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12-01-2010, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kavanaru
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I like that as well.
It's kind of like at photograph club. Most people are over 30 there. But that doesn't make their work any better than mine. Some of them are better than me, but some are not.
He only disadvantage of being younger is that it's harder financially. By you can buy seedling for cheaper and then by the time I'm in college, some of them might be blooming |
12-01-2010, 04:14 PM
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lucky, i started at age 15 but had wanted them long before that when i saw them on NOVA. either way im 18 now and STILL killing them  my advice as many here have given me, do your research, invest in books, start off small and easy, and of course watch the price (this can be an $$$$$$$ hobby!!!) buy a couple seedlings of phalaenopsis along with a fully grown one in bloom so that you can experiment with it and the seedlings. plus if the seedlings stay alive, theyll give you alot more satisfaction when they bloom for you  good luck  |
12-01-2010, 04:29 PM
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I always liked plants.
Something I did 1 1/2 years ago ( when I started ) was since I didn't have Money to go out and buy a plant just to kill it. I read and read and read some more. I read so much before buying anything. Now I've chilled out a bit since I know what I'm doing. But all the reading has been incaluably helpful. I encourage anyone who is starting to read as much as they can.
My next problem is space. I already have tree shelves w/ lights filled up and there is no mine space anywhere!
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12-01-2010, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by AonghusD
You are so lucky that you can visit greenhouses and talk to people because I live in Ireland which is one of the worst places ever to grow orchids and the closest (Good) orchid greenhouse is over in America. 
Plus all my friends laugh when I tell them what my hobby is but apart from one who is an understanding person but I just say to them I want to be a Doctor. |
Welcome aboard! It may seem a bit hard now but with a bit of time you'll find some of the best friends you've never met are here on Orchidboard.  I know for myself, I've learned more and gotten more support here than any club I've ever been a member of. And once you develop specific interests and really get to know the other members with the same interests, you'll be swapping plants and stories with the best of them.
And believe me, we all totally understand the friends laughing at the hobby.
Cheers.
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12-01-2010, 05:11 PM
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ok, now me... I started very young... I was 9 or 10, when I started collecting orchids... I still remember a trip to southern Venezuela, to a National Park, in which I started hiding orchids I collected from the wild, in the car of my parents, in order to smuggle them from the NP... by the time my parent discovered it I had something like 100 plants in there... I learned my lesson VERY well  (I think my butt is still hurting!)
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12-01-2010, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by kavanaru
ok, now me... I started very young... I was 9 or 10, when I started collecting orchids... I still remember a trip to southern Venezuela, to a National Park, in which I started hiding orchids I collected from the wild, in the car of my parents, in order to smuggle them from the NP... by the time my parent discovered it I had something like 100 plants in there... I learned my lesson VERY well (I think my butt is still hurting!) |
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12-01-2010, 07:06 PM
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Age and experience are less important than passion and enthusiasm.
I envy you getting started at 13. I didn't start until I was 59 and 1/2. Hopefully I'll get at least 30 years in!
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12-01-2010, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Connie Star
Age and experience are less important than passion and enthusiasm.
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Totally agree. I just got started with orchids although I've been gardening since my teens. I've killed my share of plants (both houseplants and outdoor ones) but also had the joy of gifting divisions of plants that I have nurtured. I have one jade plant that I purchased in a tiny pot when my daughter was 3. She is now 21 and I still have that plant! Just enjoy each stage of learning and grow along with your plants. |
12-01-2010, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by AonghusD
 Everyone I see on the forums are always over 20 or something. But just saying because I feel a bit like a sore thumb.  |
I started when i was 14. Been doin it now, well, as long as you've been alive.
Dear lord. I feel effin OLD now. LOL
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12-01-2010, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by help
the sad thing is, none of my friends really appreciate it.
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shooot, most people my age just don't get it, either. Most people are pretty painfully ignorant of plants, anyway.
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