Hello From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada!

[AaronC]

Just starting out. I am very young and eager to learn all that I can. A little about myself.... I am the Assistant to the Head grower at Salisbury Greenhouse in Sherwood Park, Alberta. In my backyard I do have my own 107 Sqft Greenhouse made out of recycled material that is 13 feet tall at it's highest point (Pictures soon to come). I do plan to have it heated during the winter months to rapidly expand my Orchid collection. ALL tips of orchid growing in Zone 3b will be exceptionally helpful. Thanks and looking forward in hearing from some of you!

[Bud]

Welcome & Hello !
Sit back and relax...you've come to the right place...read postings by other members and learn from their wealth of knowledge from years of experience on growing orchids.

[Orchids4ever]

Welcome to OB AaronC

[ezil]

Welcome Aaron! I hope you also became a member of our Orchid Society. There's lots to learn there too, and there are quite a few growers with green houses.

[SlipperGirl]

Welcome to OB

[AaronC]

Thanks everyone for the Welcome!

Ezil- I am not yet a member of the Orchid Society of Edmonton. I would love to join sometime soon here (I was asked at last weekends Orchid Show as well) But I work on Sundays... The meeting days. I have spoken with Terry Letendre and he will be giving me a tour of his greenhouse here in Edmonton as wel as advice on growing in our terrible climate. I do hope to make a few more contacts though coming in the next few months.

[31drew31]

Welcome to the forum Aaron, I'm just south of you in Airdrie.

[AaronC]

Hi there Drew. Good to see a few growers from Alberta! What kinds of orchids do you grow?

[WhiteRabbit]

[31drew31]

I don't grow all that many orchids, but the ones I do have are cool growing Masdevallias and Draculas. I'm hoping to start growing some of the rupicolous Laelia. Most of my plants are carnivorous plants, mainly Nepenthes.