Orchids in the Hood - Brooklyn
Login
User Name
Password   


Registration is FREE. Click to become a member of OrchidBoard community
(You're NOT logged in)

menu menu

Sponsor
Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.

Orchids in the Hood - Brooklyn
Many perks!
<...more...>


Sponsor
 

Google


Fauna Top Sites
LOG IN/REGISTER TO CLOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT
  #11  
Old 06-08-2010, 11:49 PM
jason woodrue jason woodrue is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Feb 2008
Zone: 7a
Location: Brooklyn
Age: 51
Posts: 105
Default wooden structures...

Hi,
Wow! look at all your encouraging responses!!Thanks!!!

I climb out there every morning (or more often than that - it is nice out there)
Supposed to rain tomorrow afternoon - maybe i will just mist in the morning...
Anyway, I bring each wooden structure inside, put it in the shower for a soak, put it back outside.
The window to the fire escape is right next to the bathroom. (The window is practically right next to the elevated subway)

Watering is actually quicker with this arrangement!
While i was growing indoors, everything was watered more or less individually and used to take over twice as long.

Yes i did build the wooden structures - mostly cedar, some cypress. some were specifically for orchids. and others were modified/abandoned art projects. I stretched shade cloth over the fire escape. I don't know why but there arent any squirrells out here so those critters aren't a problem. I see spiders out there! Maybe take care of someof my whiptails...
things dry out more quickly out there, but i think it'll all be happier there than inside the hot apartment over the summer. The Dockrillias sure do Great though! Getting all purple...

thanks again,
Mike
Reply With Quote
  #12  
Old 06-09-2010, 08:34 AM
RosieC RosieC is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Jul 2008
Zone: 8a
Location: West Midlands, UK
Age: 49
Posts: 25,462
Default

It's looking good. I'm really envious!
Reply With Quote
  #13  
Old 06-09-2010, 09:28 AM
LinhT LinhT is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,062
Default

Wow, that is the coolest thing! Lookin' good in the hood, bro.
Reply With Quote
  #14  
Old 09-21-2011, 07:42 PM
franskaf franskaf is offline
Jr. Member
 

Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Age: 40
Posts: 10
Orchids in the Hood - Brooklyn Male
Default

Nice job Jason!!
Reply With Quote
  #15  
Old 09-25-2011, 01:32 AM
glengary54 glengary54 is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,467
Default

Jason -

The "Hood" never looked so good. Soon you will find yourself getting awards for re-gentrifying Brooklyn, one fire escape at a time.
Reply With Quote
  #16  
Old 09-25-2011, 02:52 AM
Kelo Kelo is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Mar 2011
Zone: 7b
Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Age: 64
Posts: 1,679
Default

One day I'll live somewhere I can grow mine outside...love it.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 09-25-2011, 08:57 AM
Charmkp Charmkp is offline
Senior Member
 

Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Jamaica, W.I.
Posts: 170
Default

Good job. Nice way to 'brighten' the fire escape.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Tags
brooklyn, hood, orchids, rack, world


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Book list Graehstone Orchid Lounge 25 11-09-2013 09:27 AM
Old to Orchids, New to This Forum Always Orchids Introductions - Break the Ice ! 10 05-20-2012 09:40 PM
How many orchids do you have and how many orchids do you usually buy at one time?? Linnie Beginner Discussion 97 10-26-2011 03:55 PM
Please help with sunburned orchids Erin Raven Skye Advanced Discussion 28 02-08-2010 11:55 PM
Orchids Are Pansys!! AaronM Rants Again!! AaronM Advanced Discussion 38 03-13-2009 12:17 AM

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:59 AM.

© 2007 OrchidBoard.com
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO v2.0.37 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
Feedback Buttons provided by Advanced Post Thanks / Like (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Clubs vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.