968

Hey Dorothy I was told by someone that you kinda do the same thing... just you go to the NYBG and just stand in the middle of the orchid house on sunny days... any truth to this??? It's OK you can share with us... you're among friends.....

Dorothy · #19 10-23-2009, 03:38 PM

Kitty --- Um ... yep ...

RosieC · #20 10-23-2009, 05:53 PM

Welcome to Orchid Board Kitty.

Yup, orchids easily become an obsession, but don't worry you we're all in the same boat.