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05-15-2007, 06:32 AM
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 Hi Out There from Tasmania, Australia. I'm reasonably new to growing Orchids, but have the bug rather bad I'm afraid, but have worked in the Nursery industry for some years now. My partner and I started with one small growing area, and have had to build 2 new additions in a very short amount of time  .I am also a committee member of my local Orchid Society and must say I have found my new interest very addictive. Happy growing everyone!!      |
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05-15-2007, 06:49 AM
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| NOT ANOTHER Taswegian ???  Welcome to the forum, that makes 3 of you guys now. I will have to try to get more Adelaidians up, I am feeling lonely. 
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05-15-2007, 07:21 AM
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| Welcome to the forum hort power  I hope that you enjoy your stay here with all of us here at orchidgeeks. Please dont be scared to ask questions we have heaps of knowledge here no questions are seen as silly. I think we all have the orchid bug. happy chatting  Another member from Tassie I wonder who has been passing the word around about orchidgeeks.com   |
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05-15-2007, 08:35 AM
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| Hi! And beautiful orchids!  |
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05-15-2007, 08:39 AM
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| Very nice avatar pikevi. I love fish ! Is that your discus ? it is superb! |
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05-15-2007, 08:54 AM
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| Hey make that 4 Tasmanians.......I was born in Queenstown, Tasmania and grew up there until I turned 18 and joined the military. Now I live in Victoria but still feel Tasmanian.......especially when my other head talks to me..........well that's another story. Anyway welcome to the forum!!!!! |
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05-15-2007, 09:40 AM
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| Thanks for the Welcome!! Just wanted to thank everyone for the welcome that I have recieved Great to hear from fellow Tasmanians,Aussies as well as the replies from Canada and Romania( The world seems a smaller place) .Fred, I heard about this forum at our monthly Orchid Society Meeting and I have to say that 3 of us Tasmanian's are from the same Society. I am sure I will enjoy being a part of Orchidgeeks.com and hope to learn heaps and have some fun too. Balero, well I think once a Tasmanian always Tasmanian, but I dont have any scars( I think you will know what I am referring to?)  I am hoping to get to know a few of you through our mutual interest and swap thoughts and knowlege. I have quite a variety of Orchids(all cool growing ) but my main interest is in Masdevallias. I have over 200 different Masdevallia's, both species and hybrids. |
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05-15-2007, 05:04 PM
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| Thanks, orchid_lord. Yes, it is . It is 'blue diamond' discus. This one is very shiny when not stressed. Becomes cobalt blue when disturbed. Can anyone tell me how cold it gets in Tasmania and for how long? It seems like the orchids like Taz.'s climate (and weather) |
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05-15-2007, 05:49 PM
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| Hi and welcome from Missouri, USA! 
__________________ "If nature ever showed her playfulness in the formation of plants, this is visible in the most striking way among the orchids. They take on the form of little birds, of lizards, of insects, a man, a woman, sometimes like a clown who excites our laughter. They represent the image of a lazy tortoise, a melancholy toad, an agile, ever-chattering monkey. Nature has formed orchid flowers in such a way that, unless they make us laugh, they surely excite our greatest admiration." Jacob Breynius |
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05-15-2007, 07:46 PM
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| how cold does Tassie get ? well in winter some ( atot ) of paces it snows. Here in the north west coast we get anywhere from Oc 32 F some night here it does get colder. Day time temps anywhere up to 14c 57.2 F in winter. The winters are very cold. It is not good to have any orchids out side during winter. Southery winds in winter that blow here in winter time come straight off the snow. |
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05-15-2007, 09:29 PM
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| Fred, Your post made me chuckle. "Very cold" is a relative term. I used to live in the US in the state of Michigan. Usually in January it never gets above freezing. Sometimes, as I was scraping the ice off my car windshield in the morning, my breath would freeze onto my moustache. Brrrrrrrrr......
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05-15-2007, 10:27 PM
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| Well you'll just have to post your picture Kevin so we can judge for ourselves.  Come on, stop being shy.
__________________ Anton On the box it said Windows XP or better so I bought a Mac. |
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05-15-2007, 11:01 PM
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| I just got a call that the camera I ordered is in so maybe there'll ba a pic of me in the forum's near future. I dunno though....it might cause the forum to crash.
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