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lothianjavert
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Hello!!
I've happened upon Slippertalk a couple of times, and instead of lurking, finally decided to join!
My husband and I were bitten by the orchid bud about 5 years ago, after buying our first orchid, the typical "home depot dendrobium". We then found a local orchid grower, they were a huge help, and referred us to our local OS, and to other vendors/growers. (they (TLG) really helped us in terms of setting up our first light room, pests, best genera to start with, etc.)
So, 5 years ( I think?) have passed, and we are finally building our greenhouse. We moved this past summer, we've been saving and planning for a few years now, all with the intention of building a greenhouse. Meanwhile, our plants are managing in the garage.... not the best situation, but they are surviving, even though blooming isn't at optimum quality. I can't wait until we're in! (looking like this spring... electric is almost done now though, so we can start on the heat!! :clap: )
As for what we grow... a relatively wide variety of phals, paphs, a few phrags, some catt species and a few hybrids, and assorted random odd species (dockrillias seem to be accumulating....and some neofinetias have arrived... :rollhappy: ) There isn't much we don't like, though cool/cold growers aren't our forte.
I've happened upon Slippertalk a couple of times, and instead of lurking, finally decided to join!
My husband and I were bitten by the orchid bud about 5 years ago, after buying our first orchid, the typical "home depot dendrobium". We then found a local orchid grower, they were a huge help, and referred us to our local OS, and to other vendors/growers. (they (TLG) really helped us in terms of setting up our first light room, pests, best genera to start with, etc.)
So, 5 years ( I think?) have passed, and we are finally building our greenhouse. We moved this past summer, we've been saving and planning for a few years now, all with the intention of building a greenhouse. Meanwhile, our plants are managing in the garage.... not the best situation, but they are surviving, even though blooming isn't at optimum quality. I can't wait until we're in! (looking like this spring... electric is almost done now though, so we can start on the heat!! :clap: )
As for what we grow... a relatively wide variety of phals, paphs, a few phrags, some catt species and a few hybrids, and assorted random odd species (dockrillias seem to be accumulating....and some neofinetias have arrived... :rollhappy: ) There isn't much we don't like, though cool/cold growers aren't our forte.