Hello from Ohio

[cruz]

Hi everyone..Awesome fourm,Im loving it already.I been lurking here for a few weeks now,and learned so much already on here,and finally thought it was time to join.Im new to orchids,and still have much to learn about these wonderful plants.I got my first orchid over a month ago,and liked it so much,I had to get 3 more the following week.and theres no question in my mind ,that I will be getting more..so I might be turning into a orchiaholic soon..all of them are Phalaenopsis..and all seem healthy at the time....I think...ill let you be the judge.I also read somewhere that Phalaenopsis are good for the beginers.and thats me.and thats what I wanted to start out with.I live in a townhouse,so they will always be kept indoors,in front of a south side window,with not much full sun comming in, so artificial lighting was added.each one has a different kind of soil in them"bought each one at a different nursery",so some need watering more often than others.they are all in flowering now,I read some threads that has some great advise here, and hope to learn more.thanks for having me here on your fourm."orchidgeeks"..hahaha...nice name.
Regards
Cruz

[hera]

Hello from Ohio too! Its good to be able to share growing techniques with so many people from so many different parts of the country. You can see what works for your area and in theirs. I use a south window also and I have just begun to supplement with some artificial lights. There are some good Orchid societies in Ohio and it would be a good opportunity for you to learn from the "Pros". Good luck with your growing and I'll be interested to hear how you do.

[Sharyn]

Cruz: Great to have you with us. Phals are my favorite and the majority of my collection. I also grow indoors in a south filtered window with some supplemental lighting over the winter.

We love pictures here, so post when you can. You'll get a lot of great information here and have fun with a great bunch of geeks.

[norris]

Hi cruz, and welcome My first orchid was a Phal. I got a few years ago... now I have well over a dozen plants! Others that I've found easy to grow and flower have been the Odontocidium orchids, but there is much good information on this forum for most types.

[patticake]

Hi Cruz, Glad to have you with us! Look forward to seeing some photos? We like photos!!

[solay]

Welcome and nice to have you on board. You are right. There is so much good info. here and good people too. Can't wait to see the blooming chids you got.

[Neenie]

Welcome Cruz. Glad you joined the Geeks. Great forum and advise from a lot of WONDERFUL People

[jay]

Hello and welcome to the forum. I look forward to hearing about your orchids and seeing pictures too. If you think you might have an addiction then you have come to the right place.

[cassier]

Hi Cruz, welcome to the forum.
cassie

[patlee]

Hi Cruz, Welcome to the forum. This is the place to show off your successes (remember, we love pictures) and find sympathetic shoulders to cry on when thing don't work like they should And we've all had our problems with our chids!) You have found a great bunch of people with tons of knowledge and all sorts of growing conditions. For example, there are four or five of us from Ohio. I live in Columbus;I think there are a couple of members who are up north towards the lake. There's one around Medina. Where in the state are you?

Anyhow, we're glad to have you with us. Hope you learn a lot here

[articuno75]

Hi Cruz and welcome to the forum!!!

Many wonderful and friendly people here, and tons of information here to read and learn. So glad that you like our forum and found us .

PICS !!! WE LOVE PICS !!! WE MUST SEE PICS !!!

[cytojo]

Welcome to the forum Cruz! Nice people here.

Joanne
Ohio

[Tobi]

Hi and welcome Cruz.

[fred]

Hi Cruz
welcome to geed land where we are all orchidgeeks
ask all the questions you would like we are all here to help you better you knowledge

[kazjak]

Welcome Cruz! I think shortly the Ohioans will be outnumbering everyone else on the forum! Hope you enjoy your stay!

[cruz]

Hi again,
Thanks for the welcome everyone....to all around the world....it,s nice to see some orchid geeks here in ohio.and others around the world as well...I live in Marion ohio...north of columbus..and yes!!.it would be nice to keep track of our purdy orchids here in ohio,to see how well they do,and the techniques that keeps them healthy around here in our zone..we can share our secrets to keeping healthy orchids...but im a newbe...so I dont have any yet!!...hint!!..will get to that later.

I see wonderful photo,s in here(I love pics toO)..some of them needs some picture frames around them in here.I never new there were so many different kinds of orchids in so many colors....I really been missing out threw the years...Ill dust off my 4.0 pixel camera off soon, and take some pics of the ones i got now, and share, like you all do here,and show you where they will be grown at indoors in my apartment..and pics of them threw time.I have always been a plant freak threw my hole life,..got over 50 house plants now....plant freak=cruz!!!.im not new to them..but I am new to orchids..and there demands to keep them healthy for years to come...I never kept anything that would flower inside, I didnt think I was gettin enough light to make them flower..but im gonna fix that...I planted a tomato seed back in feb as a ginny pig,to see if i could make it flower inside buy the window...it never did untill 4 feet later ,,and 4 inches from a compact fluorescent,it flowerd today.so Im thinking ,my orchids may not flower, untill i give them more power...there are flowers on them when I bought them....but I need to keep them going.

I have been into coral reef tanks almost 10 years now..as these take a high demand of light to keep them as well...got 250 watts on a 20 gallon...my living room is one bright room from it....now its time to light up my ochids,I want some more flowers..and think I have everything to do it with....just gotta put it togather.

Again!!...thanks everyone...when I get enough post on here!!...Ill show pics of my project ,the set up for my orchids,and ill have plenty of questions sometime soon.theres some great people here..as a orchid could bring new friends.....Have a great day.
Cruz

[cytojo]

Cruz, My Zygopetalum orchids are on a counter by an east facing window. No direct sunlight hits them. My Phalaenopsis NOID and my vanilla bean orchid cutting are on a shelf on the North side of the Florida Room. NO direct sunlight hits that area at all. They are on the same shelf as all my Christmas Cactus.

Joanne,
I-271 and Route 8
Northfield, Ohio