Dallas socialite - Orchid Board

mjr092 · #1 08-09-2006, 05:29 PM

Just kidding. I was from Chicago until recently and just moved to the Sunbelt. I used to grow plants under artificial lights during harsh, no light Chicago winters and now I get all the sun I want here in Texas! I bought an orchid because I was sick of my blooms fading. Since then I've bought eight more plants and I joined this board to figure out how not to kill them.

Tikva · #2 08-09-2006, 05:41 PM

Welcome!
I'm going to have to get artificial lights this fall.... *sigh*
But we are always looking for fun job opportunities and open to moves....
Glad to see you and you should come chat with us at 8 each night :c)

Tindomul · #3 08-09-2006, 08:08 PM

MiMi, welcome. You joined the board for the same reasons I did. Except Im still not in the sunbelt.

cb977 · #4 08-09-2006, 09:22 PM

Hi MiMi...welcome to our little world

If you wanted to find a place with good people, lots of orchid talk and information...You've Found It!!!

Hope to see you in the chat room. We may not always stick to the designated subject du jour, but we always leave there having learned something about...something!

Marco · #5 08-09-2006, 11:05 PM

Hey MiMi, Welcome. What do you have growing???

Got any paphs?

I still haven't bloomed any paphs yet but I am waiting ohhhh soo patiently.

justatypn · #6 08-10-2006, 01:08 AM

Aboard MiMi you've arrived at the best orchid forum on the web

. There is alot of information here and no question is a silly question, we all started the same way, one chid at a time "bet you can't grow just one"

. Take a walk into the gallery and check out other OB members photos and please do not hesitate to add some of your own.

mjr092 · #7 08-10-2006, 09:48 AM

I started with 4 dendrobiums, I don't know the nomenclature but I got them at Whole Foods for very little money. After I read a lil bit and found out how long they last I wanted more orchids. I have 3 Phals. one is yellow and scarlet markings and it says Phal Brother New Canary 'DeLeon' from home depot. The next two I bought at an orchid store in a richardson Tx, a phal. taisoku swan -- its has 5" flowers, its just ravishing! I have a minuature but I broke the buds off on the way home but it had sm bright pink flowers. Now a new spike is growing and another spike is trying from the broken off piece. I am expecting a fedex of phal. carolina bronze meteor and dendrobium spectabile today! I must have these flowers in my space and blooming at all times. This is fun. Oh, all this was last week.

Thanks for the warm welcome

cb977 · #8 08-10-2006, 10:44 AM

All in ONE WEEK!!! Oh, you'll fit in here just fine

wallyworld · #9 08-10-2006, 02:08 PM

Welcome MiMi....you will like this board, it is a fun board without any type of fighting....LOL

Well we shall see as we pick the plant for project 2!!! I am just joking here...LOL You might want to check into that....Susanne can help you with that...

Wally

Marco · #10 08-10-2006, 06:15 PM

Hey Wally