hello from Indiana

[kid a]

hello, Nice to be here. I have been growing orchids for about 5 years now. I only have 5 orchids rights now, but am planning on growing my collection when I move to my own place. I also love herps a bunch. I like photography but unfortunately I do not have a macro lens yet :-( I only have dial at home but I will post my photos monday.

[mayres]

Welcome to the forum. Look forward to seeing a few of your pics! Five years and only five orchids so far? You have a LOT of work to do! You have come to the right place to be encouraged to grow your "family" exponentially. Enjoy.

[fred]

Hi kid a
welcome to the forum
I hope that you enjoy your stay here with us.
we have heaps of knowledge here within the forums also you will find that we have a friendly lot of members here also with heaps of knowledge so if you have any questions don't be shy you can just ask away.
we are all here to help

[patticake]

Hi, kid a , Welcome aboard! Good to have you with us! I can't wait to see your pictures. They don't need to be fancy- Many use their camera-phones! Nice meeting you and look forward to chatting in the threads!

[jay]

Hello Kid a - there are already a couple of Orchid Geeks that live in Indiana. I actually grew up in Indianapolis and will be visiting my Mom there this summer.

I look forward to hearing about your orchids.

[articuno75]

Alright a fellow Hoosier!

We love pics and can't wait to see them. Are you by chance a member of the orchid society in Indianapolis? There was an show in indy last week. I missed it and really wanted to go.

We have tons of information on the threads and lots of friendly members here on the forum.

Nice to meet you

[BunnytheOrchid]

Nice to meet you kid a! Welcome to the forum!

[Rod L]

Hi kid a welcome to the forum

[Tobi]

Hello and welcome Kid a. Would love to hear about what you're growing!

[kid a]

Well, i had a shared bunch of about 40 species 3 years ago, but went through a nasty breakup. I was pregnant at the time so I just let him take them with him, technically half were his but I was worried that being pregnant and having 20 orchids to care for would be difficult for me.

[kid a]

Ok, well my some of my photos are to big to upload :-( The first picture is my plants and the rest are from the orchid show. How can I resize, let me check the photography section to see if there are ant tips there. Sorry. I do have more pictures of mine closer up but have not uploaded to the computer yet. One of the phals I got at the show from Hoosier orchids had a slug in the roots and had a little damage on the older leaves so it is recovering from that now. It is the little one back row right. It's fragrant but I can't remember the name of it, smells like lemons. I'll have to email Leon from Hoosier orchids and find out the name today. Back row left is Brother Sarah phal, middle is Regal Bells X ( can't remember will check and edit when I get home from work) about 2 or 3 yrs old I'm guessing, front left is a hybrid jewel orchid called dream weaver, and far right front is ludisia discolor. I like the painted leaves:-) Any Indiana orchids geeks I'd love to meet some time so pm me. The ludisia discolor is three pieces now, I am planning on taking the two smaller ones out soon and repotting separately, those things grow all over the place. Right now I am trying to get them to grow in a little bit of a different direction as they had been moved several times so they are kind of in funny directions. The brother Sarah was a Kroger rescue, half rotted under the sphag when I bought it, roots are recovering nicely and I have one climbing over the edge of the pot now. I did loose a leave last year but it grew 2 new ones that season. I have lost a few over the last three years due to pests, and a fungus issue. I keep them indoors for now under two desk lamps with full spectrum energy saving bulbs, a humidifier, and was using the ceiling fan but got a little fan over the weekend for them. I'm thinking about digging my humidity tray out of the garage to see if will fit on my plant dresser. My problem right now is a lack of space until I can get my own place. Oh yeah if you have myspace profile I have over 100 pictures from the orchid show posted, some of my other babies (frogs) and my favorite baby my three yr old, I think I listed the url in my profile for it.

[kid a]

Originally Posted by jay

Hello Kid a - there are already a couple of Orchid Geeks that live in Indiana. I actually grew up in Indianapolis and will be visiting my Mom there this summer.

I look forward to hearing about your orchids.

Well, when will you be coming? You should definetly check out the Garfield Park Conservatory. That is where the Indiana Orchid Society holds their meetings and events. Let me know when you are coming and I can find out what orchid events will be happening here if you would like to attend some.

[jay]

I don't have an actual date yet, but I am pretty sure that it will be sometime in July. As it gets closer I will let you know. My mom is starting to get into orchids. Maybe I can take her there so she can meet some new people who are into orchids as well.

Thanks Kid, I will be in touch.