introduction of me - Orchid Board

jebar77 · #1 10-03-2011, 03:53 PM

hey all, i laready stuck up a few posts...lol i am 32, live in south eastern massachusetts. been here my whole life. i am a firefighter/emt and a cable tech for a large cable company. i am also a co-founder of a paranormal research group called pilgrim paranormal reasearch. we have a website and have been in buisness from over 5 years now. we serve all of new england and dont charge for investigations. =) i also raise chickens for the eggs, rabbits for the kids, and lizzards, well they are for everyone...lol i produce my own maple syrup in the spring, yes it is Delicious, and this year i will be attempting to make maple candies. . i guess i got started here from my reeftanking. i have a small saltwater reef tank, and some of the reef stores i go into have orchids, and like most i thoughtn they were really hard to get to grow, until i bought 1. i got your run of the mill phal from lowes, it was in bloom and all the flowers fell off within 2 weeks. but it has rebloomed 3 times in the last 4 years. so i started rescuing plants from lowes that they were going to throw away. i was taking everything i thought i might be bale to bring back to life. then i noticed they had a ton of orchids they wanted like 5 bucks for, most had no spikes, all packed in sphagnum and rotted roots. after talking them down to 1 or 2 bucks a piece i ended up with about 20 rescues...lol. 19 of the 20 are doing great with tons of growth. im not sure how i enede up with a green thumb, but here i am. i figured if i am going to nurse these back im gonna need a hand and info, so i searched and found you guys, and boy am i glad i found you .

im going to say thank you and im sorry up front for all my dumb questions that you guys have heard a thousand times, and im sure will hear a thousand more. so thank you for your patiences....lol

scott

tucker85 · #2 10-03-2011, 04:46 PM

Welcome to Orchid Board! With all the success you're having you might be able to teach the rest of us a few things.

sucuz · #3 10-03-2011, 05:04 PM

Welcome to the board! Seems you like to keep busy. Don't worry, there's no such thing as a dumb question around here. If you don't know, you NEED to know. Kids & critters & 'chids teach us patience. Folks here are endowed with loads of patience and someone will gladly answer any & all questions. There is much wisdom here & more than a little craziness. We welcome your knowledge & experiences. Feel free to share in the fun.

Zoi2 · #4 10-03-2011, 08:31 PM

Hello and welcome!
Joann

WhiteRabbit · #5 10-03-2011, 10:40 PM

glad you found us!

Charmkp · #6 10-03-2011, 10:40 PM

to OB. you're at the right place where you can share and learn all about orchids and more.

sii · #7 10-03-2011, 10:48 PM

RosieC · #8 10-04-2011, 07:14 AM

Welcome to Orchid Board

Kelo · #9 10-04-2011, 09:49 AM

Welcome!

Gage · #10 10-04-2011, 12:44 PM

Scott, welcome! Sounds like you have a full life. Firefighter, cable tech, paranormal research, growing animals, growing plants, and growing a family! Please post some pics!