Hello hello from the Holy Land!

[nastya]

Hi all,

I was rather rude to hop in this forum and start directly with my tragic question in the help section... just totally forgot to introduce myself! Eh, happens

So, my name is Liz, and currently i am a freelanced web designer and programmer. Like all members here I have an orchid, it's a real treasure that I want to keep alive, but not only I don't know how to take care of it properly, I also broke it...

Til now I was only growing cactuses, which as you may know are very grateful plants, they will grow and bloom even if you completely forget about them so now having an orchid is a whole new experience, i never thought i'd just sit to study each and every inch of a flower one day!

I hope to fit in in your wonderful community and with time when I'll have more experience be helpful too

Cheers!

[mayres]

Welcome nastya - please to have you with us. Look forward to seeing pics of your orchid(s) (of course there will be many more to come!) in the future and sharing orchid experiences.

[brandank]

Welcome to the forum nastya!

[jay]

Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy your stay here. We look forward to seeing more pictures of your orchid and the ones you will be sure to buy now that you are an Orchid Geek. (We tend to have that bad/good influence on people).

[patticake]

Glad to have you with us, nastya! I'll warn you - these babies are addicting!

[Rocinante]

Welcome nastya! What city in the Holy Land do you live in?

[mbasden]

Hello hello! I hope you enjoy the forum.

[epiphyte]

Hi Nastya,

Welcome to the forums! What language do you program in? I program a bit of vb.net

I looked up the weather averages for Jerusalem and it gets a lot colder there than I expected...probably because it's sitting at nearly at 2500ft elevation.

If you ever are interested in trying to grow a few orchids outdoors year around then here's some epiphytic species that just might work (solely based on the climate data provided by Mr. Baker's Orchid Culture Sheets)...

Name Average Highest Average Lowest
Cyrtochilum microxiphium 83 38
Cyrtorchis arcuata 81 36
Gastrochilus bellinus 83 40
Laelia autumnalis 82 39
Laelia speciosa 82 37
Neofinetia falcata 87 37
Oncidium brachyandrum 81 40
Oncidium durangense 87 37
Oncidium graminifolium 81 40
Phalaenopsis taenialis 83 34
Pollardia michuacana 81 40
Rhynchostele rossii 81 40
Rossioglossum insleayi 82 40
Sarcochilus hillii 82 35
Sedirea japonica 87 37

[arleneg]

Hi & welcome to the forum, nastya!

Please update your location profile. I'm sure other members will forget where you're living and might give advice not suitable for your growing conditions when it's suitable for theirs.

[PhalPal]

Welcome to the forum nastya!!! We are a group of very friendly and helpful folks from all over the world, making this a delightful experience. Looking forward to sharing information with you about your orchids!

BTW - Very nice of you epiphyte.

[Rod L]

Welcome Nastya lots of good info here

Rodl

[BunnytheOrchid]

Nice to meet you Nastya!
Hope you enjoy it here!