Grower in Brooklyn - who are you?

[jason woodrue]

Hi,

I have been on the orchid board for a while. I recently moved to from Queens, NYC to Brooklyn. On my trainride home on the JMZ, I notice at the Myrtle trainstop there appears to be an orchid grower there!
He has really bright growlights, not fluorescents, but the other kind (i have fluorescents) and it looks like orchids growing in there. I can see into the grow area from the elevated train platform.

Who are you, or does anyone know who this is?

I'd love to see your green apartment.

Mike Smith

[stefpix]

Not me although I am not too far...
Myrtle and what? what floor? do you see it above the elevated train?

well they could be growing some annual plants that some kill and smoke!

there is an orchid grower in the east village on st mark's pl.

anyway where in Brooklyn do you live? I am off Graham and Montrose.

[jason woodrue]

Hi Stefpix,

the mysterious grower is at the Myrtle stop at broadway, myrtle (and stuyvesant?)
Its the stop where the M diverges from the J and the Z. I hear this is where they filmed some scene in "the french connection" - i have never seen the movie. Anyway, it is on the north side of the street just about 2 or 3 bldgs east of Mr. Kiwi organic market...it is on the 2nd or 3rd floor, i cant remember but building is only 3 stories. i cant totally tell what is growing in there but i think there are hanging baskets. I dont think it is anything illegal because the light is so blazing obvious in the evening. if you are there around 6 pm the place glows like mad - 2 windows on the south side of the bldg and 1 or to on the east side. I may just leave a note in the foyer for whomever...

Yes, i have seen the grower on Saint Marks, there are some interesting plants in there...very curious.

My stop is Kosciusko on the J. I live on Lafayette ave in Bed-stuy. While the train is moving from Myrtle to Kosciusko if you look south-east you can see my growlights until about 6:30. they are t5s on a bunch of screwy angles. it looks like a lightsaber fight from the train.

You are in bushwick then? are you an artist?

[cb977]

Originally Posted by stefpix

Not me although I am not too far...
Myrtle and what? what floor? do you see it above the elevated train?

well they could be growing some annual plants that some kill and smoke!

there is an orchid grower in the east village on st mark's pl.

anyway where in Brooklyn do you live? I am off Graham and Montrose.

Good old Greenpoint!

[stefpix]

what do you grow?



i am close to greenpoint and bushwick but I technically am in east williamsburg maybe 10 blocks from the Broadway Triangle where Bushwick/Bed Stuy/Williamsburg meet.
where do you get your plants for?
windowsill or lights?
Well you must live close to Home Depot and that amazing community garden/orchard on Lafayette and Marcy.

Did you buy your T5s at Home Depot?
I got T12s + 25W CFL close to the plants but I was thinking of upgrading to those basic T5s. At least get one...
what do you grow?

I am a freelance photographer - you can check the links in my signature - although have not updated my sites in 6 months -
post a lot of galleries on my facebook photos page
stefano

[whygreenberg]

YAY BROOKLYN! Represent! I'm not your mystery grower either, but wanted to give a shout out to y'all other Brooklynites. I'm in Carroll Gardens/Gowanus/Redhook.

Cheers!

[stefpix]

Yvan? how can you be in 3 places at once? are you by court and luquer sts maybe?
what do you grow?
was walking today on Dean or Bergen or something saw someone had 2 large cymbidiums in 2 windows on the ground floor of a brownstone.

there were 2 prom 30 " fluorescent T12 tubes on top of the window...

what do you grow near the gowanus? where do you get yr supplies? and plants?

[Ray]

Have you considered getting off the train, and going and knocking on the door? If nothing else, you could leave a note with your contact info.

Originally Posted by jason woodrue

Hi,

I have been on the orchid board for a while. I recently moved to from Queens, NYC to Brooklyn. On my trainride home on the JMZ, I notice at the Myrtle trainstop there appears to be an orchid grower there!
He has really bright growlights, not fluorescents, but the other kind (i have fluorescents) and it looks like orchids growing in there. I can see into the grow area from the elevated train platform.

Who are you, or does anyone know who this is?

I'd love to see your green apartment.

Mike Smith

[BikerDoc5968]

Most of you know I don't usually make nasty remarks, well, except for Susie Q and the comments I routinely make about her chids and her swimming pool ... if you can't say something constructive, then keep in the G/H to yourself! Anyway, I couldn't resist this.. so please forgive me... please... but Ray, getting off the el and going up a few flights to inquire... leave a mysterious note... why, that would be too easy... and then to have to pay to get back on the train... WOW! It's much more fun finding out where everybody lives in THE CITY... sounds like the makings of another road trip for me the next time I'm in THE CITY.. oh that would be 84th btw 2nd and 3rd. OK back to whatever it was you were doing before I got soooo rude.

[cb977]