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Hello from Maine! I started purchasing orchids last November and I have quite a variety and enjoy them so much. I don't really have a great year-round "orchid set-up" but I have a sunroom where most of them are and I am hoping to have that room heated for winter. It will be too crowded in my home otherwise. This orchid bug has really gotten me good. My husband likes my beauties, but I think he is wondering if and when I will stop buying them. :scratchhead: He thinks I have enough. Mostly I buy seedlings that need time to grow and blossom. I have really struggled with my patience in that regard, but it will be worth it in the long run. My phals are blossomed, so that is wonderful, and now and then I buy a cattleyea that is blossomed....but not very often. I have a dendrobium blossomed right now that helps me cope with all the promising ones yet to produce a blossom. :yawn: All in all I enjoy my "chids" and this whole experience is a good one. I crave to see other people's orchid collections, but there aren't many that I know of nearby. Any other Mainers out there? This OB site is so awesome! I have a hard time with my lack of computer knowledge, but I am trying. Kiki-do

Welcome to the OB Kiki-do Don't hesitate to ask if your have trouble navigating around. I'm sure you'll catch on quickly. sounds like the bug got you good. (like the rest of us) If you haven't checked out the gallery already there is alot of great picture of members collections and growing setups

:welcome: Aboard ki-ki... great that you have joined the OB, a wealth of information awaits, the OB is a friendly place to hang, ask questions and don't hesitate to chime in.

You seem to be doin' well with your computer skills, please don't let us intimidate you...we all started out the same way, one key stroke at a time.

Yep, we do love :photo:s

Hey KIKI! Welcome abaord the OB!!!!:) Don't worry about the computer thing too much, it seems people are very forgiving around here and are more than willing to help out, so just ask!!!! Or just click on stuff like me;)
What is your favorite orchid and what's your type of growing regime? Indoors or outdoors??? Guessing indoors, but thats me;)
Again welcome Kiki!!!!!

Welcome aboard! im new in the forum and enjoying the company of friendly helpful orchidolic peeps who shares
their growing success. Have fun!

Hi kiki-do...:welcome:

No worries about computer or orchid skills here at OB...you've just made lots of friends who will give you all the help you might need. :D

Check out the forums and the gallery...some great stuff goin' on around here :clap:

The orchid bug has bitten every person here! It doesn't matter if you have one or two seedlings or a greenhouse with hundreds...we all feel the same fanatical obsession with these 'chids...and we all share in our enjoyment on the same level which is high gear! :shock:

If you have any questions about anything, please don't hesitate to ask :D

Hi and welcome to the board. Yes there are a couple others from your "neck of the woods". Once you get settled, we'd like to see pics of your 'chids and the orchid room. Hope you get some heat out there as it will give you more room for more orchids :evil:

Hi Candice, My favorite orchid? Probably Phals because they blossom so long....no Catts because they smell so beautifully....actually, I have a young Brassavola nodosa that I am so excited about as I have seen one other blossomed and they are beauties. Then there are the two Angraecums, also quite young....is there really such thing as a favorite? These are like my kids...I can't choose. :) I put two orchids outdoors on my (other open) porch this summer and both have developed problems. I'm not sure how you do the outdoor thing with bugs, winds, and unsettled weather, but I am finding it a bit much for my "chids." Is there a special technique when you expose them to the outdoors with bugs, and other added elements? Thanks so much for replying to my introduction. I had many nice comments. Kiki-do

Hi Ross, Thanks for the reply. How do you post pictures? I am not a great photographer, but I take lots of pictures and once in a while I get lucky with a good one. Kiki-do

Hi kiki-do, Welcome to OB!
To find out more about using the gallery and linking photos to posts, see this FAQ: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...gallery_faq_lu

Thanks Marty for sharing the link with KIki.
Well the outdoors seems to be a problem for some growers, though I am not the only one who does continuously grow outdoors. Many Floridians grow their 'chids outdoors also. Bugs aren't a problem for me, because I have the 'chids elevated and off the floor at least by a foot or two. They are protected from any winds, which rarely happens, by my front porch, so to speak...I live in a townhouse, so the side of my garage is one side barrier than I have the other townhouse next to me as the other side barrier. Humidity here is high very high, in the 60 to 90%, with high temps, reaching 100s easily. You just gradually increase the exposure to the sun, then once the leaves start to have a reddish tint to them, you start to take them back gradually over time. Of course I mist the aerial roots every day on my phals in the morning, and feed with every watering.....Any questions let me know or ask in the threads of beginners or respectful alliances!