I shall lurk no more...:)

[Mysbhvn]

Hi Everyone,

I found this board while doing a search for fans for my orchids. I am fairly new to the hobby, always thought of myself as having a "brown thumb". I bought my first orchid off of ebay, a cattleya 'First Love' because it wasn't too expensive and figured if I killed it, it would be a fairly inexpensive lesson learned. Well, I'm proud to report it is still with us and is currently in spike again. I laugh when I think back on how PETRIFIED I was when it first showed up in the "LIVE PLANT, OPEN IMMEDIATELY" box. I called a supervisor friend at work, who I had recently found out has been growing orchids since the 70's, and in a panic asked him "What do I do with it NOW!" I just knew I was going to kill it.... He was chuckling about my nervousness, and has given me lots of help with my plants.
I only have about a dozen plants, so far... My husband gave me a gift certificate to Akatsuka Gardens on the Big Island of Hawaii. We had gone there on a belated honeymoon year before last and I got to see the place firsthand! Truly amazing, so many beatiful orchids right in front of me. Even my husband was having a good time looking at and photographing all the gorgeous orchids.
I have installed a Tek5 light in the home office to increase my room. I currently am using the top of a roll top desk for some of my larger plants. The area in the kitchen was starting to look like a jungle...I used the gift certificate he gave me and am awaiting the newest arrival to my collection.

I'm looking forward to the fun and wealth of information on this board!
LuAnn

[Becca]

Welcome LuAnn! I am so jelouse of your Tek T5 light! I just bought a New Wave T5 light, the Tek was a little out of my range for what I was needing it for, a small orchidarium. Don't forget to share lots of pictures to get us through the winter!

[Tindomul]

Welcome to the orchid board. Great Introduction. Thanks for joining. I too used to think that orchids were something that I would never be able to grow. Hehe, oops, suddenly I have an apartment full of them. And they just won't die.

[justjill3]

Welcome LuAnn, you are in the right place.

[cb977]

Hi Luann
Welcome to Orchidboard

I'd love to see some pictures of your jungle!

If you need help with anything, let us know

[Lagoon]

It's good to have you with us Luann. Enjoy the forum

[GreggC]

don't know how addicting they are-you have one or a couple and the next thing you know, you have hundreds. There is a guy in our society that has over 2,000. In his basement, he has 3 HID lights and 10 to 12 4x8 tables on wheels so that he can roll them around and water and fertilize them.