My first introduction

[chrisb19]

Hello,

My first introduction to orchids was by reading Nero Wolfe novels. He was an incredibly smart detective who spent all of his time in a brownstone in Manhattan (NYC, of course) and solved mysteries by deduction without leaving his home. On the side, or perhaps as his primary vocation, he tended to orchids.
My wife and I have recently moved to Costa Rica and we have been developing our garden. What beautiful orchids they have here and the climate dictates that not much maintenance is needed! Perfect for beginners like us.
We make many trips up to the mountains and on our last trip we found many broken tree limbs in the highway after a windstorm. We picked up several orchids that were on the limbs and brought them home. The orchids seem to be in a catatonic state (they were run over by cars at least once) but on the piece of bark to which they were attached, some babies started growing. We will upload some photos and seek advice.
We went to a beautiful orchid garden today near our home. The link is orchidgardencr.com
Que bueno!

[fred]

welcome to the forum
I hope that you enjoy your stay with us
you will get all the advice you need here
just on a quick note I did not read that you take orchid out of the wild.
usually it is illegal to do so.

but having said that post the pic asap you have a challenge on your hands as they come from Nature you will have to provide the right conditions for them to survive.

[Tobi]

Hi and welcome to the forum Chris. Costa Rica is one of my must visits in the near
future. I am so envious that you moved there. Please post some pics when you can
so we can see your tropical paradise. Great people here with lots of information for
you.

[articuno75]

Hi Chris and welcome to the forum There are plenty of threads here with information and plenty of people to give advice. Must see pics is a definite !

[kmarch]

Thank you for rescuing the doomed orchids. Many orchids are really tough plants and can really take a beating and survive so there's hope.

[Vivienne]

Welcome Chris! I, like others here, someday hope to visit Costa Rica. Please share pics - we love them!

[arleneg]

Hi & welcome to the forum, Chris!

Happy to hear you're saving those damaged orchids. Please post pics. We like seeing 'chid pics.

Add me to the list of people who wants to visit Costa Rica.

[Rocinante]

Welcome to the forum, Chris! Everybody here is of the friendliest sort! I, too am happy to hear you are attempting to save those damaged 'chids. I'm also curious to know where you relocated from?